Marilyn Bevans Explained

Marilyn Bevans
Sport:Long-distance running
Event:Marathon
Nationality:American
Birth Date:4 October 1949[1]
Birth Place:Baltimore, MD, United States[2]
Pb:Marathon

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]

Notes and 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. Web site: The Pioneer: Marilyn Bevans. 10 December 2013. Runner's World & Running Times. 15 November 2014.
  4. Web site: Black Distance Runners Hall of Fame Inducts Inaugural Members. 18 November 2013. Runner's World & Running Times. 15 November 2014.
  5. Web site: Marilyn Bevans – Trail Blazer. Blackmarathoners.org. 15 November 2014.
  6. Web site: 2014 Heroes of Running . Runner's World & Running Times . 15 November 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141010033722/http://www.runnersworld.com/heroes-of-running-2014 . 10 October 2014 .