We're all by ourselves for the first 19 miles. And so him and I ran basically from the time the gun went off together. And another Minnesotan, probably in my opinion, one of the best distance runner this state has ever produced, Gary Bjorklund, who's from a little town of Twig, which is outside of Duluth. There was no wind, a little fog and mist coming in off of Lake Superior. It was 48 degrees at the start, 48 degrees at the finish line.
But no, that day back in 1981, golly, you couldn't have asked for a nicer day for a marathon. And he was afraid I probably left it out on the course or out on the training course. I remember talking to my coach, and honest to gosh, if he could have put his hand through the phone and grabbed me by the neck, he would have shook me up and down. And if I would have kept going for another couple miles, I'd have run like a 211, 212 marathon. So needless to say, I was super excited.Īnd yes, about 10, 11 days before the Grandma's Marathon in 1981, I did my last long run, about a 23, 24-miler. It was the first time they ever had a chance to see me run a marathon. And my mom and dad were going to be at the finish line. And being a Minnesota boy, I was so excited. What do you reme- what do you remember thinking about leading up to Grandma's?ĭICK BEARDSLEY: Well, I remember going into that race, it was my very first Grandma's Marathon. But I understand- because I read your autobiography- you galloped off one last run before the 1981 Grandma's Marathon race, 20 miles in an hour and 41 minutes.Īnd your coach at that time was angry, thinking you blew it. Say, I admittedly don't know a ton about running, but I always thought a marathoner needed to taper, running less, recovering more before a race. I'm glad you guys are having a good time out there on the lake. But yeah, we got a few walleyes in the live weld and catching a bunch of northern pike and having a heck of a good time.ĬATHY WURZER: Good. In fact, one of my guide clients, Mark Nisley, from Pine City, Minnesota, just had a fish on that the hook popped out. How are the fish biting?ĭICK BEARDSLEY: Well, not too bad.
As a matter of fact, I don't think I've ever done an interview with anyone live from his fishing boat, which happens to be in Bemidji. He's also a best-selling author, motivational speaker, and fishing coach in Minnesota. He's known across the state for winning the 1981 and '82 Grandma's Marathons. Ahead of the big race, we thought we'd talk to one of the marathon's most well-known champions, Dick Beardsley. CATHY WURZER: Grandma's Marathon is this weekend in Duluth.
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