Athletic Brewing, Minneapolis Parks Foundation, and Nuun Hydration return; Tempo PT & Running Performance and Skadi Sports Psychology sign on for ‘26 edition
Minneapolis, MN (June 8, 2026) – The Twin Cities Twilight Relays–an Endurance Sports Consultancy event–is proud to announce its partners for its 2nd annual edition to be held the evening of Friday, July 17 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. “Last year’s inaugural event was a huge success,” said Relay Director Eli Asch, “and we’re excited to build on that success in year two with more partners helping us throw the Twin Cities’ biggest summer running party!”
Returning major partners include Athletic Brewing as the event’s Official Non-Alcoholic Beer, providing a free non-alcoholic beer to all participants; Supporting Hydration Partner Nuun Hydration, which will be providing Nuun Sport in the Festival’s Runner Refueling Zone; and Official Nonprofit Partner the Minneapolis Parks Foundation, with the event donating a portion of each entry fee to the nonprofit. Additional returning partners include local run specialty stores Fit 1st Running, Gear Running Store, Twin Cities Running Company, and Mill City Running, all serving as Supporting Packet Pick-up Partners and hosting a night of packet pick-up race week.
New partners for the 2026 Relays include Tempo Physical Therapy and Running Performance and Skadi Sports Psychology, both of whom will be hosting programming in the Relay Festival’s new Runner Recovery & Wellness Zone, and Fleet Feet Minneapolis, which will be joining the roster of local run specialty store Supporting Packet Pick-up Partners.
Said Asch, “These returning partners saw our vision for and were key parts of the success of our inaugural event, and we’re glad they’re back–and that these new partners have joined them–to help us deliver our runners another great night of summer relay racing in year two.”
Additional event partners include Supporting Partner Ackerberg, providing participant parking; additional Nonprofit Partner Mile in My Shoes, providing volunteers and receiving a booth space in the Relay Festival; and the Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota, staffing the bike valet area.
Registration is currently open at TwinCitiesTwilightRelays.com, and the next price bump takes place at 11:59pm on Thursday, June 11. Register today, and we’ll see you at the Relays!
About Endurance Sports Consultancy (ESC)
ESC is a Minneapolis-based endurance sports event production and consulting firm that helps endurance sports events and organizations modernize, break through, and reach their full potential. Areas of expertise include strategic planning, program design and management, and event production. The Twin Cities Twilight Relays is ESC’s first owned event, and its unique summer evening relay format makes it the Twin Cities’ biggest summer running party!