Half marathon results: Katie crushes it at New Bedford

All we can say is: Wow. Wow. WOW! Marist Running Alum Katie Messina had an eye-popping, remarkable, wonderful, awesome, (insert exciting adjective here) half marathon debut at New Bedford, Massachusetts, on Sunday. Racing for Battle Road Track Club, Katie absolutely crushed it. She ran 1:19:54 (1:19:54!!!!). She broke 1:20 in her first-ever half marathon. That’s amazing! She averaged 6:05 pace and proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that she is built to go the distance. She led her team to a fourth-place finish, and she certainly has a great future at this long-distance stuff. Nicely done, Katie! (And sorry to all for the unusual number of exclamation points in this post, but I am excited about it!)