Enter the MSUM Marathon Relay
MSUM students still have time to register for the Fargo Marathon, and if they enter the Marathon Relay, President Anne Blackhurst may pay their entry fee. President Blackhurst, a veteran marathon runner, is offering to pay the entry fees for up to 10 student teams of four runners each in the marathon relay.
To qualify, MSUM students should register by Feb. 28 and agree to wear Dragon gear during the race. The Fargo Marathon is Saturday, May 9, 2015.
“This year, in particular, the marathon is a celebration of the Fargo-Moorhead community, including our higher education institutions,” Blackhurst said. “For the first time, the course will include NDSU, Concordia College and MSUM campuses. Encouraging our students to participate is one way to engage our students in the Fargo-Moorhead community while promoting MSUM and the sense of achievement that accompanies accomplishing a really big goal.”
A committee has been formed, chaired by David Wahlberg and Kari Peterson, to organize efforts to cheer runners on as they travel through the MSUM portion of the course. Anyone interested in participating in Marathon activities should contact Wahlberg or Peterson.
Students interested in running on a relay team should contact Kathleen McNabb in the President’s Office at 218-477-4321 or mcnabb@mnstate.edu.
President Blackhust will run with a marathon relay team in the Fargo Marathon because she is running in the Boston Marathon on April 20. Professor Deb White, another Fargo Marathon veteran, is sponsoring three MSUM students in the marathon.