Press Release - Grandma's Marathon - 1/6/04

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                 Contact: Scott Keenan
                                               Executive Director 
                                               or Laura Wright
                                               Public Relations Director  
                                               Phone: (218) 727-0947


                  Send Your Entry Form Requests for the
             2004 Grandma's Marathon Weekend Races in Today!
     Registration for Grandma's Marathon starts at the end of January

Duluth, Minn.: The first step to getting registered for the 28th annual 
Grandma's Marathon, the 14th annual Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon and the 
11th annual William A. Irvin 5K is to request an entry form. Those 
interested in any of the above 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 at the end 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, as the time gets 
closer.

The 2004 Grandma's Marathon weekend begins on Thursday, June 17 with the 
SMDC Health and Fitness Expo and continues on Friday, June 18 with the 
Michelina's All-You-Can-Eat Spaghetti Dinner, Whipper Snapper Races for 
Kids, guest speaking presentations and the William A. Irvin 5K (6:00 p.m.). 

The Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon and Grandma's Marathon are on Saturday, 
June 19, 2004 at 6:45 a.m. and 7:45 a.m. respectively. In addition, the 
Staff and Board of Grandma's Marathon are pleased to host the 2004 USA 
Women’s Half Marathon Championship on June 19. The race starts at 6:15 a.m. 
and will be run on the same course as the Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon. 

For more information on the 2004 Grandma's Marathon weekend visit the web 
site www.grandmasmarathon.com or call (218) 727-0947.

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