Education
She set a national record in the marathon with a run at the 2010 London Marathon ā she finished eighth in the women"s race and recorded a time of 2:25:21.
marathon runner athletics competitor
She set a national record in the marathon with a run at the 2010 London Marathon ā she finished eighth in the women"s race and recorded a time of 2:25:21.
She is a 2005 graduate of Providence College (previously at King"s College, she first started running with Papakura Harriers. Her four National Collegiate Athletic Association individual championships are the most by any runner in Providence College history. Her result was upgraded to sixth after Russian athletes Liliya Shobukhova and Inga Abitova were removed from the results for doping.
Smith established herself as the seventh fastest runner ever at the Rock "n" Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon, where she improved upon Meseret Defar"s course record with a time of 1:07:11 hours.
She entered the 2011 New York City Marathon two months later and finished in fifth place with a time of 2:25:46 hours. She finished 6th in Yokohama Marathon on 18 November 2012 in 2:27
At the 2012 New York City Half Marathon she was leading alongside Firehiwot Dado before finally finishing second behind the Ethiopian.
Smith is contracted by New Balance and currently holds six New Zealand national records. She also holds the Oceanian records for the 3000, 5000 and 10,000 metres.
Currently, she resides in Providence, Rhode Island.
Outdoor
Indoor
NR indicates a New Zealand national record.