woman marathoner since 2004 (2:27:46) in August, Seidel finished fourth in NYC three months later, in a U.S.-course record 2:24:42. The Olympic bronze medalist in Sapporo ran Boston last October as a fundraiser, but the former Boston resident is out to win it this year. Molly Seidel earned an Olympic bronze medal in her third marathon. At the Trials, she stayed with the lead pack for most of the race before placing ninth in 2:30:29. Earlier that year, she won the Bolder Boulder 10K in 34:32. Daughter of former professional runner Ric Rojas, who also was her coach, she won the 2019 Grandma’s Marathon in 2:28:06, qualifying her for the 2020 Olympic Trials.

Rojas was the top American finisher at 2021 Boston (2:27:12), finishing sixth overall. Lindwurm has run three half marathons in 2022 - eighth in Houston (1:09:36), fourth in Atlanta (1:12:38) and 11th in New York (1:10:38). She placed 13th at the Marathon Project in 2020, in 2:30:38. In June, Lindwurm won the Grandma’s Marathon in Duluth, in 2:29:04, then finished 13th at Boston (2:31:04) in October. II cross-country/track All-America honors at Northern State (S.D.), was a goaltender for her high school girls’ hockey team in Minnesota.

Last April, she completed a 50K last April in a world-record 2:59:54, a 5:47 pace over more than 31 miles. She placed second, just 2 seconds behind, in 2011 (personal-best 2:22:38), fourth in 2015, and ’17 and fifth in 2019. She’s as experienced as any when it comes to Boston. The two-time Olympian is a favorite of the Boston crowd after winning in 2018 in a driving rain, in 2:33:55, the first American to win in 33 years.

Des Linden takes the tape at the 2018 Boston Marathon.

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