‘Meet me at Grandma’s Corner’: The special Akron Marathon tribute

North Firestone Boulevard and Brown Street in Akron is much more than just an intersection.

To the Klein family, it’s Grandma’s Corner, nicknamed that in honor of Peg Ruhmanseder.

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Peg Ruhmanseder

Her son, Michael Klein, said the spot— which is along the FirstEnergy Akron Marathon, Half Marathon and Team Relay route in the Firestone Park neighborhood— will forever hold a special place in the hearts of family members.

“It was a tradition with our family. When we first started there in 2003, our kids were in strollers,” Klein said…

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