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Paul Martelletti

New Zealand long-distance runner From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Paul Martelletti (born 1 August 1979) is a New Zealand marathoner and ultra-marathoner. His notable victories in 2015 included the Greater Manchester Marathon,[3] Bath Half Marathon,[4] Wokingham Half Marathon[5] and Watford Half Marathon.[6] In 2014 Martelletti won the Chelmsford Park Marathon[7] and the Windsor Half Marathon.[8] He also represented Great Britain at the 2014 IAU 100 km World Championships in Doha, Qatar.[9]

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In 2016, Martelletti claimed victory at the Brighton Half Marathon[10] for the fourth successive year.

Other Victories

In April 2015, Paul Martelletti ran the quickest ever marathon by someone dressed as a superhero at Sunday's Virgin Money London Marathon.

Initially clocking 2:30:12, Martelletti's time was later adjusted from gun to chip time meaning he managed his target of breaking 2:30 with 2:29:57.[11]

In 2014 he won the UK leg of the inaugural Red Bull Wings for Life race, where he outran a chaser car for 69.37km to place 5th in the global rankings.[12]

In December 2017 he set the Linford Wood parkrun record, clocking in at 15:13.[13] In May 2019, Martelletti also set the Victoria Dock parkrun course record, in a time of 14:43.[14]

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