2025 FWRC Annual Celebration

FWRC Celebration and Awards February 2, 2025
Deadline Monday January 27th
The 2025 celebration will take place on Sunday February 2 at the Parkview Mirro Center beginning at 3 pm. Plan to register and join us! 2024 points series awards, ironrunner awards, outstanding high school runner awards, and special awards will be presented.
It will feature speaker, Dakotah Marie Lindwurm.
Dakotah is a professional long-distance runner who represented the United States in the Women's Marathon at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. She finished 12th overall!! Lindwurm gained notoriety after winning back-to-back victories at Grandma's Marathon in Duluth, Minnesota in 2021 and 2022. Her victory in 2022 made her the 12th fastest U.S. women's marathoner of all time. She is known for her characteristic smile while racing. In 2022, she signed a sponsorship deal with Puma.
Before she began running, Lindwurm was a goalie for St Francis North Branch girls hockey team. She then started running at St. Francis High School in St. Francis, Minnesota, where she completed in cross country and track and field. After graduating high school in 2013, Lindwurm started her collegiate running career at Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota. While competing for the Northern State Wolves, She was a five-time NCAA DII National Qualifier, and a two time All-American. After graduating college in 2017, she joined the Minnesota Distance Elite team .

Dakotahs presentation will address her life as a runner and achievements. It will include stories of meaningful experiences and inspiration.

Thank you Fleet Feet and Three Rivers Running Company for sponsoring and supporting the banquet!!

Experience the 2025 FWRC Banquet!! Join us! Register by going to:
at https://runsignup.com/Race/IN/FortWayne/FortWayneRunningClubBanquet

Schedule:
3:00 pm- Fitness Expo, Social Hour, Gift Drawings , Meet and Greet with Dakotah
4:00 pm: Welcome, Dinner, and FWRC News
4:45 pm: Annual Awards
Points Awards, Ironstrider Award, Ironrunner Awards, Don Lindleys Volunteer of the Year Award, Barbie Scrogham Spirit of Running Award, Golden Shoe Award, Joe Zieglers Breaking Barriers Award, Presidents Award and Chris Brown Outstanding High School Distance Runners
5:15 pm: Dakotah Lindwurms Inspiring Presentation, Questions/Answers, Thanks Yous