28 | Amy Begley
Amy Begley started running at age 10, and nearly immediately set a goal of reaching the Olympics. After 20 years of hard work, she succeeded, coming in third in the 10,000 meters in the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials to earn a spot in Beijing. Several years later, she was transitioning away from her full-time running career at the same time the Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) was embarking on a project to preserve the history of women's running. Amy signed on and got to work tracking down some of the sport's most prominent female pioneers, reaching out to Track & Field historians, clubs, and…
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