She averaged 8:08 per mile pace—and feels like she finally mastered the tricks of the tough course.
Jeannie Rice first became a household name in the running community after the 2018 Chicago Marathon. At the time, she was 70, andOn April 17, Rice, a few days after her 75th birthday, ran 3:33:15 at thefrom her Boston hotel after the race and said she was pleased with the result, her best time at Boston after six previous attempts.A friend of hers gave her a tip to hold back a little on the“I love downhills,” she said. “I always go fast. And I always have a problem later on, like muscle cramps.
This year, she put the brakes on. Instead of doing 7:20 pace, she ran 7:50s down the hills. It paid off.. Now, she’ll head home to Mentor, Ohio, where she spends the half of the year. Rice pointed out that she ran the Tokyo Marathon just six weeks ago. She finished that race in 3:31:22. But she was still 74 at the time.
Her Boston time improves the existing record for her 75–79 age group, which is 3:38:56, run by Vera Nystad of Norway at Berlin in 2022. But it’s not certain Rice’s record will count, because the Boston course is not record-eligible., that point is irrelevant. “Boston is tougher than anywhere else,” she said.
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