Med City Marathon
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30th Anniversary Race Weekend in Rochester
The Med City Marathon is an annual running event held in Rochester, Minnesota. For 2026, the event celebrates 30 years with a variety of distance options and community activities. The race weekend is presented by ActivePT and features a range of course lengths to accommodate different participants:
- Marathon (26.2 miles)
- Half Marathon
- 20 Mile
- Relay
- Altra 5K & Corporate 5K
- Back2Back Challenges
- Kids Run
The marathon course is a Boston Qualifier and features 13 water and nutrition stations distributed along the route. All races are chip timed, and awards are provided for both overall winners and age group categories.
The event includes the Health Street Expo, which hosts health and wellness vendors as well as local artists. Participants can pick up their race packets at this location. Following the races, there is a post-race party featuring live music. The event is supported by hundreds of volunteers and local sponsors from the Rochester area. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.