Out of 2,000 participants that took off from the starting line Saturday morning, two Minnesotans are taking home titles in the ninth annual Fargo Marathon.
The Associated Press reports Chris Erichsen of Minneapolis crossed the finish line in 2:20:42 seconds to win the men's title. Erichsen also won the race in 2012 with a course record of 2:19.55.
Nicole Porath of Northfield won the women's title in 2:50:49.
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Lisa Dyer of Moorhead battled the heat and finished the race with a time of 2 hours, 45 minutes, 15 seconds. “I’m choked up,” she said. “It was exciting.”
Sammy Malakwen finished first in Sunday's Twin Cities marathan, finishing the 26-mile course in a little over 2 hours 13 minutes. Malakwen is a native Kenyan who lives in Two Harbors. He fell short of winning Grandma's Marathon finishing third overall. Ethiopian Yeshimebet Tadesse-Bifa wins the women's race with a time of 2:28:24.
On June 25, 1977, a road race transformed Duluth with the first running of Grandma's Marathon. Who was the first person across the finish line from Two Harbors to Canal Park? Was it: A) Dick Beardsley B) Doug Kurtis C) Garry Bjorklund For the answer, click on the headline above.
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