Annual Twin Cities Marathon canceled due to extreme heat

Record heat and humidity force cancellation of Twin Cities Marathon and 10-mile race

Two major long-distance races, including the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon and a separate 10-mile race, were canceled on Sunday in Minnesota's largest cities, Minneapolis and St. Paul.

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(CNN) — The annual Twin Cities Marathon has been canceled due to record-breaking heat in Minneapolis and St. Paul, marathon organizers announced Sunday morning. The event, slated to begin at 7 a.m. local time, was expected to draw 300,000 spectators, according to the organizers. Temperatures were forecast to reach an unseasonably high 91 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the National Weather Service. The average high for the Minneapolis-St. Paul …

Some Twin Cities Marathon runners brave the heat despite cancellation

Kristi Miller and Mara Gottfried at the Pioneer Press report many of those who had planned to participate in Sunday’s Twin Cities Marathon and 10-mile races ran despite the cancellation due to record-breaking heat that made it unsafe for runners, supporters and volunteers. In-person races have been cancelled only one other time — in 2020 because of the pandemic. Joey Peters at Sahan Journal reports that some legalized marijuana advocates want Go…

Minnesota Twin Cities races that draw up to 20,000 runners canceled due to record heat

A forecast that record high temperatures and humidity would create “extreme and dangerous” conditions prompted organizers to cancel two long-distance races...

Heat has forced organizers to cancel Twin Cities races that draw up to 20,000 runners

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A forecast that record high temperatures and humidity would create “extreme and dangerous” conditions prompted organizers to cancel two long-distance races Sunday in Minnesota’s two largest cities that were expected to draw up to 20,000 runners. The Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon from Minneapolis to neighboring St. Paul had been expected to draw up to 8,000 runners when organizers called it off early Sunday. The organizers, Tw…

Twin Cities Marathon (and 10-miler) canceled due to heat and humidity

First time event has been canceled since it started in 1982