


Kevin Yahl, President of ClickStreamTV, "Our system was designed for events like Grandma's Marathon. Viewers averaged 22 minutes each and accessed the stream from not only their PCs but their mobile devices too. The live stream of the participants crossing the finish line for the one-day event produced over 8,000 viewers. "With using the ClickStreamTV system, we were able to gain viewers internationally for our non-profit marathon," Stokes said. In reviewing the numbers, the marathon participants represented 49 states and 42 countries. people viewed the live stream from their PCs, laptops and mobile devices". "Grandma's Marathon has grown to be the 17 th largest marathon in the United States, and we wanted to provide an outlet for family and friends not able to attend a convenient way to watch their runners cross the finish line." Stokes continued, "Teaming with ClickStreamTV provided an easy to use online streaming video solution that enabled us to broadcast our video out to the Internet live. Dave Stokes, Vice President of Stokes Media House provided the video production for this year's event. Held each June, Grandma's Marathon began in 1977 with 150 participants and has grown to over 17,000 participants for the weekend festivities. This past weekend, ClickStreamTV ( teamed with Stokes Media House ( to do a live video stream of the finish line of the 35 th Annual running of the Grandma's Marathon ( in Duluth, MN. To connect with him on social media ahead of the 2023 race weekend, follow on Instagram and on Twitter.ClickStreamTV Streams Grandma’s Marathon Live at the Finish LineĬlickStreamTV partners with Stokes Media House to live stream racers as the cross the finish line of the 35th Annual Grandma's Marathon. Loyd is one of our 2023 Grambassadors, a group that's assembled to assist in spreading the word ahead of this year's Grandma's Marathon weekend as well as being resources for our other participants with questions about training, travel, lodging, race weekend in Duluth, etc. Having now run here several times, Loyd is steadfast in his description of Grandma's Marathon as one of the best in the world. Loyd touches on all of his running experiences in this episode, including the first time he ran in Duluth at the 2019 Grandma's Marathon after a long, personal battle with depression. Well, Tony lied to himself and as since on running and on marathoning - he qualified for his first Boston Marathon in 2005 and has run several other big races, including the 2013 New York City Marathon. Tony Loyd began running late in life and, to himself, said he'd never do it again after running his first-ever marathon in 2001.
