Press Release - Grandma's Marathon - 12/13/06

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
                          Contact: Scott Keenan, executive director
                                   Bob Gustafson, public relations director
                                  (218) 727-0947

        Prize Money Added For the 2007 Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon

Duluth, Minn.: Runners leaving the starting line at the Garry Bjorklund 
Half Marathon next spring will have an extra incentive as they begin their 
13.1-mile journey. Race organizers are pleased to announce the addition of 
a prize money program for the 17th annual event. A total purse of $7,000 
will be distributed to the top male and female runners with first-place 
finishers each receiving $1,000.

"We have been very fortunate to witness many exceptional half marathon 
performances since the first Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon in 1991. This is 
a great opportunity for us to reward runners for their efforts in this 
event," says Scott Keenan, executive director of Grandma's Marathon.

17th Annual Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon Prize Money 
Total Purse - $7,000

Open Divisions (Male & Female)
1st - $1,000
2nd - $750
3rd - $500
4th - $250
5th - $100

40 & Over Divisions (Male & Female)
1st - $500
2nd - $300
3rd - $100
 
More than 6,100 runners registered for the 2006 Garry Bjorklund Half 
Marathon, currently the nation's 17th largest half marathon.

The 17th annual Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon is Saturday, June 16, 2007 at 
6:30 a.m. Registration will begin in late February. To request an entry 
form, send a self-addressed, stamped, #10 business size envelope with a 
note requesting a half marathon entry form to: Grandma's Marathon, P.O. Box 
16234, Duluth, MN 55816. Registration for the half marathon is done through 
a lottery procedure. For more information log on to 
www.grandmasmarathon.com. 

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