Grandma's Marathon up in Minnesota will give you a comped entry for anything under 2:30. For 2:27 or under the race director, Shane Bauer, will put you up at his house. For 2:25, the night before the race, Shane Bauer will send his daughter-in-law up to your room for a quick tug to relax you before the race. And for 2:20 or below, Shane Bauer, will let you throw a f*** on his grandma, hence the term "Grandma's Marathon".
There are a lot of medium size, not super competitive races with decent prize money. The Lincoln Marathon, for example, gave out $2000 to this year's winner (2:28) and people whined about it on here.
Fargioan wrote:
Grandma's Marathon up in Minnesota will give you a comped entry for anything under 2:30. For 2:27 or under the race director, Shane Bauer, will put you up at his house. For 2:25, the night before the race, Shane Bauer will send his daughter-in-law up to your room for a quick tug to relax you before the race. And for 2:20 or below, Shane Bauer, will let you throw a f*** on his grandma, hence the term "Grandma's Marathon".
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I've always found it a bit silly. "2:29 guy" tells me far more about the runner than some arbitrary classification. I guess if someone isn't getting paid to run and nobody outside a small community cares about their achievements, they might aggressively protect their sub-elite title since they really don't have much else to set them apart from the masses.
lol
Santa Barbara Half Marathon gives you 60% off but then again it would cost more to travel and it's not a huge race lol
RIP: D3 All-American Frank Csorba - who ran 13:56 in March - dead
RENATO can you talk about the preparation of Emile Cairess 2:06
Rest in Peace Adrian Lehmann - 2:11 Swiss marathoner. Dies of heart attack.
I think Letesenbet Gidey might be trying to break 14 this Saturday
Running for Bowerman Track Club used to be cool now its embarrassing