Women in Running and Triathlon: Friday Five
Did you know that it was only in 1984 that women were allowed to run the marathon in the Olympics (won by Joan Benoit). In fact, only in the 1960 Olympics were women allowed to participate in 5 events in track and field, compared to the 16 of men. But even after that in 1961, women were banned from participating in all US road races! Surprisingly, while women weren’t allowed to run an Olympic Marathon, there was no such restriction on…