She’s a former senior women’s winner (2017) on Mount Marathon, where she owns the third-fastest women’s time in history. She’s best known as a track and mountain/trail racer, competing in steeplechase at the 2019 world track championships, winning a world junior mountain running title and crushing Mount Marathon. She finished sixth last month in the USA 15-K road championships at the Gate River Run in Florida. Ostrander last summer showed her chops on the roads by winning the Freihofer’s Run For Women 5K in Albany, N.Y. But Ostrander covered the last 1.1 mile in 5:32 to Walcott-Nolan’s 5:47 to seize second place. Ostrander was in third place two miles into the race, nine seconds behind Walcott-Nolan. Great Britain Olympian Revee Walcott-Nolan, who Ostrander tracked down inside the final mile, finished third in 15:53 to earn $1,000. ![]() Laura Galvan of Mexico dominated the 11-woman elite field, blowing through the first mile in 4:51 – that was eight seconds faster than Ostrander – and crossing in 15:05 to earn $5,000. Ostrander, who recently signed with outdoor brand NNormal, earned $2,000 as runner-up. Ostrander closed strong, moving from third place to second over the final 1.1 miles of the 3.1-mile race and clocking 15 minutes, 47 seconds. ![]() ![]() The seaside race bills itself as the “World’s Fastest 5K” road race because of its pancake-flat course and generally favorable weather conditions. Ostrander, the 26-year-old from Soldotna (Kenai Central) who was a three-time NCAA steeplechase champion at Boise State and a Mount Marathon legend before she was out of her teenage years, finished second at the Carlsbad 5,000 in Southern California. Allie Ostrander, who made her mark principally as a steeplechaser in her first go-round as a pro, has said she intends to diversify her racing resume – adding road and trail/mountain racing to her usual track work – in her return to elite racing.
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