Awards and Rankings
Kastor was selected as the top women's marathoner in the world in 2006 by Track and Field News magazine.
Among honors Kastor has received from the USATF are:
- 2003 Jesse Owens Award as the top female track and field athlete in the US
- USATF Runner of the Year in 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2008
- C.C. Jackson Award in 2002, 2003 and 2004
- USATF Female Cross Country Athlete of the Year in 2001 and 2003, and as a team member in 2002 when the US team finished second at the World Cross Country Championships 8 kilometer run
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