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Twin Cities Marathon Minneapolis Annual Event


The Twin Cities Marathon or TCM is a marathon that is held every year in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul. It has been referred to as the Most Beautiful Urban Marathon in America quite a number of times. It began in the year 1982 and is basically organized during the first weekend in the month of October.

Twin Cities Marathon got its first sponsorship from the corporate world in 2006. The organization that went ahead to sponsor it was Medtronic, Inc. After receiving the sponsorship its name was switched over to Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon (MTCM) officially. The MTCM of 2007 was hosted on 7th October on the occasion of its 26th anniversary.

The Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon not only holds the event of marathon but also facilitates an entire weekend that is full of fun filled events for runners as well as wheelers belonging to all ages and possessing the various skills. The events that are meant for adults comprises of MTC 10 Mile Run and the State Capitol 5 km Fun Run/Walk.

There are specially designed programs in which children can participate actively; they are Kids One-Mile & Half-Mile Fun Runs, Toddler Trot and Diaper Dash. Not only this Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon also the sponsors competition oriented 1-mile road race, which generally takes place on the last weekend of April.

The magazine namely Running Times placed Twin Cities Marathon at the position of the third most competitive marathon that involves the runners from America. The marathon that was hosted in Minneapolis right from the year 1963 was referred to as the Land of Lakes Marathon.

In the year 1976, its name was further changed to City of Lakes Marathon, which was shifted to a four-lap course that is located around Lakes Calhoun and Harriet. The course of Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon initiates at the Metrodome that is situated in downtown Minneapolis and moves around many of the scenic lakes of the city before making a turn along the Mississippi River banks.

Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon goes on with the river for long miles before making a cross into Saint Paul. It later moves up to the historic Summit Avenue and gets its track completed at the state capitol building. The Miles 21-25 constituting the course goes on a steady uphill from the river.

These routes are referred to as the one that offers the maximum amount of challenge among all the other American marathons. While the downhill found in the last half-mile gives the option of making a finish quite strongly in Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon. Twin Cities Marathon







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Twin Cities Marathon Minneapolis Annual Event was written on November 22, 2007. Posted in Recreation & Sports and Tagged Recreation & Sports.












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