Joan Benoit Samuelson, the first women's Olympic marathon champion, still competes today. She recently finished a 10K race in Peru, excelling in her age group. Samuelson's journey began after a skiing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This article originally appeared on Womens Running Joan Benoit Samuelson has a prominent place in running history. At the first ...

Forty years after Joan Benoit Samuelson's historic victory at Boston in 1979, she returned to the course and completed the race in 3:04. She was hoping to come within 40 minutes of her 2:35:15 victory ...

It’s been 40 years since Joan Benoit Samuelson took the first steps in her pivotal role within American women’s distance running. And she’s celebrating by returning to the race that started it all. In ...

Joan Benoit Samuelson, the first Olympic women's marathon champion in 1984, ran her first 26.2-mile race in three years at Sunday's London Marathon and won her age group. Benoit Samuelson, 65, clocked ...

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Joan Benoit Samuelson is 61 years old and she's still running. The 1985 Olympic gold medalist will return to the starting line of the Boston Marathon in Hopkinton, Mass., 40 years after her first ...

Jovanovich part of Fox Cities Marathon legacy with 35-year streak Mike Jovanovich has completed every Fox Cities Marathon since 1991. See what keeps the 69-year-old running. British long jumper Jazmin ...

Erika Sahlman’s first marathon was not what she expected. And while running that virtual race, she got an unexpected visit from a previous Chicago Marathon champion. Sahlman ran the marathon in honor ...

The “logical” goal, according to two-time Boston Marathon champion Joan Benoit Samuelson, was to run within 40 minutes of her winning time 40 years ago at Boston, which was 2:35:15. But Joanie, the ...

BOSTON, MA - APRIL 17: Joan Benoit Samuelson, 2-time winner of the Boston Marathon, speaks as part of Boston Marathon Fan Fest on April 17, 2022 in Copley Square Park in Boston, MA. (Photo by Erica ...