Alex and Angie Norstrom won the men’s and women’s marathon titles last year at the Eversource Hartford Marathon as an engaged couple.

They were married in July but this weekend, they are splitting up: Alex, a three-time Hartford Marathon winner, will run the marathon again, while Angie competes in the half marathon.

The Norstroms, who live in Glastonbury, are looking forward to Saturday’s races, which start at 8 a.m. at Bushnell Park. The marathon, half marathon, marathon relay and 5K are all sold out with a 9,000 runners expected in Hartford Saturday.

“I think she’s happy doing different stuff, whereas I am more of a one-trick pony when it comes to what I do nowadays,” said Alex, 29, who is also Angie’s coach. “I’ve had a lot more success at the marathon than anything else and I

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