Kara Goucher will be in Duluth on Saturday, but only to watch the action during Grandma's Marathon.

KEVIN PATES: Jerry Nason covered the Boston Marathon for the Boston Globe for 50 straight years.

Sixty-four-year-old Tim Sandor, who grew up in Ashland and has lived in Superior since 1975, found running enjoyable and has kept with it for more than 30 years.

Wright began running marathons in 2003 and, despite a diagnosis of blood cancer multiple myeloma at that time, he's continued in the sport.

GRANDMA'S MARATHON: What Vinnie Surges is tackling this week makes him nervous. Running 26.2 miles is out of his purview. Grandma's Marathon is on his mind.

GRANDMA'S MARATHON: Ten yards from the finish of his first marathon, David House collapsed - in Duluth, on Canal Park Drive, at age 18, just out of high school.