Runners with an
uncommon desire to test their endurance in three Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon
Weekend events, will get that chance in October thanks to the inaugural TC Loony
Challenge.
Named in honor of the
Minnesota state bird, the common loon, participants in the TC Loony Challenge
can distinguish themselves by competing the TC 10K and TC 5K, presented by
Fredrikson & Byron, on Saturday, October 5 in St. Paul and follow those
efforts by racing the following day in the Medtronic TC 10 Mile, which races
from downtown Minneapolis to the State Capitol.
Registration for the
TC Loony Challenge opened today.
Runners who complete
the TC Loony Challenge will earn a finisher’s medal and bragging rights among
distance runners. The top three men’s and women’s finishers in the competition,
based on their cumulative time in the three races, will win a TC Loony Prize
pack.
The TC Loony
Challenge, which is limited to 250 runners, has the added feature of offering
participants entry into the Medtronic TC 10 Mile that bypasses the lottery
registration held for the majority of the spots on the starting line of the
popular event.
“We’re excited to
offer the TC Loony Challenge to our most ambitious runners,” Twin Cities In
Motion Executive Director Virginia Brophy Achman said. “Runners are often
looking for new challenges, and for those who like to pack a lot of racing into
their weekend, we think the TC Loony Challenge will be ideal. We’re glad to
offer them non-lottery entry into the Medtronic TC 10 Mile as a
perk.”
TC Loony Challenge
registration ends on July 9 or as soon as 250 runners register for the event.
Details about the TC Loony Challenge can be found on the Twin Cities In Motion
website, tcmevents.org.
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