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One-mile races to be featured in St. Paul and Duluth
(Duluth, Minn.) Grandma’s Marathon is moving to St. Paul — at least for one day.
Grandma’s Marathon will host a one-mile racing event this summer at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. Grandma’s Minnesota Mile St. Paul, scheduled for Wednesday, July 11, is the first of two races comprising the newly-created Grandma’s Minnesota Mile Series.
“Many of our participants travel from the Twin Cities area to attend Grandma’s Marathon weekend, so this time we decided to bring a race to them,” says Scott Keenan, executive director of Grandma’s Marathon. “This opportunity to resurrect the Minnesota Mile is exciting, and we’re thrilled to create two races which include all skill levels.”
In the early 1980s, Keenan founded the Minnesota Mile in Duluth. At the time, it was the second one-mile road race in the country behind the Fifth Avenue Mile organized by legendary race director Fred Lebow. After a seven-year run, the Minnesota Mile was discontinued.
Registration is now officially open for the St. Paul edition of the Grandma’s Minnesota Mile series. Entry forms may be downloaded at www.grandmasmarathon.com. The entry fee is $15 prior to July 10 and $20 on race day.
The second event in the series, Grandma’s Minnesota Mile Duluth, will be run in downtown Duluth on Sunday, September 9. Registration begins in mid-July.
The Grandma’s Minnesota Mile events consist of four divisions with separate men’s and women’s races within each division. The elite division features a $5,700 prize purse at both the St. Paul and Duluth events. (See attached entry form for elite division cash prize breakdown and other information).
In addition, the first 250 people to register for Grandma’s Minnesota Mile St. Paul will receive a guaranteed entry into the 2008 Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon in Duluth. The same opportunity will be offered when the Grandma’s Minnesota Mile Duluth registration opens in July.
“We had to turn away thousand of applicants who didn’t get selected through this year’s lottery process, so this is a great chance for runners looking to secure a place in the 2008 half-marathon field,” says Keenan.
The Grandma’s Minnesota Mile Series is presented by Sam’s Club and Nike. For more information, visit www.grandmasmarathon.com or call (218) 727-0947.
Grandma’s Minnesota Mile St. Paul
Wednesday, July 11
Minnesota State Fairgrounds – St. Paul, MN
6:30 p.m. The Nike Kids Mile
For children ages 8 to 14
7:10 p.m. The All-City Mile
For Recreational Runners with the following projected finishing times:
Men - 5:46 or longer; Women - 6:46 or longer
7:50 p.m. The St. Paul Mile
For Semi-Elite Runners with the following projected finishing times:
Men - between 4:41 and 5:45; Women - between 5:41 and 6:45
8:20 p.m. The Minnesota Mile
For Elite Runners with the following projected finishing times:
Men - 4:40 or faster; Women - 5:40 or faster
(Each division includes separate races for men and women)
Grandma’s Minnesota Mile Duluth
Sunday, September 9
Duluth, MN
9:00 a.m. The Nike Kids Mile
For children ages 8 to 14
9:40 a.m. The All-City Mile
For Recreational Runners with the following projected finishing times:
Men - 5:46 or longer; Women - 6:46 or longer
10:20 a.m. The St. Paul Mile
For Semi-Elite Runners with the following projected finishing times:
Men - between 4:41 and 5:45; Women - between 5:41 and 6:45
10:50 a.m. The Minnesota Mile
For Elite Runners with the following projected finishing times:
Men - 4:40 or faster; Women - 5:40 or faster
(Each division includes separate races for men and women)
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