{"id":216,"date":"2025-04-08T02:10:53","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T02:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ascjcapstone.com\/spring-2025\/cnshook\/?p=216"},"modified":"2025-04-08T02:21:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T02:21:09","slug":"a-brief-history-of-women-running","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ascjcapstone.com\/spring-2025\/cnshook\/index.php\/2025\/04\/08\/a-brief-history-of-women-running\/","title":{"rendered":"A Brief History of Women Running"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"align wp-block-tlgb-b-timeline-block\" id='BTimelineBlock-1'\r\n  data-attributes='{&quot;timelines&quot;:[],&quot;barBackground&quot;:&quot;rgba(64, 100, 149, 1)&quot;,&quot;itemBg&quot;:&quot;rgba(186, 226, 251, 1)&quot;,&quot;itemBorder&quot;:{&quot;width&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;color&quot;:&quot;rgba(47, 104, 135, 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235, 195, 1)&quot;,&quot;style&quot;:&quot;inset&quot;},&quot;iconBorderHover&quot;:&quot;1px solid #efefef&quot;},&quot;demoTiny&quot;:[&quot;Hello World&quot;,&quot;Tanin World&quot;,&quot;Shamim World&quot;]}'><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block Cool-Content-Timeline\"><div class=\"cool-timeline-block-b9c5e612-acae-4615-a502-f7b65d38d73c\"><style>.cool-timeline-block-b9c5e612-acae-4615-a502-f7b65d38d73c .cool-vertical-timeline-body{--ctlb-content-alignment: center;--ctlb-icon-color: #000000;--ctlb-line-color: #000000;}<\/style><div class=\"cool-vertical-timeline-body ctlb-wrapper both-sided left\"><div class=\"cool-timeline-block-list\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>1896<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large ctlb-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"573\" src=\"https:\/\/ascjcapstone.com\/spring-2025\/cnshook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screen-Shot-2025-04-07-at-6.47.24-PM-1024x573.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-218\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ascjcapstone.com\/spring-2025\/cnshook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screen-Shot-2025-04-07-at-6.47.24-PM-1024x573.png 1024w, https:\/\/ascjcapstone.com\/spring-2025\/cnshook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screen-Shot-2025-04-07-at-6.47.24-PM-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/ascjcapstone.com\/spring-2025\/cnshook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screen-Shot-2025-04-07-at-6.47.24-PM-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/ascjcapstone.com\/spring-2025\/cnshook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screen-Shot-2025-04-07-at-6.47.24-PM.png 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">First Woman Runs Olympic Marathon<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">First modern Olympic games, Stamata Revithi runs the marathon \u2014 the day after the men.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>1922<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large ctlb-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"647\" src=\"https:\/\/ascjcapstone.com\/spring-2025\/cnshook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screen-Shot-2025-04-07-at-6.49.48-PM-1024x647.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-219\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ascjcapstone.com\/spring-2025\/cnshook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screen-Shot-2025-04-07-at-6.49.48-PM-1024x647.png 1024w, https:\/\/ascjcapstone.com\/spring-2025\/cnshook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screen-Shot-2025-04-07-at-6.49.48-PM-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/ascjcapstone.com\/spring-2025\/cnshook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screen-Shot-2025-04-07-at-6.49.48-PM-768x485.png 768w, https:\/\/ascjcapstone.com\/spring-2025\/cnshook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screen-Shot-2025-04-07-at-6.49.48-PM-1536x970.png 1536w, https:\/\/ascjcapstone.com\/spring-2025\/cnshook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screen-Shot-2025-04-07-at-6.49.48-PM.png 1900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">The First Women\u2019s Olympic Games<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">The First Women\u2019s Olympic Games, organized by Alice Milliat, garners 20,000 spectators.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>1928<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full ctlb-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"516\" height=\"246\" src=\"https:\/\/ascjcapstone.com\/spring-2025\/cnshook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screen-Shot-2025-04-07-at-6.51.20-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-220\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ascjcapstone.com\/spring-2025\/cnshook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screen-Shot-2025-04-07-at-6.51.20-PM.png 516w, https:\/\/ascjcapstone.com\/spring-2025\/cnshook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screen-Shot-2025-04-07-at-6.51.20-PM-300x143.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 516px) 100vw, 516px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Women Race Lengths Restricted<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">The myth that all the competitors in the 800-meter women\u2019s Olympic race collapsed means women won\u2019t run longer than 100 meters officially for decades.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>1948<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full ctlb-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"370\" height=\"306\" src=\"https:\/\/ascjcapstone.com\/spring-2025\/cnshook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screen-Shot-2025-04-07-at-6.55.03-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-222\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ascjcapstone.com\/spring-2025\/cnshook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screen-Shot-2025-04-07-at-6.55.03-PM.png 370w, https:\/\/ascjcapstone.com\/spring-2025\/cnshook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screen-Shot-2025-04-07-at-6.55.03-PM-300x248.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">First Black Woman to Win an Olympic Medal<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Audrey &#8220;Mickey&#8221; Patterson was the first Black woman to win an olympic medal; she won bronze in the 200-meter dash.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>1954<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full ctlb-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"804\" height=\"568\" src=\"https:\/\/ascjcapstone.com\/spring-2025\/cnshook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screen-Shot-2025-04-07-at-6.57.13-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-223\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ascjcapstone.com\/spring-2025\/cnshook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screen-Shot-2025-04-07-at-6.57.13-PM.png 804w, https:\/\/ascjcapstone.com\/spring-2025\/cnshook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screen-Shot-2025-04-07-at-6.57.13-PM-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/ascjcapstone.com\/spring-2025\/cnshook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screen-Shot-2025-04-07-at-6.57.13-PM-768x543.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">First Woman to Run a Sub 5 Minute Mile<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Diane Leather runs the first women\u2019s sub-5:00 mile, the same year that Roger Bannister breaks the 4:00 minute mile for the first time.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>1966<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full ctlb-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"616\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/ascjcapstone.com\/spring-2025\/cnshook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screen-Shot-2025-04-07-at-6.59.11-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-224\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ascjcapstone.com\/spring-2025\/cnshook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screen-Shot-2025-04-07-at-6.59.11-PM.png 616w, https:\/\/ascjcapstone.com\/spring-2025\/cnshook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screen-Shot-2025-04-07-at-6.59.11-PM-300x253.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">First Woman to Run the Boston Marathon<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Bobbi Gibb becomes the first woman to run the Boston Marathon when she defies the all-men rule and sneaks into the race.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>1967<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large ctlb-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"832\" src=\"https:\/\/ascjcapstone.com\/spring-2025\/cnshook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screen-Shot-2025-04-07-at-5.51.39-PM-1024x832.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-203\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ascjcapstone.com\/spring-2025\/cnshook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screen-Shot-2025-04-07-at-5.51.39-PM-1024x832.png 1024w, https:\/\/ascjcapstone.com\/spring-2025\/cnshook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screen-Shot-2025-04-07-at-5.51.39-PM-300x244.png 300w, https:\/\/ascjcapstone.com\/spring-2025\/cnshook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screen-Shot-2025-04-07-at-5.51.39-PM-768x624.png 768w, https:\/\/ascjcapstone.com\/spring-2025\/cnshook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screen-Shot-2025-04-07-at-5.51.39-PM.png 1192w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">First Officially Registered Woman to Run the Boston Marathon<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Katherine Switzer becomes the first woman to officially run the Boston Marathon under the registered name K.V. Switzer to avoid gender discrimination.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>1981<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full ctlb-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"766\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/ascjcapstone.com\/spring-2025\/cnshook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screen-Shot-2025-04-07-at-7.02.37-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-226\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ascjcapstone.com\/spring-2025\/cnshook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screen-Shot-2025-04-07-at-7.02.37-PM.png 766w, https:\/\/ascjcapstone.com\/spring-2025\/cnshook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screen-Shot-2025-04-07-at-7.02.37-PM-300x204.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Women&#8217;s Marathon Included in the Olympics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">The International Olympic Committee voted to include the women&#8217;s marathon in the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>1984<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full ctlb-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"902\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/ascjcapstone.com\/spring-2025\/cnshook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screen-Shot-2025-04-07-at-7.02.17-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-225\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ascjcapstone.com\/spring-2025\/cnshook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screen-Shot-2025-04-07-at-7.02.17-PM.png 902w, https:\/\/ascjcapstone.com\/spring-2025\/cnshook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screen-Shot-2025-04-07-at-7.02.17-PM-300x269.png 300w, https:\/\/ascjcapstone.com\/spring-2025\/cnshook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screen-Shot-2025-04-07-at-7.02.17-PM-768x690.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">First Woman to Win Gold Medal for Olympic Woman&#8217;s Marathon<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Joan Benoit Samuelson wins the first ever Olympic Gold medal in the Women\u2019s Marathon in Los 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