In 2009 Magdalena finish 6th in The New York City Marathon; making her among the top American finishers in the race. The next year Magdalena went on a Marathon and road racing rampage; finishing second at the 2010 Rotterdam Marathon, in a personal best time of 2:26:22, 7th at the Chicago with a time of 2:28:44, and was the top American finisher at the NYRR New York Mini 10K. Additionally she added a Bronze team medal for the USA at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships.
U.S. Olympic marathoner Magdalena Lewy Boulet earned a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team by finishing second in the 2008 U.S. Women's Olympic Marathon Trials. Leading for much of the 26.2-mile race, she finished in 2 hours, 30 minutes, 19 seconds. Magda, 36, and a native of Poland, represented the United States at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games last summer.
Magda became a U.S. citizen on the morning of September 11, 2001. She earned her bachelor's degree in human biodynamics from U.C. Berkley in 1997 and a master's degree in exercise physiology from Cal State Hayward. Magda lives in Oakland, California with her husband Richie, one of the United States' best milers in the 1990s, and their four-year-old son Owen. In 2003, she returned to her alma mater as a coach for the Golden Bear cross country program, where she coached cross country and distance events for 2 years.
Magda is coached by Jack Daniels, Ph.D., a world-renowned authority on distance running. Magda has been under the guidance of coach Daniels since 2001.
In the IAAF World Cross Country championships, she has earned two bronze medals representing the USA in the team competition, in 2010 and 2011. Individually, she finished 20th in the 2010 race and 18th in the 2011 race.
Represented the US at 2008 Beijing Olympics, 2nd in 2008 US Olympic Marathon Trials, 5th in 2004 Olympic Marathon Trials, 2009 US Half Marathon Champion
