VALLEY CITY, ND (VCSUVikings.com) Karly Just sets school record marathon time of 3:10:21 to finish 11th at the NAIA Marathon Classic hosted in Sacramento, California.
Just qualified for the NAIA Marathon Classic hosted in Sacramento, Calif., held in conjunction with the California International Marathon, for the second time in her running career.
The CIM and NAIA Marathon Classic were run on a scenic 26-mile, 385-yard course runs from Folsom Dam to the State Capitol in Sacramento. NAIA runners qualified by running a pair of two-hours runs this fall. Just entered the race ranked No. 6 in the NAIA.
This year Just finished 11th with a time of 3:10:21, setting the school record marathon time. In the 2023 NAIA Marathon Classic, Just finished 18th with a time of 3:27:54 averaging 7:56 minutes per mile. Just shaved over 17 minutes off her last year result and ran 41 seconds faster per mile averaging a 7:15 per mile pace.