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 ...

Joan Benoit-Samuelson, the 1984 Olympic Marathon Champion, joined fans in Eugene to run in celebration of the 40 year anniversary of Title IX.

The skin on Joan Benoit Samuelson's face isn't as taut as it was in 1984, back when she became a pioneer in track and field by winning the first women's Olympic marathon in Los Angeles. Smile lines ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dugard, a runner and coauthor with Bill O’Reilly of the Killing series, recounts the 1970s marathon boom in this detailed history. He traces the marathon’s origins back to the Greek legend of ...