fitgers 5k

Surprisingly, Grandma's Marathon announced that registration is still open for the 29th annual Fitger’s 5K Run & Walk. The run is expected to sell out before race day on April 21st.

Kate Kucinski is the Public Relations Director for Grandma's Marathon, which means she handles any races that are associated with Grandma's Marathon and the Young Athletes Foundation. Kate is hard to talk to on race day because she has so much to do. So do all the volunteers for the race.

Fitgers 5k is going to have nice weather, 2 years in a row. Usually there is a freak wind storm or shades of January. One thing you can count on is traffic being diverted in or der to make room for the race. On Saturday, April 22nd starting at 8:30 a.m. traffic will be diverted from portions of Superior Street, Lake Avenue and Railroad Street.

Every year for the past 7 years I have announced for the Fitgers 5k race and start announcing outside the vehicle and end up inside shivering. This year I was standing outside greeting people talking to people and announcing the race.

Carrie Tollefson has a lot of running experience and is also one of our voices for the radio broadcast of Grandma's Marathon. She also has her own show on the internet on her website.

On Saturday the Fitgers 5K race gets underway about 9 am. While the race only takes up an hour or so to complete, traffic has to be diverted for the area. Duluth Police are asking for motorists to obey the detours, and do not park in the marked off areas.

Fitgers 5k is coming this Saturday, and you are invited to enjoy the race. This is the race that sort of starts the Grandma's Racing Schedule. There are some traffic issues, obviously you can't drive in front of Fitgers. Whether you want to see the race or are in it, here are the traffic releases from the Duluth Police.