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Breaking the Record of a Hometown Hero w/ Maggie Montoya

Breaking the Record of a Hometown Hero w/ Maggie Montoya

FromGearing Up for Grandma's


Breaking the Record of a Hometown Hero w/ Maggie Montoya

FromGearing Up for Grandma's

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Length:
21 minutes
Released:
Sep 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Maggie Montoya had no idea, as she rounded the final turn to the finish line, that she was about to break one of the more storied records in Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon history.Just as Duluth native Kara Goucher predicted earlier in the week, Montoya was about to break Goucher’s own event record that she had set during the USA Half Marathon Championships in 2012.Montoya’s time of 1:09:26 was 20 seconds faster than Goucher, ending the hometown hero’s run at the top of the event’s all-time leaderboard.Making her debut in Duluth, Montoya navigated the racecourse brilliantly in route to breaking her own PR by 40 seconds with a time of 1:09:26.Montoya kicks off Season 4 of our Gearing Up for Grandma's podcast to talk more about that record-breaking run and also what lies ahead in her running career.
Released:
Sep 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (44)

Hear inspiring stories leading up to Grandma's Marathon, a 26.2-mile road race along the scenic shores of Lake Superior and finishing in Duluth, Minn. Started in 1977 with only 150 runners, Grandma's Marathon is now the 12th largest marathon in the United States and brings approximately 20,000 participants to northern Minnesota each June. Our podcast is brought to you with the support of Essentia Health. Grandma's Marathon is proudly presented by Toyota, Members Cooperative Credit Union, and ASICS.