In yesterday's Boston Globe there was a nice article about Kate O'Neil (O'Neill found sport she can accelerate in), the Milton grad and 2004 Olympian who will be running Sunday in Boston for a sport on the Beijing Olympic marathon team.
I feel this race has really been flying under the radar. When I mention to anyone who will pretend to listen that there is another marathon in Boston this weekend, I get blank stares. People, this is the Olympic Trials! These are the best female marathoners in the country, 150 of them, and they will be running multiple loops through the streets of Boston and Cambridge. I know that Monday's race will have about 15,000 more runners, and about 1.4 million more spectators, but Sunday's race is still a big deal and you should make an effort to get down to watch it.
I mean, Joan Benoit Samuelson is running in what might be her final competitive race -- at age 50! How can you miss it?
The race starts at 8:00 a.m. on Sunday. For a map and a guide to the competitors, check out the official race web site.
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While Kate O'Neill steals a lot of the local press (and she deserves it - I would consider her a favorite for a slot), don't forget to give some props the second Bay Stater, Lauren Matthews from Brookline . . . .
Lauren is getting her fair share of press - profile in Globe today. Article by Jocko Connolly in the Herald yesterday.
Good Luck to both former BSC standouts.
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