| Bgcolour: | darkgreen |
| Date: | Saturday of Labor Day weekend |
| Location: | Ishpeming, Michigan to Marquette, Michigan |
| Event Type: | Paved Road |
| Distance: | 26.2miles |
| Sponsor: | Northern Michigan University and others |
| Est: | 1977 |
| Participants: | 500+[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 800feet in the first 5miles.[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]
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.[7] [8] [9] However this positive impact is contested by some local business owners who claim road closures reduce sales by 10% the day of the race.
The Marquette Marathon was first run in 1977 with 49 finishers.[10] 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.[11] [12]
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.[13]
In 2020, the race was canceled due to COVID-19. However, nine runners ran the course in an unofficial virtual race.[14]
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.[15] [16] [17]
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.
| Date | Men's winner | Time (h:m:s) | Women's winner | Time (h:m:s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Martin Caldwell | 2:19:27.9 | Courtney Rouse | 2:59:54.8 | |
| Noah Jacobs | 2:34:26.8 | Violet Butts | 2:59:45.8 | |
| Chris Scott | 2:33:51.6 | Elizabeth Dollas | 2:54:48.1 | |
| Alex Dennis | 2:39:05.9 | Liza Breznau | 2:59:15.8 | |
| Samuel Parlette | 2:35:47.2 | Tiffany Kari | 3:05:11.8 | |
| Joe Ketarkus | 2:59:58.3 | Mandy Dye | 3:10:17.7 | |
| Alex Prasad | 2:43:03.6 | Sarah Kasabian-Larson | 2:57:17.8 | |
| Brad Vincent | 2:49:51.2 | Janet Becker | 3:06:01.5 | |
| Nate Hoffman | 2:36:41.1 | Elizabeth Whiting | 3:00:49.4 | |
| Vince Bechard | 2:35:51.7 | Christina Carradine | 3:15:03.3 | |
| Jon Rock | 2:29:04.6 | Elizabeth Jones | 3:06:56.5 | |
| Matthew Paullin | 2:44:17.2 | Christina Mishica | 3:13:28.9 | |
| Luis Cruz | 2:45:05.4 | Elizabeth Jones | 3:13:38.5 | |
| Ricky Alvarez | 2:37:57.8 | Elizabeth Jones | 3:01:52.7 | |
| Chris Danielson | 2:42:11 | Rhonda Henderson | 3:58:31 | |
| Chris Danielson | 2:38:10 | Laurie Hallifax | 3:23:18 | |
| Doug Kurtis | 2:15:31 | Sally Sakalos | 3:18:16 | |
| Doug Riske | 2:32:16 | Sheila Joosten | 3:12:24 | |
| Chris Danielson | 2:32:46 | Eunice Carlson | 2:50:53 | |
| Chris Glowacki | 2:39:17 | Eunice Carlson | 3:00:31 | |
| Scott Lachniet | 2:35:14 | Denise Green | 3:39:45 | |
| Date | Men's winner | Time (h:m:s) | Women's Winner | Time (h:m:s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Torchia | 1:09:57.8 | Maggie Priebe | 1:19:50.7 | |
| Alex Dennis | 1:09:22.7 | Kathy Vandehy | 1:14:11.8 | |
| Charles Smogoleski | 1:06:05.8 | Natalie Anderson | 1:21:44.9 | |
| Richard Swor | 1:06:20.1 | Katie Lakin | 1:22:11.3 | |
| Alexander Dennis | 1:17:23.7 | Callie Bartel | 1:27:11.4 | |
| Samuel Parlette | 1:11:45.2 | Kameron Burmeister | 1:19:04.8 | |
| Jeffrey Quednow | 1:14:41.4 | Callie Bartel | 1:25:16.0 | |
| Nathaniel Langlie | 1:15:32.2 | Victoria Phillippi | 1:28:10.1 | |
| Daniel Dehlin | 1:13:46.5 | Melissa Burkart | 1:19:17.8 | |
| Tracy Lokken | 1:14:45.1 | Melanie Bicigo | 1:28:51.1 | |
| Tracy Lokken | 1:10:07.3 | Alison Goss | 1:28:43.8 | |
| Tracy Lokken | 1:12:36.0 | Alison Goss | 1:33:17.7 | |
| Tracy Lokken | 1:09:12.4 | Alison Goss | 1:32:20.8 | |
| Tracy Lokken | 1:12:53.4 | Valerie Kelso | 1:34:49.2 | |
| Date | Men's winner | Time (m:s) | Women's winner | Time (m:s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qwynn Darnell | 17:16.5 | Emma Ziegler | 23:06.1 | |
| Qwynn Darnell | 17:27.2 | Chessie Sergey | 21:20.2 | |
| Anthony Plana | 18:25.7 | Chessie Sergey | 22:00.5 | |
| Scott Carhoun | 18:16.1 | Roman Menhart | 21:59.2 | |
| Jeffrey Quednow | 17:53.1 | Amber Huebner | 22:06.8 | |
| Lucas Cavalieri | 18:46.2 | Laurie Tardiff | 21:05.3 | |
| Brent Skaw | 18:01.1 | Deedra Irwin | 19:05.8 | |
| Richard Sandlin | 17:16.5 | Rebecca Kraemer | 23:09.1 | |