A runner at the marathon by the lake. Great photo!
15 Aug
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Maantie
5 km
10 km
Marathon
A runner at the marathon by the lake. Great photo!
Paavo Nurmi Marathon with runners in rainy weather. #PaavoNurmiMarathon
Joyful female runners at the finish line of the Paavo Nurmi Marathon.
Paavo Nurmi finishing the marathon. Runners and spectators.

Paavo Nurmi Marathon

Hurley, WI

Race description

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The Paavo Nurmi Marathon is a point-to-point marathon held in Northern Iron County, Wisconsin, every second Saturday in August. This certified course is a qualifying event for the Boston Marathon and the NYC Marathon, and it also offers a half marathon, a marathon relay, and a Twilight 5K run/walk. In 2025, the Paavo Nurmi Marathon will celebrate its 55th anniversary, making it Wisconsin's oldest running marathon!

Highlights

  • The Paavo Nurmi Marathon is Wisconsin's oldest marathon, and in 2025 it will be held for the 55th time.
  • Competitors will receive a traditional Finnish stew meal known as Mojakka at the finish line in the town of Hurley.
  • The event offers tech tops and great medals for all marathon, half-marathon, and relay finishers.

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