The annual event is back on Saturday (January 10th) and is once again hosted by Essentia Health, who holds the pre-race training seminar again this year. This informative session is all about how to train, stretch, fuel and more.
This is especially helpful if you are a new runner. It’s entirely free and open to the public. You can sign up ahead of time or simply show up! It goes from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the 1st Street Building Lobby (Building A) at 420 E. 1st Street.
Doors will open about thirty minutes prior to the start so you can find a seat. At 9 a.m., there will be a 5K training run, followed by breakfast. The speaker series, which will include three professionals, kicks off at 10 a.m.
Perhaps the best part? You could be entered to win one of twelve free race entries into any Grandma’s Marathon races of your choice. You can also transfer the race to someone else.
You probably know by now that all three Grandma’s Marathon races sold out in record time this year ahead of the 50th anniversary so if you want to get in on the fun, a great way to try to get an entry is attend this fun event!
2025 Grandma’s Marathon & Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon Photos
After strong thunderstorms overnight, this year’s races started a half hour later than originally scheduled. While some clouds and fog kept things relatively cool early in the races, humidity and warmer temperatures quickly took hold with the full marathon underway…