Deena Kastor (2:29:35), Magdalena Lewy Boulet (2:30:19), and Blake Russell (2:32:40) make Olympic marathon team.
In 1984, Joan Samuelson won the very first Women's Olympic Time Trials and went on to win the Olympic marathon in Los Angeles. Today, at the age of 50, she ran a 2:49:08, achieving her goal of a sub-2:50 marathon at the age of 50. In doing so, she set a new American record for women over the age of 50.
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