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Nancy DiPietro completed her first marathon on November 3, 1991. Nancy DiPietro competed in the Marine Corps Marathon and finished 5,083rd out of 11,288 finishers. Her time for completing the 26 mile, 385 yard course was 3:53:14. Nancy DiPietro took part in racePacket in 1998. Nancy DiPietro’s mile split was 8:04.RacePacket is dedicated to serving the needs of the local competitive athletic community, both individual athletes as well as event organizers. Nancy DiPietro decided to complete the Marine Corp Marathon again in 2001. This time, Nancy DiPietro finished 258th out of 963 females aged 35-39 years old. Her time for completing the marathon course was 4:20:33 and her 13.1 mile split was 1:51:45. “After 9/11/01, most of us weren’t sure the Marine Corps Marathon was going to happen, especially after the Army 10 Miler was cancelled that year. Although the race was held, it was pretty difficult running by the Pentagon and seeing up close the disaster that happened as a result of the events of 9/11″, said Nancy DiPietro following the race. On October 28, 2007, Nancy DiPietro will run the Marine Corp Marathon for the 3rd and final time.
Nancy DiPietro took part in the Virginia Run on November 2001, it was in memory of Rachel Crossett. Rachel died earlier in 2001 at the age of six. She had neuroblastoma, a form of cancer that attacks the nervous system. Each year the 5K run and 2K walk are dedicated to someone in the Virginia Run community who has died of cancer. Nancy DiPietro is one of them. Nancy DiPietro completed the Virginia Run’s distance in 26:01. Nancy DiPietro decided to complete the Virginia Run again in 2003. More than 1800 runners toed the line at 8:00 am for their annual race through the streets of the Virginia Run community. Nancy DiPietro completed its in 28:40. In 2004 Nancy DiPietro showed better result in the same running. The sudden rain shower that pelted runners as they awaited the start did not dampen the enthusiasm of the more than 2,100 participants in the 16th annual Virginia Run Turkey Trot 5K. Runners took off down Pleasant Valley Road in Centreville, Virginia and quickly warmed up, as temperatures were relatively mild on this late November day. In 2005 Nancy DiPietro had her the best result in this running- 25:12
Luray Olympic Triathlon - Finisher - May 2006
Nancy DiPietro, her husband, Larry, and 2 children, Casey and Matt completed the Luray Triathlon on May 14, 2006. Nancy DiPietro completed the Olympic distance triathlon in 3:39:18. The Olympic distance triathlon is a 1.0 mile swim, a 25 mile bike, and a 6.2 mile run. DiPietro’s husband, Larry and 2 children, Casey and Matt, completed the Sprint distance triathlon which contains a .50 mile swim, 15 mile bike, and 3.1 mile run. Nancy DiPietro finished 2nd in the 40-44 female age group. Larry DiPietro guided Casey and Matt to successful outcomes. Casey DiPietro finished first in the 15-under Women’s division and Matt DiPietro finished 2nd in the 15-under Men’s division. Overall, it was a great family event and a lot of fun.

NASTAR Program - State ranking for top female skiers (Virginia)
During the 1993-1994 ski season, Nancy DiPietro earned a state NASTAR ranking by successfully competing on the NASTAR course in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. After completing the races, Nancy DiPietro earned a Gold medal for her efforts. At the end of the season, Nancy DiPietro received a state ranking by NASTAR and received a medal, certificate, and poster with the overall Male/Female All-Star rankings. “I was just trying to beat my husband and brother-in-law and didn’t expect to win this award”, says Nancy DiPietro. NASTAR is a fun and easy way for ski racing enthusiasts of all ages and abilities to compete against one another in the largest recreational ski race program in the world. The time to which everyone is judged is determined each year by a member of the US Ski Team. Participants can win Gold, Silver or Bronze medals depending on their handicap earned in their age and gender category each time they race NASTAR.

Read more about Nancy DiPietro: www.nancy-dipietroweb.com