ran past the USC locker room and onto the stadium's red synthetic track for the final 400 meters of the 1984 Olympic marathon, her focus wasn't only on finishing, but on finishing strong.

With determination and skill, she aims to surpass records set during the 1984 Los Angeles Games, where the first women’s Olympic marathon took place. For the first time in its extensive history ...

As Joan Benoit Samuelson negotiated the hairpin turn into the Coliseum tunnel, ran past the USC locker room and onto the stadium’s red synthetic track for the final 400 meters of the 1984 Olympic ...