Danny hit a PR of 2:15:55 at the Twin Cities Marathon, the same course on which his mom, Bev, ran her personal best 34 years ago.
Danny Docherty was 15 years old when he watched his mom, Bev Docherty, compete in the 2004 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials. Then 45, Bev was one of thein the 2004 championship, hosted in St. Louis, Missouri, and she remains the only athlete to qualify for and complete the first six Olympic Marathon Trials for women .
While Danny was too young to fully grasp what his mom was trying to accomplish in 2004, he remembers watching her begin the race in the back of the pack and gradually work her way up.. “She was never going for the win but she was always consistent, knew what she was capable of and focused on attaining that.”
Bev finished 68th overall in 2:52:21 that year. Now 16 years later, Danny will continue the family tradition by running in the“She loved the sport and just wanted to keep pursuing it to the best of her ability,” Danny said. “I’m going into my first one. To imagine doing six—that’s incredible.”
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