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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. [47] [48] The 40th annual race in 2016 set a record for the largest number of finishers at 7,423. [49] 2016 also saw a record number of female finishers at 3,742, just short of the men's total at 3,780. [50 ...
At age 39, call him the King of the Hill of Grandma's Marathon. The 5-foot-5 Kenyan is unmatched among runners in the first 47 years of the 26.2-mile race from Two Harbors to Duluth.
Cregg didn't follow any formal training regimen when preparing to run Grandma's, but ran frequently and participated in a variety of local races. During the time, she ran six days a week and ran 15 miles (24 km) alternated by 5 miles (8.0 km) with one day off per week. As of 2021, the 1977 Grandma's Marathon is the only marathon Cregg has run.
Still in great form, he traveled to the northeast shore of Lake Superior to run a point-to-point race called Grandma's Marathon (named after a restaurant). He started in Two Harbors, Minnesota with 7,000 other runners and out paced them all to cross the finish line in Duluth, Minnesota in 2:12:09 for the win. His coaches had discouraged him ...
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A couple got engaged at the finish line. [94] The 10th running of the Eau Claire Marathon took place in 2018 with slightly less than 5000 runners participating in affiliated races including 455 in the marathon. [95] [96] David Luy won the men's race with a time of 2:23:09, while Tammi Braund won the women's race with a time of 3:20:39.
From the tortoises to the hares! Celebrities, including Ryan Reynolds and Kevin Hart, have gone the distance and completed 26.2-mile races. After witnessing the New York City Marathon as a ...