FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

            Registration Closed for Grandma's Marathon

(Duluth, Minn.) For the 14th consecutive year, Grandma's Marathon has 
reached its field capacity and registration for the June 21 event is now 
officially closed.

More than 9,700 runners are registered to compete in the 32nd annual race 
which begins at 7:30 a.m., near Two Harbors, Minn., and travels a course 
along Scenic Highway 61, through downtown Duluth and finishes in Canal 
Park.

The field is also full for both the 18th annual Garry Bjorklund Half 
Marathon and the 15th annual William A. Irvin 5K. Registration for the 
Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon, held June 21 at 6:30 a.m., was conducted 
through a random lottery system in which 4,500 applicants were selected 
from a total pool of more than 9,200. Registration for the William A. Irvin 
5K, scheduled for Friday, June 20 at 6 p.m., closed on March 21 after 
reaching its field limit of 1,200 in less than three days. 

For the first time, these three races utilized an online registration 
procedure. Confirmation cards are being mailed to all registered 
participants.

Wells Fargo Bank Duluth, Target and Toyota are presenting sponsors of the 
multiple-event weekend. For more information on Grandma's Marathon weekend 
visit www.GrandmasMarathon.com or call (218) 727-0947.


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