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WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS!

Think you have what it takes to be a champion?

We are proud to welcome an elite field for both Grandma’s Marathon and the Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon each year on one of the fastest and most scenic racecourses in the United States.

Want to be breaking the tape in Canal Park? Put Grandma’s Marathon weekend on your calendar, and we’ll see you at the start line!

If you have any questions, please contact our Public Relations Director Zach Schneider via email at [email protected].

  • Boston Marathon Qualifier

    More than 14% of Grandma's Marathon finishers each year can claim a Boston Marathon qualifying time, making Duluth a destination race for competitive runners as one of the country's top Boston Marathon qualifiers.

  • Olympic Trials Qualifier

    There have been 72 Olympians and Paralympians to compete in Duluth. In the 2024 Olympic cycle, 97 Americans posted their Trials-qualifying time in either Grandma's Marathon or the Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon.

  • PERFECT PLACE TO CHASE PRS

    With typical cool temperatures and a helping tailwind on race day, Grandma's Marathon offers experienced runners a place to PR while also being welcoming of first-time or more inexeperienced participants.

ELITE ATHLETE DETAILS

Elite athlete inquiries for the 2027 Grandma’s Marathon and Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon are accepted beginning on January 11, 2027.

Interested athletes, please see the directions below to appy for an elite entry to our race weekend. For questions or more information, please contact Public Relations Director Zach Schneider via email at [email protected].

Elite athlete registration for the 2026 Grandma’s Marathon and Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon is now open.

To apply for an elite entry, please see the directions below and contact our Elite Athlete & Hospitality Director Sarah Culver via email at [email protected].

Elite athlete registration for the 2026 Grandma’s Marathon and Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon is now closed.

For questions, please contact our Elite Athlete & Hospitality Director Sarah Culver via email at [email protected].

2027 Grandma’s Marathon Elite Athlete Qualification Standards & Assistance Program

2027 Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon Elite Athlete Qualification Standards & Assistance Program

Consideration for entry, lodging and travel assistance is based upon depth of the field and availability of budgeted funds at the time of inquiry.

Interested athletes should send a detailed running resume, including links to recent race results, to Zach Schneider at [email protected].

Athlete inquiries are accepted beginning January 11, 2027.

Entry into the elite field is by invitation only on a first-come, first-served basis and is entirely at the discretion of Grandma’s Marathon-Duluth, Inc. Qualifying times must have been run on a certified racecourse within 30 months prior to June 2027.

IMPORTANT: Non-binary athletes interested in applying for the elite field should contact Public Relations Director Zach Schneider
via email at [email protected] to discuss available options.

GRANDMA'S MARATHON PRIZE MONEY

GRANDMA’S MARATHON — MEN & WOMEN (OPEN DIVISION)
1st Place – $12,000
2nd Place – $9,000
3rd Place – $7,000
4th Place – $5,000
5th Place – $4,000
6th Place – $3,500
7th Place – $3,000
8th Place – $2,500
9th Place – $2,000
10th Place – $1,500
COURSE RECORD BONUS: $10,000

GRANDMA’S MARATHON — NON-BINARY (OPEN DIVISION)
1st Place – $500
2nd Place – $250
3rd Place – $100

GRANDMA’S MARATHON MEN & WOMEN (MASTERS DIVISION)
1st Place – $2,500
2nd Place – $1,500
3rd Place – $1,000

GRANDMA’S MARATHON MEN & WOMEN (T53/54/34 WHEELCHAIR DIVISION)
1st Place – $3,000
2nd Place – $2,000
3rd Place – $1,500
4th Place – $1,000
5th Place – $800
COURSE RECORD BONUS: $5,000

GRANDMA’S MARATHON MEN & WOMEN (T53/54/34 WHEELCHAIR MASTERS DIVISION)
1st Place – $500

GRANDMA’S MARATHON MEN & WOMEN (T51/52 QUAD DIVISION)
1st Place – $500

GRANDMA'S MARATHON TIME INCENTIVES

GRANDMA’S MARATHON — MEN (OPEN DIVISION)
sub-2:08 – $5,000
sub-2:09 – $3,000
sub-2:10 – $2,500
sub-2:11 – $2,000
sub-2:12 – $1,500
sub-2:13 – $1,000
sub-2:14 – $900
sub-2:15 – $800
sub-2:16 – $700
sub-2:17 – $600
sub-2:18 – $400
sub-2:19 – $200

GRANDMA’S MARATHON — WOMEN (OPEN DIVISION)
sub-2:27 – $5,000
sub-2:28 – $3,000
sub-2:29 – $2,500
sub-2:30 – $2,000
sub-2:31 – $1,500
sub-2:32 – $1,000
sub-2:33 – $900
sub-2:34 – $800
sub-2:35 – $700
sub-2:36 – $600
sub-2:37 – $400
sub-2:38 – $200

GRANDMA’S MARATHON — MEN (MASTERS DIVISION)
sub-2:28 – $500

GRANDMA’S MARATHON — WOMEN (MASTERS DIVISION)
sub-2:46 – $500

GRANDMA’S MARATHON — MEN (WHEELCHAIR DIVISION)
sub-1:29 – $1,00
sub-1:31 – $750
sub-1:33 – $500

GRANDMA’S MARATHON — WOMEN (WHEELCHAIR DIVISION)
sub-1:42 – $1,000
sub-1:46 – $750
sub-1:50 – $500

GARRY BJORKLUND HALF MARATHON PRIZE MONEY

GARRY BJORKLUND HALF MARATHON — MEN & WOMEN (OPEN DIVISION)
1st Place – $3,000
2nd Place – $2,000
3rd Place – $1,500
4th Place – $1,000
5th Place – $800
6th Place – $700
7th Place – $600
8th Place – $500
9th Place – $400
10th Place – $300
COURSE RECORD BONUS: $5,000

GARRY BJORKLUND HALF MARATHON — NON-BINARY (OPEN DIVISION)
1st Place – $150
2nd Place – $100
3rd Place – $75

GARRY BJORKLUND HALF MARATHON MEN & WOMEN (MASTERS DIVISION)
1st Place – $1,000
2nd Place – $750
3rd Place – $500

GRANDMA'S MARATHON --- Elite Men's Start List
NameAgeCitizenshipMarathon PR
Amanuel Mesel35Eritrea2:08:17
Milton Rotich40Kenya2:08:55
Elisha Barno40Kenya2:09:02
Getinet Gedamu35Ethiopia2:09:21
Joseph Whelan35United States2:09:42
Benard Rotich39Kenya2:10:00
Sammy Rotich39Kenya2:10:08
Joseph Trojan28United States2:10:39
Brendan Gregg37United States2:11:21
Paul Eyanae39Kenya2:12:19
Mohammed Bati26United States2:12:29
Will Norris31United States2:12:33
Zach Kreft26United States2:13:04
Benjamin Olson26United States2:13:23
Dennis Kipkosgei31Kenya2:13:54
Lyle O’Brien34United States2:13:56
Joshua Kalapos28United States2:14:26
Joseph Farley24United States2:14:57
Aaron Davidson26United States2:14:57
Michael McCann23United States2:14:58
Xavier Smith25United States2:15:01
Tyler Pence33United States2:15:08
Bijan Mazaheri31United States2:15:26
Nadir Yusuf29United States2:15:27
Tim McGowan30United States2:15:40
Thomas George34United States2:15:41
Daniel Docherty36United States2:15:55
Salvador Capetillo28United States2:16:11
Charles Remillard33United States2:16:11
Andrew Oslin26United States2:16:15
Charlie Teeter24United States2:16:18
Johnnie Guy32United States2:16:41
Bailey Smith26United States2:16:43
Ben Fletcher39United States2:16:44
Collin Buck28United States2:16:47
Micah Meindertsma28United States2:16:55
Alberto Mena27United States2:17:04
Daniel Schubert33United States2:17:42
Cameron Bensley27United States2:18:19
Stan Linton32United States2:18:19
Dillon Maggard30United States2:18:27
Nicholas Spector34United States2:18:29
Cole Atkins40United States2:18:39
Oscar Viquez34United States2:19:08
Cristobal Gutierrez33United States2:19:13
Seth Slavin26United States2:19:20
Scott Loforte26United States2:19:21
Adam Bohach41United States2:19:26
Erik Teig42United States2:19:31
Joe Farrand34United States2:19:51
Kyle Smith38United States2:19:52
Max Jaffe25United States2:19:56
Nate Pendleton26United States2:20:00
Jesse Saxton28United States2:20:10
Carlos Villagomez29United States2:20:25
Max Fore25United States2:20:33
Zac Truman26United States2:20:38
Devin Meyrer28Germany2:20:40
John Curley33United States2:20:59
Clay Simpson29United States2:21:06
Andrew Marston29United States2:21:07
Thomas Lerdall28United States2:21:28
Corbin Harris28United States2:21:43
Cody Mather30United States2:21:50
Mark French28United States2:21:53
Sam McGee33United States2:22:23
Maximilian Hoffman29United States2:22:30
Sam Lagasse32United States2:22:32
Garret Ehlers34United States2:22:35
James Dickinson31United States2:22:45
Brett Brady26United States2:23:32
Stephen Lennon33United States2:23:46
Christopher Allen32United States2:23:48
Joseph Purtell33United States2:23:51
Steven Goldy28United States2:24:00
Matthew Wiersum38United States2:24:20
Brady Holmer32United States2:24:26
Joseph Minor26United States2:24:30
Matthew Fick25United States2:24:40
Casey Novelo22United States2:24:43
Keith Meyer31United States2:24:47
Luke Keogh35United States2:24:51
Hunter Hicks28United States2:25:00
Jack Manderscheid27United States2:25:00
Matthew Persick29United States2:25:04
Micah Drew31United States2:25:05
Jack Whetstone27United States2:25:20
Mark Laughlin32United States2:25:28
Tom Sederquist37United States2:25:44
Brett Noecker36United States2:25:46
Chris Fyock37United States2:26:05
Leo Smith26United States2:26:35
Jordan English36United States2:27:03
Matthew Phipps27United States2:27:18
Sean O’Leary34United States2:27:22
Andy Schweitzer38United States2:27:33
Tyler Mayforth40United States2:27:48
Frankie Biondo30United States2:27:54
Cody Moore31United States2:28:01
Hunter Levy25United States2:28:10
Nicholas Jacobson25United States2:29:49
Chad Berens30United States2:30:12
Matthew Ryan26United States2:31:09
David Ecker26United States2:35:11
Abe Mendoza49United States2:38:42
Bret Greene29United States2:44:23
Kevin Zanker61United States2:49:11
Thomas Rohr26United StatesDebut
Christian Schaaf26United StatesDebut
Munir Isahak28United StatesDebut
Drew Kolodge24United StatesDebut
Tanner Chada27United StatesDebut
Ethan Geiger24United StatesDebut
Keith Carlson29United StatesDebut
Noah Fisher24United StatesDebut
Travis Glendenning43United StatesDebut
Isaac Wegner25United StatesDebut
Merga Gemeda26United StatesDebut
Ian Mickool27United StatesDebut
Dylan Parker25United StatesDebut
Evan Walpole31United StatesDebut



GRANDMA'S MARATHON --- Elite Women's Start List
NameAgeCitizenshipMarathon PR
Dakotah Popehn31United States2:24:20
Lilian Chebii32Kenya2:25:00
Monica Chebet29Kenya2:26:30
Jane Bareikis31United States2:29:00
Roberta Groner48United States2:29:06
Samantha Palmer35United States2:29:07
Annmarie Tuxbury32United States2:30:04
Bashanke Bilo27Ethiopia2:30:44
Tera Moody45United States2:30:53
Hannah Branch27United States2:30:55
Sydney Devore34United States2:31:07
Rosie Edwards37United Kingdom2:31:56
Monica Hebner26United States2:32:40
Christina Welsh29United States2:33:00
Anna Benedettini27United States2:33:09
Sophie Seward29United States2:33:21
Pasca Cheruiyot39United States2:33:47
Kelli Smith28United States2:34:09
Meriah Earle48United States2:34:17
Gabby Hentemann25United States2:34:27
Emma Huston31United States2:34:28
Shannon Smith35United States2:34:32
Ava Nuttall24United States2:35:09
Argentina Valdepenas Cerna45Mexico2:35:16
Anna Kenig-Ziesler26United States2:35:25
Jennifer Pope39United States2:35:47
Elaine Estes-Garton29United States2:36:08
Kir Selert38United States2:36:18
Hannah Chau26United States2:36:28
Alyssa Bloomquist36United States2:36:29
Sarah Czuprynski33United States2:36:52
Missy Rock43United States2:37:03
Caitlin McGinley29United States2:37:12
AnnMarie Kirkpatrick44United States2:37:49
Gabriella DeLay35United States2:38:01
Emilee Risteen30United States2:38:46
Teal Burrell41United States2:39:08
Alexis Mather29United States2:39:20
Maria Lindberg43United States2:39:59
Shalaya Kipp35United States2:40:21
Sierra Brill27United States2:40:38
Rachel Seeley25United States2:41:45
Maggie Graham34United States2:41:53
Ellen Flood28United States2:41:58
Jen Van Otterloo40United States2:42:01
Sammie Kidder30United States2:42:28
Samantha Farmer29United States2:43:13
Sydney Friedel25United States2:43:20
Alicia Belko31United States2:43:28
Kayla Floyd35United States2:44:27
Jessica Smith38United States2:44:30
Kaitlyn Shea29United States2:44:30
Amanda Blair36United States2:44:35
Emma Schafer30United States2:45:24
Casey McDermott37United States2:45:33
Amber Thielbar41United States2:45:45
Amy Will39United States2:45:57
Hannah Stoffel28United States2:46:27
Brandy LeClair31United States2:47:19
Katherine Engel32United States2:47:30
Melanie Griffith32United States2:47:52
Hanna Hegemann Berens29United States2:48:09
Mae Lucey29United States2:48:28
Emily Stutesman25United States2:48:28
Emma Russum24United States2:48:34
Madison Haugstad28United States2:48:37
Lindsay Hayman34United States2:48:45
Kara Dudley34United States2:49:58
Page Lester26United States2:50:32
Mary Klene42United States2:51:00
Jaren Rubio23United States2:52:28
Gloria Jansen79United States2:58:19
Kelly Bruno42United States3:09:08
Danielle Aravich30United States3:17:00
Anna Widdowson38United States3:19:21
Mary Kate McGranahan25United StatesDebut
Mary van Laarhoven30United StatesDebut
Danielle Jordan27United StatesDebut
Skylar Boogerd25United StatesDebut
Caroline McMartin24United StatesDebut
Liz Galarza27United StatesDebut

 

GRANDMA'S MARATHON --- Elite Men's Wheelers Start List
NameAgeCitizenshipMarathon PR
Joshua Cassidy41Canada1:18:25
Luis Francisco Sanclemente38Colombia1:22:07
Rafael Botello47Spain1:22:09
Miguel Vergara25United States1:22:27
Jun Hiromichi52Japan1:23:23
Krige Schabort62United States1:23:44
Jeyna Senbeta39United States1:24:27
Fidel Arnoldo Aguilar Zepeda48Mexico1:28:42
Marco Antonio Caballero Padilla33Mexico1:29:35
Wyatt Willand22United States1:31:16
Dustin Stallberg23United States1:36:13
Jacob Allen25United States1:36:56
Vincent Rabeau42France1:38:36
Pedro Gandarilla Fernández35Mexico1:40:00
Jose Pulido45United States1:40:55
Dean Furness53United States1:47:20
Matthew Davis59United States1:48:56
Jean-Marc Ternullo53France1:50:51
Rob Smith50United Kingdom1:55:51
Steve Montgomery57United Kingdom2:09:11
Norbert Holowat28United States2:13:16
Mario Farfan34Mexico2:28:46
Alexis Romero31United States2:29:04
John McCarthy52Ireland2:29:57
Nishan Patel33United States2:50:59

 

GRANDMA'S MARATHON --- Elite Women's Wheelers Start List
NameAgeCitizenshipMarathon PR
Michelle Wheeler39United States1:45:00
Yeni Aide Hernandez Mendieta34Mexico1:52:34
Hannah Babalola37Nigeria1:57:33
Veronica Gonzalez53Mexico2:19:11

 

GARRY BJORKLUND HALF MARATHON --- Elite Men's Start List
NameAgeCitizenshipHalf Marathon PR
Joe Klecker29United States1:00:02
Santiago Gaitan Caballero24Canada1:00:53
Frank Lara30United States1:01:00
Julius Rotich51United States1:01:41
Aidan Reed28United States1:01:50
Benjamin Eidenschink29United States1:02:09
Jason Weitzel29United States1:02:28
Joel Reichow32United States1:02:30
Kevin Lewis32United States1:02:48
Habtamu Cheney27United States1:03:10
Josh Dedering35United States1:03:31
Stephen Jones28United States1:03:31
Jack Mastandrea28United States1:03:42
Tai Smith28United States1:03:52
Eduardo Garcia33United States1:03:53
Jarrod Ottman28United States1:04:12
Evan Landes33United States1:04:13
Miguel Angel Bautista29United States1:04:55
John Gutierrez26United States1:05:01
Cody Sedbrook30United States1:05:15
Lars Dewall25United States1:05:15
Chris Sloane42United States1:05:25
Sem Sultanov28United States1:05:36
Jordan West31United States1:05:44
David Fassbender28United States1:06:00
Griffin Neal24United States1:06:01
Ben Vaske30United States1:06:02
Meng-Tsung Chu43Taiwan1:06:07
Scott Behling36United States1:06:28
Gavin Glaza25United States1:06:35
Jordan Daniel31United States1:06:39
Tucker Ringhand25United States1:06:40
Nick Ross37United States1:06:42
Arturs Bareikis39United States1:06:50
Chandler Underwood28United States1:06:56
Sam Forstner25United States1:06:59
Jonathan Harley25United States1:07:05
Koki Ozawa31Japan1:07:09
Tyler Lance30United States1:07:17
Joseph Kehoe25United States1:07:17
Campbell Ross33United States1:07:19
Bryant White Jr.28United States1:07:24
Colden Longley24United States1:07:30
Mike Gille26United States1:07:48
Trevor Albert27United States1:07:53
Brendan Fraser27United States1:08:00
William Laird27United States1:08:06
Joshua Schraeder29United States1:08:10
Andrew Skemp23United States1:08:11
Umar Saeed38United States1:08:14
Andrew Schuster25United States1:08:14
Johnathon Nowacki24United States1:08:16
Dylan Bailey21United States1:08:24
Keagan Morgan23United States1:09:02
Jackson Lindquist32United States1:09:03
Karl Winter26United States1:09:09
Christopher Pahnke27United States1:09:31
Elliot Kadrofske28United States1:09:43
Richard Bouckaert41United States1:10:15
Parker Huhn25United States1:10:21
Nico de Vries43United States1:10:25
Seth Augustynowski23United States1:11:29
Derrick Moe27United States1:11:52
Tyler Moore27United States1:12:47
Acer Iverson24United StatesDebut
Mason Tope30United StatesDebut

 

GARRY BJORKLUND HALF MARATHON --- Elite Women's Start List
NameAgeCitizenshipHalf Marathon PR
Annie Frisbie29United States1:07:34
Rebecca Schmitt33United States1:10:10
Kasandra Parker26United States1:10:22
Olivia Borowiak25United States1:11:16
Jessa Hanson27United States1:11:26
Gabrielle Orie27United States1:12:22
Madey Dickson30United States1:12:54
Heather Kampf39United States1:13:12
Lisa Hart36United Kingdom1:13:19
Cleo Boyd33Canada1:13:35
Kimberly Krezonoski32Canada1:13:58
Kelsey Pontius34United States1:14:16
Michelle Krezonoski32Canada1:14:20
Lynsie Gram28United States1:14:29
Alexandra Conway33United States1:15:13
Michelle Vaccaro29United States1:15:24
Madeline Block26United States1:15:25
Perry Shoemaker55United States1:15:35
Nicole Esplin34United States1:15:51
Kim Robinson43United States1:16:04
Alayna Sonnesyn29United States1:16:15
Piper Atnip29United States1:16:16
Marit Ross-Sonnesyn32United States1:16:29
Kate MacCary29United States1:16:52
Jennifer Davis26United States1:17:29
McKenna Coughlin32United States1:17:33
Flannery Cerbin-Bohach39United States1:17:43
Silvia Baage45United States1:18:37
Bridget End34United States1:19:22
Shea Zablan34United States1:19:27
Andrea Albert27United States1:20:03
Kathryn Gearhart28United States1:20:14
Morgan Diefendorf27United States1:20:31
Grace Falken30United States1:20:44
Emma Mussante23United States1:20:46
Eda Herzog-Vitto33United States1:20:48
Karli Branch24United States1:21:19
Kimberly Anderson61United States1:22:56
Michelle Baxter43United States1:23:59
Cassandra Mellon Simmons44United States1:29:04
Diane Stoneking78United States1:49:00
Caitlin Olson24United StatesDebut
Sammy mcclintock31United StatesDebut
MaKenna Thurston25United StatesDebut

 

OLYMPIC HISTORY

Dating back to Ron Daws in 1968, there have now been 28 Olympic marathoners who have also competed in Duluth. Nine of those runners are past champions in either Grandma’s Marathon or the Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon, and three have won Olympic medals:

  • Meb Keflezighi (2nd Place, 2004)
  • Deena Kastor (3rd Place, 2004)
  • Lorraine Moller (3rd Place, 1992)

Tebello Ramakongoana (Lesotho) – 2024
Jordan Chipangama (Zambia) – 2016
Meb Keflezighi (United States) – 2004, 2012, 2016
Pardon Ndhlovu (Zimbabwe) – 2016
Pedro Mora (Venezuela) – 2012
Andrey Gordeyev (Belarus) – 2008
Zepherinus Joseph (Saint Lucia) – 2004
Smartex Tambala (Malawi) – 1992
Ed Eyestone (United States) – 1988, 1992
David Edge (Canada) – 1984, 1988
James Walker (Guam) – 1988
Joseph Kipsang (Kenya) – 1988
John Tuttle (United States) – 1984
Ryszard Marczak (Poland) – 1980
Ron Daws (United States) – 1968

Dakotah Popehn (United States) – 2024
Rosa Chacha (Ecuador) – 2012, 2016, 2020
Ariana Hilborn (Latvia) – 2016
Jane Vongvorachoti (Thailand) – 2016
Yolimar Pineda (Venzuela) – 2012, 2016
Amira Benamor (Tunisia) – 2012
Desiree Linden (United States) – 2012, 2016
Kara Goucher (United States) – 2012
Deena Kastor (United States) – 2004, 2008
Colleen De Reuck (South Africa, United States) – 1992, 2000, 2004
Lyubov Morgunova (Russia) – 2000
Lorraine Moller (New Zealand) – 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996
Janis Klecker (United States) – 1992

PARALYMPIC HISTORY

Dating back to Tami Oothoudt in 1988, there have now been 44 Paralympic marathoners who have also competed in Duluth. 19 of those wheelers are past champions in either Grandma’s Marathon, and 11 have won Paralympic medals:

  • Susannah Scaroni (3rd Place, 2024)
  • Daniel Romanchuck (3rd Place, 2020)
  • Tatyana McFadden (2nd Place, 2016)
  • Amanda McGrory (3rd Place, 2016)
  • GyuDae Kim (3rd Place, 2016)
  • Shirley Reilly (1st Place, 2012)
  • Amanda McGrory (2nd Place, 2008)
  • Ernst Van Dyk (3rd Place, 2008)
  • Edgar Navarro (3rd Place, 2004)
  • Mustapha Badid (1st Place, 1988)
  • Candace Cable (1st Place, 1988)
  • Tami Oothoudt (1st Place, 1988)


NOTE: Amanda McGrory is the only wheelchair athlete connected to Duluth to have ever won multiple Olympic medals, winning a silver medal in 2008 and a bronze medal in 2016.

Aaron Pike (United States) – 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024
Luis Francisco Sanclemente (Colombia) – 2024
Daniel Romanchuk (United States) – 2020, 2024
Brian Siemann (United States) – 2012, 2020, 2024
Patrick Monahan (Ireland) – 2016, 2020
Johnboy Smith (Great Britain) – 2020
GyuDae Kim (South Korea) – 2012, 2016
James Senbeta (United States) – 2016
Ernst Van Dyk (South Africa) – 1996, 2004, 2008, 2016
Adam Bleakney (United States) – 2004, 2008, 2012
Josh Cassidy (Canada) – 2012
Ryan Chalmers (United States) – 2012
Michel Filteau (Canada) – 2004, 2008, 2012
Josh George (United States) – 2004, 2008, 2012
Krige Schabort (South Africa) – 2000, 2004, 2012
Tyler Byers (United States) – 2004, 2008
Tony Iniguez (United States) – 2008
Rafael Botello Jimenez (Spain) – 2008
Aaron Gordian (Mexico) – 1996, 2004, 2008
Jun Hiromichi (Japan) – 2004, 2008
Mark Ledo (Canada) – 2008
Saul Mendoza (Mexico) – 1996, 2008
Alexandrino Silva (Portugal) – 2008
Alfonso Zaragoza (Mexico) – 2008
Alan Bergman (Canada) – 2004
Gottfried Ferchl (Austria) – 2004
Scot Hollonbeck (United States) – 1996, 2004
Edgar Navarro (Mexico) – 2004
Yevgeniy Tetyukhin (Kazakhstan) – 2004
Martin Velasco Soria (Mexico) – 2004
Mustapha Badid (France) – 1988, 1996
Paul Wiggins (Australia) – 1996

Vanessa Cristina de Souza (Brazil) – 2024
Susannah Scaroni (United States) – 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024
Jenna Fesemyer (United States) – 2020, 2024
Tatyana McFadden (United States) – 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024
Aline dos Santos Rocha (Brazil) – 2024
Noemi Alphonse (Mauritius) – 2024
Amanda McGrory (United States) – 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020
Shirley Reilly (United States) – 2008, 2012, 2016
Alicia Ibarra Barajas (Mexico) – 2012
Ivonne Reyes (Mexico) – 2004
Candace Cable (United States) – 1988
Tami Oothoudt (United States) – 1988

OLYMPIC TRIALS QUALIFIER

In the 2024 Olympic cycle, there were 97 Americans in Grandma’s Marathon and the Garry Bkorklund Half Marathon that posted a qualifying time for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials.

Minnesota native and two-time Grandma’s Marathon champion Dakotah Popehn (Lindwurm) finished in third place at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials and went on to finish 12th place in the Paris Summer Olympics.

The qualifying window for the 2028 U.S. Olympic Team Trials will be open during the 2027 Grandma’s Marathon weekend.

BOSTON MARATHON QUALIFIER

In 2025, there were 944 participants (9.8% of finishers) of Grandma’s Marathon that qualified for the Boston Marathon, based on the current year’s B.A.A. Qualifying Standards.

In its 50-year history, Grandma’s Marathon has produced over 35,000 qualifying times for the Boston Marathon.

More than 14% of Grandma’s Marathon finishers each year can claim a Boston Marathon qualifying time, making Duluth a destination race for competitive runners as one of the country’s top Boston Marathon qualifiers.

ABBOTT AGE GROUP QUALIFIER

The AbbottWMM Marathon Tours & Travel Age Group World Rankings comprise a one-year qualifying period during which athletes in nine separate age groups can compete in over 50 marathons across the world to earn ranking points. The top ranked runners in each age group will be invited to the AbbottWMM Marathon Tours & Travel Age Group World Championships.

NOTE: The AbbottWMM Marathon Tours & Travel Age Group World Rankings and Championships currently do not offer a non-binary option for qualification but are keeping this under annual review and will continue to monitor runner data and growth to create meaningful competition.

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