I was at mile 18, and it was starting to hurt. “It was Joan Benoit Samuelson! She wanted to talk to me and maybe take a picture with me. Joanie Crushes Goal With 3:04 Boston Marathon.Joan Benoit Samuelson’s 1984 Olympic Marathon Win.Sahlman’s mother had even made her a custom Chicago Marathon bib, featuring a picture of her brother and his birthday, 9377, as her race number. I felt the marathon would help, too.”Īfter spending the summer training for the distance, Sahlman built a route from her home to Brunswick, Maine, and set off on October 10 to complete her first 26.2. It helped me through the grieving process.
“I never really considered myself a runner, but it became my therapy after he died. He did a half marathon, and his first year in the city, he said he wanted to do the Chicago Marathon, but he never got to,” Sahlman told Runner’s World. It was his love for that city that inspired her to sign up for the race. Sahlman ran the marathon in honor of her brother, Karl Johnson, who died suddenly in August 2019 at the age of 41, while coming home from work in Chicago. All Rights Reserved.Play icon The triangle icon that indicates to playĪnd while running that virtual race, she got an unexpected visit from a previous Chicago Marathon champion. 9, the day after the International Chicago 5K. The origins of the International Chicago 5K came from a desire to celebrate Chicago's "international zest and the allure of running in a world-class city."
It is an honor to welcome them back to Chicago to celebrate our city's cultural diversity with the International Chicago 5K." "I watched all of these athletes run bravely and become champions on our city streets. "Steve, Joan, Constantina and Deena are global running icons who have inspired a generation of runners," Bank of American Chicago Marathon executive race director Carey Pinkowski said. Steve Jones, Joan Benoit Samuelson, Constantina Dita and Deena Kastor will all be part of the weekend's festivities. (CBS) Four past Bank of America Chicago Marathon champions will be part of the festivities of race weekend at the inaugural International Chicago 5K on Oct.
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