On the Road to Grandma's

The primary focus will be on the marathon and half marathon, but there will be plenty more to keep participants, volunteers, spectators, and the community busy during the upcoming Grandma’s Marathon weekend. Many of the other events throughout the weekend have become traditional favorites of participants, who this year

For the first time in the event’s history, Grandma’s Marathon has cracked the top 10 list of largest 26.2-mile road races in the United States. With 6,690 finishers in its 2023 race, Grandma’s Marathon moved up two spots from a year ago and now sits

Kristi Schmidt was named the new board chair of Grandma’s Marathon on October 1. A former staff member at Grandma’s Marathon, Schmidt currently serves as the Director of Corporate Engagement for the University of Minnesota Duluth and has more than 25 years of marketing and public relations experience,