Nearly 30,000 Expected at Twin Cities Marathon Amid Heat

The Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon weekend runs Oct. 3–5, with the main marathon starting Sunday, Oct. 5, at S. 6th St. & Portland Ave in downtown Minneapolis and finishing on the Minnesota State Capitol grounds in St. Paul. About 30,000 people are registered for the weekend and roughly 9,400 are entered in the full marathon; the weekend also features 5K and 10K races Saturday and the TC 10 Mile and half‑marathon on Sunday. The course winds through Hennepin Avenue, the Chain of Lakes, crosses the Mississippi and Summit Avenue and will have fluid stations, restrooms and expanded medical support, including air‑conditioned medical tents and misting fans after the 2023 heat cancellation. Organizers say the race will go ahead despite forecasts of mid‑80s to low‑90s temperatures, and roads along the route will close starting at 5 a.m. Sunday with rolling reopenings, so motorists should plan detours. Packet pickup is at the Health & Fitness Expo at the St. Paul RiverCentre, and the weekend includes community elements such as hundreds of blue‑and‑green ribbons on Summit Avenue honoring Annunciation shooting victims—relatives of victims are among the runners—and a “26.2: A Marathon Poster Show” at the expo.