Bennion finishes 2nd in Grandma's MarathonDULUTH, Minn. - Roy Dooney of Dublin, Ireland, won the Grandma's Marathon in a close race at the finish with Chad Bennion of Murray, Utah.
Jane Welzel of Fort Collins, Colo., won the women's division for a second time.Dooney finished the race from Two Harbors to Duluth in 2 hours, 13 minutes and 27 seconds. It was a personal best for the 34-year-old Dooney, who was competing in his first Grandma's.
Dooney and Bennion were neck-and-neck the last four miles.
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Welzel, the top women's finisher in the 1990 race, finished with a personal best of 2 hours, 33 minutes and 2 seconds.