Event information
Grandfather Mountain Marathon
Jul 12, 2008
Where
, NC, United States
Start time
08:00
Distances
Marathon
Sub-events
Marathon
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Ron and Karen Berglund plan to celebrate their thirty-fifth marathon on their thirty-fifth wedding anniversary at the 2008 Grandfather Mountain Marathon. The couple began walking marathons in 2004-2005. They ran three more marathons in 2005 and ten in 2006. To meet their 35th-anniversary goal, the couple had to run fifteen marathons in a year.
General News Chron.com
Aug 15, 2008
Betsy Patrick won two of the first three events at the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games. Patrick is the first woman to complete the 26.2-mile challenge Saturday after winning the five-mile hill climb called "The Bear" on Thursday night. Jen Gapin was second in 3:23:34 and Dulce Ntabella of Cary finished third with a time of 3:26:14.
General News GoBlueRidge.net
Jul 13, 2008
Garrick Hill won the Grandfather Mountain Marathon whose challenging course has runners gaining 3,000 feet in elevation throughout the race. Garrick set a new record time of 2:41:38, bettering his 2004 time by thirty-three seconds, followed by Ben Corona who was second in a 2:45:48 and Glen Mays who was third in a 2:47:22.
General News GoBlueRidge.net
Jul 13, 2008
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