Howie Blog: Grandma's Marathon events underway

By Howie Hanson

June 21, 2013 — 6:56pm

An unidentified young athlete (above) finished the 100-plus yard race for her age group in the Grandma's Marathon Whipper Snapper Races for Kids on Friday afternoon at Bayfront Festival Park in Duluth. Below, I presume that this is her father encouraging her along the 100-yard course.

More than 17,000 runners from around the world will participate in the 37th annual Grandma’s Marathon events this weekend. Howie / DuluthWaterfront.com

Howie Hanson is Duluth's first and only full-time blogger (HowieBlog.com). Hanson is generally regarded as Duluth's 'most-connected' journalist and active community-builder. He recently developed and continues to operate a daily news and activities site for Duluth Public Schools. Read more about Howie Hanson.

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