What is the mission of the Grand Forks Marathon? Since our start in 2012, our mission has been to support active, healthy lifestyles to enhance the quality of life in the Grand Cities, with a special focus on our area youth. With the help of each individual who signs up...
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Run Hog Wild Inspired: Angela O’Leary
Imagine running freely on the path with the wind in your hair and the sun kissing your skin. This is your time to think, a way to honor your body, your chance to let go; this is your happy place. Now imagine that in one day all of that is...
Run Hog Wild Inspired! – Matthew Waldner
We’re still running wild with excitement over how wonderful this year’s race weekend was! All the runners, volunteers, and community members never stop amazing us with their support and dedication to making the Grand Forks Marathon a must-attend event. (more…)
Show Us How You #RunHogWild
Race weekend is coming up quick! From training and traveling to costume bedazzling and carb loading, the next couple weeks will be filled with post-worthy pics from your running adventures. Get social with it and share your story with us using: #RunHogWild (more…)
Run Hog Wild Inspired! – Jim Diego
Every year we’re excited to see our community enlivened with participants traveling from near and far to be a part of the Grand Forks Marathon weekend. Last year alone we had over 2,140 participants come out and complete over 16,820 miles exploring our city on the course! This 6th year...
Running Hog Wild Inspired! – The Haug Family
We could not be more thrilled with how this annual community event has helped us accomplish our mission of supporting active, healthy lifestyles to enhance the quality of life in the Grand Cities. The marathon weekend would not be possible without the hard work and dedication from the countless volunteers,...
Run Hog Wild Inspired! – Levi’s Hope
The 2017 race weekend marks our 6th year! This event presents our grand cities with a wonderful opportunity to annually raise funds for youth athletes and positively impact our community. In 2016 alone, we received over $30,000 in donations to our community and had an estimated economic impact of $212,500....
How will you #RunHogWild?
Race weekend is coming up quick! Have you registered for your event yet? There is still plenty of time to sign up – take a look at what races are available, choose your favorite, and get ready to #RunHogWild! For those of you wanting that full 26.2 mile distance,...
Hog Wild Fun for All Ages
Looking for a fun way to get the kids involved in community events and healthy activities? Our Crary Real Estate Family Fun Run is just the ticket! The runs – either ½ mile or 1 mile – take place Friday, September 22nd, and encourage kids ages 12 and younger to...
Bark-worthy News: 1st Annual Hog Dog Jog Fun Run!
We are going mutts with excitement to have the marathon weekend’s first ever annual Hog Dog Jog Fun Run this year! The 1.5 mile jaunt (see course map) will take place on Thursday, September 21st, 6:30PM at Camp Hog (outside Wild Hog Smokehouse). Registration includes a shirt for the human,...