Chicago Marathon American Women

American Women at the Chicago Marathon 2025. I was thinking that @natosha_rogers and @dakotahlindwurm would come in as the first two American women, but I wasn’t as sure about the third spot. @ventersemily had been racing impressively all year, and because she’s also training with the Eyestone group, I was thinking she could make a stellar debut.
The day unfolded a bit differently than I had anticipated, with Natosha Rogers lurking far behind both the very fast lead packs that had developed and the pacer-led duo of Dakotah Popehn (paced by @minnesotadistanceelite teammate @tylerjermann ) and @callirianne (paced by her husband @nickhauger12 ). But by mile 19, Natosha had clawed her way up to that first American spot, which she held until the finish for a 6th place overall finish.
Dakotah PR’d (by 20 seconds), but she had stated in pre-race interviews that she was hoping for a 2:20 (would have been a 4 minute PR). After the race, Dakotah told me she was “disappointed”. I didn’t want to force a post-race interview right then (she was still in her racing kit and a space blanket and we were standing in the lobby of a hotel), but I’m hoping we’ll be able to sit down for a longer conversation soon.
Emily Venters started out with promise but ran into trouble late in the race, citing a need for multiple med tent trips.
Makenna Myler, who is in the same @edeyestone group with Venters, looked strong and spent much of the race as third Americanm. However, she wasn’t able to hold on and faded to a 5th American finish. In her place, @gabirooker took that third American spot (and 2nd Minnesotan) with a 9th place overall finish.
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