FARMINGTON — University of Maine graduates got an emotional sendoff during Saturday’s commencement from their senior class speaker and Joan Benoit Samuelson, a hero and role model for women everywhere ...

Editor's note: Since this writing, Joan Benoit Samuelson has announced that illness will prevent her from attempting to come within 30 minutes of her American women's marathon record at this year's ...

Joan Benoit Samuelson, the first women's Olympic marathon champion, hopes the return of the Summer Games to Los Angeles in 2028 will propel a new generation of American distance runners to the podium, ...