DEBBIE PEEBLES

1970 GRADUATE OF MINEOLA HIGH SCHOOL

HIGH SCHOOL – BAND 67, 68, 69, 70; MAJORETTE 68, 69, 70; DRUM MAJOR 70; STUDENT COUNCIL 67, 69, 70; WITTIEST 67, 68, 69, 70; RUNNER-UP MOST BEAUTI- FUL 70.

BEGAN RUNNING IN 1976 AS PART OF A FITNESS PROGRAM. RAN FIRST RACE IN NOVEMBER, 1978 FINISHING FIRST AMONG WOMEN, 43rd OVERALL OUT OF 118 RUNNERS. RACED 5 & 10ks (3.1 & 10.2 MILES) FREQUENTLY OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS. 1985 MOTHER FRANCES HOSPITAL AZALEA TRAIL 10K WOMEN’S CHAM- PION.

HAS COMPLETED 15 MARATHONS, INCLUDING TWO TRIPS TO THE HISTORIC BOSTON MARATHON. POSSESSES A PERSONAL MARATHON BEST TIME OF 2:58:58 (2 HOURS, 58 MINUTES, 58 SECONDS; 6:50 MINUTE PACE).

HAS COMPLETED EIGHT ULTRA MARATHONS (ANY RACE BEYOND THE STAN- DARD MARATHON DISTANCE OF 26.2 MILES), WINNING THREE OF THESE EVENTS (1989 AND ’92 JACKSON FIVE-0, DALLAS AND 1992 QUACHITA TRAIL 50, LITTLE ROCK, AR). 50 MILE BEST 6:35:27 (6 HOURS, 35 MINUTES, 27 SECONDS).

FINISHED THIRD AMONG AN ELITE FIELD OF WOMEN IN THE VERMONT 100- MILE TRAIL RUN IN A TIME OF 19:25:32 (19 HOURS, 25MINUTES, 32 SECONDS), JULY, 1992.

THREE-TIME MEMBER (1991 – 1993) OF USA WORLD CUP 100K TEAM. WAS TOP U.S. FINISHER IN PREVIOUS TWO WORLD CUPS (FLORENCE, ITALY AND BARCELONA, SPAIN). SCHEDULED TO COMPETE IN 1993 WORLD CUP IN TORHOUT, BELGIUM IN AUGUST, 1993.

CURRENT U.S. AGE GROUP RECORD HOLDER (40-44) FOR 100K (62 MILES) WITH A TIME OF 8:42:03 (8 HOURS, 42 MINUTES, 3 SECONDS).