Grandma's Marathon - Harping for Thousands

10,000 runners go past my house every 3rd Sat. in June for Grandma's Marathon. Water and first aid stations line the route as do crowds cheering them on. I was one of the official musicians this year, providing lap harp by the mile 20 first aid station near my home. I played Synchronicity for about three hours, hopefully helping 5,000 to 6,000 runners to keep going. People ride bikes and walk on the sidewalk along the route and several wanted their children hear the harp and see it played and even took pictures. Runners early in the race yelled "harp in the house!" while the later in the race ones rest on the curb and listened to my playing.

This year's full marathon wheelchair winners are:

Men's - Joshua George

Women's - Amanda McGrory