GRANDMA'S MARATHON
Where: Two Harbors to Duluth
When: Saturday; Marathon begins at 7:45 a.m., Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon at 6:15 a.m.
Entrants: 7,964 in marathon; 8,498 in half marathon
Men's favorites: Dominic Ondoro, 26, Kenya, personal best 2:08:00; Nick Arciniaga, 30, Flagstaff, Ariz., 2:11:30; Daniel Aschenik, 31, Ethiopia, 2:10:54; Eliud Ngetich, 20, Kenya, 2:12:00; Abraham Chelanga, 29, Kenya, 2:08:43.
Women's favorites: Defending champion Sarah Kiptoo, 24, Kenya, 2:26:32; Doreen Kitaka, 30, Kenya, 2:30:21; Serkalem Abrha, 27, Ethiopia, 2:32:06; Atalelech Asfaw, 31, Albuquerque, N.M., 2:33:56.
Course record: 2:09:37, Dick Beardsley, 1981. Kiptoo set women's record (2:26:32) last year.
Prize money: $100,000 (winners get $10,000).
