Press Release - Twin Cities Marathon - 10/5/14

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

    Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon Releases Preliminary Medical Report

St. Paul, Minn. - October 5, 2014 - Event organizers of the Medtronic Twin 
Cities Marathon have collected an initial set of data about the health and 
safety of its runners. Medical personnel at aid stations throughout the 
course have communicated to the Acting Medical Director of the Medtronic 
Twin Cities Marathon information about the runners they treated during the 
33rd annual running of the race. 

Approximately 90 runners were treated in the Medical Tent, located at the 
finish line. Five runners from the race were transported to medical 
facilities. Of the five, one was critical, involving a collapse on the 
course attended to by the event's volunteer Bike Patrol first responders.

Event organizer Twin Cities In Motion stresses that due to the size of the 
course and number of runners participating in the race, the official 
post-race report will not be completed until October 7, 2014. This report 
pertains only to runners who were treated at the marathon's 14 official aid 
stations or by the race's medical personnel. It does not include runners 
who sought medical attention on their own.

Low (°F): 37 
High (°F): 48 
Entrants: 11,908
Finishers: 8,867

For comparison, information from previous years has been provided.

2013:
Low (°F): 44 
High (°F): 58 
Entrants: 11,990
Finishers: 8,849

2012
Low (°F): 28
High (°F): 53
Entrants: 12,016
Finishers: 8,783

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 $800,000 annually with its charity partners. For more 
information, visit us at tcmevents.org, or find us on Facebook and on 
Twitter @tcmarathon.

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