More than 900 additional runners will toe the starting line at next weekend's Grandma's Marathon than did so last year, the Duluth News Tribune is reporting HERE.With registration closed for the event, 8319 marathoners are registered for the June 18 race. A record 7223 runners will participate in the Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon held in conjunction with Grandma's Marathon.
Grandma's Marathon set its entry record in 2008 with 9888 participants. In the last three years, however, the race has not filled its 9500 runner field. In 2009, 8377 runners ran the race; last year only 7387 chose to race from Two Harbors to Duluth.
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