Career
Born in Alessandria, it was only after the removal of her spleen, in 2010, that she began to reach a national standard of running. At 35 years old, she ranked eighth in the 2011 Berlin Marathon with a time of 2:26:33 hours. This met the qualifying standard for the 2012 Olympic Games, but three other athletes had run faster than her (Anna Incerti, Rosaria Console and Nadia Ejjafini).
However, she broke the 12-year-old Italian record at the Rotterdam Marathon in April, finishing as runner-up with a time of 2:23:44 hours.
The Turin Marathon saw her finish third with a time of 2:27:04 hours. She has two children, Leonardo (born 2006) and Arianna (born 2007).
Half marathon: 1:07:46 ( Ostia, 26 February 2012) - Current holder. Marathon: 2:23:44 ( Rotterdam, 15 April 2012) - Current holder.
1st - 2011 Stramilano
2nd - 2012 Rotterdam Marathon.