Serena Burla

Serena Burla
Personal information
Born (1982-09-27) September 27, 1982 (age 42)
Waukesha, Wisconsin
Sport
Country United States
SportAthletics
EventMarathon
Medal record
Representing  United States
Women's Athletics

Serena Burla (born September 27, 1982) is an American track and field athlete from St. Louis, specializing in long-distance running events.[1]

Career

In college, Burla was a two-time Big 12 Conference runner-up for the Missouri Tigers.[2]

Burla competed in the 2009 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships where she finished 16th (upgraded from 17th place after suspension of Inga Abitova).[3][4] In 2010, Burla was diagnosed with cancer and had a tumor and the dominant muscle removed from her right hamstring.[5] Eight months after her surgery, Burla returned to competitive running. In 2011, she ran the New York marathon in 2:37 and qualified for 2012 Summer Olympic trials. During trials, Burla collapsed at mile 18 and was carried off the track.[5]

In 2013, Burla ran the Boston Marathon.[6] Burla won the 2013 USA Half Marathon Championships (held as part of the Houston Half Marathon).[7]

At the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, Burla placed 10th in the marathon with a time of 2:31:06.

Burla ran a Marathon PR of 2:26:53 to finish 4th in the 2017 Osaka Women's Marathon. That same year, she finished 11th in the world championship marathon in London. Later that week, her management team put out a release that her cancer had returned.[8]

References

  1. ^ GINA KOLATAMARCH 18, 2011 (2011-03-18). "A Distance Runner Regains Her Stride After Radical Cancer Surgery - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-02-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Lobby, Mackenzie (2014-04-18). "espnW - Serena Burla looks for strong finish at 2014 Boston Marathon after cancer caused her to lose part of hamstring". Espn.go.com. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "IAAF Athlete Doping List (Updated 4/4/13)". Eightlane. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
  5. ^ a b Dutch, Taylor (2016-02-05). "Serena Burla: Mom, Cancer Survivor, Worlds Top 10". FloTrack. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  6. ^ Powers, John (April 15, 2013). "For cancer survivor Serena Burla, running Boston Marathon is victory in itself". www.boston.com. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  7. ^ "My Favorite Things: Boston Marathoner Serena Burla - Competitor.com". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
  8. ^ Stout, Erin (2017-08-16). "Cancer Strikes Again for World Championships Marathoner". Runner's World. Retrieved 2024-11-12.