Though Lisbet Sunshine came to marathon running relatively late
in life, she's now one of the most experienced athletes in the Olympic
Trials field. The 44-year-old mother will be competing in her fourth
Olympic Trials after qualifying with a 2:44:1...

Vanessa Hunter was an NCAA Division I soccer player at the
University of Washington, then played professionally in Germany. Now
she is an Olympic Trials qualifier in the marathon.
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Lauren Matthews, the 181st and final qualifier for the
2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials-Women's Marathon, talks about going to
school in Boston, qualifying in a unique race, and getting married on
the Olympic Trials course....

Veena Reddy, now a Philadelphia-based architect, began
training seriously while at Wesleyan University. She quickly found
success in the marathon, and has been a steady sub-3:00 performer. Her
qualifying time of 2:41:30 was nearly an eight-minute PR...

Dana Coons was an ACC 10,000m champion at the University of
Virginia. Since moving up to the marathon she has posted a 2:38:18
personal best and represented the United States at the 2007 IAAF World
Championship in Osaka, Japan....

Though Maureen Ackerly did not begin running until her mid
30s, she qualified for the Olympic Trials at the age of 39, winning
this month's Napa Valley Marathon in 2:44:25.
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