Only one runner, runner-up Sammy Rotich, 35, of Kenya covered the surge. Ondoro says he likes hills, and he made his move on one, at the base of Lemon Drop Hill, on London Road, at 22 miles. They were part of a six-man group for the first 21 miles Saturday. Ondoro has won the Twin Cities Marathon four times (2015-17, 2019), and Barno, 36, is the only four-time Grandma's Marathon champion (2015-18) and won the 2018 Twin Cities Marathon. Ondoro and training partner Elisha Barno have ruled Minnesota's two largest marathons in recent years. "The weather today rated 10 out of 10 and helped me do that." I knew I could run, maybe, three minutes faster," the 5-1, 105-pound Lindwurm said. Two months ago, in the Boston Marathon, Lindwurm finished 14th in 2:29:55, and that wasn't what she wanted.
Lindwurm, a member of the Minnesota Distance Elite program, found herself alone at about 16 miles and pushed on to finish within 33 seconds of the course best of 2:24:28, set by Kellyn Taylor in 2018. start in Two Harbors with an 8 mph tailwind, and it was no more than 50 at the finish in Duluth's Canal Park. Ondoro, 34, won Saturday in 2:09:34, the second-best time on the course since he finished in 2:09:06 in 2014.ĭominic Ondoro (in orange) has won the Twin Cities Marathon four previous times (2015-17, 2019). Because of injuries, he hadn't won a race since the 2019 Twin Cities Marathon. The day was kind to nearly all of the 8,832 entries, including men's course-record holder Dominic Ondoro of Eldoret, Kenya.
"I was reminded of what the course record was, just before the race started, and it gave me a purpose. This might be the pinnacle of my career so far," said Lindwurm, a former high school hockey goalie in St. It was a personal best by four minutes and was the second-best women's time in race history and the 12th best in American women's marathon history. Aided by superb racing weather, she won a second straight women's title, in 2 hours, 25 minutes, 1 second. The rising star distance runner from Eagan stood by her word, again, in Saturday's 46th Grandma's Marathon.
DULUTH - Dakotah Lindwurm's favorite mantra is: I'm strong, I'm fast, my speed will last.
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