Bjorklund Half Registration Opens

Registration for the Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon opened at midnight today. The race entry process is being conducted through a lottery in which 4,500 participants will be randomly selected for the June 20th race.

Registration will be available HERE for all half marathon hopefuls and continue through the morning of March 2.

Lottery participants can submit their registration any time during the 12-day online registration period. Participants will be randomly selected and their acceptance into the race will be confirmed via e-mail no later than March 5. Those runners not selected will receive an e-mail notifying them that their entry was not among those chosen.

The entry fee for the 2009 race is $75, plus a processing charge. Only the 4,500 runners selected through the lottery will have their credit cards charged.

Grandma’s Marathon Notes... The field for the 33rd annual Grandma's Marathon is more than two-thirds full as 6,400 marathoners have so far signed up for the June 20 race. Registration opened on January 15 and will remain open until the field reaches 9,500. In 2008, the field filled in early April.

Grandma’s Marathon is the 2009 USATF - Minnesota Championship race. USATF- Minnesota members will receive a discount on their marathon entry fee and are eligible for awards.

Registration for the William A. Irvin 5K, to be held on June 19, opens Wednesday, March 18.