Laura Paulsen of the GBTC debuted in the marathon today at the California International Marathon in spectacular fashion. Laura ran a 2:39:54 which will get her into the 2016 Olympic Marathon Trials and also stands as a new club record for the storied Greater Boston Track Club.

LAURA PAULSEN!!!! Getting it done at CIM in Sacramento with a BLAZING 2:39:54!!! Olympic trials standard AND a new GBTC Record! Congrats!!!

— GBTC (@GBTCrunning) December 7, 2014

Big thanks to Liz Turner for the initial heads up:

@theLauraPaulsen @gbtc_tweets @levelrenner debut success! pic.twitter.com/2igFeBO8Tv

— Liz Turner (@lizzzturner) December 7, 2014