Here is the start list for the Elite women’s field at the 2023 Grandma’s Marathon in Duluth, Minnesota, on Saturday, June 17, 2023. Another strong field has been assembled for this race and it includes two-time defending champion Dakotah Lindwurm. – Read more: Grandma’s Marathon 2023 men’s elite start list
After a break in the event in 2020 because of the pandemic, Dakotah Lindwurm continued the United States’ winning run with back-to-back victories in 2021 and 2022. USA athletes have now won four straight Grandma’s Marathon women’s titles since breaking a six-year winning streak by Kenyan runners in 2018.
This year, Lindwurm, who ran a PB of 2:25:01 to win last year, leads a host of Americans aiming to make it five wins in a row for the home country, with Gabriella Rooker (2:29:44 PB), who was 10th last year also coming back. – Read Also: Best Ways To Recover From a Half Marathon: Expert Tips Quick and Effective
Among the athletes to look out for making their debut at the Grandma’s Marathon is Lauren Paquette, is trains with the HOKA Northern Arizona Elite group, and is a former collegiate star. – Read: Lauren Paquette to make marathon debut at 2023 Grandma’s Marathon
The Grandma’s Marathon women’s course record is 2:24:28 and was set by Kellyn Taylor in 2018. – ALL-TIME WOMEN’S WINNERS | ALL-TIME MEN’S WINNERS
| 2023 Grandma’s Marathon | |||
| Elite Women Start List | |||
| Name | Age | Country | PR |
| Dakotah Lindwurm | 28 | USA | 2:25:01 |
| Gabriella Rooker | 35 | USA | 2:29:44 |
| Obsie Birru | 34 | USA | 2:30:25 |
| Michele Lee | 29 | USA | 2:30:31 |
| Grace Kahura | 30 | Kenya | 2:30:32 |
| Anne-Marie Blaney | 29 | USA | 2:31:32 |
| Dorothy McMahan | 46 | USA | 2:31:48 |
| Carrie Verdon | 29 | USA | 2:31:51 |
| Kathy VanDehy | 28 | USA | 2:32:41 |
| Christina Welsh | 26 | USA | 2:33:08 |
| Jessica Watychowicz | 32 | USA | 2:33:09 |
| Tori Parkinson | 28 | USA | 2:33:20 |
| Jessica McClain | 31 | USA | 2:33:34 |
| Pasca Jerono | 36 | USA | 2:33:43 |
| Kelli Smith | 25 | USA | 2:34:14 |
| Olivia Pratt | 29 | USA | 2:34:22 |
| Sarah Reiter | 29 | USA | 2:34:54 |
| Ashley Paulson | 41 | USA | 2:34:57 |
| Caitlin Kowalke | 33 | USA | 2:35:29 |
| Maddie Van Beek | 31 | USA | 2:35:35 |
| Regan Rome | 27 | USA | 2:36:12 |
| Meghan Windschill | 37 | USA | 2:36:13 |
| Joanna Reyes | 30 | USA | 2:36:23 |
| Emma Spencer | 33 | USA | 2:36:33 |
| Kimberly Horner | 34 | USA | 2:36:41 |
| McKale Montgomery | 38 | USA | 2:37:02 |
| Elizabeth Lagoy | 26 | USA | 2:37:06 |
| Kelly Calway | 39 | USA | 2:37:10 |
| Ashlee Powers | 29 | USA | 2:37:34 |
| Jen Odenheimer | 30 | USA | 2:37:48 |
| Lexie Greitzer | 30 | USA | 2:37:49 |
| AnnMarie Kirkpatrick | 41 | USA | 2:37:49 |
| Courtney Olsen | 35 | USA | 2:37:50 |
| Lyndy Davis | 33 | USA | 2:37:56 |
| Kathryn Fluehr | 29 | USA | 2:38:09 |
| Maria Langholz | 31 | USA | 2:38:22 |
| Andie Cozzarelli | 32 | USA | 2:38:47 |
| Leigh Sharek | 34 | USA | 2:39:09 |
| April Lund | 40 | USA | 2:39:18 |
| Stephanie Rouse | 33 | USA | 2:39:25 |
| Erika Fluehr | 29 | USA | 2:39:31 |
| Gabriella DeLay | 32 | USA | 2:39:39 |
| Katie Hynes | 40 | USA | 2:39:56 |
| Lianne Farber | 31 | Canada | 2:40:00 |
| Caroline Cole | 28 | USA | 2:40:05 |
| Hannah Rowe | 31 | USA | 2:40:09 |
| Mara Olson | 30 | USA | 2:40:16 |
| Caroline Kellner | 29 | USA | 2:40:38 |
| Mary Denholm | 36 | USA | 2:40:59 |
| Katie Watson | 30 | USA | 2:41:00 |
| Kaylee Wessel | 27 | USA | 2:41:18 |
| Julia Roman-Duval | 40 | USA | 2:41:31 |
| Lindsay Tollefson | 37 | USA | 2:41:31 |
| Samantha Wingert | 36 | USA | 2:41:48 |
| Amanda Martin | 26 | USA | 2:42:03 |
| Emilee Risteen | 27 | USA | 2:42:25 |
| Breanna Sieracki | 27 | USA | 2:42:25 |
| Jessica West | 32 | USA | 2:42:29 |
| Andrea Toppin | 30 | USA | 2:42:46 |
| Allie Hackett | 28 | USA | 2:42:47 |
| Maura Lemon | 34 | USA | 2:42:47 |
| Elizabeth Camy | 39 | USA | 2:42:51 |
| Anne Marie Everhart | 40 | USA | 2:42:51 |
| Madison Offstein | 27 | USA | 2:43:15 |
| Chloe Colligan | 27 | USA | 2:43:16 |
| Marissa Lenger | 33 | USA | 2:43:22 |
| Mary Felig | 31 | USA | 2:43:23 |
| Melissa Johnson-White | 42 | USA | 2:43:46 |
| Katy Farrell | 29 | USA | 2:44:14 |
| Jessica Smith | 35 | USA | 2:44:30 |
| Jen Van Otterloo | 37 | USA | 2:44:30 |
| Diane Neubauer | 34 | USA | 2:44:49 |
| Bridget Blum | 29 | USA | 2:44:51 |
| Mary Katherine Andrews | 28 | USA | 2:45:14 |
| Holly Read | 37 | USA | 2:45:14 |
| Aleta Looker | 26 | USA | 2:45:26 |
| Rosa Moriello | 30 | USA | 2:45:47 |
| Luciana Bartholomew | 42 | USA | 2:46:00 |
| Heather Laptalo | 39 | USA | 2:46:03 |
| Abigail Corrigan | 24 | USA | 2:46:09 |
| Marie O’Leary | 31 | USA | 2:46:45 |
| Sarah Anderson | 24 | USA | 2:47:37 |
| Nicole Pearce | 37 | USA | 2:49:19 |
| Rosie Mascoli | 32 | USA | 2:49:59 |
| Pamela Grossinger | 45 | USA | 3:05:08 |
| Elena Hayday | 23 | USA | Debut |
| Heather Kampf | 36 | USA | Debut |
| Angie Nickerson | 27 | USA | Debut |
| Lauren Paquette | 36 | USA | Debut |
| Shaelyn Sorensen | 26 | USA | Debut |
