Garry has lived in Colorado since the late 1970s, training with the Colorado Track Club and running partner Frank Shorter. His strong road running during this time earned him a place in the Road Runners Club of America’s Hall of Fame in 1988. By 1980, he had set a national age group record and personal best time of 2:10.20 at Grandma’s Marathon in Duluth Minnesota. All members of this year’s broadcast team will be guests on the popular Dick & Carrie Pre-Race Talk Show, which is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. Following his Olympic appearance, Garry became a marathon runner, earning fifth-place finishes in both the 1977 New York City Marathon and the 1979 Boston Marathon. Another two-time Grandma’s Marathon champion, Doug Kurtis, will continue in his usual role as analyst of the Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon. at the 19 Pan American Games as well as the 1976 Olympics, managing to make the 10,000m team in spite of losing a shoe during trials. Garry Bjorklund started his running career in high school, setting a Minnesota state record mile that lasted for 39 years with a time of 4:05.1.

The Grandma’s Marathon in Duluth named the Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon after him.

Inducted into the Road Runners Club of America’s Hall of Fame in 1988.

13 th place in 10,000m at the 1976 Olympics.

Broke Big Ten records in seven categories.

Held the MN state high school mile record (4:05.1) for 39 years.

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