Amy Yoder Begley (born January 11, 1978 in Goshen, Indiana) is an American long-distance runner.
During her studies she was twice NCAA champion: 2000 in the hall over 5000 m and 2001 outdoors over 10,000 m.
Afterwards the services stagnated, until her celiac disease was diagnosed in January 2006. The change to a gluten-free diet improved her well-being so much that she qualified as a third of the US eliminating bouts for the Olympic Games in Beijing at 31: 43.60 min., Where she was more than 10,000 m in 32: 38.28 min to the 26th place.
In 2009 she won national championship in the hall over 3000 m in 8: 53.27 min and outdoors over 10,000 m in 31: 22.69 min. At the Athletics World Championships in Berlin, she rose again and became the sixth best non-African in 31: 13.78 min.
Amy Yoder Begley is 1.63 meters tall and weighs 53 kg. She graduated from the University of Arkansas with a degree in training science and biomechanics and has been married to Andrew Begley, a sportsman from her highschool period since 2000. She lives in Beaverton, Oregon, where she is coached by Alberto Salazar as part of the Nike Oregon Project. Weblinks Edit sourcetext Edit FootnotesQuote text
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