Sri Lanka long-distance national record holder US based marathoner Hiruni Wijerathna renewed her own record in the half-marathon which set almost four years ago. Clocking 1:14:07, Sri Lanka’s Commonwealth Games medal hopeful won the Mesa- PHX Half Marathon at Arizona on Saturday. Thus she bettered her timing in over three minutes.
Wijerathna also holds Sri Lanka record for marathon with a timing of 2:36:35 which she clocked in Houston last month to book her berth in the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast in April.
Personal Bests:
- Half Marathon 1:14.07
- Marathon 2:43.34
Accomplishments:
- 2016 US Marathon Olympic Trials Qualifier
- Sri Lankan 10km, 15km and half marathon National record holder
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