Grandma’s Marathon champion Elisha Barno celebrated at Skyline
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On Saturday he crossed the finish line of Grandma’s Marathon in under 2 hours and 10 minutes. Then on Tuesday the now-five time Grandma’s champion Elisha Barno was celebrated by the Northland community.
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At Skyline Social and Games fans, family and fellow Grandma’s champs, including Dominic Ondoro and Milton Rotich, gathered to honor and duckpin bowl with the 47-year-old event’s winningest men’s runner.
Barno’s time of 2:09.14 was just eight seconds shy of the record set by 2023 second place finisher Ondoro in 2014. Winning Grandma’s at 38-years-old Barno also broke his personal record set in 2018 by 18 seconds.
“Duluth is good because I run my personal best. Duluth is very nice and Grandma’s is very nice. Nice course. Because I have run Houston, I have run so many races, but see I have a lot of PB [personal bests] in Grandmas. I say Grandma’s is my favorite race now,” Barno said.
Elisha Barno (far left) poses with fellow Grandma's Marathon champions at Skyline Social and Games to celebrate his marathon victory.
Barno added he plans to defend his Grandma’s Marathon title next year, but will enjoy bowling victories in the meantime.