![James Dixon left hugged his wife Erica Dixon as the crossed finish line of the Twins Cities Marathon Sunday October 1,2017 in St. Paul, MN. ] JERRY HOLT ï jerry.holt@startribune.com Jerry Holt](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/LGRIRP5TUESBZJZLDG2VQGZDZU.jpg?&w=1080)
It's about the finish
The goal for marathon starters nearly always is to be marathon finishers, and they arrive at the finish line in all sorts of states. Steve Dado of Stillwater ran in style and finished that way, wearing a coat and tie. Erica Dixon ran into an emotional hug from her husband, James, at the finish line. And Matthew Porterfield of Knoxville, Tenn., crossed the finish line on wheels, and he crossed it first, winning the wheelchair division.
![Steve Dado of Stillwater, wore a business suit at the finish line during the Twins Cities Marathon Sunday October 1,2017 in St. Paul, MN. ] JERRY HOLT ï jerry.holt@startribune.com Jerry Holt](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/QVNJZDZYLJ2GVD6UH5JPWEP4KE.jpg?&w=1080)
![Matthew Porterfield won the wheelchair event asa he approached the finish line at the Capitol of the Twins Cities Marathon Sunday October 1,2017 in St. Paul, MN. ] JERRY HOLT ï jerry.holt@startribune.com Jerry Holt](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/HF6RTSD2ODIT37RU5GENHUASJQ.jpg?&w=1080)
