It’s surprising that Elva Dryer is not better known to running
fans considering that this year she could become a three-time Olympian
— in three different events. She represented Team USA in the 5000
mete...

Linda Somers-Smith has qualified for six consecutive Olympic
Trials marathons. In 1996 she placed second, and qualified for the
Olympic Team. In Atlanta that summer, she placed 31st overall.
Somers-Smith qualified for the 2008 Olympic Trials with a ...

Who: 162 of the top female marathon runners in the U.S.

What: The 2008 U.S. Olympic team trials-women's marathon. The U.S. Olympic team in women's marathon will be decided by the race.
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Despite placing fifth in a PR of 2:30:50 at the 2004 Olympic
Trials, Magdalena Lewy-Boulet has been flying under the radar this
year. She has run just two marathons in the past four years, qualifying
in New York City in 2006 with a time of 2:42:38....

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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