The Milwaukee Marathon is an annual marathon, and a Boston Marathon qualifying race, for runners of all ages and abilities that courses through downtown Milwaukee each spring. It offers three race distances: a full marathon (26.2 miles), a half marathon (13.1 miles), and a 5k (3.1 miles).

The inaugural event, branded the PNC Milwaukee Running Festival, was held on November 1, 2015, and saw great success, attracting 3,700 participants. However, the course was mismeasured two years in a row in 2016 and 2017, with 2016's being too long and 2017's too short. The resulting backlash from runners and city officials threw the future of the race into question.

Seeing the potential to turn the Milwaukee Marathon into a world-class event, Rugged Races, a Boston-based race production company with marathon experience that organizes 90 races annually, bought the Milwaukee Marathon in August 2018 and immediately started to overhaul the event.

History

The inaugural Milwaukee Running Festival Marathon was held in November 2015, but later editions were moved to earlier in the year to reduce conflicts with the Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon. The second edition's route was incorrectly measured at , while the third edition in 2016 was run on a mistakenly shortened course of . The event was cancelled in 2018 and resumed the following year under new management.

In 2020, several marathons were cancelled or postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A month before the start of the Milwaukee Marathon, Gov. Tony Evers declared a state of emergency, which was later expanded to a stay-at-home order through April 28.

With the state restricting public gatherings, Milwaukee Marathon race organizers announced March 27 that the fifth annual running would be canceled, along will all other races taking place during the April 10–11 weekend. Despite the cancellation, race organizers refused to offer refunds - instead promising a 20% off code that could be used for the following year's race.

Rugged Races was acquired by Ventures Endurance Events LLC and rebranded as Ventures Endurance on June 17, 2021. The company said they were working with the city of Milwaukee on a date and route for the race in fall 2021, and suggested the race would be run in October. The 2021 and 2022 editions were later cancelled.

The Milwaukee Marathon returned for the 2023 season, scheduled to be held on March 25, 2023. A major snowstorm forced the cancellation of the marathon. In 2024, the marathon made its return and has been hosted in mid-April since then.

At the 2026 Milwaukee Marathon, it was discovered that all finisher's medals featured a typographical error in the name of the event, with the medal featuring "Milwaukee Marthon" at the top of the medal. Organizers confirmed corrected medals would not be issued.

The race weekend typically coincides with 414 day, an unofficial Milwaukee Holiday named after the city's area code. In 2027, the race is scheduled for April 10-11.

Results

2021

Race postponed, no date announced.

2020

Races canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic

2019

2018

2017

2016

1 Mile Sources: Men's LeaderboardWomen's Leaderboard PlaceDivision NameAgeCityState Time (m:s:ms)PlaceDivisionNameAgeCityStateTime (m:s:ms)1Male OverallBrian Gooley24MilwaukeeWI4:18:6830Female OverallAngie Smith32WauwatosaWI5:58:632Male OverallBrian Robertson30MilwaukeeWI 4:33:2031Female OverallMelissa Schneider14MuskegoWI6:01:143Male OverallMatt Thull41MilwaukeeWI4:39:5833Female 17 & UnderAubree Kubicki10Green BayWI6:09:134Male 25–29Blake Johnson27MilwaukeeWI 4:41:2536Female 17 & UnderLondon Chase9WauwatosaWI6:24:585Male 25–29Ben Peterson25SussexWI4:45:7637Female 40–44Lisa Nondorf41RidgewayWI6:32:27

5K Sources: Men's LeaderboardWomen's Leaderboard PlaceDivision NameAgeCityState Time (m:s:ms)PlaceDivisionNameAgeCityStateTime (m:s:ms)1WheelchairKaying Thao27MilwaukeeWI8:59:9030Female OverallAsha Pumphrey-Bush30CudahyWI20:18:622WheelchairEthan Burkhart15LibertyvilleIL13:50:9031Female OverallCaren Mangarelli46MilwaukeeWI20:28:443Male overallJesse Duvall22Union GroveWI17:01:5833WheelchairKari Craddock12Richland CenterWI20:35:764Male OverallMichael Sevier37MilwaukeeWI17:08:6836Female 18–24Katie O'Reilly24MaumeeOH20:40:945Male OverallMark Caballero24SussexWI17:17:9537Female 17–24Meghan Caballero24RidgewayWI21:0725

Half Marathon Sources: Men's LeaderboardWomen's Leaderboard PlaceDivision NameAgeCityState Time (h:m:s:ms)PlaceDivisionNameAgeCityStateTime (h:m:s:ms)1WheelchairChristian Clemmons21ChampaignIL0:58:55:386Female OverallGabrielle Anzalone23MadisonWI1:15:24:132WheelchairSteven Smith30PloverWI1:03:17:859Female OverallCynthia Jerop21St. PaulMN1:16:43:513Male OverallAustin Bauer24DecorahIA1:09:35:5010Female OverallNicole Shortslef31South MilwaukeeWI1:17:36:174Male OverallDavid Luy24BrookfieldWI1:10:58:5011Female 18–24Elizabeth Berkholtz23MilwaukeeWI1:17:52:255Male OverallKyle Fraser36SussexWI1:15:14:4416Female 25–29Flannery Cerbin-Bohach29DecorahIA1:23:22:07

Marathon Sources: Men's LeaderboardWomen's Leaderboard PlaceDivision NameAgeCityState Time (h:m:s:ms)PlaceDivisionNameAgeCityStateTime (h:m:s:ms)1Male OverallAdam Bohach32DecorahIA2:26:24:6711Female OverallDenise Manthy43WauwatosaWI3:14:40:302Male OverallAlexander Cushman23MadisonWI2:32:33:6721Female OverallSonya Jongsma Knauss41Sioux CenterIA3:19:44:813Male OverallJohn Mania23N/AN/A2:33:15:1428Female OverallShelby Koontz21MilwaukeeWI3:22:15:534Male 25–29Joseph Skurski25ShorewoodWI2:33:55:7536Female 30–34Patricia Schaefer34SpringfieldIL3:25:12:965Male 30–34Tyler Swagerman32ShorewoodWI2:48:13:4543Female 35–39Ruth Lunz38MilwaukeeWI3:27:57:5

2015

1 Mile Source: Men's LeaderboardWomen's Leaderboard Place Number NameAge Time (m:s)PlaceNumberNameAgeTime (m:s)16Ronald Hedman234:3015103Sofie Schunk235:36213Brian Robertson294:3218102Anna Mayhewrozek395:41310Dakota Pruitt224:4022506Meghan Teich235:5549Ben Peterson244:4223509Morgan Toone125:56515Matt Thull404:5128101Marissa Lovell206:06

5K Source: Men's LeaderboardWomen's Leaderboard PlaceDivisionBib NameNative To Time (m:s)PlaceDivisionBibNameNative ToTime (m:s)1Male 30–344941David WheelerWaukesha, WI16:119Female 18–244880Sofie SchunkAlbuquerque, NM18:132Male 18–245043Sebastian MillerMuskego, WI16:1912Female 35–394570Susan BuergerHartland, WI19:083Male 40–445046John MrozMuskego, WI16:4316Female 18–244595Acacia DishmanMilwaukee, WI19:424Male 17 & Under5130Nicholas HolmesGlendale, WI16:5522Female 18–244913Meghan TeichMilwaukee, WI20:315Male 17 & Under4896Billy SmithHook, UK17:1228Female 30–344919Sun TorkeMilwaukee, WI21:14

Half Marathon Source: Men's LeaderboardWomen's Leaderboard PlaceDivisionBib NameNative To Time (h:m:s)PlaceDivisionBibNameNative ToTime (h:m:s)1Male 25–293048Sammy RotichKenya1:06:0213Female 25–293383Jebichi YatorKenya1:16:492Male 30–343423Benson CheruiyotValparaiso, IN1:06:1516Female 25–293370Lauren WoodringBethel Park, PA1:17:493Male 18–241189Evans ChelangeN/A1:06:2919Female 30–343557Nicole ShortslefWaukesha, WI1:18:484Male 25–292742Danny MachmuellerMilwaukee, WI1:08:3221Female 25–292871Holly NearmanMonroe, WI1:19:585Male 30–343329Nathan WeilandWaunakee, WI1:09:3732Female 18–243552Lauren SchroederMilwaukee, WI1:24:37

Marathon Source: Men's LeaderboardWomen's Leaderboard PlaceDivisionBib NameNative To Time (h:m:s)PlaceDivisionBibNameNative ToTime (h:m:s)1Male 35–39983David TuweiKenya2:22:517Female 25–291144Pauline MutwaMinneapolis, MN2:44:092Male 35–39612Sammy MalakwenKenya2:23:5316Female 40–44620Denise ManthyMilwaukee, WI2:54:213Male 25–29111Zachary BrunsMilwaukee, WI2:27:1417Female 25–29155Amanda CohenMilwaukee, WI2:55:024Male 25–29102Thomas BreitbachMadison, WI2:27:3425Female 45–49126Corina CanitzBrookfield, WI2:58:345Male 35–39872Robert SchneiderMilwaukee, WI2:42:0068Female 50–5482Mary BolichPlymouth, WI3:14:43

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