37 | Krystine Beneke

Starting Line 1928 · Oct 12, 2023 · 59m

Krystine Beneke started her athletic career at a very young age, dancing for the Houston Ballet

Academy in Houston. Simultaneously, she began running with her father through their neighborhood. Eventually, Krystine began competing in middle-school and high-school track events. In middle school, she competed in 400s and hurdles. In high school, she enjoyed a variety of distances and events from 300 hurdles to 4 x 4 to two milers. After college, she began a career in banking—and started to focus on longer-distance races, starting with a New York Road Runners 15K that she ran with a friend. She…