Jul. 28—Joan Benoit was already the world-record holder in the women's marathon. The 27-year-old Cape Elizabeth native and Bowdoin College graduate had won the Boston Marathon twice. But this was ...

It’s the first thing most people say when asked for a one-word description of Joan Samuelson. Competitor. For someone so petite, so soft-spoken and so outwardly unimposing, she has the heart of a lion ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - Joan Benoit Samuelson is synonymous with running, but it wasn’t always her preferred sport. “My first aspirations were in the sport of skiing, and skiing was available to ...

During the Women's Olympic Marathon Trials in Boston last April, the roadside crowds cheered loudest for her, the local girl who conquered the world. Some of her competitors hadn't been born the year ...

As Joan Benoit Samuelson negotiated the hairpin turn into the Coliseum tunnel, ran past the USC locker room and onto the stadium’s red synthetic track for the final 400 meters of the 1984 Olympic ...

On Sunday, the Napa Valley Marathon marked its 40th year in the wine country, a span of time stretching back almost to the debut of a pioneering women’s champion – and the Napa race’s guest of honor ...