Discover trails, entertainment, dining, and local attractions for race weekend.
View the full schedule of race start times and events for race weekend.
Info on packet pick-up, bag drop, maps, parking, awards, safety, and post-race festivities.
Tips, rules, and the best viewing spots to enjoy race weekend events.
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By: Mayo Clinic Health System The iliotibial, or IT, band is a long fibrous band of fascia tissue that runs from the outside of...
By: April Graff, MS, RD, LD. Hy-Vee Dietitian While the change in seasons (especially to warmer ones) can bring on renewed moods and energy,...
By: April Graff, MS, RD, LD. Hy-Vee Dietitian Summer grilling is just getting started. Let’s make it a flavorful summer with these tips and...
By: Mayo Clinic Health System To train for and run a long-distance race requires a lot of energy. Good nutrition will give your body...
By: Mayo Clinic Health System “My heel is killing me!” is without a doubt one of the most common sentences uttered in podiatry offices...
By: April Graff, MS, RD, LD. Hy-Vee Dietitian Magnesium is a key nutrient for many vital functions in the body. Deficiency of this mineral...
There is a reason the Mankato Marathon is an award winning race weekend. The event has a lot going for it. Check out the...
By: Mayo Clinic Health System Training for a distance race means logging a lot of miles — sometimes in cold, rainy or hot weather,...
By: Mayo Clinic Health System Like a car, the human knee has built-in shock absorbers. They’re crescent-shaped pads of cartilage inside the knee, with...
By: Mayo Clinic Health System At first, you may brush it off as fatigue or pushing your run or walk too far. But eventually,...
