American runner
Magdalena Lewy-Boulet
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/2013_Cranmore_Hill_Climb_%289_of_927%29_%2811295904224%29.jpg/220px-2013_Cranmore_Hill_Climb_%289_of_927%29_%2811295904224%29.jpg) Magdalena Boulet in 2013
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Born
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1973-08-01
)
August 1, 1973
(age 50)
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Occupation
| runner
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Years active
| 2002 - present
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Website
| Official website
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Magdalena Lewy-Boulet
(nee
Lewy;
born August 1, 1973), commonly known as either
Magdalena
or
Magda Boulet
, is an American runner from
Oakland, California
. Born in
Jastrz?bie-Zdroj
,
Poland
,
[1]
Lewy-Boulet became a
U.S. citizen
on September 11, 2001.
[2]
Sport career
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Lewy Boulet finished second at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Women's
Marathon
, held on April 20, 2008, in
Boston, Massachusetts
, in a then personal-best time of 2:30:19. She led the race for the first 24 miles before being overtaken by eventual winner
Deena Kastor
. During the
women's marathon at the 2008 Summer Olympics
, a lingering knee injury forced Lewy Boulet to drop out 20 kilometres into the race.
[3]
In the
IAAF World Cross Country championships
, she has earned two
bronze medals
representing the USA in the team competition, in 2010 and 2011. Individually, she finished 20th in the 2010 race and 18th in the 2011 race.
She has also won the 2002
San Francisco Marathon
,
[4]
and finished sixth overall and first among American women at the 2009
New York City Marathon
.
[5]
She finished second at the 2010
Rotterdam Marathon
, in a personal best time of 2:26:22.
[6]
At the
2010 Chicago Marathon
, she finished 7th in a time of 2:28:44. In other road racing performances, she was the top American finisher at the
NYRR New York Mini 10K
, but her time of 33:25 was only enough for eleventh overall.
[7]
In September, she won the 20K national title at the
New Haven Road Race
in a time of 1:07:41, some 45 seconds ahead of runner-up
Stephanie Rothstein
.
[8]
She won the Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run in 2015, her debut 100-mile race, in a time of 19:05:21.
[9]
In 2019, she won the Leadville 100-mile race, in a time of 20:18:07.
[10]
Personal life and coaching
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Lewy-Boulet is sponsored by
CORE Foods
,
[11]
Hoka One One
, and
GU Energy Gel
.
[12]
She was assistant track & field coach at
University of California
- Berkeley, working under
Tony Sandoval
through 2009-2010
[13]
school year.
[14]
She is married to Richie Boulet.
Lewy-Boulet is currently coached by
Jack Daniels
.
[15]
Achievements
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- All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise
Year
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Competition
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Venue
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Position
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Notes
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Representing the
United States
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2002
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San Francisco Marathon
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San Francisco, United States
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1st
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2:50:11
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2002
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Pittsburgh Marathon
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Pittsburgh, United States
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1st
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2:36:48
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2003
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Pittsburgh Marathon
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Pittsburgh, United States
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2nd
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2:31:38
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2006
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Orange County Marathon
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Newport Beach, United States
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1st
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2:50:41
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2008
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Olympic Games
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Beijing
,
PR China
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—
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DNF
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2015
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Western States 100
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Squaw Valley Ski Resort
,
California
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1st
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19:05:21
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2016
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Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc
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France
,
Italy
and
Switzerland
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5th
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28:18:05
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2017
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Western States 100
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Squaw Valley Ski Resort
,
California
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2nd
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19:49:15
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2018
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Marathon des Sables
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Morocco
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1st
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25:11:19
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2019
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The 9 Dragons Ultra
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New Territories
,
Hong Kong
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1st
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22:18:04
[16]
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2019
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Leadville Trail 100
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Leadville, Colorado
,
United States
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1st
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20:18:07
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Personal records
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- 100 miles - 19:05:21 (Western States 100 2015)
- Marathon - 2:26:22 (
Rotterdam
NED 2010)
- Half Marathon - 1:11:46 (
San Jose
CA USA 2009)
- 10,000 metres - 31:48.58 (
Eugene
OR USA 2011)
- 5,000 metres - 15:14.25 (
Stockholm
SWE 2011)
References
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External links
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Qualification
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Men's track
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Men's
field athletes
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Women's track
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Women's
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