#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

Joan Benoit Samuelson may be the most inspiring female distance runner ever. In 1984 she won gold in the first Women’s Marathon ever held at the Olympics. In 2019 at the age of 61, she completed the Boston Marathon within 30 minutes of her very first time, exactly forty years ago. Joan shares with Growing Bolder what she believes it takes to stay in the race at any age. Click the Link in Bio to watch our full story on the inspiring distance runner. #Marathon #Run #Runner #olympian #Lifeadvice #R