Dakotah Lindwurm, Just About Everything That You Want to Know About The Third Member of The US Olympic Women’s Marathon Team! 

Dakotah Lindwurm took third in the Women’s Olympic Trials Marathon.

Running the race of her young life, Dakota Lindwurm took third place in the highly contested 2024 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials.

Dakotah Lindwurm graduated from high school with an 11:56 PB for 3200 meters. For college, Dakotah chose Northern State University, a NCAA Division II school. One of her highlights was a 34th place in the NCAA Dic 2 XC, running 21.39 for 6k.

Dakotah Lindwurm is tough, from 2014-2015, Dakotah won the Eugene Curnow Trail Marathon, which is described as “grueling.” The Eugene Curnow Trail Marathon, located near Duluth, Minnesota, uses part of the southern segment of the Superior Hiking Trail.

After graduating from Northern State, Dakotah moved back to Minnesota and joined the Team Minnesota Elite, a USATF training club coached by Chris Lundstrom. There are thirteen athletes in this elite club, focused on helping make the dreams of these athletes a reality.

The Minnesota pocket-rocket, all of five foot one of her, took fourth in the iconic Grandma’s Marathon in 2019, running a fine 2:32.29. That fall, at the Twin Cities Marathon, Dakotah lead for 11 miles (miles 12 to 23), finishing second to Julia Kohnen. Dakotah ran 2:32.49.

Competing in the 2020 Atlanta Olympic Trials, Dakotah finished 36th in 2:39.08, running well on the challenging Olympic Trials course hosted by the Atlanta Track Club. This only encouraged the Team Minnesota Elite marathoner.

In 2021, Dakotah Lindwurn went sub 2:30, taking the win at the Grandma’s Marathon in 2:29.08. Dakotah also became the first Minnesotan to win Grandma’s since Janice Ettle of Edina, Minnesota (1987 WC team member) won in 1991.

Dakotah Lindwurn took on new challenges, running the 2022 Boston Marathon, where she finished 4th American in 2:29.55 and 14th overall. Dakotah, under the watchful eye of Coach Chris Lundstrom (whose pedigree includes being coached by Dennis Barker, long time Minnesota Elite coach).