Running singlet won by Joan Benoit Samuelson (b.1957.) One of America's greatest marathoners, Benoit Samuelson has won the Boston Marathon twice. Her gold medal run at the 1984 Olympics remains the event's fastest time set by a woman.
The singlet comes from the 1980 Cascade Run Off, held in Portland Oregon. The event is historically significant, as that year the Run Off became the first road race in the United States to offer prize money, challenging traditional notions of amateurism.
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