1958 - Present. Freeport native, Joan Benoit Samuelson made history at the 1984
Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles as she raced to the gold medal in the inaugural
women's marathon event. She has also won prestigious events such as the Boston
Marathon and the Chicago Marathon and set the second fastest time ever posted by a
woman in a marathon. Joan is currently working to establish a nationally prominent road
race in Maine.
