Minnesota native and former US Olympian Carrie Tollefson has been involved with Grandma's Marathon for more than a decade, serving most recently as lead analyst for the women's marathon for our radio broadcast.

Tollefson works primarily on race day with Chad Salmela, who has Olympic experience of his own in the broadcast booth. Together, they are part of a star-studded media team each year at Grandma's Marathon.

Tollefson talk this episode about her favorite parts of Grandma's Marathon weekend, including the William A. Irvin 5K on Friday night, and gives her recommendations for anyone visiting northern Minnesota for the first time.

You can catch more of Carrie on her podcast, C Tolle Run, which has developed into one of the premier podcasts in the running industry.