Grandma’s Winner Rotich, UMD’s Nielsen Winners at 50th Annual Park Point 5-Miler
The top men s finisher was 2021 Grandma s Marathon winner Milton Rotich of Kenya with a time of 25:20.
July 15, 2021
DULUTH, Minn. – Northern Minnesota’s oldest race celebrated five decades of running Thursday night as Park Point hosted its 50th annual 5-miler run and two-mile walk. Over 500 runners took part in the race with another 200 running virtually.
The top men’s finisher was 2021 Grandma’s Marathon winner Milton Rotich of Kenya with a time of 25:20. He becomes the first person ever to win Grandma’s and the Five-Miler in the same year. Former men’s winners Scott Behling and Nick Nygaard also finished in the top 10.
Normal Race Operations Expected for 50th Annual Park Point 5-Miler
This year s installment will also mark the return to a more normal version of the race with a traditional mass start.
July 13, 2021
DULUTH, Minn. – This Thursday, the Park Point 5-Miler will celebrate its 50th anniversary as the oldest race in Northern Minnesota.
This year’s installment will also mark the return to a more normal version of the race with a traditional mass start. Organizers say they’ve used the past year to improve race operations for the runners.
“You look at some of the pictures from the 2020 Park Point and it’s one or two people running all by themselves. And that’s not what running events like ours is supposed to feel like. You’re supposed to feel a sense of community and a sense of support. We got that on Grandma’s Marathon weekend and we’re excited that that can now extend even moreso to some of our smaller events,” said PR and marketing director Zach Schneider.