WhistleStop Marathon
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The WhistleStop Marathon and Half Marathon
Half marathon
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is an annual road race
Road racing
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held in October in Ashland
Ashland, Wisconsin
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, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
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, in the United States
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. The course runs point-to-point and is held on the Tri-County Corridor, a rail-trail now paved with limestone gravel. The course stretches from two miles east of Iron River, Wisconsin
Iron River, Wisconsin
Iron River is a town in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,059 at the 2000 census. The census-designated place of Iron River is located in the town.-Geography:...
and features ten re-decked railroad trestles, wetlands, trout streams, Chequamegon National Forest woodlands, dairy farms, residential neighborhoods and traffic-free quiet. The finish is located near Ashland's Bay Area Civic Center. The WhistleStop Marathon is USATF certified (#WI98019WG).
The WhistleStop Marathon and Half Marathon was first run in 1997. In 2006 the marathon accommodated 600 runners while the half marathon accommodated 1,000 runners.
Course Records
The female record time for the WhistleStop Marathon is 2:51:52, set in 1998 by Duluth, MinnesotaDuluth, Minnesota
Duluth is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Saint Louis County. The fourth largest city in Minnesota, Duluth had a total population of 86,265 in the 2010 census. Duluth is also the second largest city that is located on Lake Superior after Thunder Bay, Ontario,...
runner Kari Beasley. The male record time for the WhistleStop Marathon is 2:28:41, set in 2007 by Duluth, Minnesota
Duluth, Minnesota
Duluth is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Saint Louis County. The fourth largest city in Minnesota, Duluth had a total population of 86,265 in the 2010 census. Duluth is also the second largest city that is located on Lake Superior after Thunder Bay, Ontario,...
runner Eric Hartmark.
The female record time for the WhistleStop Half Marathon is 1:21:43, set in 1999 by Maple, Wisconsin
Maple, Wisconsin
Maple is a town in Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 649 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Blueberry and Maple are located in the town.-History:...
runner Sarah Anderson
Sarah Anderson
Sarah L. Anderson is a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives representing District 43A, which primarily includes all or portions of the cities of Plymouth and Medicine Lake in western Hennepin County in the Twin Cities metropolitan area...
. The male record time for the WhistleStop Half Marathon is 1:08:36, set in 2006 by Minot, North Dakota runner Abraham Wengel.