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Maureen Mancuso

May 7, 2018 in Modern Worthies

Maureen Mancuso

The Teen Who Shattered a Running Record

Without training, this 13-year-old shattered world records for running in 1967 -- unfortunately, it happened shortly after Kathrine Switzer's headline-making Boston marathon entry, and Mancuso's feat was all but forgotten.

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