Magdalena Lewy Boulet, 38, Oakland, CA

Magdalena Lewy Boulet, 38
  • Born Aug 8, 1973 in Poland; became a U.S. citizen on September 11, 2001
  • 2008 U.S. Olympian at marathon distance, had to drop out of race due to knee injury
  • Member of two bronze medal winning IAAF World Cross Country U.S. teams, 2010-11, finished in top 20 individually
  • Personal record marathon of 2:26:22 (Fortis Rotterdam Marathon 2010), 5th fastest U.S. female marathoner ever
  • 2011 New Balance Falmouth Road Race champion (36:58); only the second U.S. woman to win the storied race in the last 17 years
  • Won Wharf to Wharf 6 Mile (30:49) in July 2011
  • Led USA finishers at 100th Zazzle Bay to Breakers (2011), sixth woman overall, 41:26
  • 2008 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials runner-up in Boston
  • Two-time USA road champion - half-marathon (2009) and 20K (2010)
  • 10th in 2012 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials, 2:33:42
  • Won 2002 San Francisco Marathon
  • Graduate of UC Berkeley, works as assistant coach for Cal distance runners
  • Founder and member of Bay Area Track Club; sponsored by Saucony
  • Married to former 3:53 miler Richie Boulet, mother to six-year-old son Owen

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