Marathon tips from a former @bostonmarathon champion. @joanbenoitsamuelson, fresh from completing her Six Star journey in Tokyo last month, today attended a Q&A event at the finish line on Boylston Street. The special event was arranged to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Joan’s historic Gold Medal win at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games. #AbbottWMM #yourworldrunit #marathon #running #run #runner #marathontraining #instarunners #runners #runnersofinstagram #fitness #runningmotivation #train

#Onthisday in 1984, Joan Benoit Samuelson took home the gold in the first ever women's marathon race at the Los Angeles Olympic Games. On the forty year anniversary of this legendary achievement, let's look back about how her love of running started as an elementary school student at Cottage Farm School in Cape Elizabeth. No one runs like the younger sister in a family of boys! 🏃‍♀️ The MHS-produced documentary "Joan Benoit Samuelson: A Maine Story", explores her Maine roots, record-breaking at