Local runner turning heads and breaking records at 82
Carol Wright, who has lived in the Sandpoint area since 1988, poses with her medal after finishing first in the 80-plus women's division at the 2024 Boston Marathon.
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SANDPOINT — On Monday, April 15, Sandpoint resident Carol Wright crossed the finish line at the 2024 Boston Marathon in 5 hours and 54 minutes, winning the 80-plus women’s age division handily. At 82, she also happened to be this year’s oldest finisher, and shows no signs of slowing down any time soon.
Believe it or not, Wright’s running journey began not so long ago in 2012. Then 69 years old, Wright was on the phone with her daughter, Amy, who just got done running a 5K in Bellingham, Wash., as part of a weight-loss journey. Wright’s daughter said the following year she was going to run a half-marathon.
“If I can do it, you can do it,” Wright remembers her daughter saying.
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