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2021 Media Guide P.O. Box 16234, Duluth, MN 55816 | Phone: 218-727-0947 Fax: 218-727-7932 | Email: [email protected] A MINNESOTA NONPROFIT CORPORATION June 2021 Welcome to Duluth and the 45th annual Grandma’s Marathon weekend! Media coverage and contributions have always been a cornerstone of our event, and your efforts have helped grow our race weekend into what it is today. On behalf of the Grandma’s Marathon staff and Board of Directors, we thank you for your continued support and engagement. After more than four decades of this great summer tradition, we have welcomed hundreds of thousands into our community and witnessed participants from all over the world cross the Grandma’s Marathon finish line. Each of these participants has their own unique story. From those trying to beat their personal records to those overcoming illness or personal hardship, each runner’s story is what makes Grandma’s Marathon so very special. Your telling of these stories only deepens the roots our race has in Duluth and the surrounding communities, and we thank you for all you have shared throughout the years. With the numerous festivities and surrounding activities of Grandma’s Marathon weekend, there surely is something for everybody. People from all over the world come together to make this a world class event with small town charm, and we could not do it without each and every one of them. The 2021 Media Guide is designed to be your primary source of information as you cover our race weekend, but please do not hesitate to reach out if we can help in any other way to make your work easier and more effective. 2021 media guide Thank you for all you do, and please enjoy the 2021 Grandma’s Marathon weekend! Zach Schneider Marketing & Public Relations Director O: (218) 727-0947 C: (218) 343-9874 [email protected] TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS MEDIA INFORMATION DEMOGRAPHICS SECTION FIVE Media Schedule of Events ......................................................................................................................... 7 Geographical Demographics ................................................................................................................... 73 Media Specifics ......................................................................................................................................... 9 Age Group Demographics ....................................................................................................................... 76 Grandma's Marathon Grandmothers ....................................................................................................... 77 COURSE RECORDS & HISTORY Race Day Birthdays ................................................................................................................................. 79 Grandma’s Marathon Event Record Holders ............................................................................................ 15 Grandma’s Marathon Top Ten Finishers ................................................................................................... 17 COURSE INFORMATION Grandma’s Marathon Multiple Time Champions & Closest Finishes ......................................................... 21 Starting Times & Approximate Finish Times ............................................................................................. 83 Grandma’s Marathon Participation Summary ........................................................................................... 18 Course Maps & Elevation Chart ............................................................................................................... 84 Grandma’s Marathon Champions & Winning Times ................................................................................. 22 Pace Charts ............................................................................................................................................ 86 Participation Summary ..............................................................................................................................24 Finish Area Map ...................................................................................................................................... 89 Weather History ....................................................................................................................................... 25 Activity Map ............................................................................................................................................. 90 Grandma’s Marathon Wheelchair Event Record Holders .......................................................................... 26 Racecourse Event Alert System ............................................................................................................... 91 Grandma’s Marathon Wheelchair Top 10 Finishers ................................................................................... 27 Grandma’s Marathon Wheelchair Multiple Time Champions & Closest Finishes ....................................... 30 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Grandma’s Marathon Wheelchair Champions & Winning Times ............................................................... 31 Complete Weekend Schedule ................................................................................................................. 95 Wheelchair Participation Summary............................................................................................................33 Guest Speaker Presentations .................................................................................................................. 96 Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon Event Record Holders .............................................................................. 34 STORY LEADS Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon Top Ten Finishers ..................................................................................... 36 Story Leads ............................................................................................................................................101 Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon Multiple Time Champions & Participation Summary ................................. 38 Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon Champions & Winning Times ................................................................... 39 SPONSORS & ORGANIZATION William A. Irvin 5K Event Record Holders ................................................................................................. 41 Grandma’s Marathon Presenting Sponsors ........................................................................................... 107 William A. Irvin 5K Top Ten Finishers & Multiple Times Champions ........................................................... 43 Grandma’s Marathon Major Sponsors ................................................................................................... 108 William A. Irvin 5K Champions & Winning Times ...................................................................................... 46 Contributing, Supporting & Product Sponsors ...................................................................................... 113 Grandma’s Marathon Staff & Board of Directors..................................................................................... 114 PRIZE MONEY, INCENTIVES & AWARDS Grandma’s Marathon Prize Money ........................................................................................................... 51 Weekend Awards .....................................................................................................................................52 ELITE ATHLETE PROFILES Grandma’s Marathon Elite Male Participants & Profiles ............................................................................ 55 Grandma’s Marathon Elite Female Participants & Profiles ........................................................................ 61 Grandma’s Marathon Elite Male Participants & Profiles ............................................................................ 67 Grandma’s Marathon Elite Female Profiles & Profiles .............................................................................. 70 TABLE OF CONTENTS 4 2021 MEDIA GUIDE 2021 MEDIA GUIDE 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS MEDIA SCHEDULE OF EVENTS THURSDAY, JUNE 17 RUDY PERPICH PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD BREAKFAST ESSENTIA HEALTH FITNESS EXPO Canceled 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. DECC Arena & Pioneer Hall (350 Harbor Drive, Duluth, MN, 55802) FRIDAY, JUNE 18 ESSENTIA HEALTH FITNESS EXPO GRANDMA’S MARATHON ELITE WOMEN’S 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. PRE-RACE MEDIA CONFERENCE DECC Arena & Pioneer Hall 1:00 p.m. (350 Harbor Drive, Duluth, MN, 55802) The Garden Event Center (425 S. Lake Avenue, Duluth, MN 55802) MICHELINA’S ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT SPAGHETTI DINNER 11:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. GRANDMA’S MARATHON ELITE MEN’S DECC Lake Superior Ballroom PRE-RACE MEDIA CONFERENCE (350 Harbor Drive, Duluth, MN, 55802) 1:45 p.m. The Garden Event Center WHIPPER SNAPPER RACES FOR KIDS (425 S. Lake Avenue, Duluth, MN 55802) 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Bayfront Festival Park GRANDMA’S MARATHON TALK SHOW (350 Harbor Drive, Duluth, MN, 55802) (FEAT. DICK BEARDSLEY & CARRIE TOLLEFSON) 4:00 p.m. – VIRTUAL EXPO MARSH NELSON MEDIA LUNCHEON & AWARD CEREMONY START OF THE 28TH ANNUAL WILLIAM A. IRVIN 5K Canceled 6:00 p.m. Bayfront Festival Park MEDIA CREDENTIAL PICKUP (350 Harbor Drive, Duluth, MN, 55802) 12:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. NOTE: Due to the rolling start process, the 2021 The Garden Event Center William A. Irvin 5K will be chip-timed and winners (425 S. Lake Avenue, Duluth, MN 55802) will
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