Masters Marathoner Is 58 Years Old and Running Her Fastest Times Yet

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She averaged a 6:40/mile pace at the Trials of Miles half marathon. Is a sub-3:00 marathon next?

But in her teen years, Knight Pech rebelled against the family devotion to athletics. “I sort of went the other way,” she said, “set myself up to fail, quit, whatever, because I couldn’t see my way to being my brother or sister, who were just larger than life.”

) in 3:58—and she quickly improved from there. In 2011, she ran Boston in 3:26. By 2012, she decided to leave her work in fashion, where she had a 28-year career, and dedicate herself to her family and see how much she could improve her running. cross-country season starts, and in the late winter to get them ready for outdoor track. Her aim, she says, is to hand them back to their high school coaches fitter and stronger than they were for the upcoming season.

 

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What a rad story. Rebelled against her elite athletic family but ultimately came back into the fold and is kicking butt.

Go Heather! I love seeing us super master women kicking butt.

I wrote about this phenomenon in washingtonpost in 2017.

I get slower every year..... how she do that?

Amazing

wow!!!

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