Episode 494: Sara Vaughn and Dakotah Lindwurm Recap their Chicago Marathon Experience

Dakotah Lindwurm and Sara Vaughn are on the podcast today! They both ran PRs at the Chicago Marathon and I loved hearing their recaps on this episode! Sara ran a 2:23:24 which was a 3 minute PR and placed 10th. Sara debuted the marathon in 2021, running a 2:26:53. Last year at Chicago she was 7th place and ran a 2:26:23. She is the mom of four and is a realtor. In this episode, she talks about taking risks this year in her training ahead of Chicago! Sara comes from a 1500m background. Sara has been on the podcast so many times – episodes 283, 302, 341, 416, 443. Dakotah smiles the entire marathon and it is so much fun to watch! She truly loves what she gets to do while performing. She was previously on episode 398 after she won the 2022 Grandma’s Marathon in a time of 2:25:01. This year in Chicago she ran a 2:24:40 which was a 35 second PR and 12th place overall. What we talked about: 5:35- Catching up with Sara and Dakotah 12:35- Recapping Chicago 16:35- Dakotah’s marathon progression 19:00- Sara heading into the marathon trials 24:45- Chicago Marathon recaps 29:30- Taking risks in races 34:25- Sara taking risks in her training and focusing more on running 38:25- Minnesota Distance Elite 39:30- Sara transitioning to being coached by the Craggs 44:30- Expectations going into the race 45:15- What they are excited about going forward Connect with Lindsey: Lindsey on Instagram Lindsey on Twitter Lindsey on Facebook Join the I’ll Have Another Facebook Group Support the I’ll Have Another Podcast on Patreon Follow SandyBoy Productions: Sandyboy Productions on Twitter Sandyboy Productions on Instagram SandyBoy Productions Shows: Why is Everyone Yelling? The Illuminate Podcast The Herban Farmacy Podcast The Ready to Run Podcast Sponsors: 2Before Use the code “Lindsey” for 30% of 20 packs plus free shipping Previnex Use the code “another” for 15% off