110 Years Ago, an Immigrant from Minnesota Came from Behind to Win the Boston Marathon
He’s not in the Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame. His name is absent from the Minnesota Sports Almanacs. He’s not in the retellings of the state’s sports history from Sid Hartman or Halsey Hall. You won’t find him in the genesis stories of Minnesota road races (which often start with Ron Daws’ River Roads Marathon in 1963).
His name isn’t even in the USATF Minnesota Hall of Fame.
First-Timers From Afar Win Bjorklund; Wheelers Drive Marathon Records; Irving 5Kers Come Up Short
Two first-time visitors to the North Shore won men’s and women’s Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon while the Grandma’s Marathon wheelchair racers both set course records in the crisp, cool morning air June 18.
Cool Runnings
Minnesotan Dakotah Lindwurm made Grandma’s Marathon a priority on her calendar after her win last year, when she had become the first Minnesotan woman to win since Janice Ettle in 1991.
Previous Winners Gear Up for Grandma’s Marathon
The 45th running of Grandma’s Marathon and 31st running of the Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon will take place Saturday with a full field, hot competition, and a temperature forecast of 47 degrees with a tailwind off Lake Superior.
Severe Weather Strikes Med City Marathon Short for Some
After two years of taking hits from the global pandemic, Rochester’s premier road race had another outside force to deal with: Mother Nature.
Med City Marathon Back to Memorial Day
Rochester’s biggest race is back on Memorial Day weekend after two years, and the marathon relay racers won’t be the only ones passing on their batons.
Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon Won by Minneapolitan
The runners who lined up near the small-town Minnesota high school weren’t looking for a 26.2-mile run that was one-part race and three-parts rock-and-roll event. They weren’t looking for the wild post-race party. Nor a zero-K “race,” nor the big corporate sponsors, nor googly-eyed banana costumes in which to run.
Lake Wobegon Preps for 14th Annual Marathon; Opens Doors to Brookings Runners
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Rain Soaks Spring Marathoners at Nisswa’s Run for the Lakes
After two years of big changes for one of the smallest marathons in the state, runners showed up to face two challenges: running 26.2 miles and doing it in a Minnesota spring.
Boston’s Spotlight Shines Bright on Minnesotan Women during Historic Anniversary
For the first time in two years, the Boston Marathon returned to the Patriot’s Day holiday as two Minnesota women runners were in the national spotlight. One is a pioneer in the sport; the other is building off the legacy of women runners and finished as the fourth place American on the 50th anniversary of the first official Boston Marathon women’s race.