An evening with Joan Benoit Samuelson - If you are in Houston for the marathon in January
The Ironman Sports Medicine Institute at Memorial Hermann is hosting an evening with Joan Benoit Samuelson the Thursday night before the marathon. This gets pushed out to the public starting Tuesday. We expect it to fill. If you are in town, or going to be in town, and want to join us, be sure to RSVP.
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So if you want to be inspired by an Olympic Champion, join us on January 12.
Thursday, January 12
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Spaghetti Warehouse
901 Commerce Street Houston, TX 77002
Dinner will be provided.
Space is limited. Reserve your spot by calling 713.222.CARE (2273).
Joan Benoit Samuelson’s name is synonymous with women’s running. She began running track in high school in the town of Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Samuelson continued on to Bowdoin College, where her career soared. She received All-American honors in cross-country and track, and won the Boston Marathon in 1979, setting an American and course record, all before she graduated. Samuelson won the Boston Marathon again in 1983, this time breaking the world record. One year later, at the age of 27, she won the gold medal in the first women’s marathon at the Los Angeles Olympics. In 1985, Samuelson won the Chicago Marathon with an American record time of 2:21:21.
In April of 2008, Samuelson participated in the Olympic Marathon Trials in Boston and met her goal of running a sub 2:50 at age 50! In 2009 she ran in the 40th NYC Marathon which coincided with the 25th anniversary of her Olympic win, where she ran another sub 2:50. She set the goal as a way to support her belief in life-long fitness.