FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Registration Set to Open for 35th Annual Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon
Six Additional Twin Cities In Motion Events also Open February 2
St. Paul, Minn. – February 1, 2016 – Registration for the 35th annual
Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon and six additional running events hosted by
Twin Cities In Motion will open on Tuesday, February 2 at 10:00 a.m. CST.
The Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon, which will run from downtown
Minneapolis to the State Capitol grounds in St. Paul on Sunday, October 9,
will be limited to 11,600 participants.
Twin Cities In Motion will also open registration for three other Medtronic
Twin Cities Marathon Weekend events: the Medtronic TC Family Events, TC 5K,
presented by Fredrikson & Byron, and TC 10K which take place at the State
Capitol grounds on Saturday, October 8.
The date for this year's Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon Weekend is a week
later than usual, due to the Twin Cities' hosting the Ryder Cup during the
first weekend in October.
Twin Cities In Motion will also open registration for the Medtronic TC 1
Mile, held on the downtown Minneapolis riverfront on May 12, the TC Kids
Cross Country Fun Run, held May 21 at Como Park in St. Paul, and the Red,
White & Boom! TC Half Marathon, Relay & 5K, held in Minneapolis on July 4.
Registration for all of the events will be conducted online through the
Twin Cities In Motion website, tcmevents.org. Lottery registration for the
Medtronic TC 10 Mile, held October 9, will open on July 6. The field for
the Medtronic TC 10 Mile will be limited to 10,600 registrants.
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About Twin Cities In Motion (TCM): Twin Cities In Motion organizes the
region's premier running events, including the Medtronic Twin Cities
Marathon, a Top 10 U.S. Marathon. With a mission of promoting healthy
lifestyles through running events and community outreach, TCM contributes a
portion of every race dollar to local youth and professional athletes and
helps raise more than $900,000 annually with its charity partners. For more
information, visit us at www.tcmevents.org, or find us on Facebook and on
Twitter @tcmarathon.
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