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Long distance is a way
of life for Katie Wismer.
A graduate of Lockerby Composite and Laurentian
University and now working as an emergency physician in
northern British Columbia, Wismer recently completed the
End of the Tunnel Marathon in Washington State in a time
of 2:50.08.
With this and an appearance at the 2025
Boston Marathon (2:56.54) behind her, Wismer has decided
to join forces with Laurentian University cross-country
/ track coach Darren Jermyn, confirmed today as the latest
addition to the Track North CAMEL Elite Distance Training
Group.
"I'm excited for the workouts, racing,
and of course cursing Darren's name under my breath in
between intervals," said Wismer. "I look forward
to continue racing both half and full marathons over the
next few years and hope my times continue to drop."
"Katie graduated as one of the top
runners in the school's history, competing at multiple
U Sports national cross country championships and still
holds the second fastest time in school history over 1500
metres and the fourth fastest time in the 3000 metres
on the indoor track," said coach Jermyn.
"She was also a national medalist
in the steeplechase as a U20 athlete. Mix that background
with her recent marathon results and we have one heck
of a fast CAMEL on our hands."
Wismer's first race working under the
guidance of coach Jermyn will be the upcoming Victoria
Half-Marathon on October 11th. |
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