Fargo Marathon

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Youth Run in 2012

The Fargo Marathon is an annual road running marathon in Fargo, North Dakota, first held in 2005. Most years, it begins and ends inside the Fargodome,[1] and the course also travels through Moorhead, Minnesota, Fargo's twin city. The event weekend also hosts a half marathon, 10K, and 5K. The race is a USATF-qualified course, so marathon finish times can be used to qualify for the Boston Marathon. The event has been sponsored by Sanford Health.[2]

History

The inaugural Fargo Marathon took place on Template:Dts,Template:R[3] and started on the Veterans Memorial Bridge over the Red River between Minnesota and North Dakota. The first year's race weekend offered a 5K on Friday, and a marathon, marathon relay, and a half marathon on Saturday, starting at 8 a.m.[4] Almost 3,000 runners were present for the races, and prize money was offered (including $400 for first place in the marathons).[5] The race drew on local bands for music on the course (25 live bands were at the course in the early years), and local culture was prominent (those years featured a "pasta/lefse feed" for pre-race carbo-loading).[6] The co-director told the press that the racers had raised $20,000 for two local charities: The Children's Museum at Yunker Farm and MeritCare Children's Hospital.[7]

The race was founded and run by Mark Knutson at a time when local races were becoming more prominent as tourist attractions, but also as places where cities could build associations as being health-focused communities. The races also offered showcasing opportunities for area athletes that otherwise would have to travel elsewhere to have their talent recognized.[8][9]

In the second year, the race weekend drew runners from 46 states, three countries, and had an estimated economic impact of a $1.5 million boost to the local businesses and charities.[10] The half marathon was one of the most popular events, drawn nearly 2,000 runners.[10] It also spawned a collaboration with the Lake Agassiz Arts Council, which sponsored a Native-focused "Herd About the Prairie" art exhibition. The exhibition placed a collection of 39 decorated buffalo sculptures (the size of real buffalo) throughout the marathon course.[11]

In 2010, Runner's World reported the race held a high entry-fee-to-value quality.[12]Template:R

As the race progressed in years, it maintained a reputation for being flat,[13] fast, supportive, and loud (with the dozens of bands throughout the course, including rock, dance, oldies, Native drumming—and yes, polka).[14] It has grown in numbers to more than 20,000 runners.[15][16][17][18] The pre-race convention brings food, businesses and speakers to the event center for the thousands of runners and spectators.[19] By 2014, the prize money for first place had also increased to $1,400, with multiple other prizes for top competitors.[20]

In 2019, Knutson sold the race to Rugged Races, though Knutson stayed on as the race director.[21]

In 2020, the first known case of the COVID-19 virus appeared in North Dakota on March 11. Within two days, the country began shutting down, and North Dakota issued a state of emergency.[22] The marathon was rescheduled,[23] but due to the rising number of cases in summer of 2020, it was clear the marathon could not continue.[24] The race was canceled, with all registrants given the option of a refund, a postponement to 2021, or running the race on their own course and time.[25][26][27][28]

Similarly, the 2021 edition of the race was postponed to Template:Dts, due to the pandemic.[29][30] Participation was at 50 percent of normal, as the race date was close to other Minnesota marathons: The postponed Med City Marathon, the smaller Ely Marathon and the larger Twin Cities Marathon. Race organizers also said the closed Canadian border kept runners away.[31]

Media coverage

Radio coverage has been provided by KFGO.[32] TV coverage has been provided by WDAY-TV, an ABC affiliate.[33]

Course

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The marathon, half marathon, and 10K all start and finish inside the Fargodome.[35][30]

The marathon course also crosses over the Red River into Minnesota and back, spending about Template:Cvt in Moorhead, Fargo's twin city.Template:R

The course goes through Concordia College's campus in Moorhead, Minnesota, where the Concordia Cobber hands out high-fives. It also circles through Minnesota State University Moorhead's campus, where the MSUM Dragon cheers on the runners.[36][14]

The inside start and finish has become a notable draw for runners. It provides a stark contrast to what many locals deal with in the winter training months, as Olympic Trials Marathon qualifier Valeria Curtis stressed in a 2019 Runner's World article about training near her home in Minot, North Dakota.[37]

In 2009, the course had to be changed due to flooding. The marathon route took two laps instead of one large loop.

In 2014, in celebration of 10 years of the race, the route changed. It started on the bridge, just as it did on the first year. The finish line wasn't inside; it was near the Fargo Theatre on Broadway Street in downtown Fargo.[38][39] The change was only for one year.

Half marathon

Sammy Malakwen, a two-time winner, set the half marathon course record in 2010 at 1:04:27.

Repeat winners

Semehar Tesfaye has won the women's race three years in a row and set the course record in 2016. Tesfaye graduated from Fargo South High School.[40]

Winners

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All cities in North Dakota unless indicated otherwise

Men Women
Year Place Name Age Hometown Time Year Place Name Age Hometown Time
2025[41] Template:Gold1 Tucker Ringhand 24 Ironton, Minnesota 2:26:20 2025 Template:Gold1 Erin Forde 32 Missoula, Montana 2:45:50
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2024[42] Template:Gold1 Digger Lauter 40 Oakland, California 2:25:32 2024 Template:Gold1 Amy Will 37 Warren, Minnesota 2:57:18
Template:Silver2 Ruairi Moynihan 34 Flagstaff, Arizona 2:28:39 Template:Silver2 Ericka Mason 33 Fort Worth, Texas 2:57:40
Template:Bronze3 Leo Smith 23 West Fargo 2:29:15 Template:Bronze3 Anna Wiseman 28 Kansas City, Missouri 2:58:01
2023[43] Template:Gold1 Abraham Kipkemei Talam 45 Kenya 2:19:24 2023 Template:Gold1 Sadie Smith 44 Kirkwood, Missouri 2:57:46
Template:Silver2 Connor Reck 29 Minneapolis, Minnesota 2:24:29 Template:Silver2 Amy Will 35 Warren, Minnesota 3:04:14
Template:Bronze3 Daniel Docherty 33 St. Paul, Minnesota 2:31:16 Template:Bronze3 Lindsey Elste 40 Wheaton, Illinois 3:04:31
2021[44] Template:Gold1 Mark Messmer 28 Castle Rock, Colorado 2:21:01 2021[45] Template:Gold1 Heidi Bock 35 Lincoln, Nebraska 2:58:28
Template:Silver2 Benjamin Kopecky 36 St. Louis, Missouri 2:35:39 Template:Silver2 Cheryl Jeseritz 42 Savage, Minnesota 3:02:00
Template:Bronze3 Alec Sanbeck 22 Mora, Minnesota 2:40:05 Template:Bronze3 Krista Kuglin 29 Brainerd, Minnesota 3:05:51
2020[26] Race canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic** 2020 Race canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic**
2019[46] Template:Gold1 Arturs Bareikis 32 Midlothian, Illinois 2:27:14 2019[47] Template:Gold1 Val Curtis 32 Minot 2:43:08
Template:Silver2 Anthony Kirui 39 Minneapolis, Minnesota 2:28:58 Template:Silver2 Megan Smith 28 Denver, Colorado 2:44:29
Template:Bronze3 Daniel Borash 25 Burnsville, Minnesota 2:29:39 Template:Bronze3 Ericka Mason 28 Fort Worth, Texas 2:48:16
2018 Template:Gold1 Geoffrey Terer 41 Colorado Springs, Colorado 2:30:00 2018 Template:Gold1 Semehar Tesfaye 27 Revere, Massachusetts 2:39:22
Template:Silver2 Adam Pangrac 30 Fargo 2:30:39 Template:Silver2 Jen Van Otterloo 31 Sioux Center, Iowa 2:44:17
Template:Bronze3 Zach Bruns 32 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 2:32:58 Template:Bronze3 Joan Cherop Massah 28 Andover, Minnesota 2:45:48
2017 Template:Gold1 David Tuwei 38 Minneapolis, Minnesota 2:28:24 2017 Template:Gold1 Semehar Tesfaye 26 Minot 2:38:06
Template:Silver2 Bernard Too 31 Grand Prairie, Texas 2:29:25 Template:Silver2 Lindsey Pierret 29 St. Louis Park, Minnesota 2:48:11
Template:Bronze3 Arturs Bareikis 29 Crestwood, Illinois 2:32:25 Template:Bronze3 Katie Rusch 33 St. Cloud, Minnesota 2:57:30
2016[48] Template:Gold1 Sammy Malakwen 37 Kaptagat, Kenya 2:26:06 2016[48] Template:Gold1 Semehar Tesfaye 25 Minot 2:37:27
Template:Silver2 Bernard Kibet 30 Grand Prairie, Texas 2:31:22 Template:Silver2 Darolyn Walker 34 Winnipeg, Canada 2:59:33
Template:Bronze3 Cesar Mireles 26 Richey, Montana 2:33:17 Template:Bronze3 Jane Rotich 35 Grand Prairie, Texas 3:01:11
2015[49] Template:Gold1 David Tuwei 36 Minneapolis, Minnesota 2:27:15 2015[49] Template:Gold1 Ellie Peterson 25 Windsor, Colorado 2:49:13
Template:Silver2 Keith Lehman 23 Fargo 2:30:41 Template:Silver2 Margaret Ludick 30 Birchwood, Minnesota 2:57:05
Template:Bronze3 Adam Pangrac 27 Fargo 2:36:20 Template:Bronze3 Maddie Glass 25 Kansas City, Missouri 2:57:37
2014[39] Template:Gold1 Peter Kemboi 34 Hebron, Kentucky 2:26:55 2014[39] Template:Gold1 Kate Papenberg 27 Syracuse, Utah 2:53:18
Template:Silver2 Arturs Bareikis 27 Crestwood, Illinois 2:27:29 Template:Silver2 Andrea Rediger 25 Minneapolis, Minnesota 2:56:35
Template:Bronze3 Philip Richert 27 Richfield, Minnesota 2:36:13 Template:Bronze3 Amber Sargent 26 Beatrice, Nebraska 3:01:26
2013[50] Template:Gold1 Chris Erichsen 27 Minneapolis, Minnesota 2:20:42 2013[50] Template:Gold1 Nichole Porath 29 Northfield, Minnesota 2:50:55
Template:Silver2 James Kirwa 29 Alexandria, Minnesota 2:21:32 Template:Silver2 Brittney Christianson 25 Minot 2:56:06
Template:Bronze3 Wojciech Kopec 30 Warsaw, Poland 2:34:17 Template:Bronze3 Jenny Schulze 40 Clive, Iowa 2:59:47
2012[51] Template:Gold1 Oliver Hoffmann 27 Schillerstrasse, Germany 2:28:15 2012[32] Template:Gold1 Lisa Dyer 29 Moorhead, Minnesota 2:45:15
Template:Silver2 Russell Stein 39 San Francisco, California 2:34:53 Template:Silver2 Meg Grindall 31 Moorhead, Minnesota 2:53:08
Template:Bronze3 Zane Grabau 23 Waterville, Minnesota 2:35:34 Template:Bronze3 Brittney Christianson 25 Burlington 2:54:01
2011[15] Template:Gold1 Luke Watson 30 State College, Pennsylvania 2:22:50 2011[15] Template:Gold1 Camille Herron 29 West Lafayette, Indiana 2:43:41
Template:Silver2 Jerry Faulkner 30 Edmond, Oklahoma 2:24:12 Template:Silver2 Heidi Evans 26 Thief River Falls, Minnesota 2:54:07
Template:Bronze3 Hillary Cheruiyot 30 Coon Rapids, Minnesota 2:26:53 Template:Bronze3 Cindy Sondag 35 Grand Forks 2:57:36
2010[20] Template:Gold1 Chris Erichsen 24 St. Paul, Minnesota 2:19:55 2010[20] Template:Gold1 Leah Thorvilson 31 Little Rock, Arkansas 2:41:52
Template:Silver2 Hillary Cheruiyot 29 Coon Rapids, Minnesota 2:25:35 Template:Silver2 Gina Aalgaard Kelly 33 Lisbon 2:57:31
Template:Bronze3 Obed Gisemba 30 Windom, Minnesota 2:35:10 Template:Bronze3 Paula Vicker 45 Edina, Minnesota 2:59:10
2009*[52] Template:Gold1 Pete Gilman 34 Rochester, Minnesota 2:25:34 2009*[52] Template:Gold1 Nicole Cueno 29 Minneapolis, Minnesota 2:54:28
Template:Silver2 Sammy Malakwen 30 Two Harbors, Minnesota 2:25:31 Template:Silver2 Nichole Porath 25 Eagan, Minnesota 2:58:11
Template:Bronze3 Geoffrey Kiprotich 30 Toledo, Ohio 2:26:53 Template:Bronze3 Tracy Thelen 29 Colorado Springs, Colorado 2:59:18
2008[53] Template:Gold1 Eric Sondag 35 Grand Forks 2:30:34 2008[53] Template:Gold1 Andrea McGehee 39 Lees Summit, Missouri 3:08:41
Template:Silver2 Brian Anderson 26 Minneapolis, Minnesota 2:32:18 Template:Silver2 Heather Gilbertson 36 Seattle, Washington 3:12:13
Template:Bronze3 John Rotich 32 Coon Rapids, Minnesota 2:33:15 Template:Bronze3 Clarice Esslinger 43 Mankato, Minnesota 3:16:04
2007[54] Template:Gold1 Chad Wallin 27 Tucson, Arizona 2:31:20 2007[54] Template:Gold1 Valerie Gortmaker 31 Omaha, Nebraska 2:49:55
Template:Silver2 Eric Sondag 34 Grand Forks 2:33:46 Template:Silver2 Heidi Schuette 33 Prescott, Arizona 2:59:18
Template:Bronze3 Shawn Miller 27 Juneau, Alaska 2:34:28 Template:Bronze3 Angie Paprocki 31 Hoffman Estates, Illinois 3:03:36
2006[55] Template:Gold1 Chad Wallin 26 Minot 2:31:48 2006[55] Template:Gold1 Meg Grindall 25 Fargo 3:04:43
Template:Silver2 Shawn Miller 26 Juneau, Alaska 2:32:33 Template:Silver2 Terri Cook 30 Exton, Pennsylvania 3:08:28
Template:Bronze3 Brandon Moen 22 Mankato, Minnesota 2:37:44 Template:Bronze3 Mindy Sawtelle 33 Indiana, Pennsylvania 3:08:34
2005[5] Template:Gold1 Scott Jansky 31 Two Rivers, Wisconsin 2:31:12 2005[5] Template:Gold1 Cindy Lewandowski 25 Sartell, Minnesota 3:16:29
Template:Silver2 Jim Ramacier 41 White Bear Lake, Minnesota 2:44:04 Template:Silver2 Suzy Steely 46 Spring, Texas 3:20:49
Template:Bronze3 Jeffery Stinson 31 Eugene, Oregon 2:48:07 Template:Bronze3 Yvette Dockendorf 35 St. Stephen, Minnesota 3:24:41

*In 2009, the Red River flooded, forcing the marathon course to be two smaller loops.

**A "virtual" race was scheduled.

Participation

Ed. Year Marathon finishers Total participantsTemplate:Efn Rf.
1 2005 707 2271 [56]Template:R
2 2006 982 6053 [57]Template:R
3 2007 1196 9350 [58][59]
4 2008 1427 12,146 [60][61]
5 2009 1272 14,000 [62][63]
6 2010 1885 [64]
7 2011 2213 [65]
8 2012 1825 [66]
9 2013 1645 [67]
10 2014 1655 [68]
11 2015 1535 [69]
12 2016 1493 22,000 [70][71]
13 2017
14 2018
15 2019
- 2020
16 2021

Notes

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