A Long Time Coming: Running through the women's marathon revolution
Jacqueline Hansen was the first woman to break 2:45 in the marathon (in 1974), then the first to run sub-2:40 (in 1975), as well as a Boston Marathon winner (in 1973). Her efforts with the International Runners Committee helped win a spot for this event, and other long-distance races, in the Olympic Games. She now “teaches teachers” at Loyola Marymount University and “coaches coaches” through the LA84 Foundation.