Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon Events

MINNEAPOLIS–(EMWNews)–The Medtronic Foundation and Twin Cities Marathon, Inc., today

announced former Olympian and marathon world record holder Alberto

Salazar will serve as the honorary captain of the 2008 Medtronic Global

Heroes and will run in the Medtronic TC 10 Mile. Salazar will lead a

group of 25 Global Heroes – long-distance

runners who benefit from medical technology –

who are preparing to run either the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon or

Medtronic TC 10 Mile on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008. Salazar had a Medtronic

implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) implanted following sudden

cardiac arrest in 2007.

In its third year, the Medtronic Global Heroes program celebrates the

accomplishments of runners who enjoy the benefits of medical devices to

treat conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, spinal disorders,

chronic pain, or neurological disorders, and whose continued passion for

running serves as an inspiration to others. Salazar and Medtronic Global

Heroes share the same goal – helping runners

assisted by medical technology understand that it is possible to

continue to run, pursue personal goals and lead full, active lives.

“We are thrilled to have a runner of Alberto

Salazar’s caliber captaining this year’s

Global Heroes,” said Dr. Stephen Oesterle,

senior vice president of medicine and technology at Medtronic. “His

continued commitment to the sport serves as an inspiration to runners

around the world, and especially to runners diagnosed with chronic

medical conditions.”

An accomplished runner, Salazar competed in the 1984 Olympics and won

three consecutive New York City marathons and the Boston Marathon in

1982. A former world-record holder (2:08:13), Salazar now trains elite

American runners as coach of Nike’s Oregon

Project.

About Global Heroes

Global Heroes is a first-of-its-kind program that brings runners from

around the world with medical devices to Minnesota to run in Medtronic

Twin Cities Marathon events. Global Heroes benefit from medical device

therapies that treat chronic conditions such as heart disease, diabetes,

spinal disorders, chronic pain or neurological disorders. All runners

with medical devices are welcome to apply; complete information is

available at www.medtronic.com/globalheroes.

About Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon

Known as the Most Beautiful Urban Marathon in America™,

the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon is a three-day weekend celebration of

fitness that includes the Medtronic TC Family Events and TC 5K, the

Medtronic TC 10 Mile, and the marathon. Twin Cities Marathon, Inc. is

the non-profit organization that directs race weekend as a community

service for the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. Visit www.mtcmarathon.org

for more information.

About Medtronic

Medtronic, Inc. (www.medtronic.com),

headquartered in Minneapolis, is the global leader in medical technology –

alleviating pain, restoring health, and extending life for millions of

people around the world. The Medtronic Foundation is committed to

improving the health of people and communities. Its grant making is

focused in three areas: health, education and community.

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