(Duluth, Minn.) Christian Hesch won today’s 2nd annual Grandma’s Minnesota Mile Duluth. Hesch, 29, of Morro Bay, Calif., claimed first place in four minutes, ten seconds and received the top prize of $1,250. North Carolina’s Thomas Morgan (4:12) and Kenya’s Richard Kandie (4:15) placed second and third in the men’s elite field.
Carrie Messner-Vickers, of Carbondale, Colo., earned the women’s elite division title ($1,250) finishing in 4:43, seven seconds faster than Kenyan Meskerem Legesse. Duluth’s Kathleen Monaghan placed fifth in 5:16.
A total of 413 people registered for today’s Grandma’s Minnesota Mile Duluth event which featured four separate divisions ? Minnesota Mile, Duluth Mile, All City Mile and the Kids Mile (see top finishers below). For complete results, visit www.grandmasmarathon.com.
Grandma’s Minnesota Mile Duluth Results – September 7
Grandma’s Minnesota Mile
Male
1) Christian Hesch, 29 – Morro Bay, Calif. 4:10 - $1,250
2) Thomas Morgan, 27 – Blowing Rock, N.C.4:12 - $750
3) Richard Kandie, 23 – Kenya 4:15 - $500
4) Matt Kramer, 23 – Cloquet, Minn. 4:19 - $250
5) David Tuwei, Kenya, 20 – Kenya 4:24 - $100
Female
1) Carrie Messner-Vickers, 31 – Carbondale, Colo. 4:43 - $1,250
2) Meskerem Legesse, 21 – Ethiopia 4:50 - $750
3) Allison Grace, 25 – Blowing Rock, N.C. 4:57 - $500
4) Carrie Tollefson, 31 – St. Paul, Minn. 5:08 - $250
5) Kathleen Monaghan, 40 – Duluth, Minn. 5:12 - $100
Duluth Mile – (Semi-Elite Division)
Male - 1st Place Keith Thompson, 24 – Superior, Wis. 4:56
Female – 1st Place Lori Anne Peterson, 35 – Burnsville, Minn. 5:58
All City Mile (Recreational Division)
Male - 1st Place Kenneth Ripp, 43 – Cloquet, Minn. 5:11
Female – 1st Place Amanda Lepisto, 26 – Duluth, Minn. 6:09
Kids Mile (Ages 8 to 14)
Male - 1st Place Luke Maki, 14 – Eveleth, Minn. 6:26
Female – 1st Place Diana Hanka, 11 – Duluth, Minn. 6:48
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