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The Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon Weekend kicks off September 29th through October 1st, and Charlie Mahler from Twin Cities in Motion joined us with a preview.
New for 2023:
- Planting a tree for each participant … resulting in a 40-acre forest in partnership with the DNR.
- Live Art creation at the Health & Fitness Expo, at Saturday Events and on Marathon Sunday at start, along course and at the finish.
- Second year of the Diane & Alan Page Community Cheer Challenge where the most enthusiastic of the event’s 300,000+ spectators can earn nonprofit donations for their efforts.
- 25th Anniversary of the Medtronic TC 10 Mile (little tidbit, guest Charlie was the men’s winner of the first TC 10 Mile in 1999.)
- Kids 18 and Under Run Free at all Twin Cities In Motion events, including marathon weekend.
Events of the Weekend:
• Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon – The Most Beautiful Urban Marathon in America®
- Sunday, Oct. 1
- 8000 runners
- Downtown Minneapolis start / State Capitol grounds finish.
• Medtronic TC 10 Mile – The Shortcut to the Capitol®
- Sunday, Oct. 1
- 12,000 runners
- Downtown Minneapolis start / State Capitol grounds finish.
• TC 5K, presented by Fredrikson
- Saturday, September 30
- State Capitol grounds start and finish.
• TC 10K, presented by Dermatology Consultants
- Saturday, September 30
- State Capitol grounds start and finish.
• Medtronic TC Family Events
- Saturday, September 30
- State Capitol grounds start and finish.
- KARE 11 Family Mile
- Half Mile, presented by iHeartRadio Minneapolis
- Toddler Trot
- Diaper Dash
• Health & Fitness Expo at Saint Paul RiverCentre
- Friday, Sept. 29 – Saturday, Sept. 30
- Packet Pick Up for participants.
- Official Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon Store
- Exhibits on a wide variety of health and fitness products and services.
For more details, check out Twin Cities In Motion | Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon (tcmevents.org)
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