Dorothy Doolittle was born on October 17,1946 and is an American former marathon runner and athletics coach, who won the inaugural Chicago Marathon in 1977.
13 Facts About Dorothy Doolittle
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Dorothy Doolittle was an assistant coach of the US Women's team at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
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In 1975, Doolittle won the Houston Marathon, and the Rice Festival Marathon in Crowley, Louisiana.
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Dorothy Doolittle forgot to wear her running watch at the Boston Marathon, which she believes cost her many minutes of time, and a chance of victory.
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In 1977, Dorothy Doolittle won the Houston Marathon again, in a record time.
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Dorothy Doolittle had to pay an entrance fee of $5 to enter the race, and paid for her own transport to the event.
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Dorothy Doolittle won the race, in a time of 2:50:47, winning the race by over four minutes.
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Later in the year, Dorothy Doolittle lost the trophy that had been awarded to her for winning the event.
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In 2002, Dorothy Doolittle competed at the 5,000 meter race that accompanied that year's Chicago Marathon.
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Dorothy Doolittle has coached at high schools and colleges including Westlake High School, Hill Country Middle School, and the Universities of Missouri, Houston, Stanford and Tennessee.
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Dorothy Doolittle was head coach at Tennessee from 1989 to 1997, and whilst coaching there, she was selected as coach of the US women's team for the 1991 Pan American Games.
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Dorothy Doolittle was an assistant coach of the US women's team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
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Dorothy Doolittle returned to Elgin in 1999, to teach in the Elgin Independent School District.