Fargo Half Marathon

Fargo, North Dakota

Saturday, May 21, 2016

Saturday. May 21, 2016 was a nice day to do the Fargo Half Marathon in Fargo, North Dakota as the skies were sunny, there was no wind, and the temperature ranged from 62 to 70 degrees with little humidity.  The Half Marathon had 4425 finishers and there was also a Marathon and 10K.  The race began and finished inside the Fargodome and used a mostly flat out and back course on city roads that were completely closed to traffic.  Intersections were controlled by police and other volunteers.  Water/Powerade station were located from 1 to 2 miles part and were manned by plenty of efficient, enthusiastic volunteers.  With such nice weather spectators were numerous throughout the entire course cheering for all the participants.  There was also many live bands playing all types of music and several DJs playing recorded music.  Since there was prise money offered to the overall top three places in each event, several world class athletes competed in each event.  My friend, Larry Macon from San Antonio, Texas who has completed nearly 1700 marathons in his lifetime and Chuck “Marathon Junkie” Engle who has won a marathon in all 50 states and who now is one marathon away from completing a marathon in all 50 states under 3 hours twice, were doing the marathon.  This is the third time that I have done the Fargo Half Marathon and as always I enjoyed the very well organized, fun event.