Strategies and Workouts that help Olympic Marathoners Power to Success

On paper, the US Women’s Olympic Marathon Trials looked like a race for second and third. Deena Kastor, 2004 Olympic bronze medalist, had a PB almost 10 minutes faster than the pack. But the race was full of drama. And the women who won tickets to Beijing – Kastor, Magdalena Lewy Boulet, and Blake Russell – showed that having a race plan and sticking to it is key to coming out on top.