After 16 years, Minnesota has a champion in Grandma’s Marathon. Joel Reichow of St. Paul crossed the finish line with an unofficial time of 2:11:58.

Joel Reichow became the fourth Minnesotan to win the men's title at Grandma's Marathon. He's the first person to have won the full and half marathons.

A member of Minnesota Distance Elite, Reichow is the first man or woman to win both the full and half marathons. He won the Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon in 2023 and came in fourth a year ago in ...

Minnesota native, Joel Reichow is the Men's Champion. Maggie Montoya sets a new women's record in the Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon with a unofficial time of 1:09:26.