The 2026 50th anniversary Grandma’s Marathon weekend was, as always, SO MUCH FUN!  My platform as a GRAMbassador for the last 4 years has brought so many amazing, caring, driven people in to my life!    As with previous Grandma’s Marathon years, I shared a room with 3 girlfriends, had

As registration day approaches, the question many Grandma’s Marathon weekend participants are asking themselves is “which distance will I be ready for?”  Along with that question, another part of the conversation should also be “which distance can I enjoy training for, given everything going on in my life?”  With race-day 8.5 months

We’re excited to announce our 2027 Grandma’s Marathon Ambassadors! They come from all over the country and represent so many of the different runners that make our race weekend and Grandma’s Marathon family special. Follow along on their training and their trip to the finish line in June 2027.  Registration

Cheers to running in my 10th Grandma’s Marathon weekend and Grandma’s Marathon turning 50. Every year the anticipation for GM weekend feels like Christmas to me! It’s my hometown race. It was my first half and full marathon. It’s coming home.   On this 50th anniversary, I said what the

This year’s Grandma’s Marathon was heartbreaking, disappointing, frustrating and TONS of fun! For the first time since 2013, I was spectating on the third Saturday in June. I experienced my first everrunning injury at the worst possible time that unfortunately sidelined me for the 50 Anniversary of Grandma’s Marathon. 2026

You’re doing better than you think you are Five hundred fifty-one miles, countless hours, and moments of excitement, happiness, optimism, sadness, frustration, and determination. Add in having the flu twice, a few injuries, endless aches and pains, and so much more. That’s the roller coaster of emotions that goes into

My 2026 Grandma’s: The Nuances of ResilienceResilience is a trait that is highly revered despite how much those who are resilient never asked to be.I say this because as I’ve taken the time to reflect on my experiences running the Great Grandma’s Half Challenge, the centralized theme around how nuanced