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Grandma's Marathon

Iconic American road race

Summary

Iconic American road race

Field	Value
bgcolour	darkgreen
image	Minnesota-marathon-logos—2021—grandmas.png
imagesize	220px
caption	2021 Grandma's Marathon race logo
date	June 21, 2025
location	Two Harbors, Minnesota to Duluth, Minnesota
type	Paved Road
distance	26.2 mi
sponsor	Grandma's Restaurant and others
est	1977
record	Men: 2:09:06 (2014)
Dominic Ondoro
Women: 2:23:52 (2024)
Volha Mazuronak
homepage	http://www.grandmasmarathon.com
participants	9,000

Dominic Ondoro Women: 2:23:52 (2024) Volha Mazuronak

Grandma's Marathon (Grandma's) is an annual road running race held each June in Duluth, Minnesota, in the United States. The course runs point-to-point from the city of Two Harbors on Scenic Route 61 and continues along Lake Superior into the city of Duluth. The finish is located in Canal Park, near Grandma's Restaurant, which is next to the highly visible Aerial Lift Bridge.

With over 7,000 finishers, it is one of the ten largest marathons in the United States.

Race history

Finishers by year, total and men and women

Scott Keenan, a member of the North Shore Striders running group, had the idea to start a marathon from Two Harbors to Duluth but was turned down by local banks and businesses in 1976. The newly opened Grandma's Restaurant was the only local business that would sponsor the then-fledgling event, providing $600 out of a race budget between $600 and $1200. The registration fee for the first running of the event was $3, with a $4 late registration fee. In 1986, Grandma's Saloon and Deli announced it could no longer afford to provide Grandma's Marathon the budget it deserved. It contributed $55,000, but the race had an estimated budget of $250,000 that year.

Grandma's was first run in 1977 with only 160 participants, ten of whom were women. The race initially started at the split between Scenic Highway 61 and the Highway 61 expressway in Two Harbors. A red truck driven by Gordy Nichols led the runners along the race course.

The first race was won by Minnesotan and 1976 Olympic 10000m runner Garry Bjorklund and Wendy Hovland. Bjorklund wore leather shoes for most of the race which proved to be slippery, changing them into a pair with "more bounce" in front of a supper club called London House in Duluth. The first running of Grandma's Marathon had a four hour time-cutoff, however multiple runners finished after this mark. The last place finisher in 1977 was Dr. Leonard Linnell, who finished in 6 hours and 5 minutes.

Aid stations in the 1977 through 1980 races offered water and a sports drink called ERG, which stood for "electrolyte replacement with glucose". Aid stations since at least 2016 have provided water and Powerade.

Grandma's Marathon is now run by almost 20,000 participants every year, has nearly a $2 million operating budget and is credited with increasing tourism within the city of Duluth. The race is a major event on the North Shore, filling hotels in many cities around Duluth. Thousands of runners and visitors fill the marathon, half and 5 km races. As of 2016, VisitDuluth estimated 65,000 people visit Duluth for Grandma's and spend a total of $10 million. After high numbers in the 1990s and 2000s, 2009 was the first time in 15 years that all of the 9,500 available spots were not filled, leading to a deficit in the race budget. Executive director Scott Keenan suggested that the economy was the main reason for the downturn in participants. Lifetime entries were offered in 1987 (for $100) and again in 1990 (for $125) to help increase the number of runners entering the race.

The men's record for Grandma's is 2:09:06, set in 2014 by Dominic Ondoro of Kenya. The previous record of 2:09:37, set in 1981 by Wayzata, Minnesota-native Dick Beardsley stood for 33 years before being broken.

The women's record time is 2:23:52, set in 2024 by Volha Mazuronak.

The US Army 477th Medical Company provided first aid assistance for Grandma's Marathon since 1980.

In 1986, eight-year-old Erin Seitz was volunteering at an aid station at Grandma's Marathon and was injured when a van struck her. She broke two bones in the incident.

In 2001, Grandma's Marathon first used ChampionChip timing devices. The devices were attached to runners' shoes and were collected at the end of the race. Previously, finishers had to line up in narrow chutes at the finish so race officials could detach a section of each runner's bib containing a bar code, where they would be stuck onto a spindle, and later entered into a computer.

In 2005, Halina Karnatsevich was the first finisher with a time of 2:33:39 but she was later disqualified for failing her post-race doping test.

In 2007, Grandma's Marathon race officials seized portable media players at the start of the race and mailed them back to their owners to comply with USATF rules banning the use of headphones. About 30 runners who ignored the ban were disqualified that year.

The 35th edition of the marathon in 2011 had its first photo-finish: eventual winner Christopher Kipyego mistook the electronic timing mat for the finish point and prematurely stopped, leading to an impromptu sprint finish against Teklu Deneke. Just two tenths of a second ended up separating the pair.

The 37th running of the race in 2013 saw the first time that more people registered for the Bjorklund Half Marathon than Grandma's Marathon. There were 7,835 registered for the Bjorklund Half Marathon but only 7,338 people registered for Grandma's Marathon.

Grandma's Marathon was part of the Great Lakes Marathon Series, a circuit of 25 marathon races near the Great Lakes, from 2013 until 2019.

The 40th annual race in 2016 set a record for the largest number of finishers at 7,423. 2016 also saw a record number of female finishers at 3,742, just short of the men's total at 3,780.

In 2020, Grandma's Marathon added a woman to its official logo in a move organizers said was "long over-due."

The race was run every year for 44 years until the COVID-19 pandemic. Race officials monitored the spread of COVID-19 in the state, and as the count of infected grew in St. Louis County, concerns mounted. On March 25, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced a "stay at home" executive order for all citizens of the state. Three days into the "stay at home" order, Grandma's Marathon officials announced that, for the first time, the marathon, the Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon and the William A. Irvin 5K would be canceled. No refunds or deferments were granted, but officials offered those who had already signed up a 40 percent discount on the 2021 or 2022 race.

In 2023, Grandma's Marathon announced the Running to Common Ground program, which offers 500 discounted entries to underrepresented communities and cultures. This built upon the introduction of a non-binary division starting in 2022.

The 48th annual race in 2024 set a new event record for the largest number of finishers at 7,536. With 3,126 female finishers, 2024 did not surpass the 2016 record number of female finishers at 3,742.

The 49th annual race in 2025 was expected to set a new record of finishers, and did with 7,542 finishers. Joel Reichow became the first person to win both Grandma's Marathon and Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon.

The Grandma's Marathon course has several iconic landmarks, including:

Lemon Drop Hill at the 22 mi mark
Troll Mile at approximately 22 mi
Historic Fitger's Brewing Company at approximately 24 mi
SS William A. Irvin at about 25.5 mi

Race weekend

[[Al Franken]] and [[Wesley Ngetich Kimutai]] at the 2007 Grandma's Marathon

What started in 1977 as a single race has grown to a weekend of running events hosted by the Grandma's Marathon organization.

Thursday starts the health expo at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center. Races begin Friday, kicked off with Whipper Snapper races for kids at Bayfront Festival Park, followed by the William A. Irvin 5K, which was first run in 1994. The race is named after the Great Lakes ore boat docked in the slip at the canal; the course starts at the stern, circles the canal area and finishes at the bow. Nearly 2,000 runners participate.

Early Saturday morning, the Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon, kicks off, sending more than 7,000 runners south on Scenic Route 61 to Duluth. The half marathon was first run in 1991 and has since eclipsed the marathon in participation by a few hundred runners. The race starts near the Talmadge River.

The half marathon begins at 6:00 am. The full marathon begins at 7:40 am for men's elite and sub-elite, followed by women's elite, sub-elite and citizens at 7:45.

Throughout the rest of the year, the Grandma's Marathon organization runs other races, such as the Fitger's 5k, the Park Point 5 Miler, and the Grandma's Minnesota Mile. Grandma’s Marathon was the 10th largest marathon in the United States in 2023.

Past winners

Key:

Edition	Date	Men's winner	Time
(h:m:s)	Women's winner	Time
(h:m:s)
1	1977-06-25	Garry Bjorklund	2:21:54	Wendy Hovland	3:23:39
2	1978-06-24	Barney Klecker	2:18:42	Cheryl Westrum	2:57:14
3	1979-06-23	Ricky Wilde	2:14:44	Lorraine Moller	2:37:37
4	1980-06-21	Garry Bjorklund	2:10:20	Lorraine Moller	2:38:35
5	1981-06-20	Dick Beardsley	2:09:37	Lorraine Moller	2:29:35
6	1982-06-19	Dick Beardsley	2:14:50	Janice Ettle	2:41:21
7	1983-06-11	Gerry Helme	2:12:10	Jenny Spangler	2:33:52
8	1984-06-16	Derek Stevens	2:12:41	Anne Hird	2:37:30
9	1985-06-15	Don Norman	2:11:08	Susan Stone	2:39:45
10	1986-06-21	Joseph Kipsang	2:12:53	Karlene Herrell	2:38:45
11	1987-06-20	Dan Schlesinger	2:16:00	Janis Klecker	2:36:12
12	1988-06-11	Armando Azócar	2:20:07	Jacqueline Gareau	2:43:27
13	1989-06-17	Doug Kurtis	2:16:49	Louise Mohanna	2:39:50
14	1990-06-23	Igor Braslavskiy	2:18:12	Jane Welzel	2:33:25
15	1991-06-22	Driss Dacha	2:13:59	Janice Ettle	2:35:27
16	1992-06-20	Roy Dooney	2:13:25	Jane Welzel	2:33:01
17	1993-06-19	Doug Kurtis	2:16:38	Lorraine Hochella	2:34:46
18	1994-06-18	Donald Johns	2:18:19	Linda Somers	2:33:42
19	1995-06-17	Mark Curp	2:15:23	Irina Bogachova	2:34:11
20	1996-06-22	Patrick Muturi	2:13:43	Mary Alico	2:32:42
21	1997-06-21	Patrick Muturi	2:15:44	Irina Bogachova	2:38:44
22	1998-06-20	Simon Peter	2:12:47	Elena Plastinina	2:35:46
23	1999-06-19	Andrew Musuva	2:13:22	Elena Makalova	2:29:13
24	2000-06-17	Pavel Andreyev	2:14:31	Svetlana Şepelev-Tcaci	2:33:53
25	2001-06-16	Benjamin Matolo	2:14:25	Lyubov Belavina	2:35:13
26	2002-06-22	Elly Rono	2:10:57	Zinaida Semenova	2:32:21
27	2003-06-21	Joseph Kamau	2:11:22	Firiya Sultanova	2:27:05
28	2004-06-19	Vladimir Tyamchik	2:17:59	Firiya Sultanova	2:35:08
29	2005-06-18	Wesley Ngetich	2:13:18	Halina Karnatsevich	2:28:43
30	2006-06-17	Sergey Lukin	2:14:30	Svetlana Nekhorosh	2:37:33
31	2007-06-16	Wesley Ngetich	2:15:55	Mary Akor	2:35:40
32	2008-06-21	Lamech Mokono	2:13:39	Mary Akor	2:38:50
33	2009-06-20	Christopher Raabe	2:15:13	Mary Akor	2:36:52
34	2010-06-19	Philemon Kemboi	2:15:44	Buzunesh Deba	2:31:35
35	2011-06-19	Christopher Kipyego	2:12:16	Yihunlish Delelecha	2:30:39
36	2012-06-16	Berhanu Girma	2:12:24	Everlyne Lagat	2:33:13
37	2013-06-22	Bazu Worku	2:11:12	Sarah Kiptoo	2:26:32
38	2014-06-21	Dominic Ondoro	2:09:06	Pasca Myers	2:33:45
39	2015-06-20	Elisha Barno	2:10:36	Jane Kibii	2:32:06
40	2016-06-18	Elisha Barno	2:11:26	Sarah Kiptoo	2:33:28
41	2017-06-17	Elisha Barno	2:12:06	Hellen Jepkurgat	2:32:09
42	2018-06-16	Elisha Barno	2:10:06	Kellyn Taylor	2:24:28
43	2019-06-22	Boniface Kongin	2:11:56	Nell Rojas	2:28:06
44	2020-06-20*	Race canceled due to COVID-19	xx:xx:xx	Race canceled due to COVID-19	xx:xx:xx
45	2021-06-19	Milton Rotich	2:13:03	Dakotah Lindwurm	2:29:04
46	2022-06-18	Dominic Ondoro	2:09:34	Dakotah Lindwurm	2:25:01
47	2023-06-17	Elisha Barno	2:09:14	Lauren Hagans	2:25:55
48	2024-06-22	Elisha Barno	2:10:54	Volha Mazuronak	2:23:52
49	2025-06-21	Joel Reichow	2:11:58	Lilian Chebii	2:25:14

*** After canceling the race, a "virtual race" was held.

Winners in non-binary category

Steven Bugarin (USA): 2:50:29
Zoey Viavattine (USA): 2:44:43
Eli Blascyk (USA): 3:07:53

Multiple winners, men

;6 wins

Elisha Barno: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023, 2024

;2 wins

Garry Bjorklund: 1977, 1980
Dick Beardsley: 1981, 1982
Doug Kurtis: 1989, 1993
Patrick Muturi: 1996, 1997
Dominic Ondoro: 2014, 2022

Multiple winners, women

;3 wins

Lorraine Moller: 1979, 1980, 1981
Mary Akor: 2007, 2008, 2009

;2 wins

Janice Ettle: 1982, 1991
Jane Welzel: 1990, 1992
Irina Bogachova: 1995, 1997
Firiya Sultanova: 2003, 2004
Sarah Kiptoo: 2013, 2016
Dakotah Lindwurm: 2021, 2022

Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon past winners

Key:

Edition	Date	Men's winner	Time
(h:m:s)	Women's winner	Time
(h:m:s)
1	1991-06-22	Thomas Plechter	1:08:44	Doris Widsand-Dausman	1:23:05
2	1992-06-20	Dan Carlson	1:07:27	Jill Anderson	1:21:28
3	1993-06-19	Dan Carlson	1:06:31	Kari Beasley	1:19:09
4	1994-06-18	Dan Carlson	1:08:20	Julie Cotter	1:25:30
5	1995-06-17	Thomas Plechter	1:09:22	Laurel Park	1:14:11
6	1996-06-22	Curt Kotsonas	1:06:12	Debra Gormley	1:16:57
7	1997-06-21	Sean Mulheron	1:07:30	Debra Gormley	1:20:05
8	1998-06-20	Sean Mulheron	1:06:53	Kelly Keeler	1:15:16
9	1999-06-19	Ryan Meissen	1:08:14	Mary Button	1:20:53
10	2000-06-17	Ryan Meissen	1:08:09	Kelly Keeler	1:16:21
11	2001-06-16	Ryan Meissen	1:06:10	Kelly Keeler	1:15:48
12	2002-06-22	Ryan Meissen	1:04:19	Debra Gormley	1:20:18
13	2003-06-21	Jason Lehmkuhle	1:06:43	Colleen De Reuck	1:10:00
14	2004-06-19	Ryan Meissen	1:05:51	Deena Kastor	1:10:30
15	2005-06-18	Ryan Meissen	1:06:38	Jennifer Blue	1:17:44
16	2006-06-17	Matt Hooley	1:06:40	Desiree Budd	1:15:33
17	2007-06-16	Chad Johnson	1:05:18	Paige Higgins	1:14:46
18	2008-06-21	Matthew Chesang	1:04:48	Liza Hunter-Galvan	1:13:29
19	2009-06-20	Ernest Kebenei	1:05:15	Belainesh Gebre	1:11:57
20	2010-06-19	Stephen Muange	1:04:24	Caroline Rotich	1:12:40
21	2011-06-19	Derese Deniboba	1:02:19	Katie McGregor	1:13:18
22	2012-06-16	Abdi Abdirahman	1:02:46	Kara Goucher	1:09:46
23	2013-06-22	Meb Keflezighi	1:01:22	Adriana Nelson	1:09:57
24	2014-06-21	Julius Koskei	1:03:36	Cynthia Limo	1:09:50
25	2015-06-20	Shadrack Biwott	1:03:09	Neely Spence Gracey	1:11:27
26	2016-06-18	Macdonald Ondara	1:03:33	Simegn Abnet Yeshanbel	1:13:21
27	2017-06-17	Evans Kurui	1:03:05	Biruktayit Degefa	1:11:25
28	2018-06-16	Panuel Mkungo	1:02:50	Monicah Ngige	1:09:55
29	2019-06-19	Panuel Mkungo	1:02:37	Katy Jermann	1:10:27
xx	2020-06-20*	Race canceled due to COVID-19	xx:xx:xx	Race canceled due to COVID-19	xx:xx:xx
31	2021-06-19	Mohamed Hrezi	1:04:14	Ann Centner	1:14:23
32	2022-06-18	Daniel Kemoi	1:02:03	Rosie Edwards	1:12:45
33	2023-06-17	Joel Reichow	1:02:30	Maggie Montoya	1:09:26
34	2024-06-22	Tebello Ramakongoana	1:00:17	Annie Frisbie	1:07:33
35	2025-06-21	Murphy Smith	1:02:49	Annie Frisbie	1:09:05

*** After canceling the race, a "virtual race" was held.

Multiple winners, men

;6 wins

Ryan Meissen: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005

;3 wins

Dan Carlson: 1992, 1993, 1994

;2 wins

Thomas Plechter: 1991, 1995
Sean Mulheron: 1997, 1998
Panuel Mkungo: 2018, 2019
Annie Frisbie: 2024, 2025

Multiple winners, women

;3 wins

Kelly Keeler: 1998, 2000, 2001
Debra Gormley: 1996, 1997, 2002

;2 wins

Sean Mulheron: 1997, 1998
Panuel Mkungo: 2018, 2019

References

Jack Moran & Malcolm Heyworth (2010-06-20). Grandma's Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2011-06-19.

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