Ten Mile Race Information

NEW! This year's ten mile race is host to the USA Women's 10 Mile Championship.  In order to accomodate featuring the best women in the US, the race start has been moved to 7:13 a.m.  The women's championship will start at 7:05 a.m.   

Start Information
The Medtronic TC 10 Mile will feature three start corrals with assignments based on submitted times. When you register for the lottery, you'll provide your best 5k, 10k, half-marathon or ten mile time in the last two years and we'll assign you to your corral based on the field. If you do not post a time, you will be assigned to corral #3. Don't worry, the race is timed using the ChampionChip so you will know your net time regardless of starting corral!

To check your corral placement, use the Registration Confirmation tool available in mid-August.

RULES OF COMPETITION

Twin Cities Marathon, Inc. has established a Games Committee in accordance with the USA Track & Field Rules of Competition. TCM, Inc. follows and applies the USATF Rules in all events it conducts to ensure safe, fair races for all participants. Click here to view the 2008 Rules of Competition. To view the complete USATF Rules of Competition, click here. Below are two rules in particular that all participants need to be aware of.

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.

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 TC 10 Mile. 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.

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
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 Official TC 10 Mile Training Program presented by  
The Running Room offers the official Medtronic TC 10 Mile training clinic for runners of all abilities.  For more information, visit a local Running Room store or runningroom.com.

USA Women's 10 Mile Championship

The 2008 Medtronic TC 10 Mile has been designated by USA Track & Field to host the USA Women's 10 Mile championship.  To be eligible for the USA Women's 10 Mile prize purse, athletes must be current members of USATF and U.S. Citizens.  If you are not currently a USATF member, you can register at www.usatf.org. Prize money for the USA Women's 10 Mile Championship will be awarded 10 deep:

2008 USA Women's 10 Mile Championship Prize Purse
Place/Amount
1 $10,000
2 $ 6,000
3 $ 4,000
4 $ 2,000
5 $ 1,000
6 $ 750
7 $ 500
8 $ 275
9 $ 250
10 $ 225

Total: $25,000 
 

Elite Standards for which comp entries will be available:
USA Women's 10 Mile Championship:  61:00 or equivalent
Male: 55:00 or equivalent
Female: 64:00 or equivalent

Equivalent Standards from 5K to Marathon:

Distance	Male	Female Championship Wave/Female Elite
5K	15:56	17:40/18:32
8K	26:13	29:05/30:30
5 Mile	26:23	29:15/30:42
10K	33:13	36:50/38:39
15K	51:03	56:38/59:24
10 Mile	55:00	1:01:00/
20K	1:09:15	1:16:49/1:20:44
1/2 Marathon	1:13:14	1:21:13/1:25:25
25K	1:27:44	1:37:19/1:42:05
Marathon	2:32:40	2:49:20/2:56:00

TC10 Mile Elite Recruiters:
National:  Gene Niemi
Local:  Mike Nawrocki

Age Group Awards
Medals are given to the top three male and female TC 10 finishers in the following age categories:

21 & Under
22-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79

Registration Confirmation

Packet Pickup

Expo

Parking/Transportation