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Fargo Marathon 2015 Results: Men and Women's Top Finishers

Chris RolingMay 9, 2015

The 2015 Fargo Marathon, the 11th iteration of one of the nation's fastest growing events, saw David Tuwei and Ellie Peterson emerge in first place on the men and women's sides Saturday, respectively.

A flat 26.2 miles with a new-look course to showcase the area's three college campuses produced quite an entertaining affair, as runners braved near-freezing conditions at the starting line, which started this time from inside the Fargodome.

Here are the top finishers to make it back to the the beginning:

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Rank	Men	Time	Women	Time
1	David Tuwei	2:27:15	Ellie Peterson	2:49:13
2	Keith Lehman	2:30:41	Margaret Ludick	2:57:05
3	Adam Pangrac	2:36:20	Maddie Glass	2:57:37
4	Benjamin Melby	2:38:57	Lindsay Henkels	3:01:11
5	Gary Krugger	2:39:44	Auralee Strege	3:06:31

Things started in the warm confines of the Fargodome, where the temperature was just one degree above freezing for the full-marathon start, but warmed for the half marathon and 10k.

Somewhat adverse conditions didn't prevent a massive turnout, though, with more than 20,000 runners expected again this year. The marathon's Facebook account provides a look at a speech before the opening gun:

Jeremy Ness, WDAY TV newscast director, provided a comprehensive look:

Executive director Mark Knutson spoke with Jeff Kolpack of Inforum.com before the race about the decision to start things inside a dome and how the decision helps runners: "And even if you’re warmed up and ready to go, you might have to go outside and stand for 10 minutes. You get pretty cold standing around waiting for that to happen.”

Suffice it to say, runners looked fresh out of the gates as a result. The course featured a few more curves than usual, but was still the familiar flat trek, this time with a bigger dose of Minnesota State Moorhead, Concordia College and North Dakota State.

Kolpack's colleague, Matthew Von Pinnon, provided a look at the runners as they weaved through the downtown area:

Doug Peter, Minnesota State Moorhead athletic director, followed with a look at the contestants on his campus:

On a more competitive note, few were able to keep pace with Tuwei, a Minneapolis native. His time of 2:27:15 didn't shatter marathon records—the honor belongs to Chris Erichsen at 2:19:55 back in 2010, per Kolpack's colleague, Rob Beer—but he set the pace and never looked back.

Ditto for Peterson, who blew away the competition by almost a full 10 minutes, but fell behind the course record set by Leah Thorvilson in 2010 at 2:41:52.

Tuwei and Peterson are the latest to help bring global attention to Fargo's budding event. The reworked course for scenic effect and new starting position provided a fresh twist on an event sure to only continue to grow.

Info courtesy of FargoMarathon.com, KFGO.com and Inforum.com unless otherwise specified.