Marquette Marathon

Marquette Marathon
DateSaturday of Labor Day weekend
LocationIshpeming, Michigan to Marquette, Michigan
Event typePaved Road
Distance26.2 miles (42.2 km)
Primary sponsorNorthern Michigan University and others
Established1977
Official sitewww.marquettemarathon.com
Participants500+[1]

The Marquette Marathon is an annual marathon in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, United States. The course runs point-to-point, starting at Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum in Ishpeming, follows the Iron Ore Heritage Trail and ends at the Superior Dome in Marquette.[2][3] It is held annually on the Saturday of Labor Day weekend.[4] The race is one of the fastest Boston Marathon qualifiers in the USA, with a descent of almost 800 feet (240 m) in the first 5 miles (8.0 km).[5] The section along the Iron Ore Heritage Trail is on a gravel-covered path through the forest, but the later part of the course features views of Lake Superior.[6]

As of 1990, the Marquette Marathon was the only marathon in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.[7] As such, it may have been the first marathon in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

The Marquette Marathon brings nearly $500,000 to the Marquette community according to the Marquette Marathon committee, which is consistent with studies of the economic impact of smaller marathon events.[8][9][10]

Race history

The Marquette Marathon was first run in 1977 with 49 finishers.[11] Since then, it has gone by several names and used different course routes. The first iteration of the Marquette Marathon was run from 1977 until 1982; the renamed Northern Shufflers Marathon was between 1984 and 1996.[12][13][14] The race director in 1979 may have been Pat Nardini.[15] The 1983 version of the race was known as the Marquette National Bank and Trust Marathon and featured a course from Negaunee, Michigan to Marquette that was described as "hilly from start to finish."[16] The 1988 Northern Shufflers Marathon ran from the Wawonowin Golf Club in Ishpeming, Michigan and ended at Northern Michigan University.[17]

In 1992, an organizer of the Northern Shufflers Marathon in Michigan organized the "Northern Shufflers Delaware Marathon" so that interested runners could complete a marathon in every US state as Delaware did not then have a marathon.[18][19][20] The race started and finished at the University of Delaware fieldhouse.[21] A total of 62 runners from 37 states took part in the one-time event.[22]

The Marquette Marathon was restarted in 2010, and the current course, finishing at the Superior Dome, has been run since 2021. Before this change, the race finished on North Third Street near Blackrocks Brewery.[23]

In 2020, the race was canceled due to COVID-19. However, nine runners ran the course in an unofficial virtual race.[24]

The Marquette Marathon was part of the Great Lakes Marathon Series, a circuit of 25 marathon races near the Great Lakes, from 2013 until 2019.[25][26][27]

Race weekend

The race expo is held on Friday of Labor Day weekend at the Superior Dome. There is a one-mile kids' race called the Pebble Run on the same day.

On Saturday, the Marquette Marathon starts at 7:30 am; the Marquette Half Marathon starts in Negaunee, Michigan at 9:00 am; and the Wildcat 5 km race starts (at 9:00 am) and finishes at the Superior Dome.

Winners

Date Men's winner Time
(h:m:s)		 Women's winner Time
(h:m:s)
August 30, 2025 Jesse Greenhagen 2:34:59.2 Grace Hayward 2:55:45.4
August 31, 2024[28] Adam Martin Caldwell2:19:27.9 Courtney Rouse2:59:54.8
September 2, 2023 Noah Jacobs2:34:26.8 Violet Butts2:59:45.8
September 3, 2022 Chris Scott2:33:51.6 Elizabeth Dollas2:54:48.1
September 4, 2021 Alex Dennis2:39:05.9 Liza Breznau2:59:15.8
August 31, 2019 Samuel Parlette2:35:47.2 Tiffany Kari3:05:11.8
September 1, 2018 Joe Ketarkus2:59:58.3 Mandy Dye3:10:17.7
September 2, 2017 Alex Prasad2:43:03.6 Sarah Kasabian-Larson2:57:17.8
September 3, 2016 Brad Vincent2:49:51.2 Janet Becker3:06:01.5
September 5, 2015 Nate Hoffman2:36:41.1 Elizabeth Whiting3:00:49.4
August 30, 2014 Vince Bechard2:35:51.7 Christina Carradine3:15:03.3
August 31, 2013 Jon Rock2:29:04.6 Elizabeth Jones3:06:56.5
September 1, 2012 Matthew Paullin2:44:17.2 Christina Mishica3:13:28.9
September 3, 2011 Luis Cruz2:45:05.4 Elizabeth Jones3:13:38.5
September 4, 2010 Ricky Alvarez2:37:57.8 Elizabeth Jones3:01:52.7
September 14, 1996[29] unknownunknown unknownunknown
1995[30] unknownunknown unknownunknown
1994 unknownunknown Gay Keskeyunknown[31]
September 18, 1993[32][33] unknownunknown unknownunknown
September 19, 1992[34] unknownunknown unknownunknown
September 15, 1990 Judd Johnson2:43:59[35] Wanda Cousineau3:08:10[36]
1989[37] unknownunknown unknownunknkown
September 24, 1988[38] unknownunknown unknownunknown
September 20, 1986[39] unknownunknown unknownunknown
September 22, 1984 Chris Danielson2:42:11 Rhonda Henderson3:58:31
September 10, 1983[40][41][42] unknownunknown unknownunknown
September 18, 1982 Chris Danielson2:38:10 Laurie Hallifax3:23:18
September 12, 1981 Doug Kurtis2:15:31[43] Sally Sakalos3:15:16[44]
September 6, 1980 Doug Riske2:32:16 Sheila Joosten3:12:24
September 8, 1979 Chris Danielson2:32:46[45] Eunice Carlson2:50:53[46]
September 9, 1978 Chris Glowacki2:39:17 Eunice Carlson3:00:31
September 10, 1977 Scott Lachniet2:35:14 Denise Green3:39:45

Past half marathon winners

Date Men's winner Time
(h:m:s)		 Women's Winner Time
(h:m:s)
August 31, 2024 Ian Torchia1:09:57.8 Maggie Priebe1:19:50.7
September 2, 2023 Alex Dennis1:09:22.7 Kathy Vandehy1:14:11.8
September 3, 2022 Charles Smogoleski1:06:05.8 Natalie Anderson1:21:44.9
September 4, 2021 Richard Swor1:06:20.1 Katie Lakin1:22:11.3
August 31, 2019 Alexander Dennis1:17:23.7 Callie Bartel1:27:11.4
September 1, 2018 Samuel Parlette1:11:45.2 Kameron Burmeister1:19:04.8
September 2, 2017 Jeffrey Quednow1:14:41.4 Callie Bartel1:25:16.0
September 3, 2016 Nathaniel Langlie1:15:32.2 Victoria Phillippi1:28:10.1
September 5, 2015 Daniel Dehlin1:13:46.5 Melissa Burkart1:19:17.8
August 30, 2014 Tracy Lokken1:14:45.1 Melanie Bicigo1:28:51.1
August 31, 2013 Tracy Lokken1:10:07.3 Alison Goss1:28:43.8
September 1, 2012 Tracy Lokken1:12:36.0 Alison Goss1:33:17.7
September 3, 2011 Tracy Lokken1:09:12.4 Alison Goss1:32:20.8
September 4, 2010 Tracy Lokken1:12:53.4 Valerie Kelso1:34:49.2

Past Wildcat 5 km winners

Date Men's winner Time
(m:s)		 Women's winner Time
(m:s)
August 31, 2024 Qwynn Darnell17:16.5 Emma Ziegler23:06.1
September 2, 2023 Qwynn Darnell17:27.2 Chessie Sergey21:20.2
September 3, 2022 Anthony Plana18:25.7 Chessie Sergey22:00.5
September 4, 2021 Scott Carhoun18:16.1 Roman Menhart21:59.2
August 31, 2019 Jeffrey Quednow17:53.1 Amber Huebner22:06.8
September 1, 2018 Lucas Cavalieri18:46.2 Laurie Tardiff21:05.3
September 2, 2017 Brent Skaw18:01.1 Deedra Irwin19:05.8
September 3, 2016 Richard Sandlin17:16.5 Rebecca Kraemer23:09.1

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