Press Release - Grandma's Marathon - 1/28/14

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
  
                   Grandma's Marathon 2014 Registration 
              Price Increase Approaching for Marathon Entries 

(Duluth, Minn.) Runners registering for the 38th Grandma's Marathon field 
have through Friday to enter the race at a reduced cost. On Feb. 1, the 
current entry fee of $90 increases to $95 for two months. (Complete fee 
structure below).

Visit www.GrandmasMarathon.com to register for the Two Harbors-to-Duluth 
race – currently the 14th largest marathon in the U.S. – which is set for 
Saturday, June 21, 2014 at 7:45 a.m. The 26.2-mile race is limited to the 
first 10,000 participants.

2014 Grandma's Marathon Entry Fee Structure
$90 - Through January 31
$95 - February 1 to March 31
$110 - April 1 to May 31

Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon Lottery Registration 
Registration for the 2014 Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon begins Monday, Feb. 
10 and continues thru Friday, Feb. 21. The half-marathon registration is 
conducted via a lottery process in which 6,700 participants will be 
randomly selected.

Entries may be submitted any time during the lottery registration period. 
Beginning Monday, February 24, emails will be sent stating whether or not 
entrants were selected in the lottery. Credit/debit cards will only be 
charged for those selected into the lottery.

The 24th annual Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon will be held Saturday, June 
21, at 6:15 a.m., and is run on the second half of the Grandma's Marathon 
course. The entry fee for the 2014 race is $80.

The 2014 Grandma's Marathon weekend also features the William A. Irvin 5K. 
Registration for that race begins March 13.

For more information on any of Grandma's Marathon's races or events, visit 
www.GrandmasMarathon.com.

2014 Grandma's Marathon Online Registration Schedule

Grandma's Marathon (Limited to first 10,000 entrants) 
Registration Now Open 

Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon (6,700 entrants selected via lottery) 
Lottery registration open from Feb. 10-21, 2014 

William A. Irvin 5K (Limited to first 2,000 entrants) 
Registration opens Thursday, March 13, 2014

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