What It Feels Like to Qualify for Olympic Trials at Your First Marathon

Kimberly Maloney was never going to run a marathon. The 2012 Clemson graduate had always favored shorter distances like 10Ks and half marathons. “I never wanted to do a marathon because it’s a distance you have to really want to do, and I just don’t have that fire right now,” said Maloney, 30, recently married […]

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source https://www.womensrunning.com/culture/olympic-trials-qualifier-kimberly-maloney/

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