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{{Short description|American marathon runner (1930–2021)}} |
{{Short description|American marathon runner (1930–2021)}} |
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'''Arlene Pieper''' (18 March 1930 – 11 February 2021)<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/25/sports/arlene-pieper-stine-dead.html|title=Arlene Pieper Stine, 90, Dies; First Woman to Finish a Marathon|first=Richard|last=Sandomir|date=April 25, 2021|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> became the first woman to officially finish a [[marathon]] in the [[United States]] at 29 years old and a mother of 3 children when she finished the [[Pikes Peak Marathon]] in Manitou Springs, Colorado, in 1959.<ref name=mystique>{{cite web|url=http://www.pikespeakmarathon.org/mystique.htm|title=First woman to run marathon in US - PPM|publisher=Pikespeakmarathon.org|accessdate=6 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211125822/http://www.pikespeakmarathon.org/mystique.htm|archive-date=11 February 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://marathonandbeyond.com/2013/11/arlene-pieper-1st-lady-marathoner/|title=Arlene Pieper – 1st Lady Marathoner|publisher=Marathonandbeyond.com|accessdate=6 October 2014}}</ref> (Although known as Arlene Pieper at the time, she was born '''Arlene Val Richter'''<ref name="auto1"/> and most recently before her death known as '''Arlene Pieper Stine'''.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://coloradosun.com/2021/03/29/arlene-pieper-stine-obituary-pikes-peak-marathon/|title=Pikes Peak Marathon legend Arlene Pieper Stine, the first woman to run a sanctioned marathon, has died|date=March 29, 2021|website=The Colorado Sun}}</ref>) Her daughter Kathie, 9, also ran in 1959 and became the youngest competitor as of 1959 to finish the [[half marathon]] race to the summit, but did not finish the whole marathon.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arlenepieper.com/|title=Home|publisher=Arlenepieper.com|accessdate=6 October 2014}}</ref> Arlene also entered the Pikes Peak Marathon in 1958 but stopped at the summit, therefore being disqualified.<ref name=mystique /> In 1959, women had the choice of a race to the summit or the full marathon up to the summit and down.<ref name=mystique /> That year Katherine Heard was first to the summit with a time of 5:17:52 but did not run down the mountain.<ref name=mystique /> Arlene reached the summit four minutes later, and finished the marathon with a time of 9:16.<ref name=mystique /> |
'''Arlene Pieper''' (18 March 1930 – 11 February 2021)<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/25/sports/arlene-pieper-stine-dead.html|title=Arlene Pieper Stine, 90, Dies; First Woman to Finish a Marathon|first=Richard|last=Sandomir|date=April 25, 2021|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> became the first woman to officially finish a [[marathon]] in the [[United States]] at 29 years old and a mother of 3 children<ref>{{Cite web |title=Preview unavailable - ProQuest |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/2520356222?sourcetype=Newspapers |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=www.proquest.com |language=en}}</ref> when she finished the [[Pikes Peak Marathon]] in Manitou Springs, Colorado, in 1959 which includes an 8,000 foor climb to the 14,115 foot summit and a descent back down the same way.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-08-24 |title=Women Run Pikes Peak to Celebrate 60th Anniversary of First Female Marathon Finisher |url=https://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/a28798298/pikes-peak-celebrate-60th-anniversary-arlene-pieper/ |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=Runner's World |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=mystique>{{cite web|url=http://www.pikespeakmarathon.org/mystique.htm|title=First woman to run marathon in US - PPM|publisher=Pikespeakmarathon.org|accessdate=6 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211125822/http://www.pikespeakmarathon.org/mystique.htm|archive-date=11 February 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://marathonandbeyond.com/2013/11/arlene-pieper-1st-lady-marathoner/|title=Arlene Pieper – 1st Lady Marathoner|publisher=Marathonandbeyond.com|accessdate=6 October 2014}}</ref> (Although known as Arlene Pieper at the time, she was born '''Arlene Val Richter'''<ref name="auto1"/> and most recently before her death known as '''Arlene Pieper Stine'''.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://coloradosun.com/2021/03/29/arlene-pieper-stine-obituary-pikes-peak-marathon/|title=Pikes Peak Marathon legend Arlene Pieper Stine, the first woman to run a sanctioned marathon, has died|date=March 29, 2021|website=The Colorado Sun}}</ref>) Her daughter Kathie, 9, also ran in 1959 and became the youngest competitor as of 1959 to finish the [[half marathon]] race to the summit, but did not finish the whole marathon.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arlenepieper.com/|title=Home|publisher=Arlenepieper.com|accessdate=6 October 2014}}</ref> Arlene also entered the Pikes Peak Marathon in 1958 but stopped at the summit, therefore being disqualified.<ref name=mystique /> In 1959, women had the choice of a race to the summit or the full marathon up to the summit and down.<ref name=mystique /> That year Katherine Heard was first to the summit with a time of 5:17:52 but did not run down the mountain.<ref name=mystique /> Arlene reached the summit four minutes later, and finished the marathon with a time of 9:16.<ref name=mystique /> |
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She did the marathon to promote a gym she and her husband owned in Colorado Springs, called Arlene's Health Studio.<ref name=trailblazer>{{cite web|url=http://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/the-trailblazer-arlene-pieper|title=The Trailblazer: Arlene Pieper|date=10 December 2013|work=Runner's World & Running Times|accessdate=6 October 2014}}</ref> She trained for a year, wearing tennis shoes she bought from a dime store.<ref name=trailblazer /> She had three children at the time.<ref name=trailblazer /> After spending four years in Colorado, she and her husband returned to California, where she had lived as a teenager and where they had run gyms for exercise guru [[Harold Zinkin]].<ref name=meyer>{{cite web|url=http://www.denverpost.com/meyer/ci_13147837|title=Meyer: Pieper carved out tracks for women|publisher=Denverpost.com|accessdate=6 October 2014}}</ref> They were also acquainted with exercise guru [[Jack LaLanne]] and [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]].<ref name=meyer /> After they returned to California they ran another gym for Zinkin.<ref name=meyer /> |
She did the marathon to promote a gym she and her husband owned in Colorado Springs, called Arlene's Health Studio.<ref name=trailblazer>{{cite web|url=http://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/the-trailblazer-arlene-pieper|title=The Trailblazer: Arlene Pieper|date=10 December 2013|work=Runner's World & Running Times|accessdate=6 October 2014}}</ref> She trained for a year, wearing tennis shoes she bought from a dime store.<ref name=trailblazer /> She had three children at the time.<ref name=trailblazer /> After spending four years in Colorado, she and her husband returned to California, where she had lived as a teenager and where they had run gyms for exercise guru [[Harold Zinkin]].<ref name=meyer>{{cite web|url=http://www.denverpost.com/meyer/ci_13147837|title=Meyer: Pieper carved out tracks for women|publisher=Denverpost.com|accessdate=6 October 2014}}</ref> They were also acquainted with exercise guru [[Jack LaLanne]] and [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]].<ref name=meyer /> After they returned to California they ran another gym for Zinkin.<ref name=meyer /> |
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Revision as of 21:13, 16 November 2024
Arlene Pieper (18 March 1930 – 11 February 2021)[1] became the first woman to officially finish a marathon in the United States at 29 years old and a mother of 3 children[2] when she finished the Pikes Peak Marathon in Manitou Springs, Colorado, in 1959 which includes an 8,000 foor climb to the 14,115 foot summit and a descent back down the same way.[3][4][5] (Although known as Arlene Pieper at the time, she was born Arlene Val Richter[1] and most recently before her death known as Arlene Pieper Stine.[6]) Her daughter Kathie, 9, also ran in 1959 and became the youngest competitor as of 1959 to finish the half marathon race to the summit, but did not finish the whole marathon.[7] Arlene also entered the Pikes Peak Marathon in 1958 but stopped at the summit, therefore being disqualified.[4] In 1959, women had the choice of a race to the summit or the full marathon up to the summit and down.[4] That year Katherine Heard was first to the summit with a time of 5:17:52 but did not run down the mountain.[4] Arlene reached the summit four minutes later, and finished the marathon with a time of 9:16.[4]
She did the marathon to promote a gym she and her husband owned in Colorado Springs, called Arlene's Health Studio.[8] She trained for a year, wearing tennis shoes she bought from a dime store.[8] She had three children at the time.[8] After spending four years in Colorado, she and her husband returned to California, where she had lived as a teenager and where they had run gyms for exercise guru Harold Zinkin.[9] They were also acquainted with exercise guru Jack LaLanne and Arnold Schwarzenegger.[9] After they returned to California they ran another gym for Zinkin.[9]
Arlene was unaware of the groundbreaking nature of her marathon until she was contacted by a historian in 2009.[9] She served as the official starter for the Pikes Peak Marathon that year, and hung the Pikes Peak Marathon medal around the neck of the 2009 women's winner, who credited her win to Arlene's inspiration.[9][8] Afterward Arlene attended the Pikes Peak Marathon every year until at least 2013 as part of the ceremonies.[10]
Arlene died on February 11, 2021, at age 90.[6]
Marriages
Arlene was married to Wallen Pieper, Eddie Garza, and Richard Stine, with all of those marriages ending in divorce.[1]
Honors
Arlene was named as one of the 2014 Heroes of Running by Runner's World.[11]
In 2016, Arlene was inducted into the Colorado Springs Sports Hall of Fame.[12]
In 2019, a group of women honored Arlene a week before the Pikes Peak Marathon by running up Pikes Peak while wearing white shorts, white hats and white shirts, which was the same outfit Arlene wore when she ran the marathon in 1959.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Sandomir, Richard (April 25, 2021). "Arlene Pieper Stine, 90, Dies; First Woman to Finish a Marathon" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Preview unavailable - ProQuest". www.proquest.com. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ "Women Run Pikes Peak to Celebrate 60th Anniversary of First Female Marathon Finisher". Runner's World. 2019-08-24. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ a b c d e "First woman to run marathon in US - PPM". Pikespeakmarathon.org. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "Arlene Pieper – 1st Lady Marathoner". Marathonandbeyond.com. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Pikes Peak Marathon legend Arlene Pieper Stine, the first woman to run a sanctioned marathon, has died". The Colorado Sun. March 29, 2021.
- ^ "Home". Arlenepieper.com. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ a b c d "The Trailblazer: Arlene Pieper". Runner's World & Running Times. 10 December 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "Meyer: Pieper carved out tracks for women". Denverpost.com. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "Fresno woman holds 1st female marathoner title". ABC30 Fresno. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "2014 Heroes of Running". Runner's World & Running Times. Archived from the original on 10 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ Hancock, Amanda. "Arlene Pieper Stine, first woman to run a marathon and Colorado Springs hero, has died". Colorado Springs Gazette.