1. Desiree Ficker was born on December 9,1976 and is an American long-distance runner and former professional triathlete.
22 Facts About Desiree Ficker
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Desiree Ficker began running with her father at a very young age.
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Desiree Ficker traveled with her parents to places like France and Italy to go to track and field races.
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Desiree Ficker continued running throughout high school and college at the University of Alabama where she graduated in 1998 but became interested in triathlon from watching Ironman Kailua-Kona in Hawaii.
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Desiree Ficker bought her first triathlon bike in March 1999 and qualified for Kailua-Kona that summer.
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In 1999 Desiree Ficker completed Kona with a time of 11:15, and 2nd in her age group.
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In 2007, Desiree Ficker was diagnosed with strep throat before the race, but was feeling optimistic and started the race.
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On 11 October 2008, Desiree Ficker finished 39th in the Women's Pro division at the Ford Ironman World Championship in a time of 11:07:48.
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On January 28,2007 in the 3M Austin Half Marathon, Desiree Ficker finished in a personal best 1:14:07 to place third behind Kathy Butler and Caroline Cheptanui.
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On 18 January 2008, Desiree Ficker won the 2008 Spec-Savers South Africa 70.3 Ironman in Buffalo City in 4:46:46.
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Desiree Ficker finished 12 minutes ahead of the next finisher, Heidi Jesberger of Germany.
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On 20 April 2008, Desiree Ficker competed in the Women's Marathon 2008 US Olympic Team trials in Boston, racing for club ASICS.
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Desiree Ficker finished but did not make the Olympic team, placing 79th out of 161 entrants in 2:48:11.
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On March 29,2009, Desiree Ficker won the Austin Statesman Capitol 10K race for the second year in a row with a time of 34:56.
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On November 1,2009, Desiree Ficker finished tenth in the ING New York City Marathon in a personal best time of 2:39:30, earning $500.
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Desiree Ficker was the second fastest American woman in the race.
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On February 14,2010, Desiree Ficker won the 8th Austin Half Marathon in 1:17:41, improving on her second-place finish in 2009.
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On February 20,2011, Desiree Ficker won the 20th Austin Marathon in 2:50:35, beating the second-place finisher Jessica Mike by 11 minutes, 18 seconds.
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On March 27,2011 Desiree Ficker failed to win her fourth consecutive Austin Statesman Capitol 10K race, finishing fifth with a time of 36:11.
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On December 9,2011, Desiree Ficker announced she is giving up triathlon to focus on her running career.
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Desiree Ficker did not have a qualifying time of under 2:46 in the past two years to be able to compete in the 2012 US Olympic Marathon trials in Houston on January 14,2012.
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On May 31,2014, Desiree Ficker won the Zooma Annapolis, Maryland Half Marathon with a time of 1:26:52.