Twin Cities In Motion

It's #NationalRefreshmentDay! Whether it's replenishing with Nuun Hydration on course, or enjoying a Summit beer to celebrate a race, the TCM community is all about the refreshments ☀️

It’s Day 5 of our Week-Long Basic Strengths Jumpstart with TCM Motion Expert Kristen Gerlach! Today’s basic strength movement: The Carry 💪 The carry may be the most under-rated functional training movement, but also the most useful. Whether a bag of groceries, a small child or pet, or a heavy laundry basket, we carry objects all day long. The carry forms the foundation of dynamic stability and develops whole body stiffness that is very beneficial in force generation when running. When done correctly the carry is also an excellent way to strengthen the core. Thanks for joining us this week for our first Jumpstart! If you have any questions about these strength movements, visit our TCM Blog or reach out to Kristen at instridemnpt.com!

Happy Opening Ceremony Day! As you watch your favorite athletes compete for their Olympic medals, you can also envision the medals YOU'LL wear at the 2024 Medtronic Marathon Weekend 🏅 Are you running the Loony or Ultra Loony Challenge? Stay tuned 👀

Official Charity Partner Mile in My Shoes uses the power of running to bring people together from diverse backgrounds to build connections, boost wellness, spark social change, and center people traditionally excluded from running spaces. A local organization and a fellow Motion Center partner, MiMS’ runners include people exiting incarceration, in recovery, experiencing homelessness and military veterans. Interested in racing for their cause or for any of our other 50+ charity partners? Visit the Charity Team Interest Form link to let us know: https://lnkd.in/g7Wh9DyE #RaceForACause

Twin Cities In Motion and Vikings Hall of Famer and former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Alan Page launched the Diane & Alan Page Community Cheer Challenge in 2022. The Cheer Challenge invites Minnesotans to assemble along the Marathon Weekend courses to support runners and gather as a community, just like Justice Page and his late wife Diane did for decades. Bonus: Top cheer zones can win prizes for nonprofits of their choice! Learn more and create a cheer zone today: https://ow.ly/xYjr50SxYsh

It’s Day 4 of our Week-Long Basic Strengths Jumpstart with TCM Motion Expert Kristen Gerlach! Today’s basic strength movement: The The Pull 💪 We pull things toward us in daily life all the time. The pull utilizes muscles that help keep the shoulder blades back and down, which is crucial for maintaining proper running posture, especially as you get tired. An example of a vertical pulling exercise is a pull-up or a lat pull-down. In the video series, we will be demonstrating a horizontal row and a bent-over row that can be done either with bands or dumbbells. We will be covering one exercise per day on our social media this week. Follow along each day to see a video demonstration of a different exercise from each group!

It’s Day 3 of our Week-Long Basic Strengths Jumpstart with TCM Motion Expert Kristen Gerlach! Today’s basic strength movement: The Push 💪 Both the push and the subsequent movement, the pull, have been further sub-categorized into vertical and horizontal movements. An overhead press is an example of a vertical push, but we will be focusing on horizontal pushing, which is useful in daily life for pushing a stroller or heavy grocery cart. It’s hard to find a better push exercise for the full body than old-fashioned push-ups. Done correctly, you will work the glutes, core and upper body. This helps teach your upper body and core to maintain good running posture. We will be covering one exercise per day on our social media this week. Follow along each day to see a video demonstration of a different exercise from each group!

The VIP program, presented by Medtronic, is the perfect celebration to share your triumphs with your fellow runners, plus you can have friends and family purchase the experience to join you! Becoming a Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon VIP is just $95. Access is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis, so sign up now to guarantee your red carpet experience: https://ow.ly/9PQv50SHGkq #TwinCItiesMarathon #TC10Mile

It’s Day 2 of our Week-Long Basic Strengths Jumpstart with TCM Motion Expert Kristen Gerlach! Today’s basic strength movement: The Hinge 💪 The hinge movement is similar to the deadlift pattern. When done correctly with the core engaged, the hinge is a safer way to bend down and pick something off the floor than rounding through your back. The horizontal hip drive of the hinge pattern is useful in running as it teaches the use of the hips for maximal stability and pushing down/driving forward. In the video series, we will be demonstrating a basic deadlift as well as a tip to learn to hinge at the hips instead of rounding through the spine. We will be covering one exercise per day on our social media this week. Follow along each day to see a video demonstration of a different exercise from each group!

We are so excited to welcome Koo Koo to the 2024 Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon Weekend! Koo Koo will perform on Saturday, October 5, at 10 A.M. at the State Capitol Grounds as part of our Post Consumer Brands Family Activity Area 🍁 Learn more about their music and shows here: https://ow.ly/j1Uk50SCCUz