ATHLETE PROFILE: Lynn Jennings ——————————————-
When she was 18 years old she ran the Boston Marathon in 2:46:00 which would have placed her 3rd in the womens open/elite field and an age group record.
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She attended Princeton University for a brief time before, after winning multiple championships, she decided to leave to pursue a professional running career.
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She went on to win Bronze in the 1992 Olympic 10,000m final and set the American record in that same race of 31:19 that stood for 10 years. The 9 time U.S champion won 3 consecutive world cross country titles from 1990-1992 as well as 3 straight world indoor medals in the 3000m. She is arguably the most successful women’s distance runner from the United States when it comes to championships.
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