DAKOTA DISTANCE PROJECT
Tessa FARNHAM
Current location: Omaha, NE
Accomplishments:
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2020 Olympic Trials Marathon Qualifier
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1st native born South Dakotan to qualify for the Olympic Marathon Trails
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PB - 2:41:10 Chicago Marathon, 2019
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2018 Fargo Half Marathon Winner
Favorite workout: Long 20 mile snowball. You can't beat the feeling after defeating one of those.
Favorite running gear: My GPS watch with podcasts + mapping
Favorite running memory: Crossing the finish line at the 2019 Chicago Marathon with giant goosebumps
Amanda Blair
Current Location: Grand Forks, ND
Accomplishments:
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2021 Bemidji Blue Ox Marathon winner
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Completed 15 marathons
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2:49:38 California International Marathon, 2022
Favorite workout: tempo runs
Favorite running gear: altra escalantes and my Suunto9
Favorite running memory: running the Disney world goofy challenge( 1/2 marathon on Saturday and a full marathon on Sunday) it was so fun and magical to run through the parks and be greeted by characters along the way.
Amy Feit
Current Location: sioux falls, sd
Accomplishments:
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2018 Manitoba Marathon Winner
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2016 Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon Winner and Women's Course Record Holder
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Completed in 15 marathons and has taken more than 60 minutes off original PR going from 4:00 to a current PR of 2:51:12
Favorite workout: 800 or mile repeats
Favorite running gear: hands free waist leash so I can run my dog Wallace with me
Favorite running memory: running into the stadium and getting to break the finish line tape at the 2018 Manitoba Marathon
Tiegen Lindner
Current Location: Sioux Falls, SD
Accomplishments:
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Personal Bests:
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800 - 1:52
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1500 - 3:48
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NCAA DII Track Athlete - Augustana University (SF)
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O'Gorman High School Record holder - 800 & 1600
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CoSIDA Academic All-American
Favorite workout: Long progression run & mile repeats
Favorite running gear: COROS watch
Favorite running memory: Waving the Drake Relays flag after a team relay win (Augustana University) & Howard Wood Dakota Relays 800m Special Event (O'Gorman High School)
Amy Will
Current Location: Warren, MN
Accomplishments:
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2019 Grand Forks and Bemidji Blue OX Marathon winners, back to back, 2 weeks apart
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Completed 16 marathons, from 4:07 to 2:57
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2:57:17 California International Marathon, 2022
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2024 Fargo Marathon Champion, 2:57:18
Favorite workout: mile repeats
Favorite running gear: Senita sports bra with back pocket
Favorite running memory: breaking the tape at a local marathon for the first time in 2016. That started a fire in me to train harder and to see what I could do in the long distance races!
Leigh Daley
Current Location: Fargo, ND
Accomplishments:
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2018 Fargo Marathon - 1:24:33 (5th overall)
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2018 Northfield Turkey Trot 5k Winner - 18:34
Favorite workout: Long Run Workouts – whenever a tempo is embedded into the long run. I love when running big mileage with quicker splits.
Favorite running gear: My Garmin - The sick watch tan in the summer always feels like an accomplishment.
Favorite running memory: Running the Fargo Half in 2018 was a really special moment for me. I never really have viewed myself as a super talented runner, so for me to be first overall in my age group and Top 5 women in the place I call “home” was a spectacular feeling. Everything just clicked that day and I have never felt so strong in my life.
Meg Brockett
Current Location: Hampton, NH
Accomplishments:
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2016 NCAA DIII XC All American
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Marathon PR - 2:46
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Half Marathon PR - 1:20
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5K - 17:20
Favorite workout: Any kind of hill work
Favorite running gear: My Garmin
Favorite running memory: Claiming an All-American spot at the 2016 NCAA DIII XC championship by the skin of my teeth!
Caden Tegethoff
Current Location: Portland, OR
Accomplishments:
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The 3k/3200 has been my favorite event so running under 9:00 in the flat 3k and 10:00 in the steeple are two of my favorite accomplishments. I’m also proud of qualifying for the NSIC 5k outdoors My last season and filling the track with 14 other gold jerseys.
Favorite workout: 400 repeats
Favorite running memory: My sophomore cross country season at Augustana. We had a really special group, and it was amazing to get back to the grass after the cancellation of the previous season.
