3:53 finish, 2949/9594 place overall. Very popular and well-supported race based in Duluth, a small city at the western tip of Lake Superior in northeastern Minnesota. It has been sponsored for 50 years by Grandma’s Restaurant in Duluth, which is the reason for its name. It starts in the small town of Two Harbors and runs along the lakefront, with some nice views, to the finish in downtown Duluth. This year, being even more crowded than usual due to it being the race’s 50th running, they had delays with the buses to the start line, forcing me to start near the back of the pack and weave around many slower runners for the early miles. Luckily this caused only a minor slowdown and, with a fairly flat course and good weather, I was still able to finish under four hours - not needed for the state but always nice to get when possible.
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