{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"59 | Eileen Waters Connolly","description":"Eileen Waters Connolly was a trailblazer in American long-distance running, part&amp;nbsp;of the first generation of women to compete in the sport. In 1972, she made history&amp;nbsp;by setting a world record in a 50-mile race on a track in Santa Monica, finishing in&amp;nbsp;7:05:31. Even more impressive, she ran negative splits\u2014completing the second&amp;nbsp;half 23 minutes faster than the first. A year later, she returned and broke her own&amp;nbsp;record, cutting 10 minutes off her time. She died in 2016 at 71 from adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC), a rare form of cancer. As she aged, she never lost her&amp;nbsp;sense of humor or self-effacing nature. She was quoted as saying, \u201cWhen you get old, you just show up and most likely you'll win your age group.\u201d ","author_name":"Starting Line 1928","author_url":"https:\/\/www.startingline1928.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39110135\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/39110135"}