Martha Schouweiler of Irma, WI won her fourth John Beargrease mid-distance race at the Trail Center checkpoint this morning with a time of 19:36.
Frank Moe of Hovland came in second eleven minutes later with a time of 19:47, and Mike Bestgen of St. Cloud rounded out a third place finish at 20:00.
Here's a look at Schouweiler's last three Beargrease wins:
2017 Martha Schouweiler (Irma, WI) 6:17 2016 Martha Schouweiler (Irma, WI) 10:17
2015 Martha Schouweiler (Irma, WI) 8:56
What's next in the full marathon? Find out in our live Trail Reports this morning at 11am and this afternoon at 2pm when we're joined by veteran trainer and two-time Beargrease champion John Stetson.
In the meantime, check out this Beargrease primer on race strategy by guest contributor, Beargrease vice-president and three-time mid-distance competitor Jason Rice.
