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.

The number of skaters for the Northshore Inline Marathon is less than half what it was ten years ago, but it’s still the largest skate race in the nation. Organizers say they’ve smoothed out some sections that have tripped up skaters in the past. The 26-mile race between Two Harbors and Duluth is tomorrow.

The French-native won the men's 26-mile race in just a little over an hour. Second place went to Florida-native Joey Mantia who came in six minutes after Guyader.

The city is providing tap water at several stops along the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon route. The city says municipal water is clean, tastes great and is far less expensive and better for the environment than bottled water.