The First Gold
Posted by Ray Gill
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The first Womens Olympic Marathon saw a courageous move by young Joan Benoit of the Unites States. A few months removed from surgery she dared the field (and herself) to follow an early blistering pace. 1984 LA Olympics. Epic.
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Joan Benoit will be running in the Sept. 27, 2009 Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Half-Marathon (along with the mayor of Toronto). She is an inspiration!
An inspirational goldmine. Hats off to Joan.
this videos is the shit lol :]
More people need to see your videos fancyboy. They are perfect.
Thank you! Now spread the word! CB
haha, definitely! I posted this one and “why do you run?” on my facebook and i’ve told all my friends to find them and watch them. great work man!
this are the perfect videos to watch days before the marathon =]
I’m 19 going for 3:30 all the way [Chicago Marathon]
I know I’m getting old, but I can’t lose hope
as it seem bad that there are more years to come for my age
its also good to know t here are more years to come so I ca get better =]
19 and getting old? Don’t understand !
well I wont be in the youth division for long
this song is PERFECT for this video… all of your videos are perfect
I watch this once a week!!
ive raced joan a couple times in davenport, iowa at the Bix 7 mile race, shes getting old but shes still got it, she beat me the first time i ran it!!
music-
the killers – all these things that i’ve done
I love this vid, first off.
But second – those quotes about battling yourself, guts overshadowing fear, etc…I saw a quote today that immediately resonated and is reflected in here.
“It is ok to lose to opponent, not ok to lose to fear.” Mr. Miagi in the Karate Kid
Very Good Video…inspirational
19 is not old for the marathon. Late 20s and 30s is where you peak with the marathon.
not gonna lie do dude i love your vids
fantastic video man
We went to the same high school (Cape Elizabeth High in Maine) though she is older then me) and she use to run by my house all the time in high school, and before she graduated she was a legend.
do you have to be skinny to run a marathon? what if i don’t want to lose muscle mass?
You do not have to skinny to run a marathon but it sure helps. Look at all the elite runners not an ounce of fat on them. The top USA runner Ryan Hall 5′ 10″ and 130lbs. The general rule of thumb is the two pounds for every inch tall rule. In other words a person who is a male that is 5′ 10″ should weigh approx 140lbs give or take only three or four pounds. It only makes sense when you go 26.2 miles any extra weight just slows you down.
Sure you see 200lbs people turn in 3.30 times but can you imagine what time they would be able to turn in they were the correct weight. This two pounds for every inch rule is usaully a rule for men. Women should be a little lighter than this formula
It took supream confidence and courage to force the pace in an Olympic Marathon.
Other’s especially Paula Radcliffe paid a very high price for going off much too fast in the heat of Athens
She was easily the fastest woman in that race but had to take the lead and paid the consequences
World Titles can always be broken but you will always be Olympic Champion for that games
Joan Bennoits gamble paid off Paula should have held back and run for glory from 24miles not from the first mile
Awesome… Truly inspirational !! Great editing!!
awesome song and great video thanks!