![]() “When I first started running professionally, I wanted to do well,” she said. To some, like former Northern State track and field coach Kevin Bjerke, who first pushed Lindwurm towards a professional running career, last month’s performance may not be a surprise.īut for Lindwurm, there is still a sense of wonder about it all. “I’m running the same times as people who have made the Olympics before,” Lindwurm said. It also met the Olympic qualifying standard and vaulted her into the top 12 on the list of fastest American women marathon runners.Īll of which is to say, Lindwurm’s name is in the hat when it comes to Paris 2024. Crowds offer enthusiastic encouragement nearly every step of the way for that October event.Her winning time of 2 hours, 25 minutes and 1 second was a personal best. That would differ greatly from the Twin Cities Marathon. I've heard there is a feeling of solitude to the run, at least the full marathon, with long stretches without many spectators along the course. The course is described as gently rolling without any knee-jarring hills. The weekend featured 4K and 5K races as well. (Everyone needs a DNF at some point.) There were over 7,000 finishers of the Half Marathon. Congratulations to all the runners, even those that may have entered but did not finish. ![]() You can find the full official results here. I hope I didn't miss any of the local and Steele County runners. How many of your neighbors are listed below? Plenty of area runners took part in the Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon.
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