Deena Drossin Kastor's career by the numbers

By DAVID LASSEN
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Deena Drossin Kastor is attempting to become the first U.S.-born woman to win the ING New York City Marathon; Miki Gorman, a naturalized citizen from Japan, won in 1976 and 1977.

The previous best showings by a U.S.-born woman, since 1976:

1976 _ Doris Brown Heritage, second by 14 minutes, 9 seconds.

1977 _ Kim Merritt, second by 2:53.

1978 _ Marty Cooksey, second by 9:19.

1980 _ Patti Lyons-Catalano, second by 3:52.

1982 _ Julie Brown, second by 1:19.

1989 _ Kim Jones, second by 2:24.

1990 _ Kim Jones, second by 0:05.

Source: ING New York City Marathon.

About Deena Kastor

Age: 33 (Born Feb. 14, 1973). Married to Andrew Kastor.

Residence: Mammoth Lakes. College: Arkansas, 1996.

Coach: Terrence Mahon.

Career highlights

Personal records:

5,000 meters: 14 minutes, 51.62 seconds (2000)

10,000: 30:50.32 (2002, American record)

Half-marathon: 1:07:34 (2006, American record)

Marathon: 2:19:36 (2006, American record)

Olympics: 2004 bronze medal, marathon, Athens.

2000 team member, 10,000 meters, Sydney.

Marathon History

1st, 2006 Flora London Marathon, 2:19:36

1st, 2005 LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon, 2:21:25

2nd, 2004 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials, 2:29:38

3rd, 2004 Olympic marathon, 2:27:20

3rd, 2003 Flora London Marathon, 2:21:16

6th, 2002 LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon, 2:26:53

7th, 2001 New York City Marathon, 2:26:58 (debut)

Records:

One world record (14:54 in 5,000, 2002, since broken)

One U.S. track record (30:50.32 in 10,000)

12 U.S. road records (5k, 8k, 12k, 15k twice, 10 mile,

20k, half-marathon three times, marathon twice.)

One U.S. Olympic trials record (10,000 in 2004)

National titles: 18 (four track, seven road racing, seven cross country)

Major Silver, World Cross Country Championships, 2002

International Silver, World Cross Country Championships, 2003

Results: Team silver, World CC Championships, 2002

Team bronze, World CC Championships, 2003

Gold, World University Games, 10,000m, 1997

Honors:

USA Track and Field Jesse Owens Award, 2003.

Source: Running USA (www.RunningUSA.org)