FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
                           Contact: Scott Keenan, executive director
                                    Laura Wright, public relations director
                                    Phone: (218) 727-0947

             Send In Your Entry Form Requests for the 
            2005 Grandma's Marathon Weekend Races Today! 

Duluth, Minn.: The first step to getting registered for the 29th annual 
Grandma's Marathon, the 15th annual Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon and the 
12th annual William A. Irvin 5K is to request an entry form. Those 
interested in any of these races should send a self-addressed, stamped, #10 
business size envelope and a note specifying which race they wish to 
receive an entry form for, to:      
 
Grandma's Marathon
P.O. Box 16234
Duluth, MN 55816
 
Entry forms for Grandma's Marathon will be mailed the third week of 
January, for the Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon at the end of February, and 
for the William A. Irvin 5K in mid-March. Specific mailing dates will be 
posted on the Grandma's Marathon web site, www.grandmasmarathon.com, when 
available.
 
The 2005 Grandma's Marathon weekend begins on Thursday, June 16 with the 
SMDC Health and Fitness Expo and continues on Friday, June 17 with the 
Michelina's All-You-Can-Eat Spaghetti Dinner, Whipper Snapper Races for 
Kids, guest speaking presentations, live musical entertainment and the 
William A. Irvin 5K (6:00 p.m.). 
 
The Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon and Grandma's Marathon are on Saturday, 
June 18, 2005 beginning at 6:30 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. respectively. In all, 
over 16,000 runners and 30,000 race fans from across the globe are expected 
to participate in Grandma's Marathon Weekend.
 
For more information on the 2005 Grandma's Marathon festivities, visit the 
web site www.grandmasmarathon.com or call (218) 727-0947.
 

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