Schedule of Events

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Saturday May 17, 2025

2:00 – 7:00pm | Med City Expo at the Mayo Civic Center featuring local vendors, kids activities, local artists, and more!

5:30pm | GLK Orthodontics Kids Run

6:30pm | Altra Federal Credit Union 5K – you can walk or run this event – proceeds go to Ronald McDonald House

6:30 – 8:30pm | Finish Line Festival featuring live music, photography, and free beer to 21+ racers. Open to the entire community free of charge!

Sunday May 18, 2025

5:20am | Race Shuttles to start line begin from Downtown Rochester pickup location

Park downtown for free and easy access to the finish with an easy shuttle to the start line.

5:30am | Race Day Packet Pick Up opens @ start line

7:00am | ActivePT Med City Full Marathon, Relay and GPC Rochester Half Marathon Race Start

7:15am | 20 Mile start

9:00am | Finish Line Festival

Finish line fest for racers and community to celebrate your accomplishments including live music, hydration by GPC of Rochester, and free beer to 21+ racers

9:00am | Live music starts at Finish Line Festival

1:00pm | Race festivities conclude

Post race, enjoy Downtown Rochester!

2023 ROCKIN’ THE FINISH LINE ON SATURDAY – THE SOUL TRAIN!
Multi-genre soulful band covering tunes spanning 7 decades

“LaSonya Natividad is a Rochester Minnesota based vocal artist hailing from the great state of Louisiana. Her unique sound is a blend of southern gospel with jazz influences. She has a vocal range from mezzo soprano to contralto. Some of her vocal influences include the first lady of song Ella Fitzgerald, Etta James, India Arie, Jill Scott and Mahalia Jackson.”