The 44th annual Twin Cities Marathon kicks off Friday with an expanded field of racers from all over the world and all 50 states.

The TC Marathon also will allow all mobility devices on the course for the first time this year. Joe Dailey, who regularly ran marathons before a spinal cord injury in 2002, is planning to compete with a hand cycle Sunday while raising money for Unite to Fight Paralysis.

Dailey, of Prior Lake, said he is excited to be back out on the course. His main goal is to finish, and when he does, he looks forward to that feeling of accomplishment again.

“The feeling you get when you cross the finish line, where there’s not a part of your body that you are not aware of,” Dailey said. “It’s such an overall encompassing feeling, and I’m looking forward to getting that fee

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