Course & Elevation
The Essentia Health Fargo Marathon is a road marathon through Fargo, North Dakota, and its twin city Moorhead, Minnesota, held on a Saturday in May as part of a race weekend that also has a half marathon, a 10K, a 5K and a youth run. The first race was held on 14 May 2005. The marathon starts at 7:00 a.m. just outside the FARGODOME, at 33 17th Avenue North, and the finish is inside the dome. The organisers describe a mostly flat and fast route that goes through downtown Fargo, crosses into Moorhead, follows riverfront sections and passes local landmarks, universities and neighborhoods. The course is USATF-certified and an official Boston qualifier. Aid stations are spaced along the route. The course records are 2:19:24 for men, set by Abraham Kipkemei in 2023, and 2:37:27 for women, set by Semehar Tesfaye in 2016.
Course Facts
Weather
Typical climate for the race month — an estimate, not a forecast or a race-day record
14°C
Temperature
60%
Humidity
37%
Rain Chance
Late May in Fargo averages a daily high of about 20°C and a low of about 7°C, with some precipitation on around eleven days of the month.
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