Dewall breaks Park Point 5-Miler men’s record dating back to 1975

Dewall breaks Park Point 5-Miler men’s record dating back to 1975

PARK POINT — Lars Dewall’s heart was beating out of his sweat-soaked chest as he sprinted toward the final stretch of Thursday’s 54th annual Park Point 5-Miler. The St. Scholastica graduate was a just couple hundred meters from the finish line, but he was fatigued and the stamina that remained was dissipating, at least until he heard a voice in the distance shouting at him. “One of my friend’s buddies was yelling, ‘Course record!’” Dewall recall…

Park Point 5-Mile run and 2-Mile run Helped Raise Money for the Youth

DULUTH, Minn. – 650 participants took on the Park Point 5-mile run and 2-mile walk to help support the Young Athletes Foundation. Grandma’s Marathon held both of these races to raise money for the Young Athletes Foundation. This foundation offers the youth grants, scholarships, and free kids’ programming. “For me, personally, I have three kids myself that have benefited from some of the causes you know, that that this donates to and for the comm…