The iconic lakefront route — which extends over the Daniel W. Hoan Memorial Bridge — also means plenty of road closures will be in place marathon morning. You can also expect

In Minneapolis, downtown streets will close early Sunday. Several parkways will be off-limits to vehicular traffic Sunday morning during the 10-mile and 26.2-mile races. Streets along the race course will reopen on a rolling basis as participants move from west to east.

Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon weekend kicks off Friday with some new twists in its 41st year. One new event people can expect is the Best of the Midwest Invitational, a “race within a race” taking place during the marathon.