…starting and finishing in Marathon Park. This was a well produced marathon through pleasant scenery. 2022 was VERY fortunate to have thick overcast and lower temperatures (65-70) thru noon. The … MORE
…starting and finishing in Marathon Park.
This was a well produced marathon through pleasant scenery. 2022 was VERY fortunate to have thick overcast and lower temperatures (65-70) thru noon. The course was well marked and coned off where needed, police presence at intersections, and good signage throughout, including in safer and quieter streets. Water stations were numerous, every 2 miles basically, and 3 in the last mile and a half. Water, sports drink, and gel at everyone. Friendly volunteers at them all.
I did packet pickup before the race so I didn’t see if there was an expo the night before. The start/finish area was well equipped and set up. There was a fairly large wheelchair team participation – groups pushing wheelchairs.
There were about 140 marathon participants. The course was a long loop south of Wausau. A combination of pleasant city and country routes. My watch had 463 ft total ascent, so not a hilly course. There was a free local beer (3 choices) and braut at the end of the race.
Swag was a nice tec shirt specific to the marathon and a clever locally themed medal. Also some nice freebies from local businesses. Does anyone remember the Wausau Insurance print ads? The course went by the train station featured in those (the company was renamed in 2007 and the station is becoming a microbrewery).
This is a very recommendable race. For some reason, running a marathon in Marathon County was appealing to me. We had not been to Wisconsin before, Culvers burger places (and butter burgers) are a unique and enjoyable experience. The 2 hour drive from Appleton Airport to Wausau was through dairy country, it was very different to see vintage dairy farms still in good repair and being used. In our area of Tennessee, all I seem to see are old and deteriorating farms with silos in various states of falling apart. East Tennessee dairy must have been consolidated into larger farms in other areas years ago.
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…starting and finishing in Marathon Park. This was a well produced marathon through pleasant scenery. 2022 was VERY fortunate to have thick overcast and lower temperatures (65-70) thru noon. The … MORE
…starting and finishing in Marathon Park.
This was a well produced marathon through pleasant scenery. 2022 was VERY fortunate to have thick overcast and lower temperatures (65-70) thru noon. The course was well marked and coned off where needed, police presence at intersections, and good signage throughout, including in safer and quieter streets. Water stations were numerous, every 2 miles basically, and 3 in the last mile and a half. Water, sports drink, and gel at everyone. Friendly volunteers at them all.
I did packet pickup before the race so I didn’t see if there was an expo the night before. The start/finish area was well equipped and set up. There was a fairly large wheelchair team participation – groups pushing wheelchairs.
There were about 140 marathon participants. The course was a long loop south of Wausau. A combination of pleasant city and country routes. My watch had 463 ft total ascent, so not a hilly course. There was a free local beer (3 choices) and braut at the end of the race.
Swag was a nice tec shirt specific to the marathon and a clever locally themed medal. Also some nice freebies from local businesses. Does anyone remember the Wausau Insurance print ads? The course went by the train station featured in those (the company was renamed in 2007 and the station is becoming a microbrewery).
This is a very recommendable race. For some reason, running a marathon in Marathon County was appealing to me. We had not been to Wisconsin before, Culvers burger places (and butter burgers) are a unique and enjoyable experience. The 2 hour drive from Appleton Airport to Wausau was through dairy country, it was very different to see vintage dairy farms still in good repair and being used. In our area of Tennessee, all I seem to see are old and deteriorating farms with silos in various states of falling apart. East Tennessee dairy must have been consolidated into larger farms in other areas years ago.
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This is a small town Marathon…the race support was great with water stations all along the course manned by local citizens. Mainly on highway, with one mile through a nice … MORE
This is a small town Marathon…the race support was great with water stations all along the course manned by local citizens.
Mainly on highway, with one mile through a nice little forest. I’m sure the turn out was small due to Covid …also affecting the post race entertainment. Best witching to the race coordinators for upcoming races.