Grandma's Marathon is running today in Duluth, which has the largest wheelchair field for runners. About 10000 runners are expected to compete in Grandma’s Marathon on Saturday. However, as we wanted to check the official site of Grandma's Marathon, we noticed that it is down and no information is available about the course of the events.
The official site for Grandma's Marathon is www.grandmasmarathon.com/ and it's probably down because of the high load, which it perhaps has not been ready to handle. A quick phone call to the server could help to solve the situation and help the runners to get more information about the marathon events.
According to Wikipedia Grandma's Marathon is an annual road race held in late spring in Duluth, Minnesota, in the United States. The course runs point-to-point from the town of Two Harbors on Scenic Route 61 and continues along Lake Superior into the city of Duluth. The finish is located in Canal Park, a pier on the lake, at Grandma's Restaurant, next to the highly visible Aerial Lift Bridge.
Grandma's was first run in 1977 with only 150 participants; the first race was won by the famous Minnesotan runner Garry Bjorklund. Since Grandma's Restaurant sponsored the race, it became its namesake. At the present time, Grandma's Marathon is run by almost 10,000 runners every year.
The record time for Grandma's is 2:09:37, set in 1981 by Wayzata, Minnesota native Dick Beardsley.
Grandma's Marathon also includes other running events in addition to the full marathon. These include the Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon, the William A. Irvin 5k, the Fitger's 5k, the Park Point 5 Miler, the Minnesota Mile, and several "whipper snapper" races for kids.
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