“Oh, God, no,” she said. “It’s just me against me. I want to run 2:50 at age 50.” If she averages 6 minutes 30 seconds a mile, she will reach her goal of 2 hours 50 minutes. Her career best is 2:21:21, but that was 23 years ago over Chicago’s flat course. “This will be my fourth Olympic trials,” she said. “I qualified for all of the previous six, but in 1988 I just had Abby and in 1992 I had a full mother load with two small children. But I’ve always had the urge to run.” Samuelson said she used to run 120 miles a week. “Now I’m down to 70 or 80,” she said. “That’s all I can do.” ------Olympic Marathoner Joan Benoit Samuelson UPDATE: I stand corrected. THIS is the most inspirational person of the day:
Meet Buster Martin. He ran the London Marathon today and he's 101 years old!! |
old Buster seems to be a bit of a fake...
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3740118.ece
Shame. :-(
4 of the Masai finished...