Emilia Benton
@emiliambenton.bsky.social
👩🏻💻 Journalist
🇵🇪 Latina
📍Houston, Texas
🏃🏻♀️14x marathoner 🦄
@usatf Level 1-certified
🇵🇪 Latina
📍Houston, Texas
🏃🏻♀️14x marathoner 🦄
@usatf Level 1-certified
Reposted by Emilia Benton
26.TRUE begins Saturday morning in Boston. If you're in town, there are a handful cheer stations.
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26.TRUE Marathon brings runners on a tour of the 'real' Boston
The unsanctioned race loops through Dorchester, Mattapan, Jamaica Plain and Roxbury. Run crews and community members gather to cheer on runners of all skill levels. And everyone gets to break the fini...
www.wbur.org
April 17, 2025 at 11:58 PM
26.TRUE begins Saturday morning in Boston. If you're in town, there are a handful cheer stations.
www.wbur.org/news/2025/04...
www.wbur.org/news/2025/04...
As someone who is highly motivated by sharing my goals with the whole world (/anyone who cares 😜), I really enjoyed chatting with Natosha Rogers about why she decided to “go dark” with her second marathon attempt:
This Pro Runner Finished Her First Marathon Defeated and Injured—Here’s How She Came Back to Run 2:23
Natosha Rogers made her marathon debut at the Olympic Trials. It didn’t go as planned. After building back confidence and healing injuries, she made her comeback a year later.
www.runnersworld.com
April 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
As someone who is highly motivated by sharing my goals with the whole world (/anyone who cares 😜), I really enjoyed chatting with Natosha Rogers about why she decided to “go dark” with her second marathon attempt:
It’s been a minute since I’ve had to devote time and energy to pitching story ideas (vs. having most assignments come straight to me). This one came from a good old PR pitch (rare when that happens!) and I was also able to incorporate personal experience:
It’s Not too Late to Get the HPV Vaccine as an Adult
A decrease in cervical precancer rates shows just how effective it is.
www.self.com
March 12, 2025 at 6:47 PM
It’s been a minute since I’ve had to devote time and energy to pitching story ideas (vs. having most assignments come straight to me). This one came from a good old PR pitch (rare when that happens!) and I was also able to incorporate personal experience:
For a story for SELF: Looking to chat with an ob-gyn on Monday, 3/10 on the latest to know about the HPV vax in light of recent findings about a decline in cervical precancer rates.
March 6, 2025 at 7:22 PM
For a story for SELF: Looking to chat with an ob-gyn on Monday, 3/10 on the latest to know about the HPV vax in light of recent findings about a decline in cervical precancer rates.
It was fun to catch up with Aliphine Tuliamuk for @outsiderun.bsky.social last month, who confirms her career is far from over and that she’ll be scared for her competition when she’s back on the roads:
‘Olympian’ Isn’t Where Aliphine Tuliamuk’s Career Ends
After battling injuries, the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials champ has some unfinished business on the roads to attend to.
run.outsideonline.com
March 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
It was fun to catch up with Aliphine Tuliamuk for @outsiderun.bsky.social last month, who confirms her career is far from over and that she’ll be scared for her competition when she’s back on the roads:
Always great to catch up with pro marathoner Erika Kemp. And not biased at all or anything, but I still maintain that the Houston Marathon is THE race for breakthroughs. 😏
How Did Erika Kemp Break Through at the Houston Marathon?
With a new age group and a big PR, Erika Kemp is welcoming her marathon era and giving sage advice to young Black runners.
run.outsideonline.com
February 19, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Always great to catch up with pro marathoner Erika Kemp. And not biased at all or anything, but I still maintain that the Houston Marathon is THE race for breakthroughs. 😏
Alright, is this one gonna stick? And hopefully replicate the old Twitter??
November 17, 2024 at 10:15 PM
Alright, is this one gonna stick? And hopefully replicate the old Twitter??