GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — For Parker Stinson, the Amway River Bank Run was the place to be.
The Boulder, Colorado native came to Grand Rapids not to just compete in the 2019 men’s 25K race, but to win it.
As the race moved along and the finish line crept closer into view, he knew had done more than just earn the crown of the event.
“I won this race probably 12 times in my head over the last week,” Stinson said. “I couldn’t stop thinking about it. I tried to focus on letting those thoughts in, processing them and having the execution to do that and be excited about winning.”
On Saturday, Stinson shattered an American record.
“Today when that started to happen, I had envisioned it so many times that I just lived in the moment,” Stinson said.
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