June 25, 1977 - Grandma's Marathon was first run on this date with
only 150 participants; that first race was won by the Minnesotan runner and
1976 Olympic 10000m runner Garry Bjorklund.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandma's_Marathon
http://kdal610.com/news/articles/2014/jun/19/an-extra-65000-people-will-be-in-the-duluth-area-for-marathon-weekend/
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