Better late than never for this report. The US Women's Olympic Marathon Trials were held on Sunday in Boston, the day before the historic Boston Marathon. Similar to the men's race the top three female finishers qualify to run the marathon in Beijing for the US team.
Liz, Anneliese, and I watched parts of the race online through streaming webcast. A little known runner by the name of Magdalena Lewy Boulet came out of the gate ready to go and jumped out to a quick lead that would reach 2:00 minutes and that she would hold until mile 24. Favorite Deena Kastor, 2004 Olympic Bronze Medalist, stayed with the chase pack throughout the first part of the course. She turned on her world class speed en route to a negative split (faster second 13.1 miles than first 13.1 miles). She was the runner who caught Magdalena at mile 24 and blew past her for the win in under 2:30. Magdalena finished 2nd as she held on to beat out third place finisher Blake Russell.
For complete results visit the official Marathon Trials Website: http://bostontrials2008.com/
Congrats to our team of Kastor, Lewy Boulet, and Russell!
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