Caroline Williams’s legs buckled as she crossed the finish line. Chip timing saved the day.
And at first, all was going well. Kellner hit halfway in 1:18:00, Williams in 1:18:06. Kellner felt great, gradually sped up the second half, and ran 2:35:20, a PR of more than 5 minutes.The last 6 miles turned into a struggle, although she maintained her pace for 25 miles, and she still had a 50-second buffer with a mile to go.
Kellner waited. And waited. “Where the heck is Caroline?” she thought to herself. Finally she saw her friend make the final turn.Williams crossed the first timing mat, and her legs gave way. She fell onto the second timing mat. Above her, the clock read 2:37:01. A minute later, they heard the PA announcer update the assembled crowd: Williams’s chip time was 2:36:57. She was in. It was also a 5-minute PR for her.
She ran her first marathon in 2018, with an eye on making the 2020 trials. The time to beat was 2:45. Williams ran 2:45:28 at Grandma’s Marathon, missing by essentially a second per mile. Again, injuries and illness thwarted further attempts, and then the standard was tightened to its current 2:37. Training partners and friends Caroline Williams and Katie Kellner celebrate qualifying—barely—for the Olympic Marathon Trials at the 2020 California International Marathon.“When you work hard with a friend towards a goal, that’s a unique experience,” Kellner said. “When you both achieve it—it’s really special. I don’t think many people experience those things with their friends.”
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