Janet Schneeberger (left) and Sara Kipp (with space blankets) gather with friends and family after finishing the New York Marathon on Nov. 4.

FF natives finish N.Y. Marathon [UPDATED]

Published 10:48am Thursday, December 22, 2011 Updated 10:49am Thursday, December 22, 2011

Fergus Falls natives Sara Kipp and Janet Schneeberger finished the New York Marathon on Nov. 4. They were cheered on by Teresa Harper, Jen Abel, Heidi Nygaard, Aggie Stueve, Deb Foggia and Stacy Beck, who, along with the runners’ family members, joked they walked more than the 26.2 miles that Kipp and Schneeberger ran.

There were more than 50,000 runners and 2.5 million fans who witnessed the runners go through Staten Island, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, Manhattan and Central Park.

  1. Janet Nygaard

    Congratulations,Sara and Janet! Very Good Run !

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