Few athletes are known simply by their first name. But to the running world, Olympic gold medalist at the 1984 Olympic Games, Joan Benoit Samuelson joanbenoitsamuelson, is just “Joanie.” Forty years later, we talked with Joanie and four of the thousands of professional runners who crossed the finish line at the 2024 TD Beach to Beacon 10k tdbeach2beacon about the progress that has been made since that August day in 1984, and where progress is still needed. Follow the link in bio for the full story. 📝VIS Creator emma_young.21 #MoreVIS #VISibility #womensrunning #marathon #JoanBenoitSamuelson #Joanie #TDBeachtoBeacon10k #OlympicChampion #womeninsport #voiceinsport 📸 Kevin Morris and Manny Millan