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Discuss (3 comments)April 14, 2008Joan Benoit Samuelson will compete in the Olympic trials
24 years ago Joan Benoit became the first Women's Olympic Marathon champion in LA. At age 50 she is still going strong. In 2006 she ran the Twins Cities Marathon in 2:46 to qualify for the '08 Trials in Boston. This will be Joanie's 6th Olympic Trials competition. She says that this will be her last marathon and she'll be happy with a 2:50. Do you think this is true? It may be out of her reach to make the Olympic team, but once she is out there will she hold back or will she remember those emotions from '84 and try to make her last marathon one of the most memorable??
 | i'm going to be there to watch and joanie will certainly get the loudest of cheers from me. |
| Her final marathon... unless she qualifies! |
 | good luck to joanie! |
