Two major long-distance races, including the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon and a separate 10-mile race, were canceled on Sunday in Minnesota's largest cities, Minneapolis and St. Paul.
and humidity would create"extreme and dangerous" conditions prompted organizers to cancel two long-distance races Sunday in Minnesota's two largest cities that were expected to draw up to 20,000 runners.
The Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon from Minneapolis to neighboring St. Paul had been expected to draw up to 8,000 runners when organizers called it off early Sunday. The organizers, Twin Cities in Motion, also canceled a separate 10-mile race drawing 12,000 runners.RYAN BLANEY WINS TALLADEGA BY 0.012, KEVIN HARVICK DQ'D OVER WINDSHIELD ISSUE
A forecast that record high temperatures and humidity would create"extreme and dangerous" conditions prompted organizers to cancel two long-distance races Sunday in Minnesota's two largest cities that were expected to draw up to 20,000 runners.In the days leading up to Sunday's race, organizers had warned that weather conditions could be unsafe. But the race was expected to still be held, with additional safety precautions in place.
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