Grandma's Marathon Makes Move to Online Registration
Posted Friday, 4 January, 2008
(Duluth, Minn.) Out with the old — in with the new. For runners looking to participate in one of the three feature races during the 2008 Grandma’s Marathon weekend, June 19-21, the new year brings with it a transition to online registration.
For the first time in more than three decades, registrants will no longer be required to mail a paper entry form and check. Instead, beginning Thursday, Jan. 17 when online registration officially opens for the 32nd running of Grandma’s Marathon, participants will be able to sign up simply by visiting www.GrandmasMarathon.com.
Grandma's Marathon-Duluth, Inc. has partnered with MarathonGuide.com to provide 2008 online registration services for Grandma's Marathon, the Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon and the William A. Irvin 5K. Registration for all three races will be conducted solely through www.GrandmasMarathon.com.
MarathonGuide.com was launched in 2000 as a one-stop resource for ‘everything marathoning.’ In addition to providing online registration capabilities, the company’s web site attracts more than 22,000 unique visitors to its site every day and boasts the web’s largest directory of U.S. and International marathons.
“The response that we have received from our runners has been tremendous and we are equally excited about this opportunity to offer the convenience and ease of registering online. The entire process takes just a few minutes and entry confirmation is virtually instant,” says Scott Keenan, executive director of Grandma's Marathon. “We could not be happier with our decision to make this conversion to a more streamlined registration process.”
Informational postcards, which include important registration dates and deadlines, were mailed this week to everyone who was registered for last year’s Grandma’s Marathon, Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon or William A. Irvin 5K.
For more information regarding 2008 online registration, visit www.GrandmasMarathon.com or call (218) 727-0947.
2008 Grandma’s Marathon Online Registration Schedule
Grandma's Marathon (Limited to first 9,500 entrants)
Registration opens Thursday, Jan. 17
Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon (4,500 entrants selected via lottery)
Lottery registration is open from Feb. 20 through March 2
William A. Irvin 5K (Limited to first 1,200 entrants)
Registration opens Wednesday, March 19
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