RunningAHEAD - Topic: Okay, maybe someone can clarify. What's a grandma?

sushigirl

Baby bean!

posted: 10/9/2008 at 7:08 PM

as in a grandma marathon? I've never heard that phrase before. Blush

Goals:
Finish C25K

I'm slower than a herd of turtles stampeding through peanut butter, but I run.

xor

posted: 10/9/2008 at 7:12 PM
modified: 10/9/2008 at 7:13 PM

Grandma's was a restaurant. Or really a chain of them. Learn about Grandma's Marathon here. It is a well-managed race in Minnesota with some pretty views that has a big following in the marathon community. Me? I like Twin Cities better. Grandmas vs Twin Cities is kind of like coke vs pepsi.

sushigirl

Baby bean!

posted: 10/9/2008 at 7:56 PM

Ahhh, thank you! Big grin

Goals:
Finish C25K

I'm slower than a herd of turtles stampeding through peanut butter, but I run.

Kimmie

posted: 10/9/2008 at 8:35 PM

and one of the best marathons out there.

perfesserr

Imminent Catastrophe

posted: 10/9/2008 at 8:39 PM

Quote from Kimmie on 10/9/2008 at 8:35 PM:

and one of the best marathons out there.

Yep, big race in a small town. Best of both worlds. But they are fascists about iPods.

"Able to function despite imminent catastrophe"

"To obtain the air that angels breathe you must come to Tahoe"--Mark Twain

"The most common question from potential entrants is 'I do not know if I can do this' to which I usually answer, 'that's the whole point'.--Paul Charteris, Tarawera Ultramarathon RD.

√ Javelina Jundred Jalloween 2015

Cruel Jewel 50 mile May 2016

Western States 100 June 2016

xor

posted: 10/9/2008 at 9:19 PM

LIARS! Sorry, I'm just trying to prop up the whole Twin Cities vs Grandmas thing. Grandmas is pretty cool, especially now that they don't do registration as weirdly as they used to do it. But lodging can be a real pain. Or not. I know people who have gotten lucky. Where "lucky" is defined as paying $150/night, two night minimum, for a scary, beat up, old motel room.

perfesserr

Imminent Catastrophe

posted: 10/9/2008 at 9:39 PM

Quote from xor on 10/9/2008 at 9:19 PM:

LIARS! Where "lucky" is defined as paying $150/night, two night minimum, for a scary, beat up, old motel room.

I don't you know what you mean. The Bates Motel just across the border in Superior, WI has great rates. The shower curtain needed to be replaced but otherwise, it was a great deal.

"Able to function despite imminent catastrophe"

"To obtain the air that angels breathe you must come to Tahoe"--Mark Twain

"The most common question from potential entrants is 'I do not know if I can do this' to which I usually answer, 'that's the whole point'.--Paul Charteris, Tarawera Ultramarathon RD.

√ Javelina Jundred Jalloween 2015

Cruel Jewel 50 mile May 2016

Western States 100 June 2016

xor

posted: 10/9/2008 at 10:05 PM

Yeah, they told me it was a "superior room". I didn't know that meant "a crappy room in Superior".

millertime1980

Reproduction Specialist

posted: 10/9/2008 at 10:39 PM

I should put some bunk beds in the garage and rent it out for 50 bucks a night. Showering with the garden hose would be an additional 10 bucks....anybody interested? Big grin

protoplasm72

posted: 10/10/2008 at 12:40 PM

Quote from millertime1980 on 10/9/2008 at 10:39 PM:

I should put some bunk beds in the garage and rent it out for 50 bucks a night. Showering with the garden hose would be an additional 10 bucks....anybody interested?

Sold.... I paid $200 a night for a holiday in express Angry

Plus the first half of the marathon smelled like fish. Well parts of it anyway... I really hate fish.

Son, when you participate in sporting events, it's not whether you win or lose; it's how drunk you get. -- Homer Simpson

Bugs

posted: 10/10/2008 at 10:47 PM

Hot humid marathon...OK the year I ran it anyway Very pretty Expensive hotels...althought I paid just $100 Smile

Beer at mile 24 usually Great food at the finish, including ice cream. I like Twin Cities better too, and Coke. srlopez, I listend for the bells, I heard bells at mile 2, nothing at mile 25. But the St. Paul capital is quite the welcome sight when you get over the hill.

Bugs

Trent

Good Bad & The Monkey

posted: 10/10/2008 at 11:55 PM

Grandma's is a great marathon, well organized, very pretty. The weather is usually cool, although the past 3 years have been just the opposite (much like many other marathons). GREAT postrace party. It is named Grandma's because the restaurant bought forever naming rights years ago for $300. The food at the restaurant ain't bad, but the scenery around it is much better. Hotels are pricey and crank their rates up for the weekend. That is the major issue. You need to register a room nearly a year ahead.

I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.

Poor baby

JerryBZA

Runs with the pack

posted: 10/11/2008 at 12:25 AM

Which is a faster course? Grandma's or Twin Cities? I've run both twice - did I get faster or is Grandma's a faster course? Assuming the weather is the same...

xor

posted: 10/11/2008 at 12:34 AM

Quote from JerryBZA on 10/11/2008 at 12:25 AM:

Which is a faster course? Grandma's or Twin Cities? I've run both twice - did I get faster or is Grandma's a faster course? Assuming the weather is the same...

Assuming the weather is the same... which it isn't, usually... it is Grandmas, no contest. The Twin Cities course isn't over-the-top hard and it can be fast, but it gets hard towards the end (M20-24)... when you don't want hard. BUT... if you catch Grandmas during an 80-degree weekend, all bets are off. Here is the Grandmas elevation chart. At the bottom of this is the Twin Cities elevation chart.

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