Question: Facts: - sport: athletics - event: marathon - caption: maria in the 2012 summer olympics marathon elena espeso -lrb- left -rrb- and vanessa veiga - height: 1.61 - birth date: 10 october 1972 - weight: kg 48 - image: maria elena espeso en vanessa veiga.jpg Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of maria elena espeso .
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maria elena espeso -lrb- born 10 october 1972 in valladolid -rrb- is a spanish long-distance runner .she competed in the marathon at the 2012 summer olympics , placing 61st with a time of 2:36:12 .