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{{Short description|Iconic American road race}}
{{Infobox athletics race
| bgcolour      = darkgreen
| colour        = 
| image         = Minnesota-marathon-logos—2021—grandmas.png
| imagesize     = 220px
| caption       = 2021 Grandma's Marathon race logo
| date          = June 21, 2025
| location      = Two Harbors, Minnesota to Duluth, Minnesota
|event type     = Paved Road
| distance	= {{convert|26.2|mi|km}}
| sponsor       = Grandma's Restaurant and others
| est           = 1977
| record       =  '''Men:''' 2:09:06  (2014) <br /> Dominic Ondoro <br /> '''Women:''' 2:23:52 (2024) <br /> Volha Mazuronak 
| homepage      = http://www.grandmasmarathon.com
| participants  = 7,000+
}}

'''Grandma's [[Marathon (sport)|Marathon]]''' ('''Grandma's''') is an annual [[Road running|road race]] held each June in [[Duluth, Minnesota|Duluth]], [[Minnesota]], in the [[United States]]. The course runs point-to-point from the city of [[Two Harbors, Minnesota|Two Harbors]] on [[Lake County Road 61|Scenic Route 61]] and continues along [[Lake Superior]] into the city of Duluth.  The finish is located in [[Canal Park (Duluth)|Canal Park]], near Grandma's Restaurant, which is next to the highly visible [[Aerial Lift Bridge]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://grandmasmarathon.com/races/grandmas_marathon.php |title=Grandma's Marathon :: Races - Grandma's Marathon<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2007-06-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070601185136/http://www.grandmasmarathon.com/races/grandmas_marathon.php |archive-date=2007-06-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Race history==
[[File:Grandmas_marathon_finishers.png|thumb|Finishers by year, total and men and women]]
Scott Keenan, a member of the North Shore Striders running group, had the idea to start a marathon from Two Harbors to Duluth but was turned down by local banks and businesses in 1976.<ref>{{cite news |work=Minneapolis Tribune |last=Marx |first=Patrick |title=Grandma's marathon makes strides towards acceptance |date=19 June 1980}}</ref> The newly opened Grandma's Restaurant was the only local business that would sponsor the then-fledgling event, providing $600 out of a race budget between $600 and $1200.<ref>{{cite news |work=Duluth News-Tribune |last=Weegman |first=Rick |title=Daugherty on quite a run - Grandma's Restaurant Co. president recalls memorable 1986 marathon, contributions to race |date=20 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |work=Minneapolis Star and Tribune |date=9 June 1985 |title=The Man Who Runs Grandma's Marathon |last=Roe |first=Joe}}</ref> The registration fee for the first running of the event was $3.<ref>{{cite news |work=Minnesota Star Tribune |last=Frazzini |first=Kevin |title=RETRO - Then and now: Grandma's Marathon |date=23 June 2002}}.</ref> In 1986, Grandma's Saloon and Deli announced it could no longer afford to provide Grandma's Marathon the budget it deserved. It contributed $55,000, but the race had an estimated budget of $250,000 that year.<ref>{{cite news |work=Minneapolis Star and Tribune |date=14 September 1986 |last=Hobbs |first=Maurice |title=Demand brings Grantsburg's Syttende Mai back from the dead}}</ref>

Grandma's was first run in 1977 with only 150 participants. The first race was won by Minnesotan and [[Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's 10000 metres|1976 Olympic 10000m]] runner [[Garry Bjorklund]] and [[Wendy Cregg|Wendy Hovland]].<ref>{{cite news |work=Minneapolis Tribune |last=Weiner |first=Jay |title=Grandma's Deli Serves Up Popular Duluth Marathon Today |date=23 June 1979}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |work=Minneapolis Star and Tribune |last=Weiner |first=Jay |title=Grandma's race has become Duluth festival |date=5 June 1983}}</ref> The first running of Grandma's Marathon had a four hour time-cutoff.<ref>{{cite news |work=Minnesota Star Tribune |first=Maurice |last=Hobbs |title=True marathoner? It's a matter of time |date=25 April 1993}}</ref>

Grandma's Marathon is now run by almost 20,000 participants every year, has nearly a $2 million operating budget and is credited with increasing tourism within the city of Duluth.<ref>{{cite report |last1=Tuck |first1=Brigid |last2=Bennett |first2=John |title=Economic Contribution of 2019 Grandma’s Marathon Weekend: A REPORT OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT ANALYSIS PROGRAM |publisher=University of Minnesota Extension |url=https://conservancy.umn.edu/server/enwiki/api/core/bitstreams/94ed1c1f-ce13-4cd2-84da-51a82b3059cb/content |access-date=22 November 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |work=Minneapolis Star Tribune |last=Oakes |first=Larry |title=Popular marathon has evolved into a mainstay for reviving port city |date=20 June 1997}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://grandmasmarathon.com/other_info/history.php?page=beginning |title=Grandma's Marathon :: Other Info - History<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2007-06-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928060948/http://grandmasmarathon.com/other_info/history.php?page=beginning |archive-date=2007-09-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The race is a major event on the North Shore, filling hotels in many cities around Duluth. Thousands of runners and visitors fill the marathon, half and 5&nbsp;km races. As of 2016, VisitDuluth estimated 65,000 people visit Duluth for Grandma's and spend a total of $10 million.<ref>{{cite news |work=Duluth News-Tribune |last=Pates |first=Kevin |title=Marathon played role in Duluth renewal I-35 extension, Canal Park cleanup were catalysts in making city a tourist destination |date=17 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |work=Minnesota Public Radio News |last=Kraker |first=Dan |title=Duluth tourism boom continues |date=16 June 2016}}</ref> After high numbers in the 1990s and 2000s, 2009 was the first time in 15 years that all of the 9,500 available spots were not filled, leading to a deficit in the race budget. Executive director Scott Keenan suggested that the economy was the main reason for the downturn in participants.<ref name="kbjr">{{cite web|url=http://www.northlandsnewscenter.com/news/local/46404042.html|title=Grandma's Marathon Sees Decline In Participants|date=May 28, 2009|work=KBJR TV, Inc|access-date=2009-06-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090530190038/http://www.northlandsnewscenter.com/news/local/46404042.html|archive-date=May 30, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="startrib_2009">{{cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/sports/46768892.html?elr=KArksi8cyaiUo8cyaiUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU|title=Grandma's runs short of entrants|date=June 2, 2009|work=Star Tribune|access-date=2009-06-03}}</ref>  Lifetime entries were offered in 1987 (for $100) and again in 1990 (for $125) to help increase the number of runners entering the race.<ref>{{cite news |work=Duluth News-Tribune |last=Pates |first=Kevin |title=PERSEVERANCE A FAMILY TRADITION MOTHER KEEPS MARATHON RUNNERS RETURNING HOME |date=14 June 1998}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |work=Duluth News-Tribune |title=For some, Grandma's Marathon is the deal of a lifetime |date=16 June 2011 |author=<!--none-->}}</ref>

The men's record for Grandma's is 2:09:06, set in 2014 by [[Dominic Ondoro]] of Kenya.<ref>{{cite news |work=Duluth News-Tribune |last=St George III |first=Louie |title=GRANDMA'S MARATHON MEN - Kenya's Ondoro rides late surge to beat Beardsley's 33-year-old record |date=22 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |work=Saint Paul Pioneer Press |title=Grandma's Marathon: Dominic Ondoro breaks Beardsley's 33-year-old record |date=20 June 2014 |author=<!--none-->}}</ref> The previous record of 2:09:37, set in 1981 by [[Wayzata, Minnesota]]-native [[Dick Beardsley]] stood for 33 years before being broken.

The women's record time is 2:23:52, set in 2024 by [[Volha Mazuronak]].<ref>{{cite news |work=Duluth News-Tribune |last=Wellens |first=Matt |date=23 June 2024 |title=In a class by - Belarusian Olympian Mazuronak wins women's marathon by more than six minutes}}</ref>

In 2001, Grandma's Marathon first used ChampionChip timing devices. The devices were attached to runners' shoes and were collected at the end of the race.<ref>{{cite news |work=Duluth News-Tribune |last=Pates |first=Kevin |title=KEEPING UP WITH THE TIMES BY POPULAR DEMAND, GRANDMA'S WILL BECOME LAST MAJOR U.S. MARATHON TO IMPLEMENT MICROCHIP TIMING |date=12 June 2001}}</ref> Previously, finishers had to line up in narrow chutes at the finish so race officials could detach a section of each runner's bib containing a bar code, where they would be stuck onto a spindle, and later entered into a computer.

In 2005, [[Halina Karnatsevich]] was the first finisher with a time of 2:33:39 but she was later disqualified for failing her post-race doping test.<ref>{{cite news |work=Minnesota Star Tribune |last=Olson |first=Rochelle |title=Marathon winner is disqualified - The top female runner at this year's Grandma's Marathon tested positive for steroid use. |date=15 December 2006}}</ref>

In 2007, Grandma's Marathon race officials seized [[portable media players]] at the start of the race and mailed them back to their owners to comply with USATF rules banning the use of headphones. About 30 runners who ignored the ban were disqualified that year.<ref>{{cite news |work=Post and Courier, The (Charleston, SC) |title=First-timers, old salts come together for race |date=3 April 2008}}</ref>

The 35th edition of the marathon in 2011 had its first [[photo-finish]]: eventual winner [[Christopher Kipyego]] mistook the electronic timing mat for the finish point and prematurely stopped, leading to an impromptu sprint finish against Teklu Deneke. Just two tenths of a second ended up separating the pair.<ref>{{cite news |work=Superior Telegram |last=Pates |first=Kevin |title=Kipyego leads pack in closest finish in Grandma's Marathon history |date=18 June 2011}}.</ref>

The 37th running of the race in 2013 saw the first time that more people registered for the Bjorklund Half Marathon than Grandma's Marathon.  There were 7,835 registered for the Bjorklund Half Marathon but only 7,338 people registered for Grandma's Marathon.<ref name="Telegram">{{cite web|url=http://www.superiortelegram.com/event/article/id/78238/|title=Trafeh, Nelson win USA Half Marathon championships|date=June 22, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Mix108_2013">{{cite web|url=http://mix108.com/grandmas-marathon-2014-registration-opens-july-1-2013/|title=Grandma's Marathon 2014 Registration Opens July 2, 2013|date=27 June 2013 }}</ref>

The 40th annual race in 2016 set a record for the largest number of finishers at 7,423.<ref>{{cite news |work=Superior Telegraph |author=<!--none--> |title=Barno, Kiptoo claim victories at Grandma's Marathon |date=18 June 2016}}</ref>  2016 also saw a record number of female finishers at 3,742, just short of the men's total at 3,780.<ref name="Grandma's results">{{cite web|url=http://www.arrs.run/HP_GMMar.htm/ |title=Historical results for Grandma's Marathon }}</ref>

In 2020, Grandma's Marathon added a woman to its official logo in a move organizers said was "long over-due."<ref>{{cite news |work=Minnesota Star Tribune |last=Johnson |first=Brooks |title=Grandma’s Marathon adds female runner to its official logo |date=11 September 2020}}</ref>

The race was run every year for 44 years until the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. Race officials monitored the spread of [[COVID-19]] in the state, and as the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Minnesota|count of infected grew]] in [[St. Louis County, Minnesota|St. Louis County]], concerns mounted. On March 25, Minnesota [[Tim Walz|Gov. Tim Walz]] announced a "stay at home" executive order for all citizens of the state.  Three days into the "stay at home" order, Grandma's Marathon officials announced that, for the first time, the marathon, the Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon and the William A. Irvin 5K would be canceled. No refunds or deferments were granted, but officials offered those who had already signed up a 40 percent discount on the 2021 or 2022 race.<ref>{{cite news |title=Grandma's Marathon canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic |url=https://www.fox9.com/news/grandmas-marathon-canceled-due-to-covid-19-pandemic |access-date=31 March 2020 |agency=FOX |publisher=KMSP–TV |date=31 March 2020 |location=Eden Prairie, Minnesota}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=Grandma's Marathon staff |title=COVID-19 Update/Cancellation |url=https://grandmasmarathon.com/covid19/ |website=grandmasmarathon.com |access-date=31 March 2020 |location=Duluth, Minnesota |date=31 March 2020 |archive-date=2 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200402004319/https://grandmasmarathon.com/covid19/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2023, Grandma's Marathon announced the Running to Common Ground program which offers 500 discounted entries to underrepresented communities and cultures.<ref>{{cite news |work=Duluth News-Tribune |last=Wellens |first=Matt |title=Grandma's Marathon steps up diversity efforts |date=15 June 2023}}</ref> This built upon the introduction of a non-binary division starting in 2022.

The 48th annual race in 2024 set a new event record for the largest number of finishers at 7,536.<ref name="Grandma's Marathon 2024 results">{{cite web|url=https://www.mtecresults.com/race/leaderboard/17012/2024_Grandma%2527s_Marathon-Grandma%2527s_Marathon/|title=Grandma's Marathon 2016 results}}</ref>  With 3,126 female finishers, 2024 did not surpass the 2016 record number of female finishers at 3,742.<ref name="Historical Grandma's results">{{cite web |title=Grandma's Marathon |url=https://www.mtecresults.com/race/historical/17012/2024_Grandma%2527s_Marathon-Grandma%2527s_Marathon |website=mtecresults.com}}</ref>

The Grandma's Marathon course has several iconic landmarks, including:
* Lemon Drop Hill at the {{convert|22|mi|km}} mark<ref>{{cite news |URL=https://www.wdio.com/lift-online/runners-favorite-spots-on-the-grandmas-route/ |access-date=6 November 2024 |last=Johnson |first=Kenny |date=23 June 2024 |work=WDIO News |title=Runners’ favorite spots on the Grandma’s route}}</ref>
* Troll Mile at approximately {{convert|22|mi|km}}<ref>{{cite news |work=Duluth News-Tribune |last=Deuser  |first=Cindy |title=Runner appreciates Grandma's Marathon |date=24 June 2009}}</ref>
* Historic [[Fitger's Brewing Company]] at approximately {{convert|24|mi|km}}<ref>{{cite news |work=Duluth News Tribune |title=Grandma's Marathon 2024 |date=19 June 2024 |author=<!--not stated-->}}</ref>
* [[SS William A. Irvin]] at about {{convert|25.5|mi|km}}<ref>{{cite news |work=Duluth News-Tribune |last=Passi |first=Peter |title=Slip seawalls to be replaced - Duluth settles on plan to fund a $6 million project |date=3 November 2017}}</ref>

==Race Weekend==
[[File:William A. Irvin 5K race in June 2024.jpg|thumb|William A. Irvin 5 km race in June 2024]]

[[File:Al Franken and Wesley Ngetich Kimutai in the 2007 Grandma's Marathon.jpg|thumb|right|upright|[[Al Franken]] and [[Wesley Ngetich Kimutai]] at the 2007 Grandma's Marathon]]
What started in 1977 as a single race has grown to a weekend of running events hosted by the Grandma's Marathon organization.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Derr |first=Cam |date=2022-06-15 |title=History of Grandma's Marathon |url=https://www.fox21online.com/2022/06/14/history-of-grandmas-marathon/ |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=Fox21Online |language=en-US}}</ref>

Thursday starts the health expo at the [[Duluth Entertainment Convention Center]]. Races begin Friday, kicked off with Whipper Snapper races for kids at [[Bayfront Festival Park]], followed by the [[SS William A. Irvin|William A. Irvin]] [[5K run|5K]], which was first run in 1994. The race is named after the Great Lakes ore boat docked in the slip at the canal; the course starts at the stern, circles the canal area and finishes at the bow. Nearly 2,000 runners participate.

Early Saturday morning, the [[Garry Bjorklund]] [[Half Marathon]], kicks off, sending more than 7,000 runners south on [[Lake County Road 61|Scenic Route 61]] to Duluth. The half marathon was first run in 1991 and has since eclipsed the marathon in participation by a few hundred runners. The race starts near the [[Talmadge River]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=St. George |first1=Louis |title=40 years of history and counting: Grandma's Marathon has had plenty of notable moments during its long run |url=https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/sports/4055648-40-years-history-and-counting-grandmas-marathon-has-had-plenty |access-date=June 26, 2019 |publisher=Duluth News Tribune |date=June 17, 2016 |location=Sports}}</ref>

The half marathon begins at 6:00 am. The full marathon begins at 7:40 am for men's elite and sub-elite, followed by women's elite, sub-elite and citizens at 7:45.

Throughout the rest of the year, the Grandma's Marathon organization runs other races, such as the Fitger's 5k, the Park Point 5 Miler, and the Grandma's Minnesota Mile.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://grandmasmarathon.com/races/races_for_kids.php?page=whipper |title=Grandma's Marathon :: Races - Races for Kids<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2007-06-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928061002/http://grandmasmarathon.com/races/races_for_kids.php?page=whipper |archive-date=2007-09-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Grandma’s Marathon was the 10th largest marathon in the United States in 2023

==Past winners==
'''Key:''' 
{{legend2|#A9F5A9|Course record|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#F7BE81|American championship race|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center;"
|-
!Edition
!Date
!Men's Winner
!Time<br />([[hour|h]]:[[minute|m]]:[[second|s]])
!Women's Winner
!Time<br />([[hour|h]]:[[minute|m]]:[[second|s]])
!Non-Binary Winner
!Time<br />([[hour|h]]:[[minute|m]]:[[second|s]])
|-
|1
|1977-06-25	
|{{flagathlete|[[Garry Bjorklund]]|USA}}||2:21:54 	
|{{flagathlete|[[Wendy Cregg|Wendy Hovland]]|USA}}||3:23:39 
|-
|2
|1978-06-24
|{{flagathlete|[[Barney Klecker]]|USA}}	||2:18:42 	
|{{flagathlete|[[Cheryl Westrum]]|USA}}	||2:57:14 
|-
|3
|1979-06-23	
|{{flagathlete|[[Ricky Wilde (athlete)|Ricky Wilde]]|ENG}}||2:14:44 	
|{{flagathlete|[[Lorraine Moller]]|NZL}}||2:37:37 
|-
|4
|1980-06-21	
|{{flagathlete|[[Garry Bjorklund]]|USA}}||2:10:20 	
|{{flagathlete|[[Lorraine Moller]]|NZL}}||2:38:35 
|-
|5
|1981-06-20
|{{flagathlete|[[Dick Beardsley]]|USA}}	||2:09:37 	
|{{flagathlete|[[Lorraine Moller]]|NZL}}||2:29:35
|-
|6
|1982-06-19	
|{{flagathlete|[[Dick Beardsley]]|USA}}||2:14:50 	
|{{flagathlete|[[Janice Ettle]]|USA}}||2:41:21 
|-
|7
|1983-06-11	
|{{flagathlete|[[Gerard Helme|Gerry Helme]]|ENG}}||2:12:10 	
|{{flagathlete|[[Jenny Spangler]]|USA}}	||2:33:52 
|-
|8
|1984-06-16 	
|{{flagathlete|[[Derek Stevens (athlete)|Derek Stevens]]|ENG}}||2:12:41 	
|{{flagathlete|[[Anne Hird]]|USA}}||2:37:30 
|-
|9
|1985-06-15 	
|{{flagathlete|[[Don Norman (runner)|Don Norman]]|USA}}||2:11:08 	
|{{flagathlete|[[Susan Stone (athlete)|Susan Stone]]|CAN}}||2:39:45 
|-
|10
|1986-06-21 	
|{{flagathlete|[[Joseph Kipsang]]|KEN}}	||2:12:53 	
|{{flagathlete|[[Karlene Herrell]]|USA}}||2:38:45
|-
|11
|1987-06-20	
|{{flagathlete|[[Dan Schlesinger]]|USA}}||2:16:00 	
|{{flagathlete|[[Janis Klecker]]|USA}} ||bgcolor=#F7BE81|2:36:12  
|-
|12
|1988-06-11 	
|{{flagathlete|[[Armando Azócar]]|VEN}}	||2:20:07 	
|{{flagathlete|[[Jacqueline Gareau]]|CAN}}||2:43:27 
|-
|13
|1989-06-17	
|{{flagathlete|[[Doug Kurtis]]|USA}}||2:16:49 	
|{{flagathlete|[[Louise Mohanna]]|USA}}||2:39:50
|-
|14
|1990-06-23
|{{flagathlete|[[Igor Braslavskiy]]|URS}}||2:18:12 	
|{{flagathlete|[[Jane Welzel]]|USA}} ||bgcolor=#F7BE81|2:33:25 
|-
|15
|1991-06-22 	
|{{flagathlete|[[Driss Dacha]]|MAR}}||2:13:59 	
|{{flagathlete|[[Janice Ettle]]|USA}} ||2:35:27 
|-
|16
|1992-06-20	
|{{flagathlete|[[Roy Dooney]]|IRL}}||2:13:25 	
|{{flagathlete|[[Jane Welzel]]|USA}} ||2:33:01 
|-
|17
|1993-06-19
|{{flagathlete|[[Doug Kurtis]]|USA}}
|2:16:38 	
|{{flagathlete|[[Lorraine Hochella]]|USA}}	
|2:34:46 
|-
|18
|1994-06-18
|{{flagathlete|[[Donald Johns]]|USA}}	
|2:18:19 	
|{{flagathlete|[[Linda Somers]]|USA}}
|bgcolor=#F7BE81|2:33:42 
|-
|19
|1995-06-17 	
|{{flagathlete|[[Mark Curp]]|USA}}	
|2:15:23 	
|{{flagathlete|[[Irina Bogacheva (athlete)|Irina Bogachova]]|KGZ}}	
|2:34:11 
|-
|20
|1996-06-22	
|{{flagathlete|[[Patrick Muturi]]|KEN}}	
|2:13:43 	
|{{flagathlete|[[Mary Alico]]|USA}}	
|2:32:42 
|-
|21
|1997-06-21
|{{flagathlete|[[Patrick Muturi]]|KEN}}	
|2:15:44 	
|{{flagathlete|[[Irina Bogacheva (athlete)|Irina Bogachova]]|KGZ}}
|2:38:44 
|-
|22
|1998-06-20	
|{{flagathlete|[[Simon Peter (athlete)|Simon Peter]]|TAN}}	
|2:12:47 	
|{{flagathlete|[[Elena Plastinina]]|UKR}}	
|2:35:46 
|-
|23
|1999-06-19
|{{flagathlete|[[Andrew Musuva]]|KEN}}	
|2:13:22 	
|{{flagathlete|[[Elena Makalova]]|BLR}}	
|2:29:13 
|-
|24
|2000-06-17
|{{flagathlete|[[Pavel Andreyev (runner)|Pavel Andreyev]]|RUS}}	
|2:14:31 	
|{{flagathlete|[[Svetlana Şepelev-Tcaci]]|MDA}}	
|2:33:53 
|-
|25
|2001-06-16
|{{flagathlete|[[Benjamin Matolo]]|KEN}}	
|2:14:25 	
|{{flagathlete|[[Lyubov Denisova|Lyubov Belavina]]|RUS}}	
|2:35:13 
|-
|26
|2002-06-22
|{{flagathlete|[[Elly Rono]]|KEN}}	
|2:10:57 	
|{{flagathlete|[[Zinaida Semenova]]|RUS}}	
|2:32:21 
|-
|27
|2003-06-21
|{{flagathlete|[[Joseph Kamau]]|KEN}}	
|2:11:22 	
|{{flagathlete|[[Firiya Sultanova]]|RUS}}	
|2:27:05 
|-
|28
|2004-06-19
|{{flagathlete|[[Vladimir Tyamchik]]|BLR}}	
|2:17:59 	
 |{{flagathlete|[[Firiya Sultanova]]|RUS}}
|2:35:08 
|-
|29
|2005-06-18
|{{flagathlete|[[Wesley Ngetich]]|KEN}}	
|2:13:18 	
|{{flagathlete|[[Halina Karnatsevich]]|BLR}}	<ref>In 2006, after finishing first, Karnatsevich was disqualified after testing positive for steroids. She was banned from competition until 2008, but her 2005 results remained unchanged.</ref>
|2:28:43 
|-
|30
|2006-06-17
|{{flagathlete|[[Sergey Lukin (runner)|Sergey Lukin]]|RUS}}	
|2:14:30 	
|{{flagathlete|[[Svetlana Nekhorosh]]|UKR}}	
|2:37:33 
|-
|31
|2007-06-16
|{{flagathlete|[[Wesley Ngetich]]|KEN}}
|2:15:55 	
|{{flagathlete|[[Mary Akor]]|USA}}	
|2:35:40 
|-
|32
|2008-06-21
|{{flagathlete|[[Lamech Mokono]]|KEN}}
|2:13:39
|{{flagathlete|[[Mary Akor]]|USA}}
|2:38:50
|-
|33
|2009-06-20
|{{flagathlete|[[Christopher Raabe]]|USA}}
|2:15:13
|{{flagathlete|[[Mary Akor]]|USA}}
|2:36:52
|-
|34
|2010-06-19
|{{flagathlete|[[Philemon Kiprono Kemboi|Philemon Kemboi]]|KEN}}
|2:15:44
|{{flagathlete|[[Buzunesh Deba]]|ETH}}
|2:31:35
|-
|35
|2011-06-19
|{{flagathlete|[[Christopher Kipyego]]|KEN}}
|2:12:16
|{{flagathlete|[[Yihunlish Delelecha]]|ETH}}
|2:30:39
|-
|36
|2012-06-16
|{{flagathlete|[[Berhanu Girma]]|ETH}}
|2:12:24
|{{flagathlete|[[Everlyne Lagat]]|KEN}}
|2:33:13
|-
|37
|2013-06-22
|{{flagathlete|[[Bazu Worku]]|ETH}}
|2:11:12
|{{flagathlete|[[Sarah Kiptoo]]|KEN}}
|2:26:32
|-
|38
|2014-06-21
|{{flagathlete|[[Dominic Ondoro]]|KEN}}
|bgcolor=#A9F5A9|2:09:06
|{{flagathlete|[[Pasca Myers]]|KEN}}
|2:33:45
|-
|39
|2015-06-20
|{{flagathlete|[[Elisha Barno]]|KEN}}
|2:10:36
|{{flagathlete|[[Jane Kibii]]|KEN}}
|2:32:06
|-
|40
|2016-06-18
|{{flagathlete|[[Elisha Barno]]|KEN}}
|2:11:26
|{{flagathlete|[[Sarah Kiptoo]]|KEN}}
|2:33:28
|-
|41
|2017-06-17
|{{flagathlete|[[Elisha Barno]]|KEN}}
|2:12:06
|{{flagathlete|[[Hellen Jepkurgat]]|KEN}}
|2:32:09
|-
|42
|2018-06-16
|{{flagathlete|[[Elisha Barno]]|KEN}}
|2:10:06
|{{flagathlete|[[Kellyn Taylor]]|USA}}
|2:24:28
|-
|-
|43
|2019-06-22<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/06/22/grandmas-marathon-winners-from-kenya-and-boulder|title = Grandma's Marathon winners from Kenya and Boulder| date=22 June 2019 }}</ref>
|{{flagathlete|[[Boniface Kongin]]|KEN}}
|2:11:56
|{{flagathlete|[[Nell Rojas]]|USA}}
|2:28:06
|-
|44
|2020-06-20*
|Race canceled due to [[COVID-19]] 
|xx:xx:xx
|Race canceled due to [[COVID-19]] 
|xx:xx:xx
|-
|45
|2021-06-19
|{{flagathlete|[[Milton Rotich]]|KEN}}
|2:13:03
|{{flagathlete|[[Dakotah Lindwurm]]|USA}}
|2:29:04
|-
|46
|2022-06-18
|{{flagathlete|[[Dominic Ondoro]]|KEN}}
|2:09:34
|{{flagathlete|[[Dakotah Lindwurm]]|USA}}
|2:25:01
|-
|47
|2023-06-17<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leaderboard - Grandma's Marathon - 2023 Grandma's Marathon - MTEC Results |url=https://www.mtecresults.com/race/leaderboard/15218/2023_Grandma%2527s_Marathon-Grandma%2527s_Marathon |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=www.mtecresults.com}}</ref>
|{{flagathlete|[[Elisha Barno]]|KEN}}
|2:09:14
|{{flagathlete|[[Lauren Hagans]]|USA}}
|2:25:55
|{{flagathlete|Steven Bugarin|USA}}
|2:50:29<ref>{{cite news |work=Saint Paul Pioneer Press |date=18 June 2023 |title=Barno, Hagans claim titles at 47th Grandma's |author=<!--none-->}}</ref>
|-
|48
|2024-06-22<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leaderboard - Grandma's Marathon - 2024 Grandma's Marathon - MTEC Results |url=https://www.mtecresults.com/race/leaderboard/17012/2024_Grandma%2527s_Marathon-Grandma%2527s_Marathon |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=www.mtecresults.com}}</ref>
|{{Flag athlete|[[Elisha Barno]]|KEN}}
|2:10:54
|{{Flag athlete|[[Volha Mazuronak]]|BLR}}
|bgcolor=#A9F5A9|2:23:52
|{{flagathlete|Zoey Viavattine|USA}}
|2:44:43<ref>{{cite news |work=Minnesota Star Tribune |last=Pates |first=Kevin |title=Elisha Barno wins sixth Grandma's Marathon; Volha Mazuronak sets women's course record - Mazuronak has twice finished fifth at the Olympics, but can't compete this year because Belarus is banned. |date=22 June 2024}}</ref>
|-
|}
''*'' ''After canceling the race, a "virtual race" was held.''<ref>{{cite news |title=Grandma's Marathon Offers Virtual Race for 2020 |url=https://www.fox21online.com/2020/04/11/grandmas-marathon-offers-virtual-race-for-2020/ |access-date=April 11, 2020 |publisher=Northern News Now }}</ref>

===Multiple winners, men===

;6 wins<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bass |first=Alexis |date=2024-06-22 |title=SIX-TIME CHAMP: Grandma's Marathon Hall of Famer, Elisha Barno captures his sixth crown in Duluth |url=https://www.northernnewsnow.com/2024/06/22/six-time-champ-grandmas-marathon-hall-famer-elisha-barno-captures-his-sixth-crown-duluth/ |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=Northern News Now |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Elisha Barno]]: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023, 2024

;2 wins
*[[Garry Bjorklund]]: 1977, 1980
*[[Dick Beardsley]]: 1981, 1982
*[[Doug Kurtis]]: 1989, 1993
*[[Patrick Muturi]]: 1996, 1997
*[[Dominic Ondoro]]: 2014, 2022

===Multiple winners, women===

;3 wins
*[[Lorraine Moller]]: 1979, 1980, 1981
*[[Mary Akor]]: 2007, 2008, 2009

;2 wins
*[[Janice Ettle]]: 1982, 1991
*[[Jane Welzel]]: 1990, 1992
*[[Irina Bogacheva (athlete)|Irina Bogachova]]: 1995, 1997
*[[Firiya Sultanova]]: 2003, 2004
*[[Sarah Kiptoo]]: 2013, 2016
*[[Dakotah Lindwurm]]: 2021, 2022

==Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon past winners==
'''Key:''' 
{{legend2|#A9F5A9|Course record|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#F7BE81|American championship race|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center; width:90%;"
|-
!Edition
!Date
!Men's Winner
!Time<br />([[hour|h]]:[[minute|m]]:[[second|s]])
!Women's Winner
!Time<br />([[hour|h]]:[[minute|m]]:[[second|s]])
|-
|1
|1991-06-22 	
|{{flagathlete|[[Thomas Plechter]]|USA}}||1:08:44	
|{{flagathlete|[[Doris Widsand-Dausman]]|USA}} ||1:23:05 
|-
|2
|1992-06-20	
|{{flagathlete|[[Dan Carlson]]|USA}}||1:07:27	
|{{flagathlete|[[Jill Anderson]]|USA}} ||1:21:28 
|-
|3
|1993-06-19
|{{flagathlete|[[Dan Carlson]]|USA}}
|1:06:31 	
|{{flagathlete|[[Kari Beasley]]|USA}}	
|1:19:09
|-
|4
|1994-06-18
|{{flagathlete|[[Dan Carlson]]|USA}}	
|1:08:20	
|{{flagathlete|[[Julie Cotter]]|USA}}
|1:25:30
|-
|5
|1995-06-17 	
|{{flagathlete|[[Thomas Plechter]]|USA}}	
|1:09:22
|{{flagathlete|[[Laurel Park (runner)|Laurel Park]]|USA}}	
|1:14:11
|-
|6
|1996-06-22	
|{{flagathlete|[[Curt Kotsonas]]|USA}}	
|1:06:12	
|{{flagathlete|[[Debra Gormley]]|USA}}	
|1:16:57
|-
|7
|1997-06-21
|{{flagathlete|[[Sean Mulheron]]|USA}}	
|1:07:30
|{{flagathlete|[[Debra Gormley]]|USA}}
|1:20:05
|-
|8
|1998-06-20	
|{{flagathlete|[[Sean Mulheron]]|USA}}	
|1:06:53
|{{flagathlete|[[Kelly Keeler]]|USA}}	
|1:15:16
|-
|9
|1999-06-19
|{{flagathlete|[[Ryan Meissen]]|USA}}	
|1:08:14
|{{flagathlete|[[Mary Button]]|USA}}	
|1:20:53 
|-
|10
|2000-06-17
|{{flagathlete|[[Ryan Meissen]]|USA}}	
|1:08:09	
|{{flagathlete|[[Kelly Keeler]]|USA}}	
|1:16:21 
|-
|11
|2001-06-16
|{{flagathlete|[[Ryan Meissen]]|USA}}	
|1:06:10
|{{flagathlete|[[Kelly Keeler]]|RUS}}	
|1:15:48
|-
|12
|2002-06-22
|{{flagathlete|[[Ryan Meissen]]|USA}}	
|1:04:19
|{{flagathlete|[[Debra Gormley]]|USA}}	
|1:20:18
|-
|13
|2003-06-21
|{{flagathlete|[[Jason Lehmkuhle]]|USA}}	
|1:06:43
|{{flagathlete|[[Colleen De Reuch]]|USA}}	
|bgcolor=#F7BE81|1:10:00
|-
|14
|2004-06-19
|{{flagathlete|[[Ryan Meissen]]|USA}}	
|1:05:51
|{{flagathlete|[[Deena Kastor]]|RUS}}
|bgcolor=#F7BE81|1:10:30
|-
|15
|2005-06-18
|{{flagathlete|[[Ryan Meissen]]|USA}}	
|1:06:38	
|{{flagathlete|[[Jennifer Blue (marathon)|Jennifer Blue]]|USA}}
|1:17:44
|-
|16
|2006-06-17
|{{flagathlete|[[Matt Hooley]]|USA}}	
|1:06:40	
|{{flagathlete|[[Desiree Budd]]|USA}}	
|1:15:33
|-
|17
|2007-06-16
|{{flagathlete|[[Chad Johnson]]|USA}}
|1:05:18
|{{flagathlete|[[Paige Higgins]]|USA}}	
|1:14:46
|-
|18
|2008-06-21
|{{flagathlete|[[Matthew Chesang]]|KEN}}
|1:04:48
|{{flagathlete|[[Liza Hunter-Galvan]]|USA}}
|1:13:29
|-
|19
|2009-06-20
|{{flagathlete|[[Ernest Kebenei]]|USA}}
|1:05:15
|{{flagathlete|[[Belainesh Gebre]]|ETH}}
|1:11:57
|-
|20
|2010-06-19
|{{flagathlete|[[Stephen Muange]]|KEN}}
|1:04:24
|{{flagathlete|[[Caroline Rotich]]|KEN}}
|1:12:40
|-
|21
|2011-06-19
|{{flagathlete|[[Derese Deniboba]]|ETH}}
|1:02:19
|{{flagathlete|[[Katie McGregor]]|USA}}
|1:13:18
|-
|22
|2012-06-16
|{{flagathlete|[[Abdihakem Abdirahman|Abdi Abdirahman]]|USA}}
|bgcolor=#F7BE81|1:02:46
|{{flagathlete|[[Kara Goucher]]|USA}}
|1:09:46
|-
|23
|2013-06-22
|{{flagathlete|[[Meb Keflezighi]]|USA}}
|1:01:22
|{{flagathlete|[[Adrianna Nelson]]|USA}}
|bgcolor=#F7BE81|1:09:57
|-
|24
|2014-06-21
|{{flagathlete|[[Julius Koskei]]|KEN}}
|1:03:36
|{{flagathlete|[[Cynthia Limo]]|KEN}}
|1:09:50
|-
|25
|2015-06-20
|{{flagathlete|[[Shadrack Biwott]]|USA}}
|1:03:09
|{{flagathlete|[[Neely Spence Gracey]]|USA}}
|1:11:27
|-
|26
|2016-06-18
|{{flagathlete|[[Macdonald Ondara]]|KEN}}
|1:03:33
|{{flagathlete|[[Simegn Abnet Yeshanbel]]|ETH}}
|1:13:21
|-
|27
|2017-06-17
|{{flagathlete|[[Evans Kurui]]|KEN}}
|1:03:05
|{{flagathlete|[[Biruktayit Degefa]]|ETH}}
|1:11:25
|-
|28
|2018-06-16
|{{flagathlete|[[Panuel Mkungo]]|KEN}}
|1:02:50
|{{flagathlete|[[Monicah Ngige]]|KEN}}
|1:09:55
|-
|29
|2019-06-19
|{{flagathlete|[[Panuel Mkungo]]|KEN}}
|1:02:37
|{{flagathlete|[[Katy Jermann]]|USA}}
|1:10:27
|-
|xx
|2020-06-20*
|Race canceled due to [[COVID-19]] 
|xx:xx:xx
|Race canceled due to [[COVID-19]] 
|xx:xx:xx
|-
|31
|2021-06-19
|{{flagathlete|[[Mohamed Hrezi]]|LIB}}
|1:04:14
|{{flagathlete|[[Ann Centner]]|USA}}
|1:14:23
|-
|32
|2022-06-18
|{{flagathlete|[[Daniel Kemoi]]|KEN}}
|1:02:03
|{{flagathlete|[[Rosie Edwards]]|UK}}
|1:12:45
|-
|33
|2023-06-17
|{{flagathlete|[[Joel Reichow]]|USA}}
|1:02:30
|{{flagathlete|[[Maggie Montoya]]|USA}}
|1:09:26
|-
|34
|2024-06-22
|{{flagathlete|[[Tebello Ramakongoana]]|LES}}
|bgcolor=#A9F5A9|1:00:17
|{{flagathlete|[[Annie Frisbie]]|USA}}
|bgcolor=#A9F5A9|1:07:33
|-
|}
''*'' ''After canceling the race, a "virtual race" was held.''<ref>{{cite news |title=Grandma's Marathon Offers Virtual Race for 2020 |url=https://www.fox21online.com/2020/04/11/grandmas-marathon-offers-virtual-race-for-2020/ |access-date=April 11, 2020 |publisher=Northern News Now }}</ref>

===Multiple winners, men===

;6 wins
*[[Ryan Meissen]]: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005

;3 wins
*[[Dan Carlson]]: 1992, 1993, 1994

;2 wins
*[[Thomas Plechter]]: 1991, 1995
*[[Sean Mulheron]]: 1997, 1998
*[[Panuel Mkungo]]: 2018, 2019

===Multiple winners, women===

;3 wins
*[[Kelly Keeler]]: 1998, 2000, 2001
*[[Debra Gormley]]: 1996, 1997, 2002

;2 wins
*[[Sean Mulheron]]: 1997, 1998
*[[Panuel Mkungo]]: 2018, 2019

==See also==
*[[Twin Cities Marathon]]
*[[Minneapolis Marathon]]
*[[Mankato Marathon]]
*[[Med City Marathon]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
*Jack Moran & Malcolm Heyworth (2010-06-20). [https://www.arrs.run/HP_GMMar.htm Grandma's Marathon]. [[Association of Road Racing Statisticians]]. Retrieved on 2011-06-19.

==External links==
* [http://www.grandmasmarathon.com/ Official site]

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