MINNEAPOLIS — Hot weather conditions in the forecast are prompting Twin Cities in Motion to cancel the 2023 Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon and TC 10 Mile races.
"The latest weather forecast update projects record-setting heat conditions that do not allow a safe event for runners, supporters and volunteers," organizers said in a statement early Sunday morning, just hours ahead of the start of both races.
Temperatures on Sunday were expected to be unseasonably warm in the upper 80s, leading to EAS Black Flag conditions.
Twin Cities in Motion Communications Director Charlie Mahler told KARE 11 on Sunday morning that rescheduling the race would not be possible, due to the size of the marathon and all the resources needed to make it happen.
BELOW: Mahler talks about the decision to cancel Sunday's events.
Organizers had been watching the forecast since earlier in the week, Mahler said. He said they worked to muster more medical support from volunteers, more police, fire and EMS workers to deal with the heat. While they were able to marshal the needed number of resources, the weather forecast was too hot. TCM organizers weren’t confident runners would be safe.
More than 20,000 people were registered to run.
Maher told CNN on Sunday morning “We’re saddened to have to make this decision, but we knew it was the right one.”
The Twin Cities Marathon was canceled in 2020 due to the COVID pandemic but otherwise has been held every year since 1982.
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