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 Can a cold plunge help your running? From ice bucket challenges to polar plunges, people have embraced being...
By: Mayo Clinic Health System Congratulations on setting a goal to run a long-distance race. You’ve just joined a group of more than 60...
By: Mayo Clinic Health System Preparing for a marathon takes months of hard work, and some of those months may be during a Midwestern...
By: Mayo Clinic Health System Are you breathless with anticipation? Finding it hard to sleep at night? It’s like waiting for a holiday or...
By: Mayo Clinic Health System We’re surrounded by warning signs on roads, at work, and on packaging and equipment. Your body sends warning signs...
By: Mayo Clinic Health System If you are training for an upcoming distance race or another athletic event, you may be looking for ways...
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: 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: Mayo Clinic Health System Training for a distance race means logging a lot of miles — sometimes in cold, rainy or hot weather,...
