Course & Elevation
The Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon is a point-to-point road marathon from downtown Minneapolis to the State Capitol in Saint Paul, Minnesota, organised by Twin Cities In Motion. The organisers describe it as starting in downtown Minneapolis, winding through the chain of lakes, and ending in St. Paul, and call it 'The Most Beautiful Urban Marathon in America'. The start line is at 615 South 6th Street, near U.S. Bank Stadium, with an 8:00 am start, and the course winds through downtown districts and crosses the Mississippi River. The course climbs steadily from mile 21 to mile 23 before a downhill last half mile to the Capitol. The time limit is six hours and 30 minutes from the time the start line closes. The first race was held on 3 October 1982 and had 4,563 entrants. Marathon Weekend also includes 5K and 10K races and family events, and the organisers report more than 30,000 registrants across the weekend. From 2027 the weekend moves from the first Sunday of October to mid-October, with the marathon on 17 October 2027, after extreme heat forced the cancellation of Sunday events in 2023.
Course Facts
Weather
Typical climate for the race month — an estimate, not a forecast or a race-day record
10°C
Temperature
68%
Humidity
31%
Rain Chance
October in Minneapolis is cool and variable: average highs are around 15°C and lows around 5°C, with relative humidity near 68% and measurable precipitation on about nine to ten days of the month. The move to mid-October is meant to give cooler race-day conditions than the old early-October date.
Get Your Training Plan
Free, personalized for this race
Get alerts for Twin Cities Marathon
Registration openings, date changes, sell-out warnings.