Former Notre Dame star Molly Huddle won a great stretch battle to take the The Tufts 10K by less than a second yesterday, running 32:52.
But I was absolutely more impressed by Joan Benoit-Samuelson, who finished 33rd, running to 36:16 to win the Seniors Division by seven (!!) minutes. Interestingly, second place in that division was Liane Pancoast, mother of Westford Academy grad Stephanie Pancoast.
The 51-year-old Benoit-Samuelson continues to amaze. In the Olympic Trials Marathon last year, she ran sub 2:50. Yesterday, she ran 5:50 pace for six miles. On Saturday, she was hanging out at the Collegiate New England championships, cheering on daughter Abby, who runs for Bates.
Other interesting notes from scanning the results:
One place ahead of Pancoast, and second in the junior (under-19) division was Lincoln-Sudbury's Andrea Keklak in 43:15. I don't know, but I'm guessing it wasn't an all-out effort for the L-S star.
the 15-year-old Keklak was not the only fast youngster in the race. 13-year-old Lee Milne (Dover, MA) ran 42:50!
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The sprint to the finish at the 10k was something to behold. Two runners going at it 100%+ after 6 miles of hard running.
The other amazing thing about Joan Benoit Samuelson is just how committed she is to giving back personally to each and every runner. After running the 10k she stood at the finish line and greeted the other 7000 finishers personally, graciously, before calling it a day. Fantastic.
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