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PRS
<ul><li>1m: 5:24/5:24* (2012)</li>
<li>5k: 19:49/6:23 (2012)</li>
<li>4m: 28:52/7:14 (2008)</li>
<li>5m: 35:05/7:01 (2011)</li>
<li>10k: 41:23/6:40 (2011)</li>
<li>10M: 1:10:06/7:00 (2012)</li>
<li>13.1m: 1:29:50/6:52 (2013)</li>
<li>26.2m: 3:09:52/7:15 (2012)</li>
<li>50k: 6:15:49/12:26 (2008)</li></ul>

Masters PRs (40+)
<ul><li>5M: 40:50/8:10 (2019)</li>
  <li>10K: 48:31/7:49 (2019)</li>
<li>10M: 1:20:48/8:05 (2019)</li>
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