MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- (NYSE: MDT) Twenty-five long-distance runners who benefit from medical technology were selected as 2008 Global Heroes today to run the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon. The honorees hail from the United States, Great Britain, Finland, Canada, and Denmark. Each Global Hero will run the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon or Medtronic TC 10 Mile on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008.
