Christine Kennedy is going for a world record on Sunday in Chicago.  In July she ran the Napa to Sonoma Half Marathon finishing in 1:25:10.  This photo by Catherine Cross says it all...

We asked our Best Road Races editor Dave Prokop to speak with Christine recently.  Here is the first part of that article.  Click here to read the full article: Kennedy Shoots for World Record in Chicago

Back in 1989 Christine Kennedy ran the Berlin Marathon is 2:35:05, missing the A Standard (2:35:00) to qualify for the Irish Olympic team by a mere five seconds. 

That frustration turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Because while none of her Irish distance running contemporaries who made that Olympic team, thus fulfilling their dreams, are still racing today, Christine Kennedy is not only going strong at age 57 but is truly one of the most amazing runners in the world, even if you don't take age  into consideration!

 “It was probably a good thing I didn't make that team,” Christine says, “because I don think I'd be running so seriously now if I had. When you go to the Olympics, you've met your goal as an athlete, and I don't think I've met my goal.”

This Sunday, in the Chicago Marathon, the small of stature, big of heart runner (she's only 5'1”, 98 pounds) hopes to meet one of her most important goals when she shoots for the world marathon record in the women's 55-59 age group, and she's not shy in voicing her intentions....

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