Joan Benoit Samuelson, the first women's Olympic marathon champion, still competes today. She recently finished a 10K race in ...

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 ...

Cincinnati needed infield depth after Ke'Bryan Hayes went down with a groin strain, so the Reds turned back to one of their top prospects just before Friday's game against the Cubs. Four Titans to ...

Marathon world record holder Sabastian Sawe is injured and out of comeback run in Berlin Marathon world record holder Sabastian Sawe says he is injured and will miss the Berlin Marathon, which was set ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

It’s been 40 years since Joan Benoit Samuelson came out of nowhere to win the Boston Marathon in record time in 1979, but the two-time champion isn’t ready to quit the race just yet. “Most athletes ...

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 ...

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 ...