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The 27th Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon will take place on Sunday, October 5, 2008.
General Registration is now closed! The field limit of 11,000 was reached in 31 days, continuing the tradition of closing quickly and the 150 Fundraiser Entries filled in just a few short days.
If you would still like to participate, you have the opportunity to register for the marathon through our Community Partners program or through the Twin Cities Marathon, Inc. Training Teams Network, including Life Time Fitness.
Click here to learn more about registrations through our Community Partners.
Click here to learn more about registration through our training team network.
If you have a REFERRAL CODE, click here to register
RULES OF COMPETITION
Electronic Devices
 USA Track & Field Rule 144.3(f) prohibits the possession and use of headphones and similar devices on the racecourse. This rule will be enforced during the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon. Runners should not bring these devices with them to the race. Those carrying/wearing these devices will be given the option to surrender their music device to a designated race official prior to entering the starting line chutes. Participants that choose not to surrender their device will be disqualified from the race, their finishing time will not appear in the official race results, and they may be banned from participating in future TCM, Inc. events.
Marathon Time Limit
The marathon finish line remains open until 2:15 p.m. Participants must cross the finish line by 2:15 p.m. in order to be considered "official finishers". After 2:15 p.m., the course and finish line are closed. The finisher shirt and medal will not be awarded after 2:15 p.m.
Course Closing Bus
Finishing the marathon by 2:15 p.m. generally means maintaining an average pace of 13:44 per mile. The race course is opened to traffic on a rolling schedule as participants make their way to the finish. In order to ensure safety, a Course Closing Bus follows the race route to pick-up participants who are unable to maintain this pace on a consistent basis. Participants are required to board the Course Closing Bus when so instructed by Race Officials.
Buying/Selling/Transferring Race Numbers
The Twin Cities Marathon, Inc. does not allow the selling or trading of Bib Numbers and will take necessary action to prevent these transactions. If TCM, Inc. Officials become aware of an individual involved in the buying or selling of an Official Race Number, the individuals involved may be banned from participating in future Twin Cities Marathon, Inc. events.
View or download the 2008 Rules of Competition by clicking the link below. To download and print, right click on the link and choose ’Save Target As...’
2008 Rules of Competition
(Acrobat Reader required)
Confirmation of Registration
1. Registration is confirmed by electronic postcard. You will receive an Official Participant Guide via U.S. Mail in September with important race information and your confirmation ticket required for packet pick-up.
2. Visit Registration Confirmation, available after registration has closed. At that time you will be able to search for your name, as well as friends and family.
3. The confirmation ticket on the back of the Participant Guide is required for packet pick-up. Please be sure your address is up to date. Email changes to by September 1, 2008.
Medtronic Global Heroes
Medtronic Global Heroes celebrates runners with medical devices. Recipients receive paid entry into the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon or Medtronic TC 10 Mile and an exclusive travel package. Medtronic also donates $1,000 to a non-profit patient organization. For program details, visit medtronic.com/globalheroes.
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