Dakotah Lindwurm led the charge for the US, finishing in 12th place in 2:26:44. Emily Sisson ran 2:29:53 for 23rd place, and Fiona O'Keeffe dropped out early.
The American women had a mixed bag at the Paris Olympic Marathon on Sunday morning.Dakotah Lindwurm led the charge, finishing in 12th place in 2:26:44. Emily Sisson ran 2:29:53 for 23rd place.Fiona O’Keeffe, the Olympic Trials champion, dropped out of the race before the first 5K split due to injury.Lindwurm’s performance is impressive—she came into the race with the slowest PR among the U.S. contingent, and she ran a confident race.
” Sifan Hassan won the gold in 2:22:55, an Olympic record, while Tigst Assefa and Hellen Obiri rounded out the podium.The weather was warm and sunny in Paris. The temperature at the start line was 66 degrees and it climbed into the 70s before the one-hour mark.Sisson, 32, entered the race as the most experienced marathoner. She owns the American record in the event—2:18:29, which she set at the 2022 Chicago Marathon—and previously held the half marathon record .
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