![]() "We aren't doing a lot of marathons because we love marathons," Matt says. Mostly, race weekend is a chance to see parents and old friends and then run alongside brothers. "It ensures that we're going to be home every year.'" A tradition was never the plan, the brothers say, but now the juggernaut can't be stopped even as times slow and joints grow noisier. "It's the best $300 she ever invested," Alan says. Back in 1988, the race offered lifetime memberships to runners for $100, and so Mary took advantage of the deal and bought three of them. Since then, Jim has collected 37 Grandma's medals, Alan has 34, and Matt has 31. The brothers began competing in Grandma's, which traces the north shore of Lake Superior, as teenagers. Paula Pridgen (United States) – 2:39:34Ĭongratulations to all of the finishers in this weekend's events, regardless of when you crossed the finish line! Check out our photo gallery below, which captures much of the finish line experience as well as portions of the later parts of the race course.Jim, Alan, and Matt Evans with their parents, Bob and Mary.Andrea Pomaranski (United States) 2:37:37.McKale Montgomery (United States) – 2:36:56.Jane Bareikis (United States) – 2:33:53.Tristin Van Ord (United States) – 2:32:55.Katja Goldring (United States) – 2:31:30.Dakotah Lindwurm (United States) – 2:29:04.Runner-up Katja Goldring (2:31:30) and third-place finisher Tristin Van Ord (2:32:55) also set personal records on Saturday. ![]() ![]() ![]() That time is also the fastest-ever for a Minnesota woman at Grandma’s Marathon, besting the mark of 2:33:01 set by Jennifer Houck in 2011. Lindwurm was the frontrunner for the entire race on Saturday, finishing in a personal record time of 2:29:04. Dakotah Lindwurm became the first Minnesota woman to win Grandma’s Marathon since Janis Klecker did so in 1987. ![]()
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