DAKOTA DISTANCE PROJECT
Amanda Blair
Current Location: Grand Forks, ND
Accomplishments:
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2021 Bemidji Blue Ox Marathon winner ​
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Completed 1 marathons
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2:44:35 The Marathon Project, 2025
Favorite workout: tempo runs
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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.
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 20 marathons, from 4:07 to 2:45
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Personal Best - 2:45 The Marathon Project, 2025
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
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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.
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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.
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Meg Brockett
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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
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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.
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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.
