Grandma’s Marathon Sold Out in Record Time for 2025 – Duluth News Tribune

DULUTH — The 2025 Grandma’s Marathon is sold out.

The full marathon drew 9,000 runners in record time, breaking the previous record for fastest sellout in the event’s 49-year history. This was in 2016, when the last place was filled on New Year’s Eve. Tickets for the 2024 Grandma’s Marathon sold out on January 5th.

“It’s humbling,” said Zach Schneider, director of marketing and public relations for Grandma’s Marathon. “It speaks volumes about the work, care and passion that our entire community puts into our race weekends.”

Registration for the 2025 Grandma’s Marathon, scheduled for June 20-21, opened on October 1 when the Harry Bjorklund Half Marathon sold out of its 8,000 entries in less than 18 hours. The William A. Irwin reached its capacity of 2,500 people in less than 36 hours. This was also a record.

All entries for the Great Grandma’s Challenge – 500 full and 700 half – are also sold out.

“Registration is largely based on past performance,” Schneider said. “This community has created something that people want to be a part of and expect a positive experience, and we should all be proud of that.

“Now the focus shifts in earnest and the hard work begins as we certainly want to meet and hopefully exceed those expectations in June.”

There are three ways to still participate in the 2025 race.

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bib donation portal on Facebook.

official training group of Grandma’s Marathon

about 150 entries available.

There are also about 600 entries left through

partner of the charity “Grandma’s Marathon”.

In 2025, Grandma’s Marathon is partnering with 36 different organizations to raise funds for a variety of causes. Partners have applications for the full marathon, half marathon and 5 km.

In 2024, Grandma’s Marathon was able to raise over $400,000 for 23 different organizations as a record 17,500 racers finished together at the 2024 Irvine 5K, Bjorklund Half Marathon and Grandma’s Marathon. The 7,525 finishers of Grandma’s Marathon in 2024 was the most since 2016, when there were 7,518.

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