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Joan Benoit-Samuelson finishes Chicago yet again, this time in 2:47:50

posted by LHiggs, a Women Talk Sports blogger
Sunday, October 10, 2010 at 10:21am PDT

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Former competitive fast-pitch softball player and dancer turned steeplechaser with a best finish of 2nd in the NCAA mile and a finalist in the 2008 Olympic Trials 3000m steeplechase...more

This morning, 1984 Olympic gold medalist Joan Benoit-Samuelson ran yet another sub-2:50 marathon. She has now broken 2:50 in every decade that the marathon has been an Olympic event for women. Her personal best on this Chicago course was her 18-year American record time of 2:21:21, run in 1985.

Her time this year of 2:47:50 was just short of the 2:46:00 qualifying time that is required to qualify for the 2012 Olympic Trails. Of course, she has an automatic entry into the event by virtue of being an Olympian and Olympic Trials champion, but she was still striving to hit the qualifying standard.

She still has about 14 months to hit the standard - the qualifying window closes 30 days prior to the January 2012 event in Houston. I, for one, really hopes she takes another shot.

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stephaniemp

And then she ran the Tufts 10k the next day! (Fast too!) What a tough and talented woman!

Monday, October 11, 2010 at 11:16am PDT

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