Med City Marathon
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Med City Marathon : Rochester MN race weekend
Med City Marathon is an annual race weekend hosted in Rochester, MN and presented by ActivePT. The event includes a multi-day schedule with a Health Street Expo at the Historic Chateau Theater and Peace Plaza, packet pick-up options, a finish line festival, and live music performances across the weekend.
Race offerings include a range of distances and formats:
- Full Marathon (26.2 miles)
- Half Marathon
- 20 Mile
- Altra 5K and Corporate 5K
- Relays
- Back2Back challenges
- Kids Run with short and long course options
The weekend is chip timed and listed as a Boston qualifier. The course provides 13 water and nutrition stations. Awards are given for overall and age group placements. Event weekend features include shuttle service between downtown and the start area with continuous runs and an approximate 15 minute ride, relay shuttles for exchange zones, and a packet pick-up system that includes Saturday expo pickup and race morning pickup near the Rochester International Event Center. Registered runners receive a race shirt; exchanges are allowed only post-race for unworn shirts and unclaimed shirts will be forfeited.
The event maintains a severe weather and lightning plan that may delay, pause, or cancel segments if conditions are unsafe. Communication during weather events uses race staff, PA announcements, ham radio, and the RaceRecord app. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
