Alice Wright (born 3 November 1994) is an English-born long-distance runner.
Early life and prep Wright represented Worcester AC as a junior athlete. She won the Worcestershire County Championships 3000 meters race in 2011, setting a personal best of 9:39.98 at the distance a few weeks later in Watford.
NCAA Wright moved to the United States in 2013. In college, Wright was an 11-time NCAA Division I All-American (8 time 1st Team, 3 times 2nd Team) at University of New Mexico.
In 2014, Alice Wright led the New Mexico Lobos women's cross country team to an NCAA Division I cross country team championship title, placing 3rd.
In 2015, Courtney Frerichs's 5th place (19:48.0) finish led the team to an NCAA Division I cross country team title scoring 49 points. Wright finished in 6th place (19:53.1).
In 2016, Wright led the team to a seventh-place finish in the NCAA Division I cross country Championships.
In 2017, the New Mexico Lobos women's cross country again won the NCAA Division I cross country team title, with individual winner Ednah Kurgat taking 1st place (19:19.5). Wright was the team's fourth runner, finishing 14th (19:49.73). The 2017 team was University of New Mexico's 8th-straight top-10 performance at the NCAA Championships — the longest active streak in NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship history.
Representing University of New Mexico School Year Mountain West ConferenceCross Country NCAACross Country MWCTrack NCAATrack MWCTrack NCAATrack 2017-18 Senior 6000 m 5th 20:54.9 6000 m 14th, 19:49.73 5000 9th16:07.66 5000 2nd15:54.17 10000 m 4th,32:17.92 2016-17 Junior 6000 m 1st,20:02.7 6000 m 19th, 20:13.2 5000 m 1st,16:22.94 5000 9th15:56.24 5000 m 1st16:17.42 10000 m 2nd,32:42.64 2015-16 Sophomore 6000 m 4th,22:24.5 6000 m 5th, 19:53.1 5000 m 2nd16:19.11 10000 m 2nd,32:46.99 2014-15 Freshman 6000 m 4th,20:21.2 6000 m 20th,20:29.1 5000 m 1st,16:31.855000 m 2nd,9:42.83 DMR 10th11:17.98 5000 m 3rd16:12.7610000 m 1st33:18.25 10000 m 8th,33:41.86
Professional In July 2018, Alice Wright moved to Flagstaff, Arizona to train under coach Ben Rosario at Northern Arizona Elite.
In August 2018, Wright placed 6th (later promoted to 5th) while representing Team GB at the 2018 European Athletics Championships in 10,000 metres.
On 12 September 2021, Wright won the Athens Half Marathon in Athens, Greece, in a time of 1:14:53. In November of the same year, Wright broke the British record in the one-hour run on the track, covering 17,044 meters.
In 2022, Wright made her marathon debut at the Chevron Houston Marathon in Houston, Texas, where she finished second in a time of 2:29:08. She then represented Great Britain internationally for the second time at the senior level, finishing 22nd in the women's marathon at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in a time of 2:35:33. In May 2025, Wright won the Epidaurus (Theater-to-Theater) Half Marathon, finishing in 1:22:32 and becoming the first woman to win the race outright, ahead of the entire male field as well.
Representing 20222022 European Athletics ChampionshipsMunich, Germany22ndMarathon2:35:3320182018 European Athletics ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany5th10,000 m32:36.4520162016 European Cross Country ChampionshipsChia, Italy3rdCross Country19:4220152015 European Athletics U23 ChampionshipsTallinn, Estonia3rd10,000 m32:46.5720142014 European Cross Country ChampionshipsBorovets, Bulgaria9thCross Country22:59
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External links
NAZ Elite Host Eric Senseman talks with Alice Wright about her transition to joining Northern Arizona Elite, her 8 NCAA National Championship All-American Awards, future in the marathon, represent Great Britain at European and World Cross Country and Track Alice Wright – HOKA NAZ Elite
Alice Wright profile at European Athletic Association