Tebello Ramakongoana is the Men’s Half Marathon winner
Tebello Ramakongoana is the Garry Bjorklund Men's Half Marathon champion for 2024.
Tebello Ramakongoana is the Garry Bjorklund Men’s Half Marathon champion for 2024. The 27-year-old is from Lesotho crossed the finish line with an unofficial result of 1:00:17, setting a new course record.
This is Ramakongoana’s first time participating in the Half Marathon in Duluth.
Ramakongoana told race officials that he was using the Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon as a training race ahead of the full marathon in the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. He set a personal record at last year’s Nelson Mandela Bay Half Marathon with a time of 1:00:35. This time was also a new national record for Lesotho. which is a landlocked kingdom in South Africa.
The men’s course record was set in 2013 by Meb Keflezighi with a time of 1:01:22.
The Elite runners at the start of Grandma’s Marathon. The Elite runners at the start of Grandma’s Marathon. All smiles at the finish. He looks pleased with the result. Looking at that finish line! So happy! Scenes from the finish! We did it! Very happy. Scenes from the finish! KSTP’s Tom Hauser stopped by the desk to talk about running the Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon. Celebrating a birthday! Supporting each other during the race Nyah Adams speaks to runners and their families. Smiles and sighs of relief as runners finish the race. Runners feel relieved to be almost at the finish line. The Lift’s Baihly Warfield did the show, ran a 5K and met up with Alicia Tipcke at the finish! The crowd of runners waiting for the start of the William A. Irvin 5K on Friday. Alicia Tipcke is raring to go at the finish of the William A. Irvin 5K Alicia Tipcke and photographer Erik Johnson having fun at the events on Friday. Two-time Grandma’s Marathon champion, Dakotah Lindwurm at the press conference. The elite runners hold a press conference talking strategy on Friday. The kids got their own race number, a finisher medal and goodie bag. Parents brought their children to bayfront festival park to get some activity in at the Whipper Snapper race. There are fun short distance races at the Whipper Snapper race to inspire the next generation of runners! Whipper Snapper race features a half of a mile for older kids to run and those younger ones went an eighth of a mile. Serving spaghetti with a smile! Michelina’s All-You-Can-Eat spaghetti. (WDIO) Pre-race celebration at the Michelina’s All-You-Can-Eat Spaghetti Dinner on Friday. (WDIO)
