Leah Thorvilson (born January 9, 1979) is an American racing cyclist, who currently rides for American amateur team Amy D Foundation. Thorvilson also competed as a

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, who specialized in the

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, winning the

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in 2011. She grew up in Robbinsdale, Minnesota. In 2012, Thorvilson qualified to run in the US Olympic Team Marathon Trials where she finished with a time of 2:42:09. On March 4, 2012, Thorvilson won the

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for the fourth year in a row with a personal best time of 2:37:26. On April 28, 2012 Thorvilson won the Frisco Railroad Run 50-Mile Race in

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with a time of 6:00:31. This is the fourth-fastest 50-miler by a female ever behind only

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, Donna Perkins, and Marcy Schwam. Thorvilson now lives and trains in

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. In December 2016 it was announced that Thorvilson would ride for the team for the 2017 season after emerging as the winner of the Zwift Academy program, beating 1,200 other competitors in the process.

Races

*2012 Frisco Railroad Run 50 Miler 6:00:31 (The world's fourth-fastest 50-miler by a female) *2012 US Olympic Team Marathon Trials 2:42:09 *2012

2:37:26 *Women's Course Record, New Marathon PR * Lost Dutchman Marathon 2:47:16 *Women's Course Record * Tallahassee Marathon 2:40:06 *Women's Course Record *2011

2:42:11 *Women's Winner *2011 Midsouth Marathon 2:57:14 * Great Cranberry Island 50K 3:32:00 *Women's Course Record

References

https://www.velonews.com/2016/12/news/leah-thorvilsons-second-chance_426804 https://ualr.edu/alumni/home/connect-with-other-alumni/leah-thorvilson-03/ http://cycling.today/37-year-old-leah-thorvilson-earns-worldtour-contract-on-zwift/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leah_Thorvilson http://littlerockmarathon.com/marathon/

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Thorvilson, Leah 1979 births Living people American female marathon runners American female long-distance runners People from Robbinsdale, Minnesota Sportspeople from Hennepin County, Minnesota Sportspeople from Minnesota American female cyclists 21st-century American women