A former Shocker is securing her place as one of the top female marathon runners in United States history.
Kellyn (Johnson) Taylor made history Saturday and became the seventh-fastest American woman of all-time under all conditions while winning the Grandma's Marathon, a prestigious running event in Duluth, Minn.
Taylor's time of 2 hours, 24 minutes, 28 seconds crushed the event record by more than two minutes and was more than a four-minute improvement of her own personal best.
"It was validating," Taylor told The Eagle. "We work so hard trying to prove ourselves and it doesn't always work out.