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Registration for the 2026 Park Point 5-Miler & 2-Mile Walk opens January 1.
Online registration for the 20XX Park Point 5-Miler is now closed. Race packet pickup and in-person registration is available Wednesday-Thursday, July 16-17 at the following times and locations:
Wednesday, July 16 — 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Grandma’s Marathon Office (351 Canal Park Drive)
Thursday, July 17 — 3:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Park Point Beach House (4750 Minnesota Avenue)
NOTE: The capacity for this year’s race is 800 participants. Registration is taken on a first-come, first-served basis until that capacity is reached.
SUMMER NIGHT,
DONE RIGHT
Looking for a perfect way to enjoy all the best parts of a northeastern Minnesota summer? Be sure to join us at the next Park Point 5-Miler & 2-Mile Walk!
Not only is it the region’s oldest road race with a distance and course that’s perfect for both competitive and recreational participants, this event also brings to life some of the greatest traditions of a beautiful midsummer night in Minnesota!
2025 Participation
Kids Run Free
In celebration of its 50th year, Grandma’s Marathon has announced that it will offer FREE KIDS ENTRIES (18 & under) to each of the five Young Athletes Foundation races in 2026.
Healthy communities start with healthy kids. By removing the element of cost for these races, we hope to open the door for more kids to run, play, and discover what they’re capable of.
This is how healthy lifestyles start, and it’s just one of the ways we can help take care of our community and extend the amazing impact of Grandma’s Marathon past one weekend in June.
We hope there’s plenty of new faces at our events in 2026. We’re excited to see you at the start line!
2026 RACE DETAILS
RACE DATE & TIME
Thursday, July 16 | 6:30 p.m.
START & FINISH LINE
Park Point Beach House
4750 Minnesota Avenue
Duluth, MN 55802
The Park Point 5-Miler & 2-Mile Walk course starts and finishes in front of the Pavilion on Duluth’s Park Point.
The course travels along Minnesota Avenue before a turnaround takes participants back to the finish line, treating runners and walkers alike with spectacular views of the Duluth Harbor.
Pricing Structure (Adults)
January 1-May 15 — $20
May 16-June 30 — $30
July 1-Race Day — $40
Pricing Structure (Youth – Ages 18 & Under)
January 1-Race Day — FREE
Per Minnesota’s Deceptive Trade Practices Act, all listed race entry costs include surcharges and processing fees.
No pets, motor vehicles, bicycles, handcycles, hand-cranked wheelchairs, roller skis, inline skates, or unregistered participants are allowed on the racecourse.
Baby joggers and strollers are allowed at YAF events but must start in the back of the corral.
Pushrim wheelchair competitors, duo teams, and other adaptive athletes are encouraged to participate but must follow all Wheelchair & Adaptive Program Guidance. NOTE: Adaptive athletes are asked to contact Race Director Greg Haapala via phone at (218) 727-0947 prior to registering so that all reasonable accommodations can be provided.
Online registration will be open until 11:59 p.m. CT on Tuesday, July 15. Race packet pickup and in-person registration will be available at the following times and locations:
WEDNESDAY, JULY 16
12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. @ Grandma’s Marathon Office
THURSDAY, JULY 17
3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. @ Park Point Beach House
The Park Point Seagull Chase kids’ races are FREE and open to all kids ages 14 & under. Participants will be separated into heats by age group, with the younger ages going first followed by the older age groups.
The kids’ races will start at 5:30 p.m. near the finish line area at the Park Point Beach House. No pre-registration is required, although it’s asked that you arrive by 5:15 p.m. to sign in before the races begin.
Awards will be presented to the overall winners of the men’s and women’s competitive heats, the overall winners of the men’s and women’s masters heats, and the top men and women age division finishers across all heats (including the recreational heats).
If you race in the competitive or masters heat and do not win the overall award, you will then become eligible to win an age division award. IMPORTANT: Overall winners cannot also win an age division award.
Awards for the Minnesota Mile will be available for pickup at the Enger Park Golf Course (1801 West Skyline Parkway) beginning at 7:00 p.m. the evening of the race. There will be no formal awards ceremony.
THE SWAG
PARTICIPANT SHIRT
All Park Point 5-Miler & 2-Mile Walk participants will receive a short sleeve shirt, included with the entry fee. NOTE: Adult and youth sizes may vary in color and style.
PARTICIPANT SOCKS
All Park Point 5-Miler & 2-Mile Walk participants will also have the option to purchase commemorative Fitsoks, either during registration or at packet pickup.
FREE DRINK TICKET
All Park Point 5-Miler & 2-Mile Walk participants will receive a free drink ticket that can be used following the race. Alcoholic and non-alcoholic options will be available.
SKIP THE T & PLANT A TREE
If you’ve already got too many running shirts at home, we’re giving you the perfect way to skip it while also doing some good for the world we live in!
The Young Athletes Foundation and Let’s Plant Trees are partnering in a sustainablity initiative that allows participants the choice to plant a tree instead of receiving a shirt at each of our events in 2026.
Let’s Plant Trees is a Minnesota nonprofit that provides free native tree seedlings to community members across Northern Minnesota, supporting reforestation, wildlife habitat, and healthy forests for future generations.
SKIP THE T & PLANT A TREE
If you’ve already got too many running shirts at home, we’re giving you the perfect way to skip it while also doing some good for the world we live in!
The Young Athletes Foundation and Let’s Plant Trees are partnering in a sustainablity initiative that allows participants the choice to plant a tree instead of receiving a shirt at each of our events in 2026.
Let’s Plant Trees is a Minnesota nonprofit that provides free native tree seedlings to community members across Northern Minnesota, supporting reforestation, wildlife habitat, and healthy forests for future generations.
Thank you for participating in the Park Point 5-Miler & 2-Mile Walk! Thanks to YOU, we raised
over $10,500
for the Young Athletes Foundation.
Every step. Every finisher. Every smile.
This is what your participation in our event means. This money goes directly back to our Young Athletes Foundation. It goes to buy equipment, pay travel costs, fund scholarships, and more!
This money can, and will change lives.
RACE DAY PHOTOS
Thank you for participating in the Park Point 5-Miler & 2-Mile Walk! Thanks to YOU that raced with us in 2025, we raised
over $10,500
for the Young Athletes Foundation.
Every step. Every finisher. Every smile.
This is what your participation in our event means. This money goes directly back to our Young Athletes Foundation. It goes to buy equipment, pay travel costs, fund scholarships, and more!
This money can, and will change lives.
RACE DAY PHOTOS
RACE RESULTS
As Lars Dewall crossed the finish line in 2025, he had bested one of the longest-standing road race records in all of northern Minnesota. Dewall’s time of 24:12 narrowly beat the 24:15 of Steve Hoag from 1975, marking a changing of the guard in the men’s event record after five decades.
Jennifer Houck, meanwhile, owns the women’s event record after running 27:50 in 2010, which makes her to this day the only woman to finish under than 28:00 mark.
Full results of the Park Point 5-Miler & 2-Mile Walk can be seen HERE.
ALL-TIME PARK POINT 5-MILER MEN’S CHAMPIONS
2025 – Lars Dewall, 24:12
2024 – Daniel Docherty, 24:40
2023 – Daniel Docherty, 24:19
2022 – Daniel Docherty, 24:41
2021 – Milton Rotich – 25:20
2020 – Cameron Stocke, 27:20
2019 – Nick Nygaard, 26:29
2018 – Nick Nygaard, 25:49
2017 – Daniel Docherty, 24:24
2016 – Scott Behling, 26:14
2015 – Nick Nygaard, 26:34
2014 – Scott Behling, 25:46
2013 – Alec Olson, 25:47
2012 – Joe Moore, 25:05
2011 – Eric Hartmark, 24:53
2010 – Eric Hartmark, 25:16
2009 – Jeremy Polson, 24:42
2008 – Jeremy Polson, 25:45
2007 – Eric Hartmark, 25:17
2006 – Greg Hexum, 25:42
2005 – Jeremy Polson, 25:22
2004 – Jeremy Polson, 24:54
2003 – Jeremy Polson, 24:28
2002 – Patrick Russell, 24:23
2001 – Jason Massman, 25:24
2000 – Jason Massman, 25:03
1999 – James Mullenix, 25:25
1998 – Dan Carlson, 27:27
1997 – James Mullenix, 25:51
1996 – Nicholas Matack, 26:20
1995 – Dave House, 25:04
1994 – Tim Stratioti, 25:45
1993 – Tim Stratioti, 25:39
1992 – Dave Avenson, 25:09
1991 – Tim Stratioti, 25:11
1990 – Dave Avenson, 25:18
1989 – Bill Kreznoski, 25:37
1988 – Gene Niemi, 26:14
1987 – Jarrow Wahman, 25:26
1986 – John Wodny, 25:07
1985 – Lee Kantonen, 25:08
1984 – Jarrow Wahman, 25:14
1983 – Ron Wolfe, 25:04
1982 – Randy Shelerud, 25:27
1981 – Dan Conway, 25:06
1980 – Scott Gidding, 25:43
1979 – Dave Wicker, 25:49
1978 – Al Zetterlund, 24:33
1977 – n/a
1976 – Chuck Barrows, 24:37
1975 – Steve Hoag, 24:15
1974 – Scott Sundquist, 24:53
1973 – Tom Konczak, n/a
1972 – Scott Sundquist, 24:52
NOTE: Some early records for the Park Point 5-Miler are incomplete. Our staff is working to retrieve those results dating back to 1972.
ALL-TIME PARK POINT 5-MILER WOMEN’S CHAMPIONS
2025 – Shaelyn Hostager, 29:09
2024 – Chelsey Youngberg, 29:39
2023 – Marit Ross-Sonnesyn, 30:06
2022 – Andrea Haus, 29:02
2021 – Julia Nielsen, 31:15
2020 – Melissa Gacek, 31:01
2019 – Claire Kamierczak, 34:04
2018 – Kim Krezonoski, 30:34
2017 – McKenzie Holt, 31:29
2016 – McKenzie Holt, 31:27
2015 – Monica Stockhecke, 29:05
2014 – Amanda Boman, 30:10
2013 – Katie McGee, 32:08
2012 – Katie Koski, 29:47
2011 – Serena Sullivan, 31:14
2010 – Jennifer Houck, 27:50
2009 – Jennifer Houck, 28:30
2008 – Jennifer Houck, 29:11
2007 – Deb Gromley, 31:19
2006 – Mario McGaver, 30:07
2005 – Bree Ray, 30:35
2004 – Katie Koski, 29:16
2003 – Jeanne Fleck, 31:45
2002 – Krista Anderson, 33:05
2001 – Sonya Anderson, 30:46
2000 – Katie Koski, 29:00
1999 – Krista Anderson, 32:34
1998 – Kari Beasley, 30:04
1997 – Kari Beasley, 28:36
1996 – Amy Hill, 32:19
1995 – Katie McGee, 29:14
1994 – Katie McGee, 28:55
1993 – Jill Anderson, 29:32
1992 – Patrice Allen, 30:25
1991 – Kari Beasley, 29:12
1990 – Kari Beasley, 30:29
1989 – Robin Tedlund, 31:50
1988 – Patricia Hageman, 30:44
1987 – Christine Hardman, 29:48
1986 – n/a
1985 – Jayne Dusich, 31:12
1984 – Sharon Ollenburger, 31:11
1983 – Julie Wicker, 31:22
1982 – Anne Brtek, 32:56
1981 – Kim Vinje, 30:10
1980 – n/a
1979 – Evelyn McLean, n/a
1978 – Peggy Saracini, 32:48
1977 – n/a
1976 – Pat Smith, 41:04
1972-1975 – n/a
NOTE: Some early records for the Park Point 5-Miler are incomplete. Our staff is working to retrieve those results dating back to 1972.
ALL-TIME PARK POINT 5-MILER NON-BINARY CHAMPIONS
2025 – Eli Blascyk, 31:24
1972-2024 – n/a
ALL-TIME PARK POINT 5-MILER MULTIPLE TIME MEN’S CHAMPIONS
5 – Jeremy Polson (2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009)
4 – Daniel Docherty (2017, 2022, 2023, 2024)
3 – Tim Stratioti (1991, 1993, 1994)
Eric Hartmark (2007, 2010, 2010)
Nick Nygaard (2015, 2018, 2019)
2 – Scott Sundquist (1972, 1974)
Jarrow Wahman (1984, 1987)
Dave Avenson (1990, 1992)
James Mullenix (1996, 1999)
Jason Massman (2000, 2001)
Scott Behling (2014, 2016)
ALL-TIME PARK POINT 5-MILER MULTIPLE TIME WOMEN’S CHAMPIONS
4 – Kari Beasley (1990, 1991, 1997, 1998)
3 – Katie McGee (1994, 1995, 2013)
Katie Koski (2000, 2004, 2012)
Jennifer Houck (2008, 2009, 2010)
2 – Krista Anderson (1999, 2002)
McKenzie Holt (2016, 2017)
ALL-TIME PARK POINT 5-MILER MULTIPLE TIME NON-BINARY CHAMPIONS
n/a
YOUNG ATHLETES FOUNDATION
The mission of the Young Athletes Foundation (YAF) is to assist in the promotion, development, and growth of youth athletics and activities that encourage physical fitness, mental, and emotional well-being.
Since its inception in 1990, the YAF has contributed more than $1.8 million of community support through our grant program, running shoe program, and both the Eleanor Rynda and Steve & Carolyn Mather scholarships. The organization also hosts several kids’ events throughout the year including our Wednesday Night & Saturday Morning at the Races series.
The YAF’s mission is helped and funded by various road races throughout the year — KP Challenge, Saint Fennessy 4K, Fitger’s 5K, Park Point 5-Miler, Minnesota Mile, and Superior Nightmare 5K.
If you are interested in volunteering for any of our YAF events or have any other questions, please contact our Program Director Alivia Nelson via email at [email protected] or call our office at (218) 727-0947.