During the Women's Olympic Marathon Trials in Boston last April, the roadside crowds cheered loudest for her, the local girl who conquered the world. Some of her competitors hadn't been born the year ...

On Sunday, the Napa Valley Marathon marked its 40th year in the wine country, a span of time stretching back almost to the debut of a pioneering women’s champion – and the Napa race’s guest of honor ...

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 ...

You might think that now that her competitive running days are behind her, life might be slowing down for Joan Benoit Samuelson. Think again. Samuelson is still busy operating the Beach to Beacon 10K ...

MOLINE, Ill. (KWQC) - The countdown to the 51st running of the Quad-City Times Bix 7 road race is underway with another pre-race event happening Friday morning. The John Deere Shake Out Run will be at ...

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 ...

Cape Elizabeth's Joan Benoit Samuelson ran the Chicago Marathon over the weekend. The Olympic medalist finished fourth in her age group. Trump administration looking to sell nearly 200 commissary ...