Shawn O’Grady

Shawn O’Grady, 61, from Minnesota, USA, has been running since 1997 and has completed 20 marathons, including major races like New York, Boston, and Chicago, as well as smaller ones like Notre Dame and Lake Wobegon. This will be his first marathon outside the U.S. mainland. Shawn spent 35 years at General Mills, where he led Sales, Marketing, and Food Service, and now serves on several boards, including as acting Chair of Feeding America, the nation’s largest anti-hunger organization. He’s excited to make the North Pole Marathon his final race.