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Published: April 27, 2009
Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon Notebook
Olympian wins half marathon The winner of the women’s half marathon was more than just a familiar name, she’s one of the most well-known women’s distance runners in history. And, aside from the new title she won Sunday at the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon, she also has an Olympic gold medal.

Joan Benoit Samuelson cruised to a dominating victory in the half, posting a time of 1:21:27 and bein...

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