Name: Grandma's Marathon & Gary Bjorklund Half Marathon
Distance: Marathon, Half Marathon
Date: Jun 21, 2025
City: Duluth
State: MN
Country: USA
Size: 20,000
Web site: https://grandmasmarathon.com/grandmas-marathon/
Prize money: $133,875 total in 2024. Expected to be similar in 2025. $107,450 in marathon; $26,425 in half marathon.
First place male: Grandma's Marathon: $10,000 (10 deep) in open, $2,500 (3 deep) in masters; $2,500 (3 deep) in wheelchair. Bjorklund Half Marathon: $3,000 (10 deep) in open, $1,000 (3 deep) in masters. (2024 awards. Expected to be similar in 2025)
First place female: Grandma's Marathon: $10,000 (10 deep) in open, $2,500 (3 deep) in masters; $2,500 (3 deep) in wheelchair. Bjorklund Half Marathon: $3,000 (10 deep) in open, $1,000 (3 deep) in masters (2024 awards. Expected to be similar in 2025)
Bonuses: In 2024: Time bonuses in marathon: open division begins at: $5,000 for sub-2:08 men, sub 2:27 women, stepped down 11 places to $200 for sub-2:19 men, sub-2:38 women. Masters $500 for sub 2:20 men, sub 2:40 women. For details see http://www.grandmasmarathon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Time-Incentive-Bonuses_Grandmas-Marathon_2022.pdf
Prize website: https://grandmasmarathon.com/the-marathon/elite-athletes/
History website:
Last year male winning time: 2:10:55 in 2024 (marathon; Elisha Barno); 1:00:17 in 2024 (half marathon; Tebello Ramakongoana)
Last year female winning time: 2:23:54 in 2024 (marathon; Volha Mazuronak); 1:07:33 in 2024 (half marathon; Annie Frisbie)
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Notes: In 2024: Prizes for non-binary division winners: $500 in marathon (3 deep) $150 in half marathon (3 deep).
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