John Naslund is the only person to run every Grandma's, Twin Cities marathon
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John Naslund of Bloomington will be continuing a marathon of marathons this weekend: He is the only person who has run every Grandma's Marathon in Duluth and every Twin Cities Marathon in the metro.
Grandma's began in 1977, making Saturday his 38th time running the race. The Twin Cities Marathon began in 1982.
Naslund joins The Daily Circuit ahead of his race.
Grandma's Marathon "Iron Three:"
Joe Johnson of Menomonie, Wis.
Jim Nowak of Reedsburg, Wis.
John Naslund of Bloomington, Minn.
Twin Cities Marathon "Charter Club members:"
Paul Arbisi, Edina
Jim Baillargeon, Somerset, Wis.
RichardBailly, Fargo, ND
Daryl Blakeborough, Shorewood
Lisa Boulay, Bemidji
Rod Brostrom, Huntersville, NC
SteveCarr, Blaine
MaryCroft, Bayport, Minn.
Wayne Drealan, Fulda, Minn.
Dave Eckstrom, Stillwater
David Gontarek, River Falls, Wis.
Jerry Heaps, Apple Valley
Thomas Huberty, Minneapolis
Steven Illg, Moorhead
Rob Johnson, Eden Prairie
Scott Knight, Cologne, Minn.
Dean Laiti, Fridley
Annette Leduc, Minneapolis
Timothy McCoy, Eden Prairie
Larry McNichols, Elk River
Sharon Mordorski, Minneapolis
John Naslund, Bloomington
Edward Rousseau, Minneapolis
Antonio Salinas, Bloomington
Jon Schaefer, St Louis Park
Jim Simonet, River Falls Wis.
Bob Stavig, Bloomington
John Tantzen, Eagan
Robert Tierney, St Paul
Timothy Zoerb, Eden Prairie
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