Run Minnesota

🏃 GRANDMA’S MARATHON 2027 REGISTRATION OPENS TONIGHT!

Planning to race in Duluth next June? Grandma’s Marathon Weekend registration opens TODAY at 7:00 PM CT!

Register for 2027 Run Minnesota Spring Training before registration opens and you’ll receive our Run Minnesota running club discount code to use when registering for Grandma’s Marathon Weekend. The discount code only applies to the FULL Grandma's Marathon.

⏰ Grandma’s Registration: 7:00 PM TONIGHT
🏃 Spring Training: March 1–June 19, 2027
💰 Early Bird Spring Training: $220
🎟️ Register now so you have your Grandma’s discount code ready to go at 7 PM!

Important: The Grandma’s discount must be entered when you register for your race and cannot be applied retroactively.

Register for 2027 Spring Training: https://runminnesota.sportngin.com/register/form/421056705

Get registered. Get your discount. Then get ready to train with us all the way to Duluth! 💪

A running routine starts with something you can repeat. Choose a few realistic days each week, keep the first outings manageable, and give yourself time to build from there. Your routine might include short runs, run/walk intervals, easy movement days, and recovery between efforts.

The goal at the beginning is to create a rhythm that fits your life. Consistent, manageable miles give you a foundation you can gradually build on as your confidence and fitness grow. Start with the schedule you can sustain, then build one week at a time.

Save this as a reminder that every running routine begins somewhere.

Recovery is part of the training plan, too. A rest day gives your body a full break from running, while a recovery run keeps you moving at an intentionally easy effort. Both can support adaptation between harder workouts, long runs, and races. The right choice depends on how your body is responding to the work you have already done.

Feeling generally good but carrying some normal fatigue? An easy recovery run may help you stay loose and maintain your routine.

Feeling unusually worn down, especially sore, or overdue for a break? A true rest day can give your body more space to recover.

Strong training includes knowing when to work and when to recover. Pay attention to how you feel, keep easy days easy, and give recovery the same purpose you give your workouts.

Save this for the next time you are deciding between a recovery run and a day off.

Run Minnesota membership connects you to the people, resources, and opportunities that help Minnesota’s running community thrive. Here are 7 reasons you should join:

1. Connect with Minnesota’s running community through events, races, programming, and online engagement.
2. Access member resources and discounts for Run Minnesota events, training programs, local running stores, and partner offerings.
3. Find support for your next running goal, whether you are getting started, building consistency, or training for a new challenge.
4. Be part of a welcoming running community built for runners of different ages, abilities, experience levels, and goals.
5. Strengthen running advocacy across Minnesota by adding your support to efforts that keep running accessible, supported, and celebrated.
6. Create more opportunities to participate and connect, from community events and races to training and other Run Minnesota programming.
7. Invest in the future of running in Minnesota. Membership helps support education, programs, advocacy, and resources for the broader running community.

Membership is one way to stay connected, support your own running journey, and contribute to a stronger running community across the state.

Join Run Minnesota and be here for the long run: https://run-minnesota.org/join/

The first group run can be the hardest one to show up for. A few small actions can make it much easier for someone new to feel like they belong:

1. Introduce yourself before the run starts.
2. Explain the route and what to expect.
3. Make space for a range of paces and run/walk approaches.
4. Check in so no one feels like they have to navigate the experience alone.
5. Invite them back before everyone heads home.A welcoming running community is built one interaction at a time.

If someone is brand new, returning after time away, or just looking for people to share miles with, how we welcome them matters.

Save this for your next group run, and help make running a place where more people feel comfortable showing up.

Most runners learn a few things the hard way. Things like:

Easy days really should be easy.
Consistency matters more than one perfect workout.
Walking is allowed.
Rest is part of training.
Comparing your pace to someone else’s can take the joy out of your own progress.

Experience has a way of changing how we approach the miles ahead, and someone else may need to hear what you’ve learned.

What’s one piece of running advice you’d give to your past self? Share it in the comments.

Every strong running season has people and partners behind it.

We are grateful to Fleet Feet Marathon Sports for supporting our season and helping make more race, training, and community experiences possible for Minnesota runners. That support matters for the first-time runner asking where to begin, the goal-oriented runner building toward race day, the family making movement part of their weekend, and the community members who show up to volunteer, cheer, and connect.

Join us in thanking Fleet Feet Marathon Sports for being here for the long run!

Thank you for being part of City of Lakes Half Marathon!

For more than 60 years, this race has brought runners together around Lake Harriet and Bde Maka Ska, and this year’s race day was another reminder of what makes Minnesota’s running community so meaningful.

Thank you to the runners, volunteers, spectators, partners, and supporters who helped create a welcoming morning on the parkways.Thank you for carrying this tradition forward by racing, cheering, volunteering, or celebrating the runners in your life!

We'll see you at the start (and finish) line next year!

City of Lakes weekend is here!

This is the week when summer miles meet the start line, when familiar Minneapolis routes become race-day miles, and when runners come together for 13.1 around Lake Harriet and Bde Maka Ska.

Are you feeling ready, nervous, excited, or a little bit of everything? You have put in the work to get here. Now it is time to settle in, trust your training, and enjoy one September morning at the lakes.

City of Lakes Half Marathon is Sunday, September 13 at 8:00 AM in Minneapolis!

A half marathon asks for patience, consistency, and a reason to keep going. With City of Lakes just around the corner, those summer miles are almost ready to meet race day!

The 13.1-mile course around Lake Harriet and Bde Maka Ska is the place for you to bring your training, test your fitness, and take part in a Twin Cities running tradition more than 60 years strong.

We will see you in few more days at the lakes!

City of Lakes Half Marathon
9.13.26 | Minneapolis