FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

27TH ANNUAL MEDTRONIC TWIN CITIES MARATHON
REGISTRATION TO GET UNDERWAY FRIDAY, APRIL 18

Online-only registration expected to fill quickly

What: 27th Annual Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon Registration

Who: Runners from Minnesota and across the nation

When: April 18 until registration capacity reached

About the 27th Annual Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon Registration Process:

Registration is online-only this year and begins at 12:01 a.m., Friday,
April 18 at www.mtcmarathon.org. Each year, the marathon fills within
20-30 days, and this year registration is three-weeks earlier. The field
limit has been increased to 11,000 to accommodate growing interest in
marathoning around the country.

The Corporate Team Challenge is an option for organizations to register as
a group again in 2008. The Challenge offers companies an opportunity to
add excitement, team building and good-natured competition to the work
place. Any corporation (profit or non-profit) may participate with a team
made up of employees of the corporation. Visit www.mtcmarathon.org for
more information.

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