Dakotah Lindwurm. February 15, 2024

In this bonus episode, I speak with Dakotah Lindwurm after her recent third place finish at the US Marathon Trials in Orlando. Dakotah is sponsored by Puma, and is coached by Chris Lundstrom of Minnesota Distance Elite. 0:00 intro 1:29 race recap 3:09 does it get physical at the start 4:09 what did if feel like early in the lead pack 5:22 what do athletes hear when people cheer for them 6:10 where was coach Chris Lundstrom 6:41 what was it like on the east end of the route? 7:16 Dakotah’s bottles 8:19 lap 2 9:51 mindset at around mile 18 11:00 words of encouragement from competitors 12:10 is anyone talking during the race? 13:05 final lap 15:10 the home stretch 16:16 mill city 17:36 no little American flag? 18:33 baby on the course 20:02 big Dakotah  20:32 speaking with Annie Frisbie 21:26 sunglasses 24:14 Puma Deviate Elite 3 26:37 Dakotah’s rotation 27:25 early planning for Paris 28:08 warm weather racing strength 28:40 Dakotah and sunscreen 29:38 conferring with other Puma Olympians 31:05 dog party 32:42 pre-race soft jazz 33:48 champagne is for the podium