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Amanda Blair  

 

Current Location: Grand Rapids, MN

Accomplishments:

  • 2021 Bemidji Blue Ox Marathon winner ​

  • Completed 1 marathons 

  • 2:44:35 The Marathon Project, 2025

 

Favorite workout: 

  • Tempo runs 

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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.

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Tiegen Lindner 

 

Current Location: Sioux Falls, SD

Accomplishments:

  • Personal Bests: 

    • 800 - 1:52​

    • 1500 - 3:48

  • NCAA DII Track Athlete - Augustana University (SF)

  • O'Gorman High School Record holder - 800 & 1600

  • CoSIDA Academic All-American

 

Favorite workout: 

  • Long progression run & mile repeats 

 

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)

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Amy Will 

 

Current Location: Warren, MN

Accomplishments: 

  • 2019 Grand Forks and Bemidji Blue OX Marathon winners, back to back, 2 weeks apart ​

  • Completed 20 marathons, from 4:07 to 2:45

  • Personal Best - 2:45 The Marathon Project, 2025

 

Favorite workout: 

  • Mile repeats  

 

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!

Meg Brockett 

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Current Location: Hampton, NH

Accomplishments: ​​

  • 2016 NCAA DIII XC All American 

  • Marathon PR - 2:46

  • Half Marathon PR - 1:20 

  • 5K - 17:20 

 

Favorite workout: 

  • Any kind of hill work

 

Favorite running memory: 

  • Claiming an All-American spot at the 2016 NCAA DIII XC championship by the skin of my teeth!

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Grant Graber

Current Location: Minneapolis, MN

Accomplishments:

  • 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.

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Favorite workout: 

  • 400 repeats

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​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.

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