Grandma's Marathon runs along the beautiful shores of Lake Superior. The terrain consists of some gently rolling hills, the weather is usually ideal for marathoning and the course is very scenic.

Grandma's Marathon

Human Interest Story

Former marathoner speaks about running success and life as a new mom

Lorraine Moller returns to the Twin Cities in Minnesota, where she lived for many years, to speak about her success as a marathon runner - she held the Grandma's record for two decades and won a bronze medal in Barcelona - and new life as a mother. At 45 she had a child, appropriately enough during the Sydney Olympics.

Moller now shows her mettle as a new mom

Post-Race Review/ Results

Lyubov Denisova wins in 2:35:13

Lyubov Denisova, 29, of Russia battled head winds and humidity, not to mention a strong field of elite women runners to take the female division of Saturday's Grandma's Marathon in Duluth MN.
An orphan growing up in Russia, she used her late-mother's love of sports as inspiration and combined it with her own dedication to her daughter to power her to the finish.

Orphaned Russian wins Grandma's Marathon for her daughter

Wheelchair race produces pair of repeat winners

Saul Mendoza took the wheelchair division of the Grandma's Marathon in Duluth, MN, on Saturday, enjoying the cool temperature but battling a head wind that kept times slower than previous years.
Tami Oudet also repeated for the women's wheelchair title. She was one of two women in the field, but spent much of the race with her world class racing husband. 


keeps this up, he's likely to join Tami Oothoudt in the Grandma's Marathon Hall of Fame.

Mendoza, Oothoudt keep rolling along at Grandma's Marathon

Two decades later, champ finds a more emotional finish

Grandma's Marathon record holder Dick Beardsley took on the 25th anniversary race with no hope of beating his 2:09:37 1981 time. Instead, he hoped for beating three hours. 
Cheered all along the route and feeling the old competitive juices flowing, Beardsley finished in an impressive 2:55:39.

Marathon Summary

Marathon Results