Essentia Health Fargo Marathon

Essentia Health Fargo Marathon is held on May 21, 2027, in Fargo, North Dakota. Four distances are offered: the marathon (26.2 mi), the half marathon (13.1 mi), a 10K (6.2 mi) and a 5K (3.1 mi). The course is flat and fast, starting and finishing inside the Fargodome, where runners are applauded into the stadium.

A flat prairie marathon has one variable and it is the wind: there is nothing to shelter behind on the open sections, and a steady breeze can cost several minutes over 26.2 miles. Run those stretches by effort and tuck in behind a group whenever you can — sitting a metre off someone's shoulder is worth more on this kind of course than any change of pace.