Allison Roe

Allison Roe (born Deed; born 30 May 1956) is a former New Zealand marathon runner.

In 1974, she was national champion in cross-country running. At the World Cross Country Championships 1975 in Rabat they came on the 29th place and won with the New Zealand team silver.

In 1980, she was h at its premiere on the 42.195 km second in the Auckland Marathon in 2:51:45 in Herst upgrade them as third parties in the Nike OTC Marathon in 2:34:29 h and was fourth at the Tokyo International Women's Marathon.

It followed her successful year. At the Boston Marathon, they improved the course record by nearly eight minutes to 2:26:46 h and set a national record, which was undercut in 2010 by Kimberley Smith. In the summer they won the Peachtree Road Race, and in the fall she won the New York City Marathon in 2:25:29 h and remained below the supposed world record that Grete Waitz a year earlier at the same place with 2:25: had set up 42 h. However, a Streckennachmessung revealed that the rate of 150 m was too short.

After a staircase fall did not manage their way back to their top form. However, they won the 1982 Seoul International Marathon in 1984 and seventh in the Osaka Women's Marathon; In addition, she won national titles in cycling and triathlon.

After her active career, she was TV Sportkommentatorin and founded their own television production company. With her ​​former husband, Richard Roe she has two children. His second wife is married to Allan Barwick.

In 2002 she was awarded the Abebe Bikila Award, received Sports Hall of Fame in 2010 in New Zealand. By Allison Roe Trust promotes projects for health prevention.