Aaron Pike 5-time Grandma’s Marathon Champion
For the fifth time, Aaron Pike takes home the Grandma’s Marathon Men’s Wheelchair title. Pike, from Park Rapids, MN finished with an unofficial time of 1:27:34.
“I love coming out here, this course never gets old,” Pike told Dillon Morello at the finish. “This is the nicest course I have ever raced on.”
He says he still has a little bit of nerves because the race is a high-paced race.
“It’s going to be a tough one, there’s not a lot of climbing but you are averaging 19-20 mph on the really fast days,” Pike said. “Today, was just below that. It was kind of a no-wind situation for most of it.”
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His 2022 finish was a tight race, beating Johnboy Smith by three seconds. Pike also came in first place in 2017, 2018, and 2019.
Grandma’s Marathon Photo Gallery
The Elite runners at the start of Grandma’s Marathon. The Elite runners at the start of Grandma’s Marathon. All smiles at the finish. He looks pleased with the result. Looking at that finish line! So happy! Scenes from the finish! We did it! Very happy. Scenes from the finish! KSTP’s Tom Hauser stopped by the desk to talk about running the Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon. Celebrating a birthday! Supporting each other during the race Nyah Adams speaks to runners and their families. Smiles and sighs of relief as runners finish the race. Runners feel relieved to be almost at the finish line. The Lift’s Baihly Warfield did the show, ran a 5K and met up with Alicia Tipcke at the finish! The crowd of runners waiting for the start of the William A. Irvin 5K on Friday. Alicia Tipcke is raring to go at the finish of the William A. Irvin 5K Alicia Tipcke and photographer Erik Johnson having fun at the events on Friday. Two-time Grandma’s Marathon champion, Dakotah Lindwurm at the press conference. The elite runners hold a press conference talking strategy on Friday. The kids got their own race number, a finisher medal and goodie bag. Parents brought their children to bayfront festival park to get some activity in at the Whipper Snapper race. There are fun short distance races at the Whipper Snapper race to inspire the next generation of runners! Whipper Snapper race features a half of a mile for older kids to run and those younger ones went an eighth of a mile. Serving spaghetti with a smile! Michelina’s All-You-Can-Eat spaghetti. (WDIO) Pre-race celebration at the Michelina’s All-You-Can-Eat Spaghetti Dinner on Friday. (WDIO)
