They did have a spaghetti dinner that you could purchase at the expo and a 5k Friday evening.
I would definitely recommend getting there earlier or having a drop-off/pick-up plan in place. We showed-up to the expo around 4pm on Friday and traffic was horrid – my aunt and I hopped out of the car while the rest of my family drove around before picking us up again. My aunt and I walked in, picked-up my bib and packet, purchased some glide, found the free cowbells, and headed out (after my aunt sampled some free beer). I don’t really care about expos and this one didn’t change my mind (I’m not sure what that would take). To be honest, I didn’t expect to love Grandma’s Marathon – but I did! Teri, maybe we can run it together next time. I have family members in MN which also makes it convenient and more fun. The timing is perfect for people who have decided to try to qualify for Boston prior to the September registration (like me) and the weather is still fairly temperate. Grandma’s Marathon is located in Duluth, Minnesota and takes place in mid-June. Teri, thanks for letting me share my thoughts about Grandmas Marathon! Okay, I’m handing the blog reins over to Kate! And hey, it gives us an excuse to meet up for runs in a new place between us. She won’t be back in Winston-Salem, alas, but I’ll take what I can get. And they just moved back to NC from Gainesville, Florida, which I’m THRILLED about.
Kate is currently running around Scotland with her husband Jason. Because, um, DANG she has gotten really fast. She trained under Enoch Nadler with Team Florida Track Club and I’m hoping to get her to do another post all about training with them. She ran a 3:24 with only eight weeks of build-up. She had such a great experience and that race is now on my bucket list! I asked her to write a recap of her race, and since she didn’t include her race time in her Grandma’s Marathon review and race recap, I’ll brag about it for her. My best running friend Kate recently ran Grandma’s Marathon and crushed it.
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