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Magdalena Lewy Boulet has lengthened her lead in the U.S. Olympic Trials: Women’s Marathon through the half marathon. Her half split was 1:14:37 with the chase pack 1:50 back.
Deena Kastor, Mary Akor, and Blake Russell have begun to assert themselves a bit in this pack, but to this point have not gained […]

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Ten miles into the 2008 USA Women’s Olympic Marathon Trials in Boston, the temperature was now 51°F. Magdalena Lewy-Boulet had just passed the hairpin turn again, so she was able get a good look at the trail pack. She looked down at her watch to check her time, maybe in disbelief that she had a […]

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Magdalena Lewy-Boulet was running a 2:30:24 marathon pace through mile 6. The Polish-born immigrant who became an American citizen on 9/11/01, was running this race in honor of the thousands of her compatriots who died that day. She had a 1:18 lead on the chase pack. Coming up on mile 7, one who have expected […]

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Magdalena Lewy Boulet continues to lead the U.S. Olympic Trials: Women’s Marathon 10 miles into the race.
Lewy Boulet ran 5:33, 5:50, 5:42 for her last 3 miles and continues to lead by about 1:26. Lewy Boulet, as are many women in the field, is a great story. She’s actually a Polish […]

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Magdalena Lewy Boulet continues to lead 6 miles into the U.S. Olympic Trials: Women’s Marathon with the pack about 1:13 back.
Lewy Boulet’s splits for the 4th and 5th miles were 5:26, 5:43. Deena Kastor, Elva Dryer, Mary Akor, and Blake Russell have begun to assert themselves at the front of a 12 […]

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The 2008 USA Women’s Olympic Marathon Trials began with good conditions:
48°F
Mostly Cloudy
Humidity: 80%
Wind: From E at 8 mph
Accompanied by her bicycle escort, Polish immigrant Magdalena Lewy-Boulet opened up a gap almost from the start. By mile 1, she had a 17-second separation from the trail pack, which included American record holder Deena Kastor, who was […]

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… And they’re off!
The 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials- Women’s Marathon is underway with the three spots on the U.S. Olympic team on the line. M
agdalena Lewy Boulet got out to a fast start and had a 17 second lead about 1.5 miles in. Lewy Boulet split 6:03, 5:47, 17:29 for her […]

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Our friends at MarathonGuide.com have created a robust annotated start list for tomorrow’s USA Olympic Team Trials - Women’s Marathon in Boston.
You can see it at this abbreviated link: http://tinyurl.com/4mc8hy

For more news, analysis, interviews, videos, and results from the 2008 Boston Marathon and USA Olympic Women’s Marathon Trials, please visit: http://boston.thefinalsprint.com/
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Some four years ago on a warmish day in St. Louis, Blake Russell was competing in the biggest race of her life, the 2004 USA Olympic Team Trials - Women’s Marathon. Right from the gun, she stepped on the gas, motoring through the first 10 km in a snappy 33:33. She quickly built […]

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The United States Olympic Committee and USA Track & Field on Friday hosted a media teleconference with 2008 U.S. Olympic Team hopeful Deena Kastor (Mammoth Lakes, Calif.) to preview the upcoming 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials-Marathon in Boston, Mass., April 20.
Kastor has had a storied career as an American distance runner. In 2006, she became […]

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