467. Dakotah Lindwurm, Puma-Sponsored Professional Runner

Ali on the Run Show

Ali Feller

Run, Health & Fitness, Women, Inspiration, Runner, Entrepreneur, Sports, Fitness, Health, Running

4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2022

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

“That is how I always race — I’ve always got a smile on my face.”

Dakotah Lindwurm runs happy. If you saw her leading the 2021 Boston Marathon — where she ultimately finished as the third American woman — you saw that smile on full display, from start to finish. And that smile just got a lot bigger, as Dakotah kicks off the new year with her first professional contract. Last week, Dakotah announced that she has officially signed with Puma, and that she will continue training with Minnesota Distance Elite. On this episode, the 2:29 marathoner (and former hockey goalie!) talks about her stellar past year on the run, which included two half-marathon personal bests and a win at Grandma's Marathon, where she also ran a personal best. She talks about being pegged as an underdog, and why she loves it, and about her goals for this weekend's Houston Half Marathon.

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What you’ll get on this episode:

How Dakotah’s Puma contract came together (3:15)
How Dakotah’s feeling heading into her first race as a sponsored athlete (7:45)
On being a happy runner (10:40)
Reflecting on the 2021 Boston Marathon, and the highs and lows in Dakotah’s career so far (14:10)
How Dakotah plans her racing calendar, and all about signing with an agent (23:00)
The underdog mentality (26:50)
All about Dakotah’s training (33:00)
What Dakotah’s childhood was like, and how she got into running (38:45)
All the stuff Dakotah does off the run (46:00)
Dakotah’s advice for pursuing big running goals in 2022 (55:00)

Check out:

Minnesota Distance Elite

Run the Mile You’re In by Ryan Hall

Atomic Habits by James Clear

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Transcript

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0:00.0	This episode of The Alley on the Run Show is brought to you by Shocks.
0:04.8	Go to Shocks.com slash on the run to say 15% on all wireless headphones.
0:15.6	Welcome to The Alley on the Run Show.
0:17.7	I'm your host, Allie Feller, and every week I talk with people who are doing
0:22.0	exciting things both on the run and beyond.
0:25.3	We all share that love for running, and that's what brings us all together here.
0:30.1	But of course, there is so much more to life than what happens on the run itself.
0:35.2	And this show is all about those in-between.
0:38.3	We're talking about the moments and decisions that have shaped who we are today and those wise.
0:43.6	Why do we do what we do? And how does getting sweaty factor in?
0:47.5	My guest today is Dakota Lindworm, who just signed her first professional contract with Huma.
0:56.0	Dakota is a 229 marathoner who lives in Minnesota where she trains with the Minnesota distance elite team.
1:03.6	You may know her happy, smiling face from when it got a whole lot of airtime during the 2021 Boston Marathon.
1:12.0	Dakota led that race for quite a bit.
1:14.9	More than she was expecting, as you'll hear in this conversation, and everyone was googling
1:20.0	her name that day to learn more about the most joyful runner on the course.
1:24.9	Dakota had a stellar year on the run.
1:27.8	She ran a half marathon personal best in April.
1:30.8	A marathon personal best at Grandma's Marathon over the summer where she also came away with the win.
1:36.8	And then she finished as the third American woman at Boston.
1:40.3	Now, with a professional contract in hand, this former hockey goalie has some big dreams and goals on the run.
1:49.7	This weekend, she will be lining up at the Houston Half Marathon.
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