The Marathoners

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The Marathoners

Sub 2:30 marathoners with South Dakota listed as their state of residence at time of marathon or grew up in South Dakota. I started this list because there were really good records kept in the early '80s by Runner's World. I'm only listing the fastest time run by each person in a given year.

1980 (November 1, 1979-October 31, 1980)

1. Randy Fischer- 2:19:48

2. Duane Millslagle- 2:26:04 (Black Hills Marathon)

1981 (November 1, 1980-October 31, 1981)

1. Mike Dunlap- 2:19:48

2. Randy Fischer- 2:21:14

3. Lyle Claussen- 2:22:11

4. Virgil Tjeerdsma- 2:24:34

5. Duane Millslagle- 2:25:58

1982 (November 1, 1981-October 31, 1982)

1. Mike Dunlap- 2:21:08 (Black Hills Marathon)

2. Randy Fischer- 2:24:35

3. Virgil Tjeerdsma- 2:24:46

4. Robert Kinnunen- 2:26:11

5. Duane Millslagle- 2:29:12

1983 (November 1, 1982-October 31, 1983)

1. Mike Dunlap- 2:18:26

2. Virgil Tjeerdsma- 2:18:45

3. Randy Fischer- 2:21:12 (Black Hills Marathon)

4. Brian Fendrich- 2:21:51

5. Duane Millslagle- 2:27:18

1984 (November 1, 1983-October 31, 1984)

1. Virgil Tjeerdsma- 2:22:23

2. Randy Fischer- 2:23:05

3. Rob Kinnunen- 2:23:14

4. D.J. Lee- 2:26:05

5. Mike Hieb- 2:27:28

6. Lyle Claussen- 2:27:37

1994

1. Rod DeHaven- 2:14:48 (Madison, WI)- Twin Cities Marathon

1997

1. Rod DeHaven- 2:24:30 (Madison, WI)- Twin Cities Marathon

1998

1. Rod DeHaven- 2:13:02 (Madison, WI)- Chicago Marathon

1999

1. Rod DeHaven- 2:19:06 (Madison, WI)

2000

1. Rod DeHaven- 2:15:30 (Madison, WI)- US Olympic Marathon Trials

2001

1. Rod DeHaven- 2:11:40 (Madison, WI)- Chicago Marathon

2002

1. Greg Jimmerson- 2:16:27 (Palo Alto, CA)- Twin Cities

2004

1. Torry Zeller- 2:29:20 (Pierre, SD)- Grandma's Marathon

2005

1. Torry Zeller- 2:25:07 (Pierre, SD)- Twin Cities Marathon

2006

1. Torry Zeller- 2:24:58 (Pierre, SD)- Grandma's Marathon

2. Matt Dewald- 2:27:00 (Vermillion, SD)- Chicago Marathon

2007

1. Matt Dewald- 2:23:35 (Rapid City, SD)- Memphis Marathon

2. Chris Heezen- 2:28:06 (Madison, SD)- NAIA Marathon Championship (Fresno, CA)

2008

1. Bret Fransen- 2:25:50 (Sioux Falls, SD)- Twin Cities Marathon

2. Matt Dewald- 2:26:47 (Yankton, SD)- Grandma's Marathon

2009

1. Matt Dewald- 2:25:21 (Yankton, SD)- Grandma's Marathon

2. Trent Waage- 2:28:27 (Spearfish, SD)- NAIA Marathon Championships (St. Louis, MO)

3. Matt Hoyt- 2:29:45 (Vermillion, SD)- Lincoln Marathon (Lincoln, NE)