William A. Irvin 5K reaches sellout
Organizers wondered what an earlier start time and new racecourse might do to the interest level in the kickoff race to Grandma’s Marathon
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Grandma's Marathon
Known by runners for its PRs, Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon nearly sets one of its own
2025 race reaches sellout in under 18 hours.
Grandma's Marathon Notebook
Including each of the weekend’s three races – Grandma’s Marathon, the Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon, and the William A. Irvin 5K – the 2024 race weekend was the largest in the organization’s history, with 17,401 total finishers across the three events.
Best Grandma's Marathon Online Coverage
Elisha Barno wins sixth Grandma's Marathon; Volha Mazuronak earns women's title, by Kevin Pates (StarTribune.com, paywall) Half marathon records
Stevenson, Files set new William A. Irvin course records
By Zach Schneider Noah Stevenson, Khia Kurtenbach and Caleb-Michael Files all made quite an impression in their first-ever William A. Irvin 5K,
On the Road to Grandma's
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On the Road to Grandma's
The primary focus will be on the marathon and half marathon, but there will be plenty more to keep participants, volunteers, spectators, and the