Benoit continues to defy age Nov 2, 2009
NEW YORK - Joan Benoit Samuelson celebrated the 25th anniversary of her Olympic victory in style yesterday, running the fastest marathon (2 hours 49 minutes 9 seconds) by a woman over 50. Many years ago Nike ran a campaign with me entitled, There Is No Finish Line, said the 52-year-old Samuelson, who has never failed to break three hours nor dropped out of a race at any distance. (Boston Globe)
Gold-medalist Samuelson, 52, joins Big Apple runners Oct 31, 2009
Joan Benoit Samuelson, 52, will run in the 2009 New York City Marathon ... Joan Benoit Samuelson has logged nearly 140,000 miles in her career ... NEW YORK (AP) -- Joan Benoit Samuelson loves to end a summer run with a dip in the ocean. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Easy sledding for Pyeongchang in bid for ’18 Winter Olympics? Oct 28, 2009
Joan Benoit Samuelson will run the whole route to celebrate the 25th anniversary of her Olympic gold medal in Los Angeles. US taekwondo fighter Steve Lopez may have fallen short with a Beijing bronze after two Olympic golds but he ruled the planet again at the World Championships in Copenhagen, winning his record fifth title, while brother Mark s bronze was his fourth career medal. (Boston Globe)
Women find inspiration at Tufts 10K Oct 13, 2009
We couldn t ask for a better day, 1984 Olympic gold medalist Joan Benoit Samuelson told the crowd at the starting line. Start strong and win stronger. (Boston Globe)
* Armstrong seeks role in New York City Marathon Oct 1, 2009
Lance Armstrong has inquired about being part of the New York City Marathon again X this time running only part of the race as a pacesetter for Joan Benoit Samuelson X and marathon organizers would love to welcome him back because of his star power and the runners from his cancer charity. Armstrong had hoped to accompany Samuelson to the finish line as she did for him by running the final kilometers of the 2006 New York City Marathon, but the rules do not allow him to do so and he could... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Valley woman made history Aug 17, 2009
Joan Benoit Samuelson will run the New York City Marathon this fall to celebrate the 25th anniversary of her gold medal in the first women's Olympic marathon. The 52-year-old Samuelson announced she would enter the race Wednesday, exactly a quarter-century after her victory at the 1984 Los Angeles Games. (Fresno Bee)
Best runners find Falmouth hard to resist Aug 9, 2009
Olympic champions Frank Shorter and Joan Benoit Samuelson will be in the field today along with Samuelson s 19-year-old son Anders, a Bowdoin distance runner who s making his Falmouth debut 25 years after his mother won the marathon gold medal in Los Angeles. The Falmouth Five who ve run all previous 36 races - Ron Pokraka, Brian Salzberg, Tom Brannelly, Don Delinks, and Mike Bennett - still are a quintet. (Boston Globe)
Sa00004000muelson to run NYC Marathon 25 years after LA Aug 6, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) -Joan Benoit Samuelson will run the New York City Marathon this fall to celebrate the 25th anniversary of her gold medal in the first women's Olympic marathon. The 52-year-old Samuelson announced she would enter the race Wednesday, exactly a quarter-century after her victory at the 1984 Los Angeles Games. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Samuelson enters NYC Marathon as celebration Aug 6, 2009
Joan Benoit Samuelson will run NYC Marathon - More Sports - SI.com ... NEW YORK (AP) -- Joan Benoit Samuelson will run the New York City Marathon this fall to celebrate the 25th anniversary of her gold medal in the first women's Olympic marathon. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Maine's biggest road race Saturday Aug 2, 2009
This will be the 12th running of the 10-kilometer road race founded by Joan Benoit Samuelson, the Olympic gold medalist. The race began in 1998 with 3,000 runners. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Adult Leagues Jul 11, 2009
Wakefield - It s been a day for family, fitness and fun for the past three decades. Back in 1979, it was quite a year for the running world, especially for runners in our neck of the woods. (Wakefield Observer, MA)
Attention all runners: A Fourth of July tradition returns after three years hiatus Jul 6, 2009
By Tom Licciardello/Runners Corner. Mon Jun 29, 2009, 07:08 PM EDT. (Wakefield Daily Item, MA)
A Fourth of July tradition returns to North Adover Saturday Jul 4, 2009
Brian Moody has always been near the top if not on top in recent Fourth of July North Andover/Merrimack Valley Striders Road Races. By Tom Licciardello/Runners Corner. (North Andover Citizen, MA)
The big race is on in Boston today Apr 20, 2009
Joan Benoit Samuelson, an Olympic gold medalist and 2-time Boston winner, says she thinks it "makes it more festive.". About half of the entrants in the 5K were family members of Monday's hardcore runners. (WCAX.com, VT)
Joan Benoit Samuelson 4th in Boston 5K Apr 20, 2009
BOSTON (AP) -- Joan Benoit Samuelson was back on the Boston Marathon course, running fourth in a new 5K on the day before the 113th edition of the traditional race. The 51-year-old Olympic gold medalist finished the 3. (Concord Monitor)
Race still 26.2 miles, Marathon event gets longer Apr 20, 2009
Among them: 1983 men's winner Greg Meyer - the last American to win the men's race here - and Joan Benoit Samuelson, an Olympic gold medalist and two-time Boston winner. "I just think it makes it more festive,'' said Benoit Samuelson, who finished fourth in the women's 5K. "It makes it more accessible for the have family and friends in town who never had a chance to run the course because they couldn't finish a full marathon. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Lead group seems packed with talent Apr 20, 2009
Run of memories Though she said she was tempted to run today to mark the 30th anniversary of her first victory here, Joan Benoit Samuelson opted instead for yesterday morning's BAA 5K race in the Back Bay. After running in last year's Olympic Trials here and setting a US age-group record, Samuelson said she wouldn't run a competitive marathon again. (Boston Globe)
Boston Marathon gets longer Apr 20, 2009
AP Photo by Michael Dwyer - Joan Benoit Samuelson is still a competitive runner ... Among them: 1983 men's winner Greg Meyer -- the last American to win the men's marathon here -- and Joan Benoit Samuelson, an Olympic gold medalist and two-time Boston winner. (News & Observer -- Sports)
The first of many miles Apr 20, 2009
Fellow Maine Olympian Joan Benoit Samuelson held the finish tape, only a couple of hours after she finished fourth in the women's division of the inaugural BAA 5K.. For Flanagan, the mile may have previewed greater involvement in next year's marathon weekend. (Boston Globe)
Seaside or cities, hill or dale, all fun runs Apr 19, 2009
CAPE ELIZABETH, MAINE My experience here began with an invitation from Joan Benoit Samuelson to run the Beach to Beacon 10K (now the TD Banknorth Beach to Beacon 10K). It's a great road race with a fantastic course that I enjoy running in training as well. (Boston Globe)
Olympic Great Joan Benoit Breaks American W50-plus 3000 Meter Record at USA Masters Indoor Track Championships at PGSL; 1st Olympic Women's Marathon Champion Mar 21, 2009
March 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Joan Benoit Samuelson, the first-ever Olympic Women's Marathon Gold Medalist in 1984, broke the American women's 50-plus 3000 meter record at the 2009 USA Masters Indoor Track & Field Championships at Prince George's Sports and Learning Center in Landover MD, today. Benoit's event was on the opening day of the meet, taking place Friday-Sunday, March 20-22, 2009. (PR Newswire)
US goes with Oswalt in WBC semifinal Mar 21, 2009
Former Olympic marathon champion and two-time Boston Marathon winner Joan Benoit Samuelson broke the US women's indoor 3,000-meter record for runners 50 and older. Running in her first competitive meet in six years, the 51-year-old from Freeport, Maine, clocked 10 minutes 22. (Boston Globe)
