The 32-year-old mom from Asheville finished the 26.2-mile race on Nov. 1 in 3 hours, 25 minutes and 31 seconds, feeling good and strong. So she started planning for a marathon in the spring, and found the inaugural Blue Ridge Marathon on the Parkway, set for April 24.
“I checked out the Blue Ridge Parkway marathon online, and it sounds perfect,” Ostergaard said. “I was looking for something challenging. I love the hills.”
She should get her fill of hills at the Blue Ridge Marathon and Half-Marathon, which will both start and end in Roanoke, Va., on the northern section of the parkway, as part of the yearlong celebration of activities honoring the parkway’s 75th anniversary.
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