Team USA Minnesota's Chris Lundstrom ran 2:18:05 to finish in 6th place in the Marathon at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Northfield native was not far off his personal best of 2:17:34. Franck Caldeira of Brazil won the event in 2:14:03.Hopefully Lundstrom will recover quickly, as he plans to compete in the Olympic Marathon trials in New York City on November 3rd.
Additional Information on the Race form USATF ... Lundstrom and USA teammate Jacob Frey went out with the leaders through the first 5K but then backed off the pace. Frey and Lundstrom were sitting in twelfth and thirteenth through the half marathon, in 1:08:50 and Lundstrom in 1:09:09, respectively.
Both steadily moved up in the pack after that. With 5K left to go, it started to pour rain. The weather spurred Frey on and he increased his pace, crossing the finish line in fourth in 2 hours 16 minutes 44 seconds, a new personal best by 53 seconds.
Said Frey when he finished, "There was a downpour for a little while and it was nice. I love the rain."
Lundstrom finished in sixth in 2:18:05 and echoed Frey sentiments, saying "This weather was perfect for a marathon."
Both athletes felt that with a little bit more time, they could have pulled something out. Frey said he "felt great. I think if I would have had a couple more miles, I think I could have done something."
Lundstrom echoed the feelings, saying "a few more K's and maybe we could have gotten some medals."
Another Lundstrom Quote via Team USA Minnesota ... "Conditions were good with temperatures in the low to mid-60s and some rain, although it was windy at times. The first 5k had a big hill with a 25 meter rise, which doesn't sound like much, but it seemed pretty big to me. It went out super-slow, and then everyone took off in the next 5k. I started catching people after 25k. The field was really solid."
Photo courtesy of Team USA Minnesota.
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