Lindsey Scherf Bests An International Field To Win The Ottawa 10K

by Ron Wayne on May 29, 2012

May 26, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada,  Mizuno Racing Team Member, Lindsey Scherf,  has been racing often and racing well this year.    Yesterday was the 4th weekend in a row she competed and she bested a group of talented Kenyans, Ethiopians and a Moroccans to win the Ottawa 10K which was part of a weekend festival of races.    Lindsey's winning time of 33:11 was excellent considering the warm and humid conditions.  In the field of 8946 finishers (5,437 women), Lindsey was 22nd overall.   Second woman finisher was Alemitu Abera from Ethiopia, who won the Houston Marathon this past January in 2:23.14.  Below is a  photo of Lindsey's finish and a story about Lindsey that was in the Ottawa Citizen Newspaper.