Grandmas Marathon 2009 Winners

U.S. runners dominated the Grandmas Marathon 2009 in Duluth, Minnesota Saturday morning. It is the first American sweep of Grandma’s Marathon since 1994.

Chris Raabe won the men’s division in 2 hours, 15 minutes, 13 seconds. Mary Akor won the women’s race for the third consecutive year. She finished the race in 2:36:51.

Kenya’s men runner dominated the Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon in the 33rd running of Grandma’s Marathon this morning. Ernest Kebenei finished first in 1:05:17. The women’s division was won by Belainesh Gebre of Ethiopia at 1:11:58.