Magdalena Lewy-Boulet | |
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_(11295904224).jpg) Magdalena Boulet in 2013 | |
| Born | (1973-08-01)August 1, 1973 (age 52) |
| Occupation | runner |
| Years active | 2002 - present |
| Website | Official website |
Magdalena Lewy-Boulet (néeLewy; born August 1, 1973), commonly known as eitherMagdalena orMagda Boulet, is an American runner fromOakland, California. Born inJastrzębie-Zdrój,Poland,[1] Lewy-Boulet became aU.S. citizen on September 11, 2001.[2]
Lewy Boulet finished second at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Women'sMarathon, held on April 20, 2008, inBoston, 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 winnerDeena Kastor. During thewomen's marathon at the 2008 Summer Olympics, a lingering knee injury forced Lewy Boulet to drop out 20 kilometres into the race.[3]
In theIAAF World Cross Country championships, she has earned twobronze 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 2002San Francisco Marathon,[4] and finished sixth overall and first among American women at the 2009New York City Marathon.[5] She finished second at the 2010Rotterdam Marathon, in a personal best time of 2:26:22.[6] At the2010 Chicago Marathon, she finished 7th in a time of 2:28:44. In other road racing performances, she was the top American finisher at theNYRR 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 theNew Haven Road Race in a time of 1:07:41, some 45 seconds ahead of runner-upStephanie 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]
Lewy-Boulet is sponsored byCORE Foods,[11]Hoka One One, andGU Energy Gel.[12] She was assistant track & field coach atUniversity of California - Berkeley, working underTony Sandoval through 2009-2010[13] school year.[14] She is married to Richie Boulet, four-timeAll-American runner for theCalifornia Golden Bears track and field program.[15]
Lewy-Boulet was coached byJack Daniels during her early career, before turning to ultrarunning.[16][17]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing the United States | ||||
| 2002 | San Francisco Marathon | San Francisco, United States | 1st | 2:50:11 |
| 2002 | Pittsburgh Marathon | Pittsburgh, United States | 1st | 2:36:48 |
| 2003 | Pittsburgh Marathon | Pittsburgh, United States | 2nd | 2:31:38 |
| 2006 | Orange County Marathon | Newport Beach, United States | 1st | 2:50:41 |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing,PR China | — | DNF |
| 2015 | Western States 100 | Squaw Valley Ski Resort,California | 1st | 19:05:21 |
| 2016 | Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc | France,Italy andSwitzerland | 5th | 28:18:05 |
| 2017 | Western States 100 | Squaw Valley Ski Resort,California | 2nd | 19:49:15 |
| 2018 | Marathon des Sables | Morocco | 1st | 25:11:19 |
| 2019 | The 9 Dragons Ultra | New Territories,Hong Kong | 1st | 22:18:04[18] |
| 2019 | Leadville Trail 100 | Leadville, Colorado,United States | 1st | 20:18:07 |
