That one will feature packets of Pure Fuel, which is 100% pure maple syrup.

Some aid stations along the Grandma’s Marathon route on Saturday will feature fresh fruit.

Grandma’s Marathon hopes to prevent 26,000 cups from winding up in a landfill. Just toss the cup to the side of the road when done. Runners are to not take the cups with them.

The water station of Mile 9 of Grandma’s Marathon will feature reusable cups, provided by the service Hiccup.

Citizen runners will then begin the race behind the women’s elite runners, which is bad news for anyone hoping to pull a “Boniface Kongin” and win the men’s marathon with a numbered bib, as the 2019 champion did. The elite men will start at 7:40 a.m., followed by the elite women at 7:45 a.m.

For the first time, there will be separate gun starts for the men’s and women’s elite marathon runners this year.

The start line has been moved from Bayfront Festival Park to behind the DECC on Harbor Drive.

In addition to Grandma’s Marathon and the Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon, the course for the William A.

Other changes and additions for Grandma’s Marathon weekend to note: Panelists scheduled to appear include Ed Walton of Black Men Run, Katia Lopez-Petrovich of Latinas on the Move, Alicia Kozlowski of the Indigenous women’s running community KwePack, and Jake Fedorowski of the LGBTQIA+ running and walking club Seattle Frontrunners. The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Roundtable is new to Grandma’s Marathon weekend this year.

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