Joanie 3:04

eaglemariah wrote:

not bad!

As we say in Maine : "Ayup. That gal's tougher than a boiled owl."

Just phenomenal.

How does this rank among 60+ women all-time?

michdude wrote:

How does this rank among 60+ women all-time?

World record is 3:02:50, American record 3:05:10. The catch here is they go by gun time not chip time for records, so it might be a toss up if she gets the American record. And is Boston record eligible?

Great performance, JBS.

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At 61, she is 40 or so minutes slower than at her peak in her twenties. This site recently celebrated a male runner of 59 who, in running 2.29, was only 16 minutes off his peak. There's something a little odd with this picture. Should JBS be running 2.40xx?

Armstronglivs wrote:

At 61, she is 40 or so minutes slower than at her peak in her twenties. This site recently celebrated a male runner of 59 who, in running 2.29, was only 16 minutes off his peak. There's something a little odd with this picture. Should JBS be running 2.40xx?

Funny

Armstronglivs wrote:

JBS is also 35 minutes slower than a woman who has just run her best time - 2.29 - at 41. Why isn't JBS running pr's? She needs to get with the programme.

Because she doesn't train nearly as hard anymore?

Also you know people age at different rates.

I respect Ms. Benoit-Samuelson