February 3, 2024 Originally scheduled to start at noon, the US Olympic Marathon Trials were thankfully moved ahead two hours due to heat and humidity concerns expressed by the runners. With a gun-start after 10:00 in Orlando, Florida, at 54° F and temperatures expected to rise significantly, many Minnesota athletes with Minnesota connections raced theContinue reading “Woohoo! Minnesota Woman Qualifies for Olympics as Dakotah Lindwurm takes 3rd! Reed Fischer 9th in Men’s Olympic Marathon Trials”
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US Olympic Marathon Trials: Women Qualifiers with Minnesota Connections
January 1, 2024 To run in the 2024 US Olympic Marathon Trials women’s division in Orlando, Florida on February 3rd, a time of 2:37:00 (or 1:12 in the half-marathon) or faster must have been recorded in the past two years (one year for the half-marathon) in a certified race. A total of 173 women haveContinue reading “US Olympic Marathon Trials: Women Qualifiers with Minnesota Connections”
COOL, WET SPRING STILL SHOWS IMPRESSIVE ROAD, MOUNTAIN RACE RESULTS
May 1, 2023 April’s wildly varying weather may have curtailed training, but Minnesota’s distance runners continue to forge ahead. Conditions were even worse at the USATF Mountain Running Championships in New Hampshire for Tom Sederquist of Duluth who finished as the 21st male on a muddy course as he survived steep ascents and treacherous descentsContinue reading “COOL, WET SPRING STILL SHOWS IMPRESSIVE ROAD, MOUNTAIN RACE RESULTS”
NYC HALF MARATHON RESULTS: BOTH DAKOTAH LINDWURM AND ANNIE FRISBIE FINISH IN PRIZE MONEY
March 20, 2023 A previous post mentioned the continuing success and exploits of Minnesota Distance Elite runners Dakotah Lindwurm and Annie Frisbie who were competing today in the New York City Half Marathon. Daktotah finished 6th in the women’s division, edging 2016 Olympian Molly Huddle and finishing 4 seconds behind the first American woman, DesireeContinue reading “NYC HALF MARATHON RESULTS: BOTH DAKOTAH LINDWURM AND ANNIE FRISBIE FINISH IN PRIZE MONEY”
THREE MINNESOTA WOMEN PLACE IN TOP TEN AT USATF 15K CHAMPIONSHIPS
Heat and humidity created challenging conditions for Minnesota runners at last week’s USATF 15K Championships in Jacksonville, Florida. Nevertheless, 27-year-old former hockey goalie Dakotah Lindwurm (originally from St. Francis, Minnesota) stuck with the pack chasing Olympian Emily Sisson, eventually claiming 4th place in the women’s division with a time of 52:03. Minnesota Distance Elite teammateContinue reading “THREE MINNESOTA WOMEN PLACE IN TOP TEN AT USATF 15K CHAMPIONSHIPS”
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