nytimes August 6, 2021 7:00am Joan Ullyot, Debunker of Limits on Women Who Run, Dies at 80 #ullyotjoan19402021 #deathsobituaries #womenandgirls #marathonrunning #internationalolympiccommittee #olympicgames1984 #bostonmarathon #news Joan Ullyot, Debunker of Limits on Women Who Run, Dies at 80 Dr. Ullyot argued in her research, and showed over miles and miles in competition herself, that, yes, women are built to run marathons. Olympic officials finally agreed.