U.S.A. 2012 Women's Marathon Qualifiers, courtesy of Jim Estes, USATF/ note by Larry Eder

Magdelena Lewy Boulet, running 2:26:22
at Fortis Rotterdam Marathon, April 11, 2010,
photo by PhotoRun.net.

Zoila Gomez, 2:33:54, April 11, 2010,
Fortis Rotterdam, photo by PhotoRun.net.

Some strong running on the American women’s side as well! Magdelena Lewy Boulet,
Zoila Gomez and Page Higgins lead the newest additions on the 2012 U.S.A. Olympic
marathon lists! Special thanks to Jim Estes, USATF.

Paige Higgins, 2;36:00, 13th place, first American women,
2010 BAA Boston Marathon, photo by PhotoRun.net

(2:39:00 = “A” Standard; 2:46:00 = “B” Standard)
Rk    Time    Name    Std    Race    Date    Location
1    2:26:22    Magdalena Lewy Boulet (CA)    A    Fortis Marathon Rotterdam    4/11/10    Rotterdam NED
2    2:31:49    Ilsa Paulson (NY)    A    2009 USA Marathon Championships    10/4/09    Minneapolis MN USA
3    2:32:37    Colleen De Reuck CO)    A    2009 USA Marathon Championships    10/4/09    Minneapolis MN USA
4    2:33:22    Paige Higgins (AZ)    A    Chevron Houston Marathon    1/17/10    Houston TX USA
5    2:33:54    Zoila Gomez (AZ)    A    Fortis Marathon Rotterdam    4/11/10    Rotterdam NED
6    2:35:06    Kristen Nicolini (MN)    A    2009 USA Marathon Championships    10/4/09    Minneapolis MN USA
7    2:35:09    Nicole Blaesser (WA)    A    2009 USA Marathon Championships    10/4/09    Minneapolis MN USA
8    2:35:49    Sally Meyerhoff (OR)    A    2009 USA Marathon Championships    10/4/09    Minneapolis MN USA
9    2:36:00    Paige Higgins (AZ)    A    114th B.A.A. Boston Marathon    4/19/10    Boston MA USA
10    2:36:33    Linda Somers Smith (CA)    A    Honda LA Marathon    3/21/10    Los Angeles CA USA
11    2:36:44    Robyn Friedman (IA)    A    2009 USA Marathon Championships    10/4/09    Minneapolis MN USA
12    2:37:14    Alvina Begay (AZ)    A    P.F. Chang’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Arizona Marathon    1/17/10    Phoenix AZ USA
13    2:37:24    Sheri Piers (ME)    A    2009 USA Marathon Championships    10/4/09    Minneapolis MN USA
14    2:37:44    Andrea Pomaranski (MI)    A    P.F. Chang’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Arizona Marathon    1/17/10    Phoenix AZ USA
15    2:38:12    Mary Akor (CA)    A    114th B.A.A. Boston Marathon    4/19/10    Boston MA USA
16    2:38:23    Camille Herron (IN)    A    2009 USA Marathon Championships    10/4/09    Minneapolis MN USA

2:38:43    Mary Akor (CA)(2)    A    26.2 for Donna, National
Marathon to Fight Breast Cancer    2/21/10    Jacksonville FL USA
   2:38:51    Mary Akor (CA)(3)    A    2009 USA Marathon Championships    10/4/09    Minneapolis MN USA
17    2:38:58    Wendi Ray (WI)    A    2009 USA Marathon Championships    10/4/09    Minneapolis MN USA
18    2:39:02    Jennifer Houck (MN)    B    114th B.A.A. Boston Marathon    4/19/10    Boston MA USA
19    2:39:14    Heidi Westover (NH)    B    114th B.A.A. Boston Marathon    4/19/10    Boston MA USA
20    2:39:47    Esther Erb (MA)    B    MaratÃ³n Ciudad de Sevilla    2/14/10    Sevilla ESP
21    2:40:06    Chris Lundy (CA)    B    2009 USA Marathon Championships    10/4/09    Minneapolis MN USA
22    2:40:07    Brooke Wells (CA)    B    2009 USA Marathon Championships    10/4/09    Minneapolis MN USA
23    2:40:07    Loretta Kilmer (NY)    B    114th B.A.A. Boston Marathon    4/19/10    Boston MA USA
24    2:40:16    Catherine Mullen (NY)    B    114th B.A.A. Boston Marathon    4/19/10    Boston MA USA
25    2:40:17    Becki Ordway (OH)    B    2009 USA Marathon Championships    10/4/09    Minneapolis MN USA
26    2:40:22    Tamara Karrh (GA)    B    2009 USA Marathon Championships    10/4/09    Minneapolis MN USA
27    2:40:36    Shannon McHale (CT)    B    2009 USA Marathon Championships    10/4/09    Minneapolis MN USA
28    2:40:38    Kristin Barry (ME)    B    P.F. Chang’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Arizona Marathon    1/17/10    Phoenix AZ USA
   2:40:46    Sheri Piers (ME)(2)    B    114th B.A.A. Boston Marathon    4/19/10    Boston MA USA
29    2:40:55    Erin Moeller (IA)    B    Chevron Houston Marathon    1/17/10    Houston TX USA
30    2:41:17    Veena Reddy (VA)    B    P.F. Chang’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Arizona Marathon    1/17/10    Phoenix AZ USA
31    2:41:29    Kara Storage (OH)    B    2009 USA Marathon Championships    10/4/09    Minneapolis MN USA
   2:41:30    Andrea Pomaranski (MI)(2)    B    2009 USA Marathon Championships    10/4/09    Minneapolis MN USA
33    2:41:55    Melisa Christian (TX)    B    2009 USA Marathon Championships    10/4/09    Minneapolis MN USA
34    2:41:57    Kim Duclos (MA)    B    Honda LA Marathon    3/21/10    Los Angeles CA USA
   2:42:06    Veena Reddy-Borghuis (VA)(2)    B    2009 USA Marathon Championships    10/4/09    Minneapolis MN USA
   2:42:22    Sheri Piers (ME)(3)    B    P.F. Chang’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Arizona Marathon    1/17/10    Phoenix AZ USA
35    2:42:38    Michelle Frey (MN)    B    114th B.A.A. Boston Marathon    4/19/10    Boston MA USA
   2:42:54    Michelle Frey (MN)(2)    B    2009 USA Marathon Championships    10/4/09    Minneapolis MN USA
36    2:42:55    Jenna Boren (MN)    B    Chevron Houston Marathon    1/17/10    Houston TX USA
37    2:43:18    Susannah Beck (ME)    B    2009 USA Marathon Championships    10/4/09    Minneapolis MN USA
38    2:43:46    Melissa Rittenhouse (VA)    B    Chevron Houston Marathon    1/17/10    Houston TX USA
39    2:43:58    Heather Cappello (MA)    B    2009 USA Marathon Championships    10/4/09    Minneapolis MN USA
   2:44:01    Melisa Christian (TX)(2)    B    114th B.A.A. Boston Marathon    4/19/10    Boston MA USA
40    2:44:13    Vanessa Hunter (WA)    B    2009 USA Marathon Championships    10/4/09    Minneapolis MN USA
41    2:44:16    Laurel Burdick (NY)    B    114th B.A.A. Boston Marathon    4/19/10    Boston MA USA
42    2:44:17    Anne Bersagel (CA)    B    2009 USA Marathon Championships    10/4/09    Minneapolis MN USA
43
   2:44:33    Caroline Bierbaum Lefrak (NY)    B    26.2 for Donna,
National Marathon to Fight Breast Cancer    2/21/10    Jacksonville
FL USA
   2:44:40    Mary Akor (CA)(4)    B    Snickers Marathon Energy Bar Marathon    3/6/10    Albany GA USA
44    2:44:44    Kelly Chin (NY)    B    Chevron Houston Marathon    1/17/10    Houston TX USA
45    2:44:56    Michele Suszek (CO)    B    P.F. Chang’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Arizona Marathon    1/17/10    Phoenix AZ USA
46    2:45:00    Mary Coordt (CA)    B    2009 USA Marathon Championships    10/4/09    Minneapolis MN USA
47    2:45:11    Lisbet Sunshine (CA)    B    2009 USA Marathon Championships    10/4/09    Minneapolis MN USA
48    2:45:12    Lavenna Mullenbach (CO)    B    2009 USA Marathon Championships    10/4/09    Minneapolis MN USA
49    2:45:19    Cheryl Smith (CA)    B    Honda LA Marathon    3/21/10    Los Angeles CA USA
50    2:45:20    Jeanne Cooper (CO)    B    114th B.A.A. Boston Marathon    4/19/10    Boston MA USA
51    2:45:23    Caroline White (CO)    B    2009 USA Marathon Championships    10/4/09    Minneapolis MN USA
52    2:45:36    Brett Ely (MA)    B    ING Miami Marathon    1/31/10    Miami FL USA
53    2:45:37    Megan Lund (CO)    B    2009 USA Marathon Championships    10/4/09    Minneapolis MN USA
54    2:45:37    Cassandra Bando (AZ)    B    P.F. Chang’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Arizona Marathon    1/17/10    Phoenix AZ USA
55    2:45:51    Heidi Peoples (PA)    B    114th B.A.A. Boston Marathon    4/19/10    Boston MA USA
56    2:46:01    Sarah Flament (OH)*    B    2009 USA Marathon Championships    10/4/09    Minneapolis MN USA

* Admitted on appeal :
In
extremely close cases for qualifying for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team
Trials – Women’s Marathon, consideration will be given to tag/chip
times which are at or below the qualifying standard. In addition, any
supporting evidence will be considered by WLDR Executive Committee in
close qualifying performances.

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Larry Eder
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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