On May 12, 2018, St. Joseph, MN USA, hosted Lake wobegon marathon with 345 finishers. Males – 197 , Females – 148.
The male winner set an impressive pace, completing the marathon in 2 hours, 45 minutes, and 52 seconds, while the female champion blazed through the course in 3 hours, 05 minutes, and 43 seconds.
Braden Richardson grinded past more than 300 runners to win in 2:45:52. William McGinnis earned runner-up honors with a time of 2:54:44. Bryan Larison got the third place in 2:55:06.
For the women leaderboard, Wanda Gau claimed victory with a time of 3:05:43 . She bested Rachel Rice who crossed the finish line 7 minutes behind her. Finishing third was Sarah Schmidt-Dannert – 3:19:16.
Top leaderboard
- Braden Richardson (M33) – 2:45:52 – Byron, MN
- William McGinnis (M38) – 2:54:44 – Madison, SD
- Bryan Larison (M34) – 2:55:06 – Minneapolis, MN
- Evan Richardson (M31) – 2:58:40 – Rochester, MN
- Bradley Sipley (M33) – 2:59:24 – Minneapolis, MN
- Jamie Steidl (M39) – 2:59:28 – Fargo, ND
- Karsten Finseth (M38) – 3:01:02 – Lakeville, MN
- Matt Binsfeld (M42) – 3:02:16 – Saint Stephen, MN
- Tyler Thomas (M38) – 3:05:05 – Plymouth, MN
- Michael Hess (M37) – 3:05:19 – Minneapolis, MN
- Wanda Gau (F55) – 3:05:43 – Little Falls, MN
- David Norton (M43) – 3:06:22 – Minneapolis, MN
- Matthew Barnabei (M34) – 3:09:11 – Chaska, MN
- Brian Johnson (M39) – 3:09:21 – Woodbury, MN
- Justin Youngblom (M33) – 3:10:02 – Woodbury, MN
- Matt Axelrod (M26) – 3:10:24 – St. Louis Park, MN
- David Auerbach (M38) – 3:10:27 – Minneapolis, MN
- Robert Day (M52) – 3:10:48 – Medina, MN
- Jonathan Frank (M29) – 3:11:52 – Bloomington, MN
- Rachel Rice (F38) – 3:12:54 – Durham, NC
- James Dickens (M35) – 3:14:08 – Golden Valley, MN
- Riley Moynihon (M29) – 3:14:14 – Minneapolis, MN
- Karl Mische (M49) – 3:14:25 – Fridley, MN
- Pete Sanchez (M43) – 3:14:52 – Minneapolis, MN
- Ryan Arnholt (M40) – 3:15:15 – Shoreview, MN
- Chang Liu (M44) – 3:16:43 – Austin, TX
- Russell Groebner (M49) – 3:17:37 – Mapleton, MN
- Jim Browning (M46) – 3:17:57 – Rosemount, MN
- Brian Warzecha (M41) – 3:18:41 – Alexandria, MN
- Matthew Neibergall (M41) – 3:18:59 – Blaine, MN
- Sarah Schmidt-Dannert (F18) – 3:19:16 – Shoreview, MN
- John Raitor (M55) – 3:19:29 – Buffalo, MN
- Dave Schwartz (M47) – 3:20:00 – Sartell, MN
- Nathan Leckband (M35) – 3:20:48 – Eagan, MN
- Dan Laplante (M34) – 3:20:49 – Minneapolis, MN
- Michael McDonald (M38) – 3:20:54 – Stillwater, MN
- Jason Byers (M45) – 3:21:09 – Minneapolis, MN
- Michael Jordan (M46) – 3:21:15 – West Point, NE
- Brent Gustafson (M52) – 3:21:50 – Ham Lake, MN
- Kris Pearson (F40) – 3:23:30 – Wykoff, MN
- Dale Pfrimmer (M50) – 3:23:50 – Rochester, MN
- Andrew Galbus (M52) – 3:24:31 – Rochester, MN
- Mary Chestolowski (F46) – 3:24:31 – Rochester, MN
- Steve Wagner (M45) – 3:24:48 – Fargo, ND
- Ben Zhang (M32) – 3:26:07 – Eden Prairie, MN
- Kelli Swenson (F29) – 3:26:28 – Woodbury, MN
- John Kingston (M53) – 3:27:05 – West Dundee, IL
- Tara Wagner (F44) – 3:27:25 – Edina, MN
- Shannon Dunlay (F39) – 3:27:29 – Rochester, MN
- Joe Klein (M56) – 3:27:34 – Richmond, MN
Top women leaderboard
- Wanda Gau (F55) – 3:05:43
- Rachel Rice (F38) – 3:12:54
- Sarah Schmidt-Dannert (F18) – 3:19:16
- Kris Pearson (F40) – 3:23:30
- Mary Chestolowski (F46) – 3:24:31
- Kelli Swenson (F29) – 3:26:28
- Tara Wagner (F44) – 3:27:25
- Shannon Dunlay (F39) – 3:27:29
- Brooke Lorentz (F19) – 3:29:32
- Brittany Markgren (F29) – 3:29:34
Results from; https://www.marathonguide.com/results/browse.cfm?RL=1&MIDD=2851180512&Gen=M&Begin=1&End=100&Max=197