FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Hrezi and Fulton Win 2021 Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon Titles
St. Paul's Danny Docherty Wins His Third Race of the Weekend
with 10 Mile Victory
St. Paul, Minn. - October 3, 2021 - Mohamed Hrezi of Philadelphia and Naomi
Fulton of Hartland, Wisc. won titles at today's Medtronic Twin Cities
Marathon. Hrezi, 29, won the men's race in 2:15:22, while Fulton, 35, paced
the women field in 2:45:57.
3,192 finished the 26.2 mile race from downtown Minneapolis to the State
Capitol grounds in St. Paul, which was cancelled in 2020 due to the
pandemic.
In the companion Medtronic TC 10 Mile, St. Paul's Danny Docherty completed
a three-victory Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon Weekend, adding that title
to the 10K and 5K wins he notched on Saturday.
Docherty clocked 49:19 in the "Shortcut to the Capitol", the final leg of a
25-hour, 19.3-mile weekend of racing for the 2019 3rd-place finisher in the
marathon.
In the women's 10 mile, Rachel Drake of Portland, Ore, won in 56:41. 6,521
runners finished the Medtronic TC 10 Mile.
"After everything people have been through - after everything runners have
been through with cancelled events - it was a special day for runners
today," Twin Cities In Motion executive director Virginia Brophy Achman
said. "You could feel a unique energy among the runners, spectators and
volunteers. It was an honor to host the event for the community."
Due to the ongoing pandemic, runners were asked to mask in the race's start
corrals and in the finish line walk-off during today's event.
Across the entirety of 2021 Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon Weekend, more
than 13,700 participated int the event that was held at reduced capacity.
Twin Cities In Motion (TCM) is the region's premier running event company.
Its mission is simple - ignite everyone's inner athlete. TCM is a 501 (c) 3
nonprofit that organizes dozens of events throughout the year, including
the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon, a Top 10 U.S. marathon, to provide
opportunities for people of all ages, abilities, and experiences to live an
active, healthy lifestyle. Collectively, TCM and its charity partners that
fundraise at TCM events regularly give back more than $1 million annually
to a variety of causes. For more information, visit us at tcmevents.org, or
find us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @tcmarathon.
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