Twin Cities In Motion to Host 2013, 2014 USA Marathon Championships
USA 1 Mile Road Championships set for 2015, 2016 Medtronic TC 1 Mile
December 6, 2012
The Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon will crown the nations mens and womens marathon champions for the next two years. The race, which runs from downtown Minneapolis to the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, was awarded the USA Mens and Womens Marathon Championships for 2013 and 2014 by USA Track & Field, the governing body of the sport in the United States.
Marathon organizer Twin Cities In Motion was also awarded the 2015 and 2016 USA Mens and Womens 1 Mile Road Championships which will take place in conjunction with the Medtronic TC 1 Mile contested on Nicollet Mall in the heart of downtown Minneapolis.
The 2013 Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon will take place Sunday, October 6. The Medtronic TC 1 Mile takes place each May. The 2013 Medtronic TC 1 Mile, set for May 9, along with the 2014 Medtronic TC 1 Mile, will still feature professional fields and prize money in continued support of post-collegiate athletes.
The championship designations were awarded earlier this week at the USA Track & Field Annual Meeting in Daytona Beach, Florida. Twin Cities In Motion has a storied history of hosting national championships. USA Marathon champions have been crowned at Twin Cities on nine occasions, beginning in 1986.
The USA 1 Mile Road Championships originated with TCM and have been contested Minneapolis for the past four years. Twin Cities In Motion has also played host to the USA 10 Mile Championships for men and/or women from 2007 until this fall.
Were excited to know that national champions will be crowned at our finish lines for the next four years, Twin Cities In Motion Executive Director Virginia Brophy Achman said. Weve hosted national championship events for the past eight years, because we believe in the sport at all its distances. We think national champions inspire first-time marathoners and vice-versa.
A total prize purse of $145,000 will be on offer to USA Marathon Championships participants, including matching $25,000 checks for the mens and womens victors. The USA 1 Mile Championships in 2015 and 2016 will feature $25,000 prize purses.
Additionally, the USA Masters Marathon Championships, for athletes 40-years and older, have been held in conjunction with the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon since 1991 with the event slated to host the championship through 2015.
Twin Cities In Motion will also host two 2013 Minnesota state road racing championships sanctioned by USA Track & Field Minnesota. The top Minnesota runners and teams will race for state titles at the Medtronic TC 1 Mile and the Medtronic TC 10 Mile.
About Twin Cities In Motion (TCM): Twin Cities In Motion (formerly Twin Cities Marathon, Inc.) is the non-profit organization that provides nationally recognized, high quality running events throughout the year, including the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon. With a mission of promoting a healthy lifestyle through running, TCM and its charity partners contribute over $500,000 to related causes each year. For more information, visit www.tcmevents.org, www.facebook.com/TwinCitiesInMotion, and follow us on Twitter @tcmarathon.
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