#Onthisday in 1984, Joan Benoit Samuelson took home the gold in the first ever women's marathon race at the Los Angeles Olympic Games. On the forty year anniversary of this legendary achievement, let's look back about how her love of running started as an elementary school student at Cottage Farm School in Cape Elizabeth. No one runs like the younger sister in a family of boys! 🏃‍♀️ The MHS-produced documentary "Joan Benoit Samuelson: A Maine Story", explores her Maine roots, record-breaking at
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🏅On August 5, 1984 American Joan Benoit wins first Olympic marathon for women (2:24:52) several hundred meters ahead of Grete Waitz of Norway at the Los Angeles Olympic Games. An highly accomplished runner, Benoit held the fastest time for an American woman at the Chicago Marathon for 32 years after winning the race in 1985 and her time at the Boston Marathon was the fastest time by an American woman at that race for 28 years. Benoit enjoyed success at non-marathon distances as well, winning th
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Joan Benoit Samuelson may be the most inspiring female distance runner ever. In 1984 she won gold in the first Women’s Marathon ever held at the Olympics. In 2019 at the age of 61, she completed the Boston Marathon within 30 minutes of her very first time, exactly forty years ago. Joan shares with Growing Bolder what she believes it takes to stay in the race at any age. Click the Link in Bio to watch our full story on the inspiring distance runner. #Marathon #Run #Runner #olympian #Lifeadvice #R
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