Welcome to the Medtronic TC 1 Mile

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1 Media Guide 2018

2 Welcome to the Medtronic TC 1 Mile Dear Friends in the Media, On behalf of the Twin Cities In Motion Board of Directors, Staff and Association Volunteers, welcome to the 13th running of the Medtronic TC 1 Mile. We appreciate your interest in our event and are eager to have you share it with your readers, listeners, and viewers. The Medtronic TC 1 Mile may be a short race one the professional wave men can run in less than four minutes but we re packing a lot into our new 1760-yard course on the Minneapolis riverfront. We ll host more than 2500 runners, 50 Corporate Team Challenge teams, and dozens of local racers running for the USATF Minnesota Team Circuit Championship. Capping off the evening, we ll have professional runners racing for a share of the $25,000 prize purse, and a chance at the $10,000 event record bonuses for men and women. We re also proud to have the race be part of the Bring Back the Mile GP Tour. We thank you for your interest in the Medtronic TC 1 Mile. We appreciate the effort you put forth to help share our stories with the public. Sincerely, Virginia Brophy Achman Executive Director, Twin Cities In Motion 2

3 General Information Thursday, May 10, 2018 Starting at 6:30 p.m. Near Gold Medal Park Minneapolis, Minnesota Twin Cities In Motion 2635 University Avenue West Suite 190 St. Paul, MN Tel: Fax: Website: tcmevents.org Media Contact: Charlie Mahler Media & Communications Manager Office: Cell: #TC1Mile Additional Info: bringbackthemile.com/tour 3

4 Media Information Credentials Media credentials are available by contacting Charlie Mahler at Please wear your credential during the event and comply with the instructions of race officials at all times. Still photos and highlight video coverage of the event is encouraged. Live or archived streaming video of the event is considered a broadcast right and is not permitted without prior approval. Race Coverage Twin Cities In Motion staff and volunteers will provide text, photo, and video highlight coverage of the Medtronic TC 1 Mile via Twitter and associated social media. and #TC1Mile to keep track of the event. Post-Race Athlete Interviews Professional athletes will be available for interviews at the finish line. Please work with finish area staff and volunteers who will assist you with interviews. Results/Official Results Unofficial results will be available shortly after each championship wave. Charlie Mahler will assist media in obtaining printed results at the finish line. Official results of all waves will be available online within 24 hours of the event at tcmevents.org. Race Photos High resolution, captioned images will be made available solely for editorial use after the race. Visit Competitive Image at competitiveimage.us. From the left sidebar, click on EDITORIAL ACCESS and then link to Medtronic Twin Cities 1 Mile Enter the password (available from Charlie Mahler) to access the images. You may download images that are 2,000 pixels on a side. Credit must be provided as: Photo by Competitive Image courtesy of Twin Cities In Motion. Questions? Contact Charlie Mahler, Media & Communications Manager at Twin Cities In Motion at or Charlie@tcmevents.org at any time. 4

5 Event Schedule Corporate Team Challenge Wave Runners representing corporate teams. 6:30 p.m. First-Timers Wave Runners in their first race or first mile race. 6:45 p.m. Recreational Wave Runners looking to enjoy their race in a non-competitive way. 7:00 p.m. Competitive Wave Runners who enjoy competitive racing. 7:30 p.m. USATF Minnesota Team Circuit Championship Wave Competitive runners on USATF Minnesota recognized teams. 7:40 p.m. Women s Professional Wave Invited professional runners. 7:52 p.m. Men s Professional Wave Invited professional runners. 8:01p.m. Awards Ceremony, Mill City Museum Train Shed Top-Three Pro Wave Men and Women 8:20 p.m. 5

6 Course Map The Medtrnic TC 1 Mile Course The Medtronic TC 1 Mile starts on South 2nd Street, west of Park Avenue. Runners will race to the southeast on S. 2nd along Gold Medal Park before turning left on 13th Avenue South, just before the halfway mark. When runners reach West River Parkway, they ll turn left again and race to the finish near the Guthrie Theater s Endless Bridge. 6

7 Corporate Team Challenge Twin Cities In Motion includes a Corporate Team Challenge component at the Medtronic TC 1 Mile. The runners in the event s Corporate Team Challenge Wave at 6:30 p.m. represent 50 corporations and organizations from across the Twin Cities who use the race to promote fitness, boost morale, and to support fun among coworkers. The competition is open to any for-profit or non-profit corporation, and all of its employees, full-time or parttime, may participate. First through third-place teams will be recognized in two categories fastest team and team with the most participants. If you would like contact information for the captains of any Corporate Team Challenge teams, please contact Charlie Mahler at Charlie@tcmevents.org Medtronic TC 1 Mile Corporate Team Challenge Teams 3M Accenture AECOM Allina Health Ameriprise Financial Cargill Centriam Ceridian Cities Market Studios Comcast Elire Inc Ewald Consulting Fairview Health First Service Residential Fredrikson & Byron Garda Capital Partners General Mills Gingerhop Guthrie Theater HealthPartners Hennepin County JP Morgan Chase KPMG Medica Medtronic Meyer Borgman Johnson Minneapolis Public Schools Navitaire Protolabs PwC Minneapolis RBC RedBrick Health Reell Precision Manufacturing RSP Salo LLC SapientRazorfish Sherwin-Williams SiebenCarey Smiths Medical SpartanNash SPS Commerce St John the Baptist Catholic Church St Paul Public Schools Target Two Harbors Investment UMFIA UnitedHealth Group Wells Fargo Westman Champlin and Koehler WSP USA Inc. 7

8 Medtronic TC 1 Mile Prize Purse Professional Athlete Prize Structure for Women and Men 1 st -place 2 nd -place 3 rd -place 4 th -place 5 th -place 6 th -place 7 th -place 8 th -place 9 th -place 10 th -place $5,000 $3,000 $1,800 $1,000 $600 $400 $250 $200 $150 $100 Event Record Bonus for Women and Men $10,000 Awarded to the winning women s and men s professional wave athletes, if they break the existing Medtronic TC 1 Mile event records. Men's event record: 3:55.8, Ben Blankenship 2016 Women's event record: 4:30.8, Sara Hall, 2011 Additional Prizes and Awards The Medtronic TC 1 Mile also awards cash prizes to the top women s and men s finishers in the Masters Wave and team and individual prize money to place-winners in the USATF Minnesota Championships. Find details on the Medtronic TC 1 Mile s Professional Athletes webpage. 8

9 Event History & Statistics Medtronic TC 1 Mile Records: Men: Ben Blankenship 3: Women: Sara Hall 4: Medtronic TC 1 Mile Winners (Men/Women): 2005 Luke Watson (USA) 4:19 Denisa Costescu (ROM) 5: Luke Watson (USA) 4:16 Kristen Nicolini (USA) 4: Blake Boldon (USA) 4:15.5 Jenelle Deatherage (USA) 4: Josephat Kithi (KEN) 4:08.5 Rose Kosgei (KEN) 4: David Torrence (USA) 3:59.3 Shannon Rowbury (USA) 4: David Torrence (USA) 4:04.0 Anna Pierce (USA) 4: David Torrence (USA) 3:58.4 Sara Hall (USA) 4: Craig Miller (USA) 4:04.3 Heather Kampf (USA) 4: Nick Willis (NZL) 3:56.1 Sarah Brown (USA) 4: Event cancelled due to severe weather 2015 Garrett Heath (USA) 4:08.3 Heather Kampf (USA) 4: Ben Blankenship (USA) 3:55.8 Heather Kampf (USA) 4: Ben Blankenship (USA) 4:01.0 Emily Lipari (USA) 4: Medtronic TC 1 Mile Men s Top Ten Finishers: 1 Ben Blankenship 4: Daniel Herrera 4: Chad Noelle 4: Travis Burkstrand 4: Bryce Basting 4: Frezer Legesse 4: Elisha Kiproto 4: Paul Escher 4: Alex Monroe 4: Kevin Lewis 4: Medtronic TC 1 Mile Women s Top Ten Finishers: 1 Emily Lipari 4: Sara Vaughn 4: Becca Addison 4: Eleanor Fulton 4: Kristen Findley 4: Gabriele Grunewald 4: Ayla Granados 4: Jamie Cheever 4: Christy Cazzola 4: Meghan Peyton 5:00.8 9

10 Event History & Statistics (cont.) Fastest Male Performers at Medtronic TC 1 Mile: Ben Blankenship (USA) 3: Nick Willis (NZL) 3: Garrett Heath (USA) 3: Macklin Chaffee (USA) 3: David Torrence (USA) 3: Will Leer (USA) 3: Craig Huffer (USA) 3: Craig Miller (USA) 3: Aaron Braun (USA) 4: Travis Burkstrand (USA) 4: Fastest Female Performers at Medtronic TC 1 Mile: Sara Hall (USA) 4: Sarah Brown (USA) 4: Shannon Rowbury (USA) 4: Nicole Sifuentes (CAN) 4: Heather Kampf (USA) 4: Anna Pierce (USA) 4: Emily Lipari (USA) 4: Sarah Vaugh (USA) 4: Gen LaCaze (AUS) 4: Rose Kosgei (KEN) 4: Ben Blankenship Sarah Hall 10

11 Event History & Statistics (cont.) 2018 USA Men s Indoor and Outdoor Mile List (Track): Izaic Yorks 3:53.40 Craig Engels 3:53.93 Ben Blankenship 3:54.77 Johnny Gregorek 3:54.94 Henry Wynne 3:55.23 Shadrack Kipchirchir 3:55.52 Brannon Kidder 3:56.06 Colby Alexander 3:56.07 Sam Prakel 3:56.89 Reed Brown 3: USA Women s Indoor and Outdoor Mile List (Track): Elinor Purrier 4:26.55 Rachel Schneider 4:27.30 Karissa Schweizer 4:27.54 Shannon Osika 4:27.55 Colleen Quigley 4:30.05 Kate Grace 4:30.08 Nicole Tully 4:30.98 Becca Addison 4:31.09 Charlene Lipsey 4:31.19 Elise Cranny 4:31.29 All-Time Best USA Men's Mile Performers (Track): Alan Webb 3: Steve Scott 3: Bernard Lagat 3: Sydney Maree 3: Joe Falcon 3: Jim Spivey 3: Todd Harbour 3: Steve Holman 3: Matthew Centrowitz 3: Leonel Manzano 3: All-Time Best USA Women's Mile Performers (Track): Mary Slaney 4: Shannon Rowbury 4: Regina Jacobs 4: Ruth Wysocki 4: Jenny Simpson 4: Suzy Hamilton 4: Kate Grace 4: Sue Addison 4: Mary Cain 4: Lynn Jennings 4:

12 Event History & Statistics (cont.) 2018 World Men s Outdoor Mile List (Track): John Gregorek (USA) 3:54.94 Colby Alexander (USA) 3:56.07 Kyle Merber (USA) 3:57.74 Eric Avila (USA) 3:57.91 Fernando Daniel Martínez (MEX) 3:57.92 Andrew Hunter (USA) 3:58.83 Rantso Mokopane (RSA) 3:58.92 George Kusche (RSA) 3:58.96 Ryan Mphahlele (RSA) 3:59.44 Rob Napolitano (USA) 3: World Women s Outdoor Mile List (Track): Charlene Lipsey (USA) 4:31.19 Danielle Aragon (USA) 4:34.75 Ajee Wilson (USA) 4:35.29 Ce'aira Brown (USA) 4:36.94 Angel Piccirillo (USA) 4:37.12 Megan Moye (USA) 4:37.59 Stephanie Van Pelt (USA) 4:38.12 Ayla Granados (USA) 4:38.49 Raquel Lambdin (USA) 4:38.78 Jenna Hinkle (USA) 4:38.81 All-Time Best World Men's Mile Performers (Track): Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) 3: Noah Ngeny (KEN) 3: Noureddine Morceli (ALG) 3: Steve Cram (GBR) 3: Daniel Komen (KEN) 3: Vénuste Niyongabo (BDI) 3: Saïd Aouita (MAR) 3: Alan Webb (USA) 3: Bernard Lagat (KEN) 3: Ayanleh Souleiman (DJI) 3:47: All-Time Best World Women's Mile Performers (Track): Svetlana Masterkova (RUS) 4: Genzebe Dibaba (ETH) 4: Paula Ivan (ROM) 4: Natalya Artyomova (URS) 4: Hellen Obiri (KEN) 4:16: Mary Slaney (USA) 4: Faith Kipyegon (KEN) 4: Doina Melinte (ROM) 4: Sonia O Sullivan (IRE) 4: Maricica Puica (ROM) 4: