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DULUTH -- Nobody would have blamed Dick Beardsley for skipping the 1982 Grandma's Marathon. Sixty days earlier, Beardsley engaged Alberto Salazar in a historic "duel in the sun" at the Boston Marathon. The recovery time between races wasn't suffi...

DULUTH -- On a day when weather didn't make headlines at Grandma's Marathon, it was the winners who were in the spotlight at Minnesota's oldest marathon.

DULUTH -- Elisha Barno of Kenya left countryman Dominic Ondoro, the course record-holder, in his wake in the final few miles to win his first Grandma's Marathon men's title this morning.

DULUTH, Minn. -- Hand-written results from the inaugural Grandma's Marathon, on June 25, 1977, note the oldest finisher as Alex Ratelle of Minneapolis. He was 52 and merely placed fourth.

Victory belonged to Christopher Kipyego on Saturday morning, except for one thing. He hadn't crossed the finish line of the 35th Grandma's Marathon. He stopped at the front of the electronic timing matt on Canal Park drive, about 60 feet short of...

There were a number of local runners from Bemidji who competed in Grandma's Marathon on Saturday. Lee Hanson was Bemidji's top finisher and placed 480 out of 6,333 total runners. He finished the 26.2 mile course from Two Harbors to Canal Park in ...

In addition to all of your annual favorites, this year sees a supersized July 4 weekend — and the return of the Festival of Sail.

The race helped launch careers before other regional marathons, including Grandma's, gained wider appeal.