The Grandma’s Marathon-Duluth, Inc. board of directors has announced the selection of Jon Carlson as the organization’s interim executive director.
Carlson has
been the nonprofit organization’s race director since July 2003 after retiring
from Minnesota Power, where he had worked since 1980 in the employee benefits
department. He served on the Grandma’s Marathon board from October 2002 until
being hired as a full-time employee.
A graduate of
the University of Minnesota Duluth and Hermantown (Minn.) High School, Carlson
resides in Duluth with his wife and two children.
Carlson
officially begins his new role on Sept. 1. He takes over for Scott Keenan who is
stepping down after 37 years with the organization. Keenan started Grandma’s
Marathon with the North Shore Striders Running Club in 1977 and announced in May
that the 2013 Grandma’s Marathon would be his last as executive
director. The
organization’s signature race, Grandma’s Marathon, is the 14th
largest marathon in the U.S. and is presented by Toyota and Wells
Fargo.
The seventh running of the
Minnesota Mile road race is scheduled for Sunday, September 8 in downtown Duluth.
This one-mile event – hosted by Grandma’s Marathon – is open to runners of all
skill levels.
The Minnesota
Mile offers runners a unique opportunity to secure a spot in next year’s Garry
Bjorklund Half Marathon, as 250 finishers will be randomly selected to receive
guaranteed entries into the 2014 half marathon on June 21. This is an excellent
chance for runners to gain an automatic entry to the Garry Bjorklund Half
Marathon without needing to enter the lottery system.
Registration
for all divisions is available online at www.GrandmasMarathon.com. The
pre-registration entry fee is $20 and late registration (September 7 and 8) is
$30.
The race
begins one block east of Fitger’s on Superior Street and finishes near the
Holiday Center.
The Minnesota
Mile event includes a number of race divisions:
8:50 a.m. -
Wheelchair Mile
9:00 a.m. -
Verizon Wireless Kids Mile (Ages 8 to 14 - FREE)
9:20 a.m. -
All City Mile (Recreational)
10:00 a.m. -
Duluth Mile (Semi-Elite)
10:20 a.m. –
Grandma’s Minnesota Mile (Elite - $20,100 Prize Purse)
The Minnesota
Mile is the last event on the 14-stop nationwide inaugural Bring Back the Mile
Tour 2013. For more on the Bring Back the Mile Tour, visit www.bringbackthemile.com.
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