2020 Metro Health Grand Rapids Marathon
also featuring
Foster Swift Half Marathon
Pepsi Zero Sugar Marathon Relay
October 18, 2020
CHANGING TO VIRTUAL See OPTIONS BELOW if you're already registered.
SPECIAL PROCEDURES FOR THE VIRTUAL YEAR:
NOTE: We're not updating every page of the website--we still plan to use all that info next year, so all the stuff pertaining to our Virtual year is located right here.
REGISTRATION: You can still register for the virtual events between now and October 17. All transfers and deferrals needed to be done by September 30.
PACKET PICKUP On October 10 and October 17 from 12:00 to 3:00 PM GAZELLE SPORTS IN GRAND RAPIDS. If you live within 20 miles of Grand Rapids, please pick up your race packet in person!
IF YOU ARE FROM OUT OF TOWN: We're going to mail your packet as soon as possible. Our goal is to have everything completely done before the end of the month.
As of October 1, we have enough shirts being printed for everyone who is registered. We'll do a final run of shirts the week of October 18 to make sure we have enough for everybody.
YOUR RACE PACKET will include your bib, shirt, socks, buff, medal.
REPORTING YOUR TIME You can report your time on our RunSignUp registration site, available between September 30 and October 25. Go to the registration site, Find a Participant. Click on MORE DETAILS, and submit your time. There's a big button there to submit your time.
PRIZES There aren't age group awards. but we do have some great prizes. For four weeks, we will award prizes to the fastest pace and slowest pace for both the male and female categories submitted each week. Are you going to end up somewhere in between? No worries! We will also randomly draw two names from the finishers for that week.
We will also have overall winners for:
Best "Why I run and what's kept me motivated during the pandemic?" story! (SUBMIT IT HERE)
Best on course selfie - Go take a photo of you running somewhere on the GRM course! (SUBMIT IT HERE)
Best race swag photo - Take a photo with your race swag when it arrives! (SUBMIT IT HERE)
RANDOM PRIZES Every Monday between now and the end of October, I'll download all the Virtual registrations and select two of them for some of our gear from past events. You don't have to do anything but be registered as a virtual participant and look as pretty as you are.
OPTIONS:
Options for deferral & transfer ended on Sept 30. If you didn't do anything with your registration before that date, your entry will be used to help support our charities.
New registration is available for the Virtual Marathon or Virtual Half Marathon, with or without a 50% discount for 2021. See our registration page for details.
All the options for changing your registration are documented on our FAQ page.
The virtual events will include Bib, Shirt, Socks (of course!), Medal and the above mentioned Buff-style masks.
You'll be able to complete your virtual marathon or half marathon any time between September 30 and October 25. (Yeah, about 26.2 days.)
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2020 Metro Health Grand Rapids Marathon
also featuring
Foster Swift Half Marathon
Pepsi Zero Sugar Marathon Relay
October 18, 2020
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RESULTS Race results
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Founded in 2004, the Grand Rapids Marathon delivers a fun, highly personal, authentic race experience, particularly for runners who value a well-organized, personal experience over the chaotic, crowded fields of “big city” races through ”concrete canyons.”
We are a race that supports every runner - no one is a stranger on our course - celebrates every individual accomplishment and embodies the spirit of friendship and community that is so unique to running.
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Marathon
Half Marathon
Kids Marathon
Marathon Relay
The Champions
MARATHON
Griffin Bohannon, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, 2:25:17
David Mart, Zeeland, Mich., 2:26:41
Ryan Greutman, South Bend, Ind., 2:26:46
Justin Gillette, Goshen, Ind., 2:27:44
David Mart, Zeeland, Mich., 2:27:55
Brendan Molony, Kalamazoo, Mich., 2:28:22
Mike Camilleri, Howell, Michigan, 2:31:13
Brendan Molony, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 2:31:15
Chuck Engle, Dublin, Ohio, 2:31:47
Erik Bush, Warrenville, Ill., 2:32:47
Erik Bush, Warrenville, Ill., 2:34:11
Jimi Minnema, Jenison, Mich., 2:39:34
Nick Zendler, Garden City, Mich., 2:42:27
Katie Jazwinski, Dexter, Mich., 2:44:59
Amber Brunmeier, Holland, Mich., 2:49:53
Jessie Lair, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2:51:39
Lauren Kersjes, Chicago, Illinois, 2:52:42
Kylen Cieslak, Chicago, Ill., 2:53:40
Lana Lazaridis, Schaumburg, Ill., 2:57:31
Angela Swain, Evanston, Illinois, 2:57:56
Dani Steinbacher, Ann Arbor, Mich., 2:58:12
Debra Gormley, St. Paul, Minn., 2:58:39
Hannah Norton, Union City, Mich., 2:58:51
Kristin Walstad, Plainwell, Mich., 2:58:58
Janet Becker, Grand Rapids, Mich., 3:00:29
Laura Kennedy, Lake Forest, Ill., 3:01:30
Heather Baas, Chicago, Ill., 3:15:58
Jeff Scovill, 2:31:14, Minneapolis, Minn.
HALF MARATHON
Emmanuel Korir, Grand Rapids, Mich., 1:07:57
Jesse Kleinjan, Chicago, Ill., 1:09:38
John Gries, East Lansing, Michigan, 1:09:51
Samuel Parlette, White Lake, Michigan, 1:10:14
Tad Hulst, Zeeland, Mich., 1:10:20
Kenneth MacDonough, Novi, Mich., 1:10:46
Nicholas Liversedge, Lowell, Mich., 1:12:03
Jesse Kleinjan, Chicago, Ill., 1:12:50
Robert Breit, Morton Grove, Ill., 1:13:47
Trevor Oseland, Holland, Mich., 1:14:20
Daniel Garza, Dearborn, Michigan, 1:14:46
Joanna Stephens, Rockford, Michigan, 1:16:01
Ryan Hackett, Shepherd, Mich., 1:17:31
Racheal Marchand, Chesterton, Ind., 1:19:47
Paige Boldt, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1:20:02
Nicole Michmerhuizen, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1:20:09
Henry Hofman, Grandville, Mich., 1:20:12
Hannah Norton, Union City, Mich., 1:20:30
Kylen Cieslak, Livonia, Mich., 1:20:33
Paige Boldt, Grand Rapids, Mich., 1:21:29
Jessica Graf, Fremont, Mich., 1:21:50
Andrea Hutchins, St. Joseph, Mich., 1:23:55
Julia Viel, Mentor, Ohio, 1:24:19
Mary Toohill, Davenport, Iowa, 1:24:21
Jami Grant, Kewadin, Mich., 1:25:20
Laurie Decker, Cadillac, Mich., 1:26:26
Elizabeth Hager, Grand Rapids, Mich., 1:30:59
Jordan Lafreniere, Warrenville, Ill., 2:32:47