Paul Martelletti
Personal information
NationalityNew Zealand
Born (1979-08-01) 1 August 1979
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight65 kg (143 lb)[1]
Sport
SportLong-distance running
Event(s)Marathon, Ultramarathon
ClubRun Fast
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)5,000 m – 14:19.50 (2011)
10,000 m – 29:26.18 (2016)
HM – 64:18 (2015)
20M – 1:45:17 (2012)
Marathon – 2:16:49 (2011)
100K – 7:09:39 (2014)[2]

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]

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]

References

  1. 1 2 "Eurosport – Paul Martelletti Profile". Archived from the original on 18 September 2018.
  2. ↑ British Athletics. "Power of 10 profile for Paul Martelletti".
  3. ↑ "Georgie Bruinvels and Paul Martelletti win Greater Manchester Marathon".
  4. ↑ "Bath Half Marathon: Thousands turn out for city event".
  5. ↑ "Wokingham Half Marathon 2015 results".
  6. ↑ "Paul Martelletti wins Watford Half Marathon".
  7. ↑ "Chelmsford Marathon an 'amazing end' to a manic week for the J's Hospice".
  8. ↑ "Thousands of runners take part in Windsor half-marathon".
  9. ↑ "Steve Way to lead GB team at IAU 100km World Championships".
  10. ↑ "Thousands compete in Brighton half marathon".
  11. ↑ "Paul Martelletti breaks superhero record dressed as Spider-Man". Athletics Weekly. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  12. ↑ "Paul Martelletti: Conversational Pace". The Running Works Hub. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  13. ↑ "home | Linford Wood parkrun | Linford Wood parkrun". www.parkrun.org.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  14. ↑ "home | Victoria Dock parkrun | Victoria Dock parkrun". www.parkrun.org.uk. Retrieved 4 December 2022.



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