Diné woman Qualifies for Upcoming Olympic Trials

WINDOW ROCK, ARIZONA—Navajo marathon runner Linnabah Snyder took the first step toward her running pedigree not on a track, not on a course, not even on a team.

She first unlocked her running potential at the ranch of her grandfather Juan Yazzie Jr. as the family rounded up cattle.

“My responsibility in going after the cattle was to go after the calves,” she said.

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