Dorothy Doolittle
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Born | Elgin, Texas, US | October 17, 1946|||||||||||||||||
Height | 4 ft 11.75 in (152 cm)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
Weight | 90 lb (41 kg)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
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Dorothy Doolittle (born October 17, 1946)
Early life
Doolittle was brought up in Elgin, Texas.[3] She studied at the University of Mary Hardin–Baylor in Belton, Texas.[3] At her college, women could only run in events up to 800m.[3]
Career
Doolittle's first competitive event was the 1973 Houston Marathon.[4] In 1975, Doolittle won the Houston Marathon,[2][5] and the Rice Festival Marathon in Crowley, Louisiana.[2] In 1976, she won the White Rock Marathon (now the Dallas Marathon),[2][3] and came third at the Boston Marathon.[2][6] She forgot to wear her running watch at the Boston Marathon, which she believes cost her many minutes of time, and a chance of victory.[1] At the time, she was recorded as being the eight fastest female marathon runner in the world, and the fastest in Texas state.[6] In the same year, Doolittle won the marathon event at the Amateur Athletic Union Championships.[2]
In 1977, Doolittle won the Houston Marathon again,[2][3][5] in a record time.[7] As such, she was invited to attend the inaugural Chicago Marathon.[3] She had to pay an entrance fee of $5 to enter the race,[8] and paid for her own transport to the event.[3] Doolittle won the race, in a time of 2:50:47,[3][9] winning the race by over four minutes.[3] Later in the year, Doolittle lost the trophy that had been awarded to her for winning the event.[10] The 1977 Chicago Marathon was Doolittle's last competitive race.[4][3]
In 2002, Doolittle competed at the 5,000 meter race that accompanied that year's Chicago Marathon. It was the first time Doolittle had attended the marathon since her victory.[3]
Coaching career
Doolittle has coached at high schools and colleges including Westlake High School, Hill Country Middle School,[1] and the Universities of Missouri, Houston, Stanford and Tennessee.[3] She was head coach at Tennessee from 1989 to 1997,[11] and whilst coaching there, she was selected as coach of the US women's team for the 1991 Pan American Games.[12] She was also an assistant coach of the US women's team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.[11][13] In 1993, Doolittle was given the NACDA/USOC Collegiate Olympic Coaches award.[14] Doolittle returned to Elgin in 1999, to teach in the Elgin Independent School District.[3]
References
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Dorothy Doolittle". Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Hersh, Philip (September 19, 2002). "Remembering ex-winners". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "The first thirteen". Houston Marathon. October 15, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
- ^ ISSN 0148-7736.
- ^ "Houston Marathon History". Houston Chronicle. January 13, 2002. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
- ^ Juva, Theresa (September 25, 2018). "History of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon". Podium Runner. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
- ^ "Chicago Marathon at a Glance". Runner's World. September 23, 2009. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
- ^ Williams, Doug (October 2, 2017). "The winners of the 1977 race are still running 40 years later". Motiv Running. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
- ^ a b Trainer, Eric (October 27, 2010). "SHARON COUCH SEAGRAVE JOINS T&F STAFF". University of Tennessee. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
- ^ "Rosen, Jacket Elected as Olympic Coaches". Los Angeles Times. November 27, 1989. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
- ^ "Bulletin Board". The Buffalo News. November 14, 1995. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
- ^ "NACDA/USOC Collegiate Olympic Coaches Recipients". National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics. Retrieved February 16, 2020.