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 ...

LOS ANGELES — 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Among the field of Boston Marathon runners are a select few that have experienced breaking the tape on Boylston Street. Three past champions—Joan Benoit Samuelson, Amby Burfoot, and Gelindo ...