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Desiree Davila
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UNITED STATES
BIRTHDATE:
26 July 1983
PERSONAL BEST:
2:26:20 (Chicago, 2010)/2:22:38w (Boston, 2011)
WORLD MARATHON MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS:
05Aug12 Olympic Games Marathon DNF
18Apr11 Boston Marathon 2nd 2:22:38w
10Oct10 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 4th 2:26:20
23Aug09 IAAF World Championships 11th 2:27:53
12Oct08 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 5th 2:31:33
16Apr07 Boston Marathon 18th 2:44:56
ADDITIONAL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
20Apr08 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials 13th 2:37:50
CAREER NOTES:
With a few hundred meters to go at the 2011 Boston Marathon, it seemed that Desiree Davila would be the first American champion there since 1985. However, she could not match Kenyan Caroline Kilel's final kick, finishing two second behind. Her tailwind-aided time of 2:22:38 was the fastest ever by an American at Boston.
At mile 22 of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials, Davila looked like she could be headed to Beijing, as she was within eight seconds of third-place runner Blake Russell. However, Davila couldn't gain any more ground, and although fading over the final few miles she still placed 13th in a personal best 2:37:50.
She ran a strong race in Chicago in October, placing in the top five and cutting her personal best by more than six minutes.
At the 2009 World Championships Davila was in 28th place at halfway, but continued to move through the field and finished just outside the top ten, taking almost four minutes off her PR.
In her only marathon in 2010, Davila took another step forward, pushing her PR down to 2:26:20 at Chicago to become the fourth fastest American of all-time.
Her half marathon best of 1:12:10 was set at Houston in January 2008 to go along with two more 1:12 half marathons in 2009.
Davila has gained international running experience as a member of both the USA World Road Running Team and Chiba Ekiden Relay Team in both 2006 and 2007.
She graduated from Arizona State where she was an All-American at both cross-country and track (5000 meters).
PERSONAL NOTES:
Davila's hometown is San Diego. She now lives in Michigan where she is a member of the Hansons-Brooks Distance Project.