Helen Davies (runner)
Helen Davies is a British long-distance runner. She competed for Britain at the 2010 European Athletics Championships and represented England at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, both in the marathon.
Davies had represented her country during the 2009 Toronto Waterfront Marathon which included an international team challenge.
Davies came to prominence as a marathon runner when she finished in a personal best time of 2:36:56 the 2010 London Marathon. This time won her place in the England squad for 2010 Commonwealth Games.
She was selected for the British team to run at the 2010 European Athletics Championships, she was the fourth British runner to finish behind Michelle Ross-Cope, Susan Partridge and Holly Rush, a race that saw the British team come third in the European Marathon Cup.
In the 2010 Commonwealth Games Davies finished eighth in a time of 2:49:24, three minutes behind Ross-Cope who finished sixth.
Both in 2011 and 2012 Davies improved on her London Marathon time taking her personal best to 2:34:11, but a time just short of the required 2:31:00 for a place at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Davies finished second in the IAU 50 km World Championships in 2019 in a time of 3:09:16.Competition Record
