A famous Minnesota marathon is offering hundreds of discounted tickets to athletes from “underrepresented communities,” including racial minorities and LGBT people.
Grandma’s Marathon in Duluth said it will offer 500 discounted tickets to the special groups, which include but are not limited to “communities of color, athletes with disabilities, non-binary athletes, and LGBTQI+ athletes.”
“In helping with the cost of registration, our organization hopes to open our arms to runners in those communities and to help them feel a sense of belonging within our race, our city, and our sport,” the marathon’s website reads.
Entries to the race are coveted. The marathon is already sold out, even though it is still five months away. But the marathon’s website homepage emphasizes that “DEI entries [are] still available.”
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