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Corbett said Boston Marathon bombing hard to put into words

May 17, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

FARGO It’s hard to put the bombing nightmare into sentences, but David Corbett has done his best since flying from Boston to Fargo this weekend. Continue Reading

McMerty running at 97 in marathon

May 16, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

FARGO Kathleen McMerty is a 1933 graduate of Milton High School in the northeast part of North Dakota. As far as she can recall, there was not a girls track and field team. Continue Reading

Erichsen returns to Fargo Marathon after 3-year hiatus

May 15, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

FARGO The course record for the Fargo Marathon was set in 2010 when Chris Erichsen blasted through the streets in 2 hours, 19 minutes, 55 seconds. He was only 24 years old at the time.
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Security increased at Fargo Marathon

May 15, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

FARGO Predictably, the Fargo Marathon has beefed up security for this year’s event that begins Thursday with the Youth Run and concludes Saturday with an all-day activity extravaganza. Continue Reading

Carlson running holds more significance than No. 323

May 14, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

FARGO Recently divorced at age 57 and looking for something different, Burt Carlson started hanging out with some runners, triathletes and bicyclists. That was 322 marathons and 30 years ago. Continue Reading

Student juggles marathon

May 13, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

FARGO A group of five young women were walking out of the North Dakota State Memorial Union one morning last week, asking why the guy across the street in the bright yellow Fargo Running Club T-shirt was running while juggling three balls.
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Fargo close to adjusting route as Red River rises

April 19, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

FARGO As the Red River is beginning its rise, the Fargo Marathon is closing in on adjusting its 26.2-mile route.
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Errors put blemish on Fargo Marathon

May 21, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

FARGO Two course snafus, which cost two runners a chance to win their events, blemished last weekend’s Fargo Marathon. Continue Reading

Wagner: Fargo Marathon is an inspiration event

May 21, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

BEMIDJI, Minn. For all the talk about the weather, and what impact it might have on this year’s Fargo Marathon, it turned out to be a pretty good day. Continue Reading

Race for governor pauses for real marathon

May 21, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

North Dakota’s Democrat challenger in the race for governor took a break from campaigning to compete in a real road race last weekend.
Governor candidate Ryan Taylor ran in the Fargo marathon Saturday. Continue Reading