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Wednesday, 19 November 2014 00:10

For amateur men, breaking 2-hours in an Olympic distance race is a big deal. Similarly, breaking 2:15 is a big whup for most amateur women. In 2014, at least nine Minnesota men and ten Minnesota women accomplished these goals. For the guys, Matt Payne managed to crack the 120-minute mark on three occasions. For the gals, Heather Lendway broke the 115 mark, actually the 110, on each of her four starts at the 1.5-40-10 distance. Her 2:05:06 at AG Nationals was the fastest Olympic time by a US female amateur last season.

Check out the list:

FASTEST OLYMPIC TIMES 2014 – Sub 2-Hour Men. Sub-2:15 Women

Men:

Ryan Bailey – 1:54:57 @ Life Time - Oceanside

Matthew Payne – 1:55:51 @ Buffalo

Matthew Payne – 1:56:04 @ USAT Nationals

Marcus Stromberg – 1:57:32 @ USAT Nationals (photo L)...

Brian Bich, 48 – 1:57:57 @ USAT Nationals

Kris Spoth – 1:57:59 @ Life Time – Maple Grove

Sean Cooley – 1:58:32 @ Young Life Olympic

Kris Spoth – 1:58:34 @ USAT Nationals

Kevin O’Connor – 1:58:47 @ USAT Nationals

Kevin O’Connor, 43 – 1:58:53 @ Life Time – Maple Grove

Matthew Payne – 1:59:04 @ Life Time - Minneapolis

Brian Bich, 48 – 1:59:21 @ Brewhouse

Josh Blankenheim – 1:59:38 @ USAT Nationals

Kyle Serreyn – 1:59:56 @ USAT Nationals

Women:

Heather Lendway – 2:05:06 @ USAT Nationals (Fastest time in US in 2014)

Dani Fischer – 2:05:34 @ USAT Nationals

Heather Lendway – 2:06:21 @ Life Time – Minneapolis

Heather Lendway – 2:09:32 @ Edmonton Worlds

Heather Lendway – 2:09:50 @ Life Time – Trinona

Dani Fischer – 2:09:58 @ Edmonton Worlds

Dani Fischer – 2:11:09 @ Life Time - Minneapolis

Christina Roberts – 2:11:25 @ Life Time – Maple Grove

Elaine Nelson – 2:12:06 @ Brewhouse

Cathy Yndestad – 2:12:10 @ Life Time – Minneapolis

Elaine Nelson – 2:12:22 @ USAT Nationals

Bridget McCoy - 2:13:04 @ USAT Nationals

Kortney Haag - 2:13:21 @ USAT Nationals

Gaby Bunten - 2:14:00 @ USAT Nationals (YndeCam Photo R)

Michelle Andres - 2:14:31 @ USAT Nationals

Diane Hankee - 2:14:49 @ Life Time  - Maple Grove