Media coverage is very important to the success of Grandma's Marathon and its supporting events, and has helped us prosper and grow since day one.

For all of your media needs, please take a minute to read the following information.

Media Contact Information

Bob Gustafson
Public Relations Director
Address: PO Box 16234, Duluth, MN 55816
Phone: (218) 727-0947
Fax: (218) 727-7932
Email: bob@grandmasmarathon.com

Media Credentials

Media credentials are available to allow media representatives access to key areas during race weekend including press conferences, finish line, the media center and other media activities. To obtain credentials for the 2009 Grandma's Marathon, contact Bob Gustafson (see above).

Media Kits

Media kits will be available to provide media with information essential to covering the 32nd annual Grandma's Marathon weekend. The kits will be ready for distribution on Friday, June 12, 2009. To obtain a media kit, please contact Bob Gustafson prior to June 1, 2009.

Media Center

The media center is located in the Comfort Suites (St. Croix Room) adjacent to the finish line in Canal Park. Access to the media center is through the main entrance of the Comfort Suites or through the gazebo entrance. A media credential, media vehicle credential or photo bridge credential is required to enter the media center.

The media center will be open on Friday, June 19 from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. and on Saturday, June 20 from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. A copier, telephone and computer to access results will be available. Radios will also be available to provide up-to-the-minute race coverage by Gap Broadcasting (WEBC The FAN 560) for Grandma's Marathon and the Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon. Time split information on lead runners will be available for miles 5, 6.2, 10, 13.1, 15, 20 and 25 of the marathon.

Top Finisher Post-Race Interviews

All post-race interviews are to be conducted in the Media Center. Absolutely no interviews are allowed in the finish line area. Volunteer escorts will bring the top athletes into the media center as soon as possible after they finish their race, and your patience is greatly appreciated while waiting for the athletes to arrive.

Gap Broadcasting is the official radio station and The Northland's NewsCenter is the official television station of Grandma's Marathon. The marathon has authorized representatives of these stations to have the first interviews with the top finishers. When these interviews are completed all other media representatives will be allowed to interview the top finishers in the media center at the Comfort Suites.

Race Results

Race results for the William A. Irvin 5K, Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon and Grandma’s Marathon will be posted on our website www.grandmasmarathon.com as as soon as possible on race day.

Lists of top finishers in the open, master and wheelchair divisions will be available in the media center shortly after they are recorded. Age group and open division results will be announced at the Awards Ceremony beginning at 3:30 p.m. at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center (DECC). All results are unofficial until the Award Ceremony.

TO OBTAIN RESULTS FOR PRINT: You can now obtain results for any of the Grandma's Marathon weekend races in a comma-delimited or .csv format by logging on to www.onlineraceresults.com/media. It’s easy and it only takes a few minutes.

Follow the steps below to obtain complete results from the races, or a more defined set of results such as those from a certain city, state, age division, etc.

Steps for obtaining comma-delimited or .csv formatted results:
1. Log onto the following web site: www.onlineraceresults.com/media
2. Enter the password: media
3. Enter your first and last name
4. Enter the name of the company you work for (ex: The Duluth News Tribune)
5. Enter your email address and hit the “Login” button
6. Choose a predefined set of results or enter custom search parameters
7. Click the “get matching results” button at bottom of page
8. When page reloads, scroll down and click the “get these results in a file” button

The results you requested will be emailed to you within a few minutes, or if you prefer, you can download them right from the web site.

NOTE: Prior to Grandma's Marathon weekend we encourage you to log on and do a practice run to get a feel for how this process works. To do this, you may use results from another race that is listed on the web site.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Bob Gustafson at (218) 727-0947.