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Discussion: Sara Mae Berman and the Boston Marathon

in: Orienteering; General

Apr 16, 2022 12:34 PM #

It's the 50th anniversary of the first official women's race at the Boston Marathon (which takes place on Monday), and there's a recent news article about Sara Mae, and their history.

Apr 16, 2022 1:09 PM #

peggyd:

Great article. The Bermans, especially Sara Mae, are inspirations.

Apr 16, 2022 3:02 PM #

barb:

Apr 18, 2022 12:00 AM #

eddie:

NPR picked this up today. It's on the top page of npr.org right now - at least on my feed.

Apr 18, 2022 2:20 AM #

EricW:

Very nice!

Apr 18, 2022 10:15 AM #

GuyO:

A truly illuminating article by Sara Mae!

Best wishes to all running today!

Apr 18, 2022 2:24 PM #

mikeminium:

great article.

Apr 18, 2022 7:14 PM #

EricW:

Orienteers, this year?

Apr 18, 2022 7:26 PM #

cmorse:

I believe the Brautigams are running.

Apr 18, 2022 7:53 PM #

Cristina:

Looks like Ari-O ran just over 3 hours.

Apr 18, 2022 8:16 PM #

walk:

Pavlina did 4:59.

Apr 18, 2022 8:39 PM #

jjcote:

Ernst Linder 3:28:13, Alan Young 3:57:30

Apr 18, 2022 8:43 PM #

jjcote:

Unrelated to marathoning, Ari-O also submitted the puzzle that was used as the qualifier for NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday puzzle segment last week (the person who answered it and had her name selected got to play the puzzle on the air yesterday morning).

Apr 20, 2022 5:10 AM #

kwilliams:

She is a rock star, and Larry incredibly insightful. Love them both.

Apr 20, 2022 9:02 PM #

bmoore:

"The Boston Marathon Podcast" season 1 episode 3 from March 26 2018, is titled "Sara Mae Berman and Eight Decades of Trailblazing". 52 minutes. Available in your podcast app or here.

Apr 22, 2022 2:09 AM #

Ari-o:

I did indeed! I was closer to 3:00 than any year other than 2015.

Took a photo at the expo with SMB …

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