![]() ![]() The former University of Minnesota Duluth track and field teammates are the only two runners to have finished every Grandma's Marathon dating back to the first in 1977. John Naslund and Jim Nowak completed their 45th Grandma's Marathon on Saturday. The 2019 men's champion, Boniface Kongin, and two-time women's champion Sarah Kiptoo (2013, 2016) both did not finish the race Saturday. That chase will continue after he finished eighth in 1:38:19 on Saturday. James Senbeta, 34, of Chicago, won the 2016 men's wheelchair marathon in 1:27:11, and as he said Friday during a pre-race press conference, he's been chasing a second title ever since. ![]() Myers, 34, of Fort Dodge, Iowa, won the 2014 marathon in 2:33:43 and finished eighth in 2019 in 2:36:13. The 2014 women's champion, Pasca Myers, had the best day of them all, finishing sixth in 2:36:47. They got excited to see someone coming down."įour former Grandma's Marathon champions from the men's elite, women's elite and wheelchair division started Saturday's race, but only two finished. "A lot of kids, a lot of people out this morning. "It was a good effort, it was a good crowd, it felt nice," Hrezi said. He said it was nice to see so many people not only out running on the course, but also lining the finish line cheering the runners as they came across. This year's Bjorklund did not feature an elite group of racers and no prize money was awarded.įor Hrezi, this was his first competitive road race in six months. "My 'A' goal was sub-15, and I shattered that, as well. ![]() "I was hoping to run at least 1:15:30, but I ran a minute faster than that," Centner said. She was the first of 2,030 women to cross the finish line (in 1:14:23), a time that well-exceeded her expectations for the day. None of the other 1,275 male runners were able to top Hrezi's time, and the same was true for 29-year-old Ann Centner of Tallahassee, Florida. ![]()
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