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

8.7K views · 77 reactions | Joan Benoit Samuelson, the first-ever women’s marathon Olympic Champion, reflects on the growth of the sport over the last 40 years. : Peacock | #MarathonTrials24 | NBC Sports | Facebook