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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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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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Boston Marathon: A day full of emotions

April 25, 2013 in Alexandria Echo Press

Local runners recount their experiences at this year’s Boston Marathon and their reaction to the bombins Continue Reading

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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Boston police: Bombing suspect is in custody

April 19, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

WATERTOWN, Mass. (AP) A 19-year-old college student wanted in the Boston Marathon bombings was taken into custody Friday evening after a manhunt that left the city virtually paralyzed and his older brother and accomplice dead.
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FBI issues photos of two suspects in Boston bombing

April 18, 2013 in Worthington Daily Globe

BOSTON (AP) Plucking a couple of faces in baseball caps out of a swarming crowd, the FBI zeroed in on two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing and shared surveillance-camera images of them with the world Thursday in hopes the public will help hunt them down. Continue Reading

Flags flown at half- staff to honor bombing victims

April 17, 2013 in Alexandria Echo Press

As a sign of respect for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings, Governor Mark Dayton has signed a proclamation ordering all flags to be flown at half-staff at all state and federal buildings in the state of Minnesota until sunset on Saturday, April 20. Continue Reading