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50

states represented in the 34th annual Grandma’s Marathon.

7,387

entrants in marathon.

4,320

runners from Minnesota.

7

runners from Hawaii.

41

countries represented.

27

runners from Kenya.

1

runner each from South Korea, Ireland, Qatar, Pakistan, Switzerland and other far-flung places.

133

grandmothers toeing up to the starting line.

$100,000

in prize money awarded to top finishers in the marathon.

$10,000

awarded to the first-place male and female finishers in the marathon.

10,000

plates of spaghetti served at the pre-race dinner today.

5,000

volunteers working during race weekend.

400,000

paper cups used at water stations.

71

is the forecasted high temperature for race day.

33

and going on 34 is the number of consecutive Grand-ma’s run by the “Iron Three” of Joe Johnson, John Naslund and Jim Nowak. They’ve been in every race since 1977.

25

yards of plastic bottles and other recyclables recovered in the finish line area as part of efforts to “go green.”

157,860

people have crossed the finish line in 33 runs.

6,876

runners in the half marathon.

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