FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
[MarathonGuide.com Editors' Note:
According to our records, other results, and personal documents;
second-place woman, Margaret Njuguna, is 49-years old (not 35-years old as
indicated in this release). At 49-years of age, Njuguna would also be
first Masters finisher. We have reached out to the event for clarification
and they have indicated they are investigating the results.]
Scaroni Shatters Paralympic World Record at Grandma's Marathon
Kongin, Rojas Claim Victories in the Open Division
(Duluth, Minn.) - Susannah Scaroni, 28, of Illinois, won the women's
wheelchair division for the second consecutive year, set a new event
record, and the Paralympic World Record with a time of 1:30:42. She is now
a nine-time Grandma's Marathon Champion. Tatyana McFadden, 30, of Maryland,
came in second place at 1:31:30.
Aaron Pike 33, of Illinois, repeated his victory for the third consecutive
year with a time of 1:20:59 in the men's wheelchair division setting a new
event record. He beat Patrick Monahan, 33, of Ireland, who finished in
1:22:23.
Kenya's Boniface Kongin claimed victory in the 43rd annual Grandma's
Marathon. Kongin finished the course with a time of 2:12:01. Coming in
second was Andrew Colley, 28, from Blowing Rock NC, who finished in
2:12:15. Christopher Kipyego, 45, of Kenya, won the masters men's division
for the third consecutive year crossing the finish line in 2:17:06.
In the women's division, American, Nell Rojas, claimed the women's
championship title with a time of 2:28:09. Rojas, 31, from Boulder, CO,
cruised to an easy victory in the second marathon of her career with a time
of 2:28:09 ahead of Margaret Njuguna, 35, of Kenya, with a time of 2:33:15.
Heather Lieberg, 40, of Montana, finished in 2:40:38 and earned the female
masters title.
Kongin earned $10,000 for the victory. Rojas earned $10,000 for the victory
plus a $10,000 time bonus for finishing in under 2:29:00.
There were 8,549 people registered for the 2019 Grandma's Marathon. There
were 6,599 participants (3,540 men and 3,059 women) that started the race
in Two Harbors, MN, and of those participants, there were 6,283 runners
(3,379 men and 2,904 women) that finished by 3:30 p.m.
In the 29th annual Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon, Panuel Mkungo, 25, of
Kenya, won for the second consecutive year with a time of 1:02:37. Katy
Jermann, 27, of Burnsville, MN, claimed the women's title in 1:10:27.
There were 9,239 people registered for the 2019 Garry Bjorklund Half
Marathon with 7,481 starters (2,867 men and 4,614 women) and 7,492
finishers (2,872 men and 4,620 women).
For complete results, log on to www.grandmasmarathon.com. All results are
unofficial.
Grandma's Marathon weekend was presented by Toyota and Members Cooperative
Credit Union. The 44th annual Grandma's Marathon is scheduled for Saturday,
June 20, 2020.
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