She ran the Pike’s Peak Marathon 20 times, from 1975 – 1995.
Annabel Marsh was an amazing woman and an inspiration to me. She’s the oldest woman to run across the continental United States, at 61 years old. She didn’t start running until she was 47 and ran her first marathon at 48!! I was lucky to get to meet her briefly, at her talk with Caroline Merrill before the 2007 Pikes Peak Marathon. The presentation about their 1984 run from Boston to San Francisco was entertaining, energetic and motivating. Annabel died on November 26, 2008. You can read more about her life here.