The Wausau Marathon was the 297th largest marathon in the U.S. last year and was the 313th largest in 2022.
This year 11% of finishers qualified for the Boston Marathon and 14.4% of runners qualified for Boston in 2023.
This gives the Wausau Marathon the 108th highest percentage of Boston Marathon qualifiers in the U.S. last year and the 141st highest percentage so far in 2024.
Its Course Score of 98.92 ranks it as the 213th fastest marathon course in the U.S. and the 7th fastest course in Wisconsin.
The typical race time temperature and humidity levels are above the ideal range for optimal marathon performance. This, coupled with the Course Score, gives the Wausau Marathon a PR Score of 97.09. This PR Score ranks it as the 324th fastest marathon in the U.S. and the 16th fastest in Wisconsin.
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Wausau Marathon Elevation Chart
Max Elevation: 1263 feet (385m) Min Elevation: 1150 feet (350m)
The course was super flat, It is a loop which I like. It goes though town at the beginning, along a long stretch of highway which was the worst part trying to avoid cars, then through some beautiful wooded areas. There were few people cheering but everyone was very nice. More than enough water stations, two that had Stinger, porta-johns at almost all of the water stations. On this site it says there are no pacers but there were. the weather was great. One of the volunteers at packet pickup was not very friendly but everyone else was.
I got an air B and B a block away from Marathon park which allowed me to walk to the race but it was raining so we drove. There was plenty of parking. There is also a noodles restaurant right near the marathon park where packet pick up and the start and finish lines were.
