Gearing Up For Grandma's Returns To Duluth On January 10th

If you're like me, you haven't started training for any of the Grandma's Marathon races just yet. I like to give myself a little breather before I hit it hard later this month!

Whether you never stopped running since the last Grandma's Marathon races or you are about to ramp up your mileage, it's officially race season.

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Just this past weekend, the annual 'Saturday Morning At The Races' series kicked off and will continue throughout the month as a great way to get your kids active during these dreary winter months.

Now, you can get yourself ready for race season with the Gearing Up For Grandma's event - kicking off the first of many events for the big race weekend.

Nick Cooper - TSM Duluth

Save The Date: Gearing Up For Grandma's Is Back This Weekend!

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.

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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.

Nick Cooper - TSM Duluth

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.

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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.

Nick Cooper - TSM Duluth

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.

Despite that, history was made with the first American winning Grandma's Marathon since 2009. He is also the first person to have ever won both Garry Bjorklnd Half Marathon (which he did in 2023) and Grandma's Marathon this year.

Gallery Credit: Nick Cooper - TSM Duluth