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Bemidji Blue Ox Marathon

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Bemidji Blue Ox Marathon
Bemidji Blue Ox Marathon logo
DateOctober 12, 2024
LocationBemidji, Minnesota
Distance26.2 miles
Primary sponsorSanford Orthopedics Sports Medicine
Established2013
Course recordsMen: 2:35:32 (2019)
Jesse Prince
Women: 2:57:06 (2023)
Amy Will
Official sitebemidjiblueoxmarathon.com
Participants168

The Bemidji Blue Ox Marathon is a race in Bemidji, Minnesota, first run in 2013.[1] The race runs around a lake, along a state trail and through a state park. It takes place in October, when many of the forest surroundings are bright with color.[2]

The race has grown into a weekend of festivities that includes several races, nearly 1,000 runners, and the Be Active Expo at the Sanford Center.[3][4] The race director is Phil Knutson.[5] The medical director is Dr. Mark Carlson.[6]

Live coverage of the race has been provided by local radio station KKBJ-FM, Mix 103.7. [7]

The race is certified by the USATF, thus it is a Boston Marathon qualifier.[8]

Course

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The race course is a loop, mostly flat with some hills and roughly 300 ft. total elevation gain. All of the route is on paved trails and roads. Runners cite the scenic nature of the course as a highlight of the race.[9][10]

As of 2018, the course starts at the Sanford Center, the convention center and hockey arena, and then heads west before angling back toward the start for an eight-mile loop. The race continues on the shore of Lake Bemidji and follows the tree-lined Paul Bunyan State Trail over the Mississippi River before doubling back (for just a mile) after reaching Big Bass Lake.[11] The route continues through the pines, poplar and spruce trees of Lake Bemidji State Park, back around the west side of panoramic Lake Bemidji, through the city's downtown, and past the Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox statues before returning to the Sanford Center.

The course is a certified marathon distance (USATF #MN18060RR).[12]

Race weekend

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Several races take place as a part of the marathon weekend. The first day includes two kids races (a 1/2K and 1K), a 5K run and a 10K run. The marathon takes place on the second day along with a half marathon and a unique 26K (16.16-mile) race that circles Lake Bemidji. Throughout the weekend, the local arena hosts the Be Active Expo and (most years) the Bemidji State Beavers men's hockey team home games. [13]

The marathon and half marathon races offer pacers. [14]

Prizes

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Prizes for the marathon have included double-bit felling axes with engraved handles.[15]

History

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Local runner Dennis Bartz spearheaded the idea to bring a marathon to Bemidji, a city of nearly 15,000 people. Bartz coached cross country and track for Bemidji High School, and in the 1970s, was captain of his Bemidji State Beavers track and cross country teams. He wrote "Run For Your Life ... The Marathon, Minnesota Style" in 2011. In 2012, Bartz worked with a team of co-directors, including Cris Bitker, Jill Bitker, Aaron Riedel, Mark Peske, to plan and launch the first marathon weekend in 2013.[16][17]

Michael Meehlhause, a Bemidji City Council member since 2012, has run in one of the races every year. His best times are 3:52:08 in the marathon (2013), 1:45:30 in the half marathon (2018), and 2:16:12 for 11th place in the 26K (2019).[18]

2013

Marathon
The first Bemidji Blue Ox marathon took place Saturday, Oct. 12. The temperature was 54 degrees at the start and rose to 65 by noon while a strong wind carried in a light mist. Throughout the race, runners faced wet and chilly conditions. Still, the marathon race saw 184 runners finish from 23 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces, proving to race organizers that there was ample support for the event.[19][20]
Gina Aalgaard Kelly led the women in the marathon and set a course record in 3:04:52. It has yet to be broken. It was another strong finish for the North Dakota State University alumnae and professor who was returning to her hometown.[21] Earlier, in April, she took 2nd at the Run for the Lakes half marathon, and in June she had run sub-3:05 at Grandma's Marathon.
The men's winner, Pete Miller, was also a Bemidji High School and North Dakota State alumnus. Local spectators recalled Miller running for the Bemidji Lumberjacks at the 1987–1988 Minnesota State cross country and track championships.[22][19] Miller churned through the course and crossed the finish line first with a time of 2:46:19. The course record would stand until 2017.
Half Marathon—The inaugural half marathon was run with the marathon; 388 runners competed to the finish line. Pam Olsen, who finished top-10 at the 2012 Fargo Marathon, won for women (1:32:27). Her time remained a course record for three years.[19]
Kenny Miller, a teacher at Bertha-Hewitt High School and former Bemidji State University alumnus, won the overall race in 1:14:04. A week before, he had run a 54:33 at the TC 10 Mile to finish 12th. Miller was often a top-10 contender at the Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon in the 2000s, and in 2003 had run 1:10:22 for eighth place.[23]
5K—The first 5K was run Friday, Oct. 11. In field of 206 runners, winners were 16-year-old Evan Byler (20:14) and Amy Thorson (24:14).[24][25]

2014

Marathon
The second Bemidji Blue Ox marathon took place Saturday, Oct. 11. The full and half-marathon courses were adjusted to cross the BNSF Railway tracks only once. The temperature was 38 degrees at the start of the race and rose to 55 degrees by mid-day with gusts of wind.[26][20]
Tom Ritchie, an Alaska resident who had grown up in Bemidji, returned to the city to run. Ritchie is a physical education at South Anchorage High School and coaches the cross country team.[27] In 2013, he had finished third in the Anchorage Mayor's Marathon in June, and then won the Humpy's Marathon (also in Anchorage) in August.[28][29] At the Blue Ox marathon, Ritchie raced to the finish in 2:36:47 and beat out the 181 other runners, setting a course record that would stand for three years.[26]
Sarah Kemp, a nurse in central Minnesota, won for the women (3:15:30) in her 12th marathon race.[30]
26K Lake Loop—The inaugural 26K (16.16-mile) Lake Loop race around Lake Bemidji was run on the same day as the marathon. The winners of the new 26K race were St. Olaf College alumnus Chris Bowman (1:51:31) and Canadian landscape architect Andrea Kennedy (2:07:44). The uncommon-distance race saw 220 runners finish.[31][32]
Half marathon—The second half marathon saw Kenny Miller and Pam Olsen return to defend their titles. Miller won in 1:15:03 and Olsen in 1:33:43 in a field of 210 finishers.[32]
5K—The second 5K was run Friday, Oct. 10. The winners lowered the course records. Elias Hendrickson, 20, (17:24) and Allison Beard, 13, (21:19) won in a field of 396 finishers.[33]

2015

Marathon
The third Bemidji Blue Ox Marathon took place Saturday, Oct. 10. The weather was 50 degrees at the 9 a.m. start and rose to 60 degrees by noon. A slight wind blew against the 133 runners as they ran on the west side of the lake.[34] The courses of the races were changed due to construction.[7]
Sarah Kemp returned to win her second victory with a time of 3:25:00.[35] It was her fifth marathon in five months.
Bemidji State University alumnus Brock Tesdahl won the race in 2:52:30. Tesdahl was training while working as a physical education teacher and basketball coach at Hopkins High School.[36] In college, Tesdahl played basketball for the Beavers.
Ben Bruce finished second for the second year in a row.[37]
26K Lake Loop—In the second 26K Lake Loop race, 166 runners competed to the finish. St. Louis Park High School staff member Brooks Grossinger won in 1:41:40, keeping an average 6:16-mile pace. As a high schooler, Grossinger had finished in the top 20 at the 1994 Minnesota 1A cross country Championship. Grosslinger had won several triathlons and back in 2005 had finished 11th at the Garry Bjorkland Half Marathon, running a 1:11:30.[38]
Also on the starting line was the Minnesota State 2A Cross Country Champion from 2000: Lisa Dunning, who had run for Moorhead High School.[39] Dunning had won the Fargo Marathon in 2012 and was ready to race. She won for the woman in 1:58:38, a 7:07 minute-per-mile pace.[40]
Half Marathon—In the third half marathon, 277 other runners faced returning champ Kenny Miller. He went on to win by more than 10 minutes over the second-place finisher. His time was 1:14:17. Returning woman's champ Pam Olsen ran the 26K (placing 5th), which allowed Kayla Gaulke to nab the half marathon title in 1:33:58.[7]
5K—The 5K was run Friday, Oct. 9 and 365 runners finished. Erik Truedson, 24, crushed the competition, setting a course record with a 16:12 time. Alexis Paquette, 13, set the pace for women, winning in 22:40.[41][42]

2016

Marathon
The fourth Bemidji Blue Ox Marathon took place Saturday, Oct. 8. The temperature was 35 degrees at the race start and rose to 44 degrees by noon. The sun was out in the afternoon.[43]
The race course was changed again. Instead of running the starting four-mile loop into the country, the route was changed to run through downtown Bemidji.[44]
In the closest race yet, rookie runner James Staubel, who had never run more than 16 miles, dueled with Bryan Larison in the last mile. In 2015, Larison had finished second in the Minneapolis Marathon. He sprinted to pass Straubel, but couldn't catch him. Straubel crossed the line and fell to the ground, winning by six seconds in a time of 2:54:58. He was aided from the area in a wheelchair. His time remains the slowest win.[44]
Amy Will's win for the women (3:25:36) came on the heels of finishing third at the 2016 Grand Forks Marathon two weeks before.[45]
26K Lake Loop—The third annual 26K scenic round-the-lake course continued to win praise.[46] Spectators saw a repeat of last years duel between two top runners: Brooks Grossinger and Sam Dwyer. This year, Dwyer was the winner by just a few seconds, finishing in 1:43:40. He edged out the former winner as well as 135 other runners.
For the women, Jessica Lovering notched down the course record to 1:55:09, a 6:55 minute-per-mile pace. Lovering had won the 2011 Minneapolis Marathon, taken second in the Twin Cities race in 2012, and in 2013, finished second at the Bemidji Blue Ox Marathon.[47]
Half Marathon—In the fourth half marathon, 286 runners lined up with Kenny Miller, the three-time champ. This time, Kyle Downs, winner of the 2016 Bismarck Half Marathon, set the pace. Downs won and set a new course record: 1:11:45.
Bemidji runner Andrea Nelson was a familiar face to many. In 2014, she was 3rd in the marathon; in 2014, 2nd; in 2015 she placed 2nd in the 26K. This year, she not only won the half marathon, she set the course record in 1:31:49.[44]
10K—The first 10K was run Friday, Oct. 7 in rainy, windy, cold weather. Only 89 people competed to the end, and local runner Kerrie Berg, 37, took the overall title in 45:54. For the men, Wayne Graves, 51, came in at 47:49.
5K—The fourth 5K saw 265 runners finish. Kathryn Fleischman, 25, of Roseau, Minnesota, set the course record and won the women's title, finishing in 20:32. In a foreshadow of wins to come, local runner Jesse Prince, 35, took the overall race in 17:57.[48]

2017

Marathon
More 1,200 participated in the marathon weekend in 2017, the highest number to date.[49]
The fifth Bemidji Blue Ox Marathon took place Saturday, Oct. 14; 133 people finished the race. At the start of the race, it was 38 degrees and sunny, but an hour in, a light rain fell as the temperature rose to 50 degrees.[20]
At the starting line, last year's 5K winner Jesse Prince lined up with Bryan Larison, who finished 2nd in last year's marathon; Sam Dwyer, who had won last year's 26K Lake Loop; Erik Truedson, who set the 5K course record in 2015; and Brock Tesdahl, the 2015 marathon winner.
Tesdahl ran away with the win to claim his second title in 2:37:31. [50]
Californian Annalise O'Toole, who had won the 2016 Bismarck Half Marathon, lead the woman's race and won in 3:19:04.
26K Lake Loop—The fourth annual 26K Lake Loop had 146 runners cross the finish line. The first was Brooks Grossinger, who took his second win in 1:42:48. The 2nd-place finisher was Charles Biberg, who won the 5K on Friday.
The first woman was North Dakotan Denise Kaelberer, who crossed in 1:58:04.
Half Marathon—In the fifth half marathon, 303 runners competed.
Repeat winner Kenny Miller was back, but would be chasing others in the fastest half marathon to date. He and three other runners went on to break the course record. Leading them was Andrew Zachman, who blazed forward to win in 1:10:33. The new course record was also a new record for fastest Minnesota half marathon by a 20-year-old man.[51] Zachman was a former prep standout. He had finished eighth in the 2013 Minnesota State 1A Cross Country championships while running for Holdingford High School. In 2016, he had finished second at the Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon as a 19 year old.[52]
Andrea Nelson returned to repeat her woman's half marathon win and lower her course record by 10 seconds, finishing in 1:31:39.
10K—The second 10K was run Friday, Oct. 13; 84 runners finished. Philip Imholte, 37, won in 41:46, easily resetting the course record. Nicole Friend, 32, won for women in 46:15.
5K—The fifth 5K saw 281 runners finish. Charles Biberg, 25, won in 17:23, and Tara Makinen, 37, took the woman's crown in 22:25.

2018

Marathon
The sixth Bemidji Blue Ox marathon, held Oct. 13, had 123 competitors. At the start, the temperature was 38 degrees and rose to 41 as the overcast day went on. [53]
Brock Tesdahl ran a personal record time in the marathon to claim his third championship axe and break Tom Ritchie's 2014 course record. Tesdahl finished in 2:36:35.
Minnesota State University, Mankato alumnae Stacie Noha took the woman's axe, winning in 3:21:52.[54]
26K Lake Loop—In the fifth 26K Lake Loop race, 147 runners finished. Michael Mettler won the overall race in 1:48:48. North Dakotan Mandy Elseth, who had finished 2nd in 2016, won the woman's race in 2:01:14.[55]
Half Marathon—In the sixth half marathon, University of Wisconsin-Superior alumna Alyssa Breu broke through the woman's course record, winning in a time of 1:28:05. She had won the TC 10K just a week earlier.
Kenny Miller returned to the half marathon and took back the winner's axe for his third overall win. He finished in 1:16:42.[56]
10K—The shorter races were run on Friday, Oct. 12. The third 10K had 84 runners finish. Charles Biberg, 26, reset the course record to 36:52 in his win. Aislinn Hunter, 17, won for women in 43:14.
5K—The sixth 5K saw 281 runners finish. Jesse Prince, 36, returned to win his second winner's hatchet, coming in at 17:36. Heidi Bright, 45, took the woman's champion hatchet, finishing in 23:30.[57]

2019

Marathon
The seventh Bemidji Blue Ox Marathon took place Saturday, Oct. 12. Snow was forecasted for the 2019 race, prompting officials to allow marathon runners to transfer into the shorter 26K lake loop. Only 112 runners would finish the marathon.[10]
At the starting line, runners braced against snow, wind, and the 32-degree weather that did not relent.[20]
Local runner Jesse Prince entered the marathon for the third time, his best finish being second in 2017. He had also won the Blue Ox Run 5K in 2016 and 2018. Prince had another distinction in the city: in 1999, while a senior at Bemidji High School, he was the runner-up in the Minnesota AA 1600 meters championship, with a time of 4:17:33.[58]
As the marathon started, he cut through the conditions, clipping out sub-6 minute miles. He won the marathon with a time of 2:35:32, lowering the course record by a full minute. He finished with a 20-minute gap over second-place winner Ricky Aulie, who had sheered off nearly six minutes from his own 2016 third-place finish.
In the woman's marathon race, the 2016 winner struck again. Amy Will won her second Blue Ox champion axe, coming in at 3:22:40. She had just won the Grand Forks Marathon in Grand Forks, North Dakota, two weeks before. [59]
26K Lake Loop—The sixth 26K Lake Loop saw North Branch's Casey Hovland set a woman's course record in 1:45:32. She finished second overall. She also became the youngest woman's first-place finisher in the race. The first-place winner was Matthew Arbegast (1:45:04), who beat the other 286 finishers.[53][60]
Half Marathon—The seventh half marathon had 303 finishers. Brainerd's Landon Bruggeman won (1:23:34) in the slowest first-place finish on record, though Bruggeman finished more than a minute before second place Kenny Gudmundson. Danielle Bartz didn't seem hampered by the snow. She posted 1:32:32 in her win for the women's race.
10K—The shorter races took place Friday, Oct. 11. The fourth 10K was won by William Sackett (38:46) and Andrea Nelson (43:42) in a field of 67 finishers.
5K—The seventh 5K was won by Allex Vollen (18:11) and Tara Makinen (22:29) in a field of 303 finishers.[61]

2020

The COVID-19 pandemic forced closures on nearly every marathon starting in mid-March, and while Grandma's Marathon and Twin Cities Marathon had cancelled two months in advance, smaller fall marathons in appeared as though they would take place. Med City Marathon pushed back its start from May to September. The Ely Marathon, scheduled for September, and the Mankato Marathon, scheduled for October, still planned to go on.
But one by one, each cancelled. By July 28, after Ely, Med City and Mankato marathons had fallen like dominos, race directors for Bemidji Blue Ox Marathon also cancelled their event, citing the state of Minnesota's policies regarding crowds. They announced that entry fees would not be refunded due to incurred costs. "The health and safety of our participants, volunteers, sponsors, spectators, and community remain our top priority," the race officials wrote in a press release. [62]
In Minnesota, the Bemidji Blue Ox Marathon was the last scheduled marathon of 2020 to announce cancellation, which the race officials did on July 28. All races were announced to have virtual versions, but all in-person races were cancelled.[63]

Marathon results

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Key:   Course record

All cities in Minnesota unless indicated otherwise

Men Women
Year Place Name Age Hometown Time Year Place Name Age Hometown Time
2023[64] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Jesse Prince 42 Bemidji 2:38:28 2023[64] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Amy Will 36 Warren 2:57:06
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Benjamin Drexler 35 Minneapolis 2:45:28 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Molly Mccabe 32 St. Louis Park 3:01:14
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Dave Haglin 42 Duluth 2:53:23 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sydney Patterson 26 Baxter 3:11:47
2022[65] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Jesse Prince 41 Bemidji 2:37:30 2022[65] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Natalie Timmers 40 Nelson 3:29:23
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Andrew Richardson 33 Wyoming, Minnesota 2:58:14 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jill Marble 51 Prior Lake 3:36:04
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jacob Roberts 36 Ham Lake 2:58:26 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Nicole Gunderson 37 Baxter 3:41:00
2021[66] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Anthony Fagundes 31 Fair Oaks, California 2:44:44 2021[66] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Amanda Blair 31 Grand Forks, North Dakota 3:02:14
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Brandon Lee 40 West Fargo, North Dakota 3:04:29 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Amy Will 34 Warren 3:10:55
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Dave Haglin 40 Duluth 3:07:32 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Amanda Reynolds 36 Pineville, North Carolina 3:21:37
2020[63] Race cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic* 2020 Race cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic*
2019[67] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Jesse Prince 38 Bemidji 2:35:32 2019[61] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Amy Will 32 Warren 3:22:40
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ricky Aulie 35 Breezy Point 2:56:58 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Dexi Maxa 34 Bigfork 3:26:20
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) John Naegeli 35 Bemidji 3:04:56 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kelli Holmstrom 35 Roseville 3:33:46
2018[57] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Brock Tesdahl 25 Hopkins 2:36:35 2018[57] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Stacie Noha 32 Isle 3:21:52
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Christopher Frank 46 Winnipeg, Manitoba 2:55:49 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Stephanie Dreis 29 Maple Grove 3:31:57
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Taylor Johnson 28 Sauk Rapids 3:04:41 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Karen Kleind Ronning 43 Excelsior 3:32:58
2017[68] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Brock Tesdahl 24 Hopkins 2:37:31 2017[68] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Annalise O'Toole 26 Long Beach, California 3:19:04
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jesse Prince 36 Bemidji 2:44:44 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lisa Nordvik 26 St. Cloud 3:28:50
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sam Dwyer 24 Bemidji 3:24:01 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bonnie Fines 45 St. Cloud 3:33:41
2016[48] 1st place, gold medalist(s) James Straubel 26 Bemidji 2:54:58 2016[48] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Amy Will 29 Stephen 3:25:36
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Bryan Larison 33 Minneapolis 2:55:04 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Carrie Miller 33 Minneapolis 3:32:29
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ricky Aulie 32 Breezy Point 3:03:21 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jess Gowan 26 Manvel, North Dakota 3:32:47
2015[69] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Brock Tesdahl 22 Crosby 2:52:30 2015[69] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Sarah Kemp 32 Sauk Rapids 3:25:00
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ben Bruce 32 Waubun 2:54:09 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Melanie Hevel-Olson 34 Bemidji 3:35:35
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Benjamin Nelson 19 Grand Forks, North Dakota 3:04:39 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Melanie Lund 33 Roseville 3:39:07
2014[70] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Tom Ritchie 40 Anchorage, Alaska 2:36:47 2014[70] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Sarah Kemp 31 Sauk Rapids 3:15:30
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ben Bruce 31 Waubun 2:50:44 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Andrea Nelson 41 Bemidji 3:21:17
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) James Manecke 42 Lengby 3:08:16 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Cosette Mari Taylor 40 Winnipeg, Manitoba 3:25:47
2013[71] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Pete Miller 44 Shorewood 2:46:20 2013[72] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gina Aalgaard Kelly 37 Lisbon, North Dakota 3:04:52
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Cley Twigg 38 Moorhead 2:51:07 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jessica Lovering 25 Eden Prairie 3:07:31
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Robert Preston 44 Athens, Tennessee 2:55:37 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Andrea Nelson 40 Bemidji 3:24:27

26K Lake Loop results

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Key:   Course record

All cities in Minnesota unless indicated otherwise

Men Women
Year Place Name Age Hometown Time Year Place Name Age Hometown Time
2023[73] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Carlos Eduar Batista de Olive 43 Bloomington 1:36:58 2023[73] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Chelsey Gloude 35 Warren 2:00:39
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Charles Beiberg 31 Tenstrike 1:49:07 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lynn Astrop 27 Edina 2:04:16
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Isaac Pearson 22 Duluth 2:01:24 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Chantal Givens 45 Winnipeg, Manitoba 2:05:16
2022[74] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Benjamin Drexler 34 Minneapolis 1:35:55 2022[74] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Amy Will 35 Warren 1:48:13
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ryan Rogers 43 Bemidji 1:50:08 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lindsay George 38 Thompson, North Dakota 2:05:40
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Dustin Jarshaw 40 Newfolden 2:00:16 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Julie Helsene 37 Brainerd 2:08:14
2021[75] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Kevin Robertson 33 Brainerd 2:20:31 2021[75] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Lindsay George 37 Thompson, North Dakota 2:03:39
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Cullen Reiser 28 Mound 2:21:59 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Amber Kantonen 45 Mahtowa 2:14:13
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mike Porter 56 Brainerd 2:22:14 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sr. Melissa Cote 43 Bismarck, North Dakota 2:14:25
2020[63] Race cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic* 2020 Race cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic*
2019[76] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Matthew Arbegast 20 Grand Forks, North Dakota 1:45:04 2019[61] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Casey Hovland 23 North Branch 1:45:32
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ryley Emslander 18 Sartell 1:59:13 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jane Maus 24 Salt Lake City, Utah 2:03:19
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Erik Wheeler 40 Rice 1:59:58 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Brittany Hesse 28 Thief River Falls 2:10:04
2018[77] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Michael Mettler 25 New York Mills 1:48:48 2018[77] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Mandy Elseth 36 Fargo, North Dakota 2:01:14
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Norris Chin 26 Grand Forks, North Dakota 2:01:01 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Hanna Fylpaa 30 Juneau, Alaska 2:10:29
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lawrence Mettler 18 Burtrum 2:01:43 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lisa Becker 33 Minneota 2:11:04
2017[78] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Brooks Grossinger 40 Mayer 1:42:48 2017[78] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Denise Kaelberer 46 Bismarck, North Dakota 1:58:04
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Charles Biberg 25 Tenstrike 1:45:31 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Katie Durrant 43 Bemidji 1:59:53
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Erik Pieh 34 St. Paul 1:56:26 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jessica Lovering 29 Eden Prairie 2:07:24
2016[79] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Sam Dwyer 23 Bemidji 1:43:05 2016[79] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Jessica Lovering 28 Eden Prairie 1:55:09
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Brooks Grossinger 39 Mayer 1:43:13 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mandy Elseth 34 Fargo, North Dakota 1:56:54
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ben Kirmse 33 Somerset, Wisconsin 1:45:01 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kari Brown 39 Garfield 2:08:59
2015[80] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Brooks Grossinger 38 Mayer 1:41:40 2015[80] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Lisa Dunnigan 33 Moorhead 1:58:38
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sam Dwyer 22 Bemidji 1:55:03 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Andrea Nelson 42 Bemidji 2:02:32
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Richard Thompson 49 Peoria, Illinois 2:06:30 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Danielle Gronhovd 20 Duluth 2:09:52
2014[70] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Chris Bowman 24 Minneapolis 1:51:31 2014[70] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Andrea Kennedy 34 Winnipeg, Canada 2:07:44
2nd place, silver medalist(s) William Sackett 26 Grand Rapids 1:55:16 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jill Anderson 40 Bemidji 2:07:56
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Syl Lemelin 46 Winnipeg, Canada 1:59:24 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kristin Rognerud 33 Duluth 2:08:46

Half marathon results

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Key:   Course record

All cities in Minnesota unless indicated otherwise

Men Women
Year Place Name Age Hometown Time Year Place Name Age Hometown Time
2023[81] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Daniel Peterson 27 Cold Spring 1:13:06 2023[81] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gabriele Beniak 30 Alexandria 1:24:41
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Daniel Tesarek 32 Omaha, Nebraska 1:30:50 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lexi Erickson 24 International Falls 1:31:06
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Josh Schaffer 29 Minneapolis 1:34:03 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Caitlin Cavanaugh 33 Bemidji 1:36:04
2022[82] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Isaac Threinen 20 Kasson 1:15:06 2022[82] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Amanda Blair 32 Grand Forks, North Dakota 1:21:39
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Eddie Carlson 24 Bemidji 1:21:29 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mary Wood 25 West Des Moines, Iowa 1:31:05
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jeffrey Cottrell 30 Duluth 1:31:45 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Angela Corcoran 24 Plainfield, Illinois 1:36:46
2021[83] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Michael Bourland 27 St. Paul 1:19:02 2021[83] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Julie Helsene 36 Brainerd 1:39:15
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ben Jacobs 31 Minnetonka 1:24:13 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Melanie Priebe 38 Park Rapids 1:41:01
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Nicholas Youso 18 Bemidji 1:31:45 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mary Wood 24 West Des Moines, Iowa 1:43:59
2020[63] Race cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic* 2020 Race cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic*
2019[76] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Landon Bruggeman 22 Brainerd 1:23:34 2019[76] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Danielle Bartz 33 Bemidji 1:32:32
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kenny Gudmundson 21 Eau Claire, Wisconsin 1:25:09 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jessie Maher 35 Bemidji 1:36:16
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) David Lewis 45 Nevis 1:27:49 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Alyssa Robley 26 Nevis 1:39:52
2018[57] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Kenny Miller 41 Wadena 1:16:42 2018[57] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Alyssa Breu 29 St. Paul 1:28:05
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Nick Wagner 25 Eau Claire, Wisconsin 1:21:09 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Logan Opsahl 24 Forest Lake 1:32:33
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Dominic Smith 19 Santa Fe, New Mexico 1:33:20 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ellen Frondorf 33 Cincinnati, Ohio 1:33:31
2017[84] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Andrew Zachman 20 Holdingford 1:10:34 2017[84] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Andrea Nelson 44 Bemidji 1:31:39
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Paul Nordquist 23 Minneapolis 1:11:29 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Amber McNallan 22 Bemidji 1:39:38
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Matthew Scherber 26 Minneapolis 1:11:36 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mairead Drain 39 Winnipeg, Canada 1:41:05
2016[48] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Kyle Downs 31 Bismarck, North Dakota 1:11:45 2016[48] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Andrea Nelson 43 Bemidji 1:31:49
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kenny Miller 39 Wadena 1:14:44 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Logan Opsahl 22 Forest Lake 1:32:02
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ryan Ness 24 Woodbury 1:25:26 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lindsey Green 32 Winnipeg, Canada 1:33:59
2015[42] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Kenny Miller 38 Wadena 1:14:17 2015[42] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Kayla Gaulke 27 New Richmond, Wisconsin 1:33:57
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Christopher Hagen 39 Little Falls 1:25:16 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jessica Lovering 27 Eden Prairie 1:35:26
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Elias Hendrickson 21 Bemidji 1:25:48 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Leah Holt 46 Minneapolis 1:37:45
2014[70] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Kenny Miller 37 Wadena 1:15:03 2014[70] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Pam Olsen 41 Hendricks 1:33:43
2nd place, silver medalist(s) David Lewis 40 Nevis 1:20:23 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Casey Mork 31 Becker 1:36:30
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tyler Lange 25 Bemidji 1:28:43 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jasmine Carlson 29 Solway 1:38:05
2013[71] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Kenny Miller 36 Wadena 1:14:04 2013[71] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Pam Olsen 40 Hendricks 1:32:27
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Andrew Papke-Larson 23 Bemidji 1:14:58 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Michelle Swenson 44 Kansas City, Missouri 1:32:46
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Brian Zalewski 33 Muskego, Wisconsin 1:17:23 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Christel Kippenhan 48 Bemidji 1:39:04

* A "virtual" race was scheduled.

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