FARGO - There were times in the Fargo Marathon when James Kirwa was so far out in front that it got lonely in the streets of Fargo. He looked back several times, only to see nobody behind him.

FARGO - The crowd was roaring its approval when Nichole Porath was motoring to the finish line inside the Fargodome on Saturday. She took one step across the timing board, staggered and asked for assistance.

The mats that recorded the times of about 13,700 runners at Saturday's Fargo Marathon were part of a crime scene last month.

FARGO - Soon after Hanna Grinaker crossed the finish line Saturday morning to win the Fargo Half-Marathon in the women's division, she found out Eric Loeffler won the men's race.

FARGO - The premier event in the ninth annual Fargo Marathon is off and running.

FARGO - For Lisa Dyer, running 10 kilometers seemed more difficult than running 26.2 miles.