to get to Acadia University’s Raymond Field in Wolfville for the 7:40 a.m. The Halifax resident said her and her husband, Brett Ruskin, got up at 4 a.m. “We’re all pushing each other, so I am lucky to have those gals.” “(There’s) an amazing community of women, in particular, who are on the top of their game. “Women’s road racing is on fire right now,” she said. Strum said she hopes to come back to defend her title next year but knows it will be a challenge with a strong field of fierce women capable of winning the event. Meaghan Strum heads to the finish line at the Valley Harvest Marathon Oct. So, that’s tradition apparently for me, to run an ultra half marathon,” she joked. “I missed the turnaround, so I ran a little extra at the turnaround. It happened to her another year at the Valley marathon but in a different location. Strum said she actually ran a bit more than 21.1 kilometres after getting slightly lost. “I wish my grandma could have been here to see it but I’m sure, wherever she is, she’s thinking of me today.” Bruce was running in Duluth for the third time in four years after finishing 11th in Grandma’s Marathon last year and fifth in the Bjorklund in 2019 in 1:13:41.Strum finished about two minutes ahead of Cowbay’s Denise Robson to win her division. Saturday was her third half marathon win in three years after winning in Indianapolis in 2020.īruce led the women’s half marathon late before being surpassed by Edwards and Hayday.

She finished 18 seconds short of her PR set when she won the 2021 Las Vegas Half Marathon.

Like Kemoi, Edwards was making her Duluth debut. He previously finished sixth in the Bjorklund in 2016 with a time of 1:05:33.

The Bjorklund was Dandena’s third podium finish in 2022 after winning in Naples, Florida, and finishing third in Mesa, Arizona.

He was able to beat his personal best, set in 2018, by 24 seconds on Saturday. First female finisher for the Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon! /MbpwQ16o83- Dan Williamson June 18, 2022įor Kemoi, the Bjorklund was his third half marathon victory in 2022 after also winning in Austin and Forth Worth, Texas.

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