Newsletter: May 23, 2025
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Nadir Yusuf
Residence: Inver Grove Heights, MN
Date of birth: 01/01/1997
Hometown: Willmar, MN
Occupation: Grad student, Sales Development Rep at Bushel
College: Minnesota State University Moorhead - BS Business Administration Marketing Emphasis - Spring 2021
Favorite Pre-Race Meal: Traditional pasta night before but the lunches tend to be the local cuisine offerings, bagel or oatmeal race morning
Favorite Pump-Up Song: NPR Up First - Get the daily news
Funniest Mid-Race Thought: If I was on the track, there would be no hills today.
Personal Bests
Half Marathon
Marathon
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1:03:23
2:15:27
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Achievements
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2024 -USA Olympic Marathon Trials, 25th
2024 - USATF 25k Championships, 10th
Multiple times Conference Champion
Multiple times All American
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Nadir attended Willmar High School, where he was a 4-time state qualifier, and ran a best of 15:40 in the 5k for cross country. He went on to Minnesota State University-Moorhead, where he won 7 Northern Sun Conference (NSIC) Championships, and set school records in the 3000m, 5000m, 10,000m and Cross Country 10k. In 2021, he won the Drake Relays 10,000m and was also the male track athlete of the year at the NSIC Outdoor Championships.
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After completing his collegiate eligibility and graduating with a degree in Business Administration, Nadir worked both as an assistant coach for the MSU-Moorhead team and as a Sales Development Representative. He also pursued an MBA degree in addition to continuing to develop as an athlete over the longer distances, running personal bests of 1:03:23 in the half marathon, and 2:15:27 in the marathon. Notably, he placed 25th at the 2024 USA Olympic Team Trials Marathon in Orlando, FL.
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Nadir joined Minnesota Distance Elite in August 2024 and has been excelling on the track and on the roads. He finished first at the Get in Gear Half Marathon and 12th at the USATF 25K Championships. While balancing his busy schedule, he will continue to challenge himself at the longer distances.
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