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| Meeting a Pioneer |
| Tuesday, April 22, 2008 |
| There are a number of stories from this trip to Boston. I think this one deserves top billing, although watching Joanie at the trials is hard to beat. It happened on a very crowded subway on our way back from the marathon to my daughter Sarah's house. I was holding on to the same pole on the train as a short women a little older than me. Since I was carrying my marathon bag she asked me how I did and what my time was. When I told her my time, her comment was, "That's ok. Not great, but not too bad." I asked her if she ran and she explained that she had run years ago, but now only cross country skied. So I asked if she had ever run a marathon. "Oh yes, back in the late 60s and early 70s." Wow. It turns out she had run Boston in 1969, 1970, and 1971 and she was wearing a medal they finally gave her years later. She showed me the back with her name and the years inscribed on it. When she told me her best Boston was 3:05, my comment was something about flirting with 3 hours. She said she had given 3 hours a valiant try at another marathon and run 3:00:18. She's probably been thinking about that 18 seconds for over 30 years. The one thing she did not tell me was that she is now listed as the unofficial women's winner (women still were not allowed to run) for the three years she ran Boston. Fortunately, I was able to remember her name and google her when I got home today. Check out these two web sites. Article and Winners I wish the train ride had been longer! |
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