FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon Registration Opens Monday
(Duluth, Minn.) Registration for June's Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon
begins Monday, Feb. 11. The race entry process is conducted through a
lottery in which 6,700 participants will be randomly selected.
Beginning Monday and continuing through Feb. 21, registration will be
available at www.GrandmasMarathon.com for all half-marathon hopefuls.
Lottery entrants can submit their registration any time during the 12-day
online registration period. Participants will be randomly selected and
their acceptance into the race will be confirmed via email during the week
of Feb. 24. Runners not selected will receive an email notifying them that
their entry was not among those chosen.
The entry fee for the 2014 race is $80, and only those 6,700 runners
selected through the lottery will have their credit cards charged.
The 24th annual Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon is Saturday, June 21, at 6:15
a.m., and is run on the second half of the Grandma's Marathon course.
Grandma's Marathon Registration Update
Nearly 4,500 runners have registered for Grandma's Marathon, also June 21.
The entry fee for the event's 38th running is $95 until April 1 when it
increases to $110.
For more information on any of Grandma's Marathon's races or events, visit
www.GrandmasMarathon.com or call (218) 727-0947.
Minnesota Elite Athlete Development Program (MEADP) Grants Announced
Five of Minnesota's most accomplished post-collegiate long distance runners
were recently awarded developmental grants totaling $6,000 through the
Minnesota Elite Athlete Development Program (MEADP), a partnership among
Grandma's Marathon, the Minnesota Distance Running Association (MDRA), and
Twin Cities In Motion.
Earning the grants were Jonathon Peterson ($2,000), Chris Rombough
($1,000), Kelly Brinkman ($1,500), Stephanie Price ($750), and Elizabeth
Yetzer ($750). Grant winners were judged based on each athlete's current
state of athletic accomplishment, their potential for further athletic
accomplishment, and the extent to which a grant will assist the athlete in
reaching his or her potential.
Brinkman finished third at the 2013 USA Half Marathon Championships and won
the 2012 Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon, both held in Duluth.
In its 15 years of existence, MEADP has awarded more than $85,000 to
Minnesota's most promising post-collegiate runners.
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