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

The Vibes We Bring: Chaotic, Funny, and Real.     The reality of being a gritty young runner means starting marathon week by helping my friends pack up a Uhaul, move them across town, and unload said Uhaul on Saturday. It also means hosting a Sunday Pride Run followed by

Every year my wife and I host two families for Grandma’s Marathon weekend, one from Florida and one from Colorado, all of us packed into our small house in Duluth. This year the three of us slated to run the full marathon were each banged up in one way or

This was the first Grandma’s without our dad, Huck Andresen, a long-time Grandma’s runner, volunteer, and the patriarch of our “Team Andresen.” He passed away in September from glioblastoma. We knew it would be different in a lot of ways, but there were some things that stayed the same, including

Double the Marathon, Double the Fun What better way to celebrate Grandma’s 50th than by running 50 miles?For years, I had known about the unofficial Grandma’s Double Marathon. A small but dedicated group meets at the finish line in the very early hours of race morning, runs the quiet streets

The Heart of Grandma’s Marathon Weekend There are race weekends… and then there is Grandma’s Marathon weekend.Every year, Grandma’s reminds me why this sport is so much bigger than pace charts, finish times, and race day goals. It is about people. It is about courage. It is about grit, joy,