For those who haven't checked the results of Sunday's New York City marathon, Magdalena Lewy-Boulet ran 2:33. She was 11th woman and 72nd overall. Magda is a local legend here in the SF Bay Area.
I got this from Wikipedia:
Magdalena Lewy Boulet (née Lewy; born August 8, 1973) is an American runner from Oakland, California. She finished second at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Women's Marathon, held on April 20, 2008, in Boston, Massachusetts, in a personal-best time of 2:30:19.
She led the race for the first 24 miles before being overtaken by eventual winner Deena Kastor. Blake Russell, the third place finsher in 2:32:40, will join Kastor and Lewy Boulet in Beijing.
"Some amazing times were recorded, apparently! Paula Radcliffe was first woman with a 2:23:56. Chasing her up to the last couple of miles was Ludmilla Petrova of Russia who ran 2:25:43 to set a master's world record. First American woman was Kara Goucher who ran 2:25:53." **
Wow. I am inspired. Yes, I am! Totally looking forward to my 8 miler today after work! Hope it doesn't rain too much! AND, GO VOTE! I can't wait to go home and watch the election results!!
** I got most of this information from a local email distribution list for local road/trail/ultra running. Just got this email about Magda and I wanted to share! If anyone in the Bay Area is interested (mostly in the East Bay running clubs and meet ups), I can send you the info on how to get on the list. :-)
Work is slow today, so I'm doing a running blog crawl. I'm so glad I found yours!
ReplyDeleteWow! Go her and all the amazing athletes! Have a great 8 miler!
ReplyDeletewow...i can't even imagine running that fast. thanks for sharing! :)
ReplyDeleteThat is inspiring stuff. I really enjoyed following the NYCM this year. Thanks for sharing with us.
ReplyDeleteHow do these ladies hold sub 6 min miles for 26.2 of them?? Insane!!
ReplyDeleteIt just gives me a great feeling that Paula can run that fast still! Have fun with your run, and watching results!
I DVR'd the broadcast and watched it last night. It was such an awesome race. Did you know the Russian woman who came in 2nd is 40 years old with a 15 year old daughter...omigosh! I am in awe! Hope you had a good run.
ReplyDeleteYeay for Kara!
ReplyDeleteBut really - all of them are dayum impressive. Holy fastness!!
Yes! I love being inspired by elites!! Have fun on your 8-miler! Run like Magda!
ReplyDeletei am so excited for kara goucher!
ReplyDeletethats amazing. Hope you have a great 8 miler tonight!
ReplyDeleteAnd I was proud of my 9:14 pace the other day...geesh, I don't know how they do it.
ReplyDeleteThats awesome! I would love to be that speedy!
ReplyDeleteI can't imagine what it would feel like to lead a race for even a step...let alone 24 miles.
ReplyDeleteWow!
I'm inspired too...too bad I'm stuck at my desk for awhile longer.
Great job on the 8!
I'm looking forward for the kiddos to go to bed so I can watch the election coverage. Does that make me a bad father or a great American?
ReplyDeleteWow..she is only a few days older than me. I guess no more blaming my age! GReat post.
ReplyDeleteI'd love the info for getting on the email list. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI heard about some the times that were being run. Pretty dang impressive. I would need a bicycle to log those kind of times.
ReplyDeleteI don't know how these people can run so fast for such a long period of time. I don't think I could keep up with them for 1 mile.
ReplyDeleteIt's nice to hear about local heroes. Good for her!
ReplyDeleteNo I didn't! But now I do ;-) Thanks for the info chica!
ReplyDeleteThose masters runners are incredibly inspiring-- I love how they expand our belief in what's POSSIBLE and I feel so lucky to be a female runner today and not in an age where women were told running was dangerous for our organs, or mothers shouldn't run, or we have to stop running once we turn a certain age or else we'll destroy our bodies. Great post!
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