# @traininghaus on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C-5S3iFuU3L
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/22450850-traininghaus-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-08-20T14:33:29.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Training HAUS (@traininghaus) — https://gondola.cc/traininghaus

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A pause for reflection after an amazing showing at the Paris Games!

#HAUSBuilt and TwinCitiesOrtho athlete dakotahlindwurm made all of Minnesota proud as she finished the highest of any American in the marathon.
 
We wanted to share some of Dakotah’s powerful and inspirational thoughts on the race.

“Going into the marathon, I knew on paper I shouldn’t place in the top half of the field. I’ve never been one to set a limit on myself, and I certainly wasn’t going to start at the Olympics.

I’ve had a million questions and comments about taking the lead out near Versailles. Do I regret it? Was I just trying to get TV time? Was I trying to break away from the field? The answer? No, I was just trying to keep a constant pace. As I turned the corner in the front, I swear I heard the entire state of Minnesota scream.

Sooner or later, they surged and caught me. My hope was I’d reconnect on the hill, but I never reconnected at all. To say that hill before 30K was torture is an understatement. I almost put my hands on my quads and walked up, but I thought of all the hours I spent in the gym after tough workouts and how many yards I pulled a sled that was double my weight to prepare for this exact moment.

I could hear my strength coach runtrainthrive yell, “HIT. HIT. HIT. HIT.” in rhythm commanding my knee drive and foot strike. It was just like being at Training HAUS. Before I knew it, I looked up and I was catching carnage from the lead group and was cresting the hill.

To get to this level takes some inability to ever be satisfied. 12th at the Olympics is amazing. Top 10 would have been epic. If I had won gold, I would have wished I won by a bigger margin. That’s the beauty of this sport, we’re always striving for more.”

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