Fargo Marathon

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Fargo Marathon
TAPS runs for survivors at Fargo Marathon 120519-Z-WA217-037.jpg
10K race in 2012
DateJune 1, 2024
Location Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
Event type Road
Distance Marathon
Primary sponsor Essentia Health
Established2005(20 years ago) (2005)
Course recordsAbraham Talam Kipkemei; 2:19:24 (2023)
Official site fargomarathon.com
Participants1360 finishers (2019) [1]
Youth Run in 2012 TAPS at Fargo Marathon Youth Run 120517-Z-WA217-105.jpg
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, [2] 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. [3]

Contents

History

The inaugural Fargo Marathon took place on May 14, 2005, [4] [5] 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. [6] Almost 3,000 runners were present for the races, and prize money was offered (including $400 for first place in the marathons). [7] 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). [8] 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. [9]

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. [10] [11]

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. [12] The half marathon was one of the most popular events, drawn nearly 2,000 runners. [12] 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. [13]

In 2010, Runner's World reported the race held a high entry-fee-to-value quality. [14] [5]

As the race progressed in years, it maintained a reputation for being flat, [15] fast, supportive, and loud (with the dozens of bands throughout the course, including rock, dance, oldies, Native drumming—and yes, polka). [16] It has grown in numbers to more than 20,000 runners. [17] [18] [19] [20] The pre-race convention brings food, businesses and speakers to the event center for the thousands of runners and spectators. [21] By 2014, the prize money for first place had also increased to $1,400, with multiple other prizes for top competitors. [22]

In 2019, Knutson sold the race to Rugged Races, though Knutson stayed on as the race director. [23]

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. [24] The marathon was rescheduled, [25] but due to the rising number of cases in summer of 2020, it was clear the marathon could not continue. [26] 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. [27] [28] [29] [30]

Similarly, the 2021 edition of the race was postponed to September 25, 2021, due to the pandemic. [31] [32] 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. [33]

Media coverage

Radio coverage has been provided by KFGO. [34] TV coverage has been provided by WDAY-TV, an ABC affiliate. [35]

Course

External images
Searchtool.svg Course map of full marathon in 2012 [36]
Searchtool.svg Combined course map in 2016 [37]

The marathon, half marathon, and 10K all start and finish inside the Fargodome. [38] [32]

The marathon course also crosses over the Red River into Minnesota and back, spending about 6 mi (10 km) in Moorhead, Fargo's twin city. [38]

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. [39] [16]

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. [40]

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. [41] [42] 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. [43]

Winners

Key:  Course record

All cities in North Dakota unless indicated otherwise

MenWomen
YearPlaceNameAgeHometownTimeYearPlaceNameAgeHometownTime
2025 [44] Gold medal icon.svgTucker Ringhand24 Ironton, Minnesota 2:26:202025Gold medal icon.svgErin Forde32 Missoula, Montana 2:45:50
Silver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
Bronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
2024 [45] Gold medal icon.svg Digger Lauter 40 Oakland, California 2:25:322024Gold medal icon.svgAmy Will37 Warren, Minnesota 2:57:18
Silver medal icon.svg Ruairi Moynihan 34 Flagstaff, Arizona 2:28:39Silver medal icon.svgEricka Mason33 Fort Worth, Texas 2:57:40
Bronze medal icon.svgLeo Smith23 West Fargo 2:29:15Bronze medal icon.svgAnna Wiseman28 Kansas City, Missouri 2:58:01
2023 [46] Gold medal icon.svg Abraham Kipkemei Talam 45 Kenya 2:19:242023Gold medal icon.svgSadie Smith44 Kirkwood, Missouri 2:57:46
Silver medal icon.svgConnor Reck29 Minneapolis, Minnesota 2:24:29Silver medal icon.svgAmy Will35 Warren, Minnesota 3:04:14
Bronze medal icon.svgDaniel Docherty33 St. Paul, Minnesota 2:31:16Bronze medal icon.svgLindsey Elste40 Wheaton, Illinois 3:04:31
2021 [47] Gold medal icon.svg Mark Messmer 28 Castle Rock, Colorado 2:21:012021 [48] Gold medal icon.svgHeidi Bock35 Lincoln, Nebraska 2:58:28
Silver medal icon.svgBenjamin Kopecky36 St. Louis, Missouri 2:35:39Silver medal icon.svgCheryl Jeseritz42 Savage, Minnesota 3:02:00
Bronze medal icon.svgAlec Sanbeck22 Mora, Minnesota 2:40:05Bronze medal icon.svgKrista Kuglin29 Brainerd, Minnesota 3:05:51
2020 [28] Race canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic **2020Race canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic **
2019 [49] Gold medal icon.svg Arturs Bareikis 32 Midlothian, Illinois 2:27:142019 [50] Gold medal icon.svgVal Curtis32 Minot 2:43:08
Silver medal icon.svgAnthony Kirui39 Minneapolis, Minnesota 2:28:58Silver medal icon.svgMegan Smith28 Denver, Colorado 2:44:29
Bronze medal icon.svgDaniel Borash25 Burnsville, Minnesota 2:29:39Bronze medal icon.svgEricka Mason28 Fort Worth, Texas 2:48:16
2018Gold medal icon.svg Geoffrey Terer 41 Colorado Springs, Colorado 2:30:002018Gold medal icon.svg Semehar Tesfaye 27 Revere, Massachusetts 2:39:22
Silver medal icon.svgAdam Pangrac30 Fargo 2:30:39Silver medal icon.svgJen Van Otterloo31 Sioux Center, Iowa 2:44:17
Bronze medal icon.svgZach Bruns32 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 2:32:58Bronze medal icon.svg Joan Cherop Massah 28 Andover, Minnesota 2:45:48
2017Gold medal icon.svg David Tuwei 38 Minneapolis, Minnesota 2:28:242017Gold medal icon.svg Semehar Tesfaye 26 Minot 2:38:06
Silver medal icon.svgBernard Too31 Grand Prairie, Texas 2:29:25Silver medal icon.svg Lindsey Pierret 29 St. Louis Park, Minnesota 2:48:11
Bronze medal icon.svg Arturs Bareikis 29 Crestwood, Illinois 2:32:25Bronze medal icon.svgKatie Rusch33 St. Cloud, Minnesota 2:57:30
2016 [51] Gold medal icon.svg Sammy Malakwen 37 Kaptagat, Kenya 2:26:062016 [51] Gold medal icon.svg Semehar Tesfaye 25 Minot 2:37:27
Silver medal icon.svg Bernard Kibet 30 Grand Prairie, Texas 2:31:22Silver medal icon.svg Darolyn Walker 34 Winnipeg, Canada 2:59:33
Bronze medal icon.svg Cesar Mireles 26 Richey, Montana 2:33:17Bronze medal icon.svg Jane Rotich 35 Grand Prairie, Texas 3:01:11
2015 [52] Gold medal icon.svg David Tuwei 36 Minneapolis, Minnesota 2:27:152015 [52] Gold medal icon.svgEllie Peterson25 Windsor, Colorado 2:49:13
Silver medal icon.svgKeith Lehman23 Fargo 2:30:41Silver medal icon.svgMargaret Ludick30 Birchwood, Minnesota 2:57:05
Bronze medal icon.svgAdam Pangrac27 Fargo 2:36:20Bronze medal icon.svgMaddie Glass25 Kansas City, Missouri 2:57:37
2014 [42] Gold medal icon.svg Peter Kemboi 34 Hebron, Kentucky 2:26:552014 [42] Gold medal icon.svgKate Papenberg27 Syracuse, Utah 2:53:18
Silver medal icon.svg Arturs Bareikis 27 Crestwood, Illinois 2:27:29Silver medal icon.svgAndrea Rediger25 Minneapolis, Minnesota 2:56:35
Bronze medal icon.svg Philip Richert 27 Richfield, Minnesota 2:36:13Bronze medal icon.svgAmber Sargent26 Beatrice, Nebraska 3:01:26
2013 [53] Gold medal icon.svg Chris Erichsen 27 Minneapolis, Minnesota 2:20:422013 [53] Gold medal icon.svg Nichole Porath 29 Northfield, Minnesota 2:50:55
Silver medal icon.svg James Kirwa 29 Alexandria, Minnesota 2:21:32Silver medal icon.svgBrittney Christianson25 Minot 2:56:06
Bronze medal icon.svg Wojciech Kopec 30 Warsaw, Poland 2:34:17Bronze medal icon.svgJenny Schulze40 Clive, Iowa 2:59:47
2012 [54] Gold medal icon.svg Oliver Hoffmann 27 Schillerstrasse, Germany 2:28:152012 [34] Gold medal icon.svg Lisa Dyer 29 Moorhead, Minnesota 2:45:15
Silver medal icon.svgRussell Stein39 San Francisco, California 2:34:53Silver medal icon.svgMeg Grindall31 Moorhead, Minnesota 2:53:08
Bronze medal icon.svg Zane Grabau 23 Waterville, Minnesota 2:35:34Bronze medal icon.svgBrittney Christianson25 Burlington 2:54:01
2011 [17] Gold medal icon.svgLuke Watson30 State College, Pennsylvania 2:22:502011 [17] Gold medal icon.svg Camille Herron 29 West Lafayette, Indiana 2:43:41
Silver medal icon.svgJerry Faulkner30 Edmond, Oklahoma 2:24:12Silver medal icon.svgHeidi Evans26 Thief River Falls, Minnesota 2:54:07
Bronze medal icon.svg Hillary Cheruiyot 30 Coon Rapids, Minnesota 2:26:53Bronze medal icon.svgCindy Sondag35 Grand Forks 2:57:36
2010 [22] Gold medal icon.svg Chris Erichsen 24 St. Paul, Minnesota 2:19:552010 [22] Gold medal icon.svg Leah Thorvilson 31 Little Rock, Arkansas 2:41:52
Silver medal icon.svg Hillary Cheruiyot 29 Coon Rapids, Minnesota 2:25:35Silver medal icon.svgGina Aalgaard Kelly33 Lisbon 2:57:31
Bronze medal icon.svg Obed Gisemba 30 Windom, Minnesota 2:35:10Bronze medal icon.svgPaula Vicker45 Edina, Minnesota 2:59:10
2009* [55] Gold medal icon.svgPete Gilman34 Rochester, Minnesota 2:25:342009* [55] Gold medal icon.svg Nicole Cueno 29 Minneapolis, Minnesota 2:54:28
Silver medal icon.svg Sammy Malakwen 30 Two Harbors, Minnesota 2:25:31Silver medal icon.svg Nichole Porath 25 Eagan, Minnesota 2:58:11
Bronze medal icon.svg Geoffrey Kiprotich 30 Toledo, Ohio 2:26:53Bronze medal icon.svgTracy Thelen29 Colorado Springs, Colorado 2:59:18
2008 [56] Gold medal icon.svgEric Sondag35 Grand Forks 2:30:342008 [56] Gold medal icon.svgAndrea McGehee39 Lees Summit, Missouri 3:08:41
Silver medal icon.svgBrian Anderson26 Minneapolis, Minnesota 2:32:18Silver medal icon.svgHeather Gilbertson36 Seattle, Washington 3:12:13
Bronze medal icon.svgJohn Rotich32 Coon Rapids, Minnesota 2:33:15Bronze medal icon.svgClarice Esslinger43 Mankato, Minnesota 3:16:04
2007 [57] Gold medal icon.svgChad Wallin27 Tucson, Arizona 2:31:202007 [57] Gold medal icon.svgValerie Gortmaker31 Omaha, Nebraska 2:49:55
Silver medal icon.svgEric Sondag34 Grand Forks 2:33:46Silver medal icon.svgHeidi Schuette33 Prescott, Arizona 2:59:18
Bronze medal icon.svgShawn Miller27 Juneau, Alaska 2:34:28Bronze medal icon.svgAngie Paprocki31 Hoffman Estates, Illinois 3:03:36
2006 [58] Gold medal icon.svgChad Wallin26 Minot 2:31:482006 [58] Gold medal icon.svgMeg Grindall25 Fargo 3:04:43
Silver medal icon.svgShawn Miller26 Juneau, Alaska 2:32:33Silver medal icon.svgTerri Cook30 Exton, Pennsylvania 3:08:28
Bronze medal icon.svgBrandon Moen22 Mankato, Minnesota 2:37:44Bronze medal icon.svgMindy Sawtelle33 Indiana, Pennsylvania 3:08:34
2005 [7] Gold medal icon.svgScott Jansky31 Two Rivers, Wisconsin 2:31:122005 [7] Gold medal icon.svgCindy Lewandowski25 Sartell, Minnesota 3:16:29
Silver medal icon.svgJim Ramacier41 White Bear Lake, Minnesota 2:44:04Silver medal icon.svgSuzy Steely46 Spring, Texas 3:20:49
Bronze medal icon.svgJeffery Stinson31 Eugene, Oregon 2:48:07Bronze medal icon.svgYvette Dockendorf35 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.YearMarathon finishersTotal participants [a] Rf.
120057072271 [4] [59]
220069826053 [60] [61]
3200711969350 [62] [61]
42008142712,146 [63] [59]
52009127214,000 [64] [65]
620101885 [66]
720112213 [67]
820121825 [68]
920131645 [69]
1020141655 [70]
1120151535 [71]
122016149322,000 [72] [73]
132017
142018
152019
-2020
162021

Notes

  1. Includes participants of all races, including the 5K

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