Registration for the 2026 Running Club Experience opens on September 1, 2025.
JOIN THE CLUB
A great running club brings us together, keeps on us track, and pulls us through thick and thin. We’re here to celebrate this community of passionate runners of every pace!
There’s no better way to experience Grandma’s Marathon weekend than with the people closest to you, and this program provides access for you and your club members have access to a VIP race weekend experience!
For more information on registering for the Running Club Experience, please contact Program Director Alivia Nelson via email at [email protected] or call our office at (218) 727-0947.
SEPTEMBER 1, 2025
Running Club Experience Applications Open
OCTOBER 1, 2025
2026 Grandma’s Marathon Registration Opens
APRIL 15, 2026
Registration Deadline for Club Members
JUNE 1, 2026
Finish Line Bleacher Passes Mailed
JUNE 19, 2026
Michelina’s All-You-Can-Eat Spaghetti Dinner
JUNE 20, 2026
2026 Grandma’s Marathon
Any running club from across the country with 10 or more people interested in participating in the 2026 Grandma’s Marathon. Clubs must have the 10 minimum registrants before April 15, 2026.
IMPORTANT: The running club experience is not open to Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon or William A. Irvin 5K participants.
Please have the main contact, or captain, for the running club fill out the program application. This person will be sent all the information about the running club program and will be responsible for their club’s benefits, recruitment, and meeting program requirements.
NOTE: There is limited space in
the Running Club Experience and Grandma’s
Marathon reserves the right to turn away clubs that do not fit the guidelines.
- 10% off entry fee for Grandma’s Marathon*
- Entry to the starting line Running Club Experience Tent (with exclusive bathrooms and coffee)
- Finish line bleacher passes
- Reserved section at the Michelina’s All-You-Can-Eat Spaghetti Dinner
- Official Running Club Program bib recognition
NOTE: Discounts are not retroactive. Club members who have already registered will not be refunded but can still be added to your team and count towards your total number of participants.
There is an administrator of the program within my club including managing the club’s benefits, recruitment, and meeting program requirements.
Clubs must have a minimum of 10 club members registered for Grandma’s Marathon by a pre-determined date to receive benefits.
Race entry discounts cannot be used with other discounts.
Registering as a Running Club disqualifies you from using any official Charity Partner Program benefits.
Grandma’s Marathon reserves the right to cap the number of participants in the program at any time.
2025 GRANDMA’S MARATHON RUNNING CLUBS
- 520 Running & Riding
- Aksarben Athletic Club
- Badgerland Striders
- Capital Striders
- Chicago Area Runners Association
- Driftless Distance Project
- Kansas City Running Club
- Marathon Project Experience
- Mill City Running Race Team