From being chased by her brothers around the house, to being the first-ever gold medal winner in the Olympic women’s marathon ...

LOS ANGELES, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Joan Benoit Samuelson, the first women's Olympic marathon champion, hopes the return of the Summer Games to Los Angeles in 2028 will propel a new generation of American ...

FARMINGTON — University of Maine graduates got an emotional sendoff during Saturday’s commencement from their senior class speaker and Joan Benoit Samuelson, a hero and role model for women everywhere ...

Jul. 30—The core reason for Joan Benoit Samuelson founding the Beach to Beacon 10K came to her in the dark, about 600 yards from completing the marathon victory that made her a running legend. "I had ...

A new chapter in the TD Beach to Beacon 10K's history began on Monday when the organization unveiled its new brand and logo. Established in 1998 by Olympic gold medalist Joan Benoit Samuelson, the ...

When Fiona O’Keeffe, Emily Sisson, and Dakotah Lindwurm placed first, second, and third at the 2024 US Olympic Marathon Trials in February to secure their spots in the Paris Summer Olympics, they were ...

When Bill Rodgers woke up in the wee hours of the morning, saw the lightning and heard the thunder, he knew the 51st annual Quad-City Times Bix 7 was going to be unlike any of the other 40-plus Bix ...

In 1984, under a punishing California sun, American distance runner Joan Benoit Samuelson ran into L.A. Memorial Coliseum and into history, winning the inaugural Olympic women’s marathon. It was a ...

Joan Benoit Samuelson is victorious with the American flag after winning the marathon race at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. (Photo by Manny Millan/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images) Joan ...

Accounts of Joan Benoit Samuelson's Olympic glory are faded, yellow newspaper clippings. But the runner has not faded. When she toes the starting line in Proctor today at 8 a.m. she will be less than ...