FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Professionals and "Faces in the Crowd" Slated for
Tomorrow's News Conference

Equalizer Head-Start to be Announced at Health & Fitness Expo

Professional athletes competing in the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon and
Medtronic TC 10 Mile plus a panel of "Faces in the Crowd" runners –
recreational runners with interesting and inspiring stories – will appear
at tomorrow's Athlete News Conference held in conjunction with the Health
and Fitness Expo at Saint Paul RiverCentre.

The news conference begins at 12:30 p.m. Athletes competing in the USA 10
Mile Championships, held in conjunction with the Medtronic TC 10 Mile, kick
off the program, followed by professional marathoners and USA Masters
Championship competitors, and the Faces in the Crowd athletes.

At the news conference, Twin Cities In Motion Executive Director Virginia
Brophy Achman will announce the length of the head-start given to the USA
10 Mile Championship women's field who are competing against the men for a
$10,000 Equalizer Bonus which goes to the first USA Champion – male or
female – to cross the finish line.

Among the athletes scheduled to appear are U.S. Olympians Kara Goucher,
Janet Bawcom, Julie Culley, and Abdi Abdirahman, defending USA Masters
Marathon champion Tracy Lokken, and 2012 Grandma's Marathon champion
Everlyne Lagat.

About Twin Cities In Motion (TCM): Twin Cities In Motion (formerly Twin
Cities Marathon, Inc.) is the non-profit organization that provides
nationally recognized, high quality running events throughout the year,
including the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon. With a mission of promoting a
healthy lifestyle through running, TCM and its charity partners contribute
over $500,000 to related causes each year. For more information, visit
www.tcmevents.org, www.facebook.com/TwinCitiesInMotion, and follow us on
Twitter @tcmarathon.

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