Adriana Nelson

Adriana Nelson, née Pirtea (born January 31, 1980) is a Romanian American long-distance runner who competes in distances up to the marathon.

[2] Pirtea had held a 30-second lead with 600 meters remaining but never looked back as Adere slipped down the right side of the final straightaway under the shield of male runners.

[10] On September 29, 2009, Adriana and her husband, Jeremy Nelson, finished second and first, respectively, in the 13.1 Mini-Marathon in Calumet City, Illinois, with times of 1:12.28 and 1:12.29.

Adriana Pirtea won a Suzuki Splash car at the XIVth edition of the Romanian Lottery Cross.

[12] She reverted her internationally eligibility back to her native Romania in 2020, have previously represented the United States at the 2012 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships.

In the 2007 Chicago Marathon Pirtea held the lead until the final few meters.
Adriana Pirtea running during the Petrom Cross, Bucharest, Sep 25, 2011