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“Most people who run marathons always have that [qualifying for the Boston Marathon] in the back of their minds, but it was always a far-off dream,” Badiuk said.
“The amazing thing is two seconds slower and I wouldn’t be going.”
Badiuk will have to wait until next April to get the opportunity since this year’s edition of the oldest and most prestigious marathon already has been run.
The top local male was Ed Wiersema, who finished with a time of 4:21:52.
The 52-year-old has picked up running steadily over the past 10 years, with Saturday’s run being his fourth full marathon.
“You kind of get hooked on them,” Wiersema said. “There’s not a stiff bone in my body right now.
“I’m not an elite runner, so I don’t pound myself, but at my age I feel more fit than I did when I was 30,” he continued.
“I think the biggest difference in the last two years is my cross-training work in the gym. The recovery is unbelievable and I don’t have to walk up the stairs backwards the day after a race anymore,” Wiersema laughed.
He runs as much as 40 miles a week, and uses a GPS watch to track his mileage so he can take different routes to keep fresh. In the wintertime, he takes his act indoors on a treadmill.
In the half-marathon, Dr. Cameron Moorhouse, 50, finished with a stingy time of 1:37:29—good for 170th place out of 3,690 participants.
Two local females also fared well, with Jodi Easton registering a time of 1:46:45, followed closely by Dianne Faragher at 1:49:45.
Meanwhile, four local ladies also ran the Sellcom Green Bay Marathon over the weekend.
Megan Ross, Shannon Jackson, Nicole Turcotte, and Dana Kosowick all ran strong races on a course that finished route inside famous Lambeau Field.
Forty-five fleet-footed enthusiasts from the area invaded Fargo, N.D. on the weekend to compete in the Fargo Marathon.
The top female from Fort Frances in the full marathon was Connee Badiuk, 46, who finished in 4:00:58—a personal best time which also was good enough to qualify for the world-renowned Boston Marathon.
“The amazing thing is two seconds slower and I wouldn’t be going.”
Badiuk will have to wait until next April to get the opportunity since this year’s edition of the oldest and most prestigious marathon already has been run.
The top local male was Ed Wiersema, who finished with a time of 4:21:52.
The 52-year-old has picked up running steadily over the past 10 years, with Saturday’s run being his fourth full marathon.
“You kind of get hooked on them,” Wiersema said. “There’s not a stiff bone in my body right now.
“I’m not an elite runner, so I don’t pound myself, but at my age I feel more fit than I did when I was 30,” he continued.
“I think the biggest difference in the last two years is my cross-training work in the gym. The recovery is unbelievable and I don’t have to walk up the stairs backwards the day after a race anymore,” Wiersema laughed.
He runs as much as 40 miles a week, and uses a GPS watch to track his mileage so he can take different routes to keep fresh. In the wintertime, he takes his act indoors on a treadmill.
In the half-marathon, Dr. Cameron Moorhouse, 50, finished with a stingy time of 1:37:29—good for 170th place out of 3,690 participants.
Two local females also fared well, with Jodi Easton registering a time of 1:46:45, followed closely by Dianne Faragher at 1:49:45.
Meanwhile, four local ladies also ran the Sellcom Green Bay Marathon over the weekend.
Megan Ross, Shannon Jackson, Nicole Turcotte, and Dana Kosowick all ran strong races on a course that finished route inside famous Lambeau Field.
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