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More than 10,000 marathoners and 12,000 10-mile runners will hit the streets this morning, along with as many as 300,000 spectators.

And they're off!

Wielding what may be one of the loudest cowbells on the course, Gus Whiteman is cheering for his wife and two children, ages 25 and 29, as they run the Twin Cities Marathon for the third time. Why the getup? “You gotta stand out,” Whiteman said with a laugh.

Lilian Chebii, 32, of Kenya, won the Twin Cities Marathon on Sunday, breaking a women’s record that stood for 25 years. Chebii ran two hours, 25 minutes, 26 seconds – nearly 90 seconds faster than the previous mark held by two women. Read more: www.startribune.com/live-a-recor...

Jack Levine, a student at St. Olaf, played the "Rocky" theme song on the saxophone on the Franklin Avenue bridge to keep runners pumped up.