Marilyn Bevans

Marilyn Bevans
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1949-10-04) October 4, 1949 (age 75)[1]
Baltimore, MD, United States[2]
Sport
SportLong-distance running
EventMarathon
Achievements and titles
Personal bestMarathon: 2:49:56[3]

Marilyn Bevans was the first sub-three-hour, African-American female marathon runner, and the first national-class black female American marathoner.[3][4] She came in second place at the 1973 Maryland Marathon with a time of 3:31:45, and again came in second at the 1977 Boston Marathon, where she ran 2:51:12.[3][5] In 1977, she was ranked as the 10th fastest female marathoner in the world by Track & Field News.[3] Her personal best came in 1979, when she ran 2:49:56 at the 1979 Boston Marathon.[3] From 2013, her occupation included being a mid-distance and long-distance running coach at Baltimore's Perry Hall High School. She has been named All-Metro Coach of the Year twice.[3]

Bevans was inducted into the National Black Marathoners Association's Distance Runner Hall of Fame in 2013, as part of their first class of inductees.[3][4] She was also named as one of the 2014 Heroes of Running by Runner's World.[6]

She has a BS in education from Morgan State University, and MA, MS Degrees in Curriculum Development from Springfield College.[5]

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References

  1. ^ I interviewed Marilyn Bevans for and wrote the Runners World article and the National Black Marathoners Association website. She provided me with her birth certificate to support this correction.
  2. ^ I interviewed her for and wrote the Runners World article and the National Black Marathoners Association website. She provided me with her birth certificate to support this correction.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "The Pioneer: Marilyn Bevans". Runner's World & Running Times. 10 December 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Black Distance Runners Hall of Fame Inducts Inaugural Members". Runner's World & Running Times. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Marilyn Bevans – Trail Blazer". Blackmarathoners.org. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  6. ^ "2014 Heroes of Running". Runner's World & Running Times. Archived from the original on 10 October 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.