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Joan Benoit Samuelson still chasing miles — and memories — at the Bix 7

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

Samuelson still competing hard at age 60

It’s the first thing most people say when asked for a one-word description of Joan Samuelson. Competitor. For someone so petite, so soft-spoken and so outwardly unimposing, she has the heart of a lion ...
The Muscatine Journal

Joan Benoit Samuelson eyes return after another Bix age-group title

All she did was run the 7-mile course in 54 minutes, 17 seconds to win the women’s 65-69 age group by a margin of about 6 ½ ...
Los Angeles Times

Joan Benoit Samuelson’s 1984 Olympic marathon win was a game-changer for women’s sports

As Joan Benoit Samuelson negotiated the hairpin turn into the Coliseum tunnel, ran past the USC locker room and onto the stadium’s red synthetic track for the final 400 meters of the 1984 Olympic ...