"I want to run 2:50 at age 50.”
A marathon in 2:50, that is. That's a 6:30 pace. I can't run one mile at that pace, and I'm not even 30. But then again, I'm not Joan Benoit-Samuelson. One of the all-time great marathoners and pioneer in women's distance running.
The NY Times had a lovely little article about her today.
The women's US Olympic marathon trials are next Sunday!
*TV Broadcast (highlights): Sunday, April 27 - 12:00-1:00 p.m. ET - MSNBC
*LIVE Webcast: The U.S. Olympic Team Trials for the Women's Marathon will be broadcast LIVE at nbcolympics.com/marathon. The live webcast on April 20 will begin at 8:00 a.m. NBC Sports commentator Al Trautwig and 10-time NCAA All-American Ed Eyestone will provide commentary for the wire-to-wire coverage.
Monday, April 14, 2008
Can you imagine???
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