Eau Claire Marathon

American road race

Eau Claire Marathon

Date| April 27, 2025
Location| Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Distance| 26.2 miles (42.2 km)
Primary sponsor| Royal Credit Union[1]
Established| 2009 (15 years ago)
Course records| women
Rachel Ragona (2021), 2:48:34
men
David Luy (2018), 2:23:09[2]
Official site| www.eauclairemarathon.com
Participants| 5000[3]

The Eau Claire Marathon is an annual marathon that takes place in Eau Claire, Wisconsin in the United States. The race starts and finishes at Phoenix Park and features views of the Chippewa River. In 2023, RaceRaves announced the Eau Claire was the best marathon in Wisconsin based on feedback they received.[4][5] Similarly, the half marathon accompanying the Eau Claire Marathon received similar honors in 2024.[6]

## Course

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The race starts at Phoenix Park in Eau Claire and features several unique features including:

* BluGold mile through the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire campus[7]

The course has 590 feet (180 m) of elevation gain, although it has only 2 feet (61 cm) of net elevation gain.[8] The race course closes after six hours.[9]

## Race history

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Eau Claire had an eponymous marathon prior to 2009. For example, Barney Klecker won the 1984 Eau Claire Marathon with a time of 2:28:51 despite starting late.[10] He was one of 130 runners that year. Likewise, more than 100 runners participated in the 1983 Eau Claire Marathon.[11] The 1983 race cost $3 to enter, but was advertised as being for "men and boys only."[12]

The current iteration of the Eau Claire Marathon was started in 2009.[13][14] The race directors were Karen and Kevin Drechsel. Karen Drechsel said she was inspired to start a marathon in her hometown after seeing crowds at the Green Bay Marathon, Grandma's Marathon, and Twin Cities Marathon.[15]

Patrick Russel won the men's race in 2009.[16] According to Karen Drechsel, 1700 runners participated in Eau Claire Marathon-affiliated events including 270 in the marathon during its inaugural year.[17][18] The race started and finished at Carson Park. The first year raised $32,000 for the Eau Claire YMCA.[19] A passing train blocked runners during the race.[20]

The second running of the race in 2010 featured minor changes and was still held at Carson Park.[21] First, the marathon, half marathon, and two mile race shared the same finish line for the first time. Second, chip timing was introduced. Jessop Keene won the men's race with a time of 3:01:55, while Wendy Miller won the women's race with a time of 3:12:18.[22][23] A total of 1,800 runners participated in all three Eau Claire Marathon-affiliated events the second year including 178 who ran the marathon.[24][25] The race costs $80,000 to $100,000 to put on, and generated a $65,000 profit. The Eau Claire Convention and Visitors Bureau estimates the race brought $256,500 to the local economy. The Eau Claire Marathon was a Boston Marathon-qualifying race.[26]

The third running of the Eau Claire Marathon in 2011 drew 1200 runners in all three events including 338 runners from 21 states running the full marathon.[27][28] Patrick Russell won the men's race with a time of 2:50:59, while Lisa Tavares won the women's race with a time of 3:22:39.[29] The race faced cold, rainy weather and possible flooding for the first time.[30]

The fourth running of the Eau Claire Marathon took place in 2012. About 1700 runners signed up for all three races including 360 runners who signed up for the marathon.[31][32] University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire students volunteered to stuff race packets for marathon participants.[33] Patrick Russell won the men's race with a time of 2:36:17, while April Cole won the women's race with a time of 3:12:06.[34]

In 2012, the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Alumni Association honored Dan and Debbie Market for involving the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire women's basketball team in service-learning opportunities such as the Eau Claire Marathon.[35] As of 2013, Debbie Market led a group of student volunteers to run a themed water station along the race course.[36] Also in the same year, Tom O'Leary the cross country coach from Byron, Minnesota ran the Eau Claire Marathon.[37]

The fifth running of the Eau Claire Marathon took place in 2013. The cancellation of the 2013 La Crosse Marathon was thought to have helped Eau Claire Marathon participation numbers.[38] A total of 1469 runners participated in Eau Claire Marathon-affiliated events in 2013.[39] Scott Hayden won the men's race with a time of 2:36:51, while Sarah McCall won the women's race with a time of 3:15:00.[40] A passing train obstructed half-marathon runners at approximately 8 miles (13 km) into the race.[41] The amount of litter left over after the race along the course drew complaints for the first time.[42]

After having raised $120,000 for the Eau Claire YMCA to put up a new building, Karen Drechsel announced in November 2013 that the 2014 race would not take place.[43] Mike Salm, who directed the Buckshot Run that year, said he was "shocked" at the cancellation but understood if the Drechsels were burned out.[44] Karen Drechsel had rights to the term "Eau Claire Marathon." Less than three weeks later, the Eau Claire Marathon organization announced Pat Toutant would be the new race director and would be sponsored by Scheels.[45][46] Emily Uelmen, the daughter of Toutant, is also a co-race director.[47][48]

The sixth running of the Eau Claire Marathon took place in 2014 with several changes.[49][50] First, the course was rerouted in order to avoid railroad crossings and improve the scenic appeal of the race. Second, the starting time of the marathon, half-marathon, and two mile races were staggered to reduce congestion in Carson Park. And third, race officials were able to get the city of Eau Claire to open bathrooms in Carson Park for the event. Fourth, a family zone was added with face-painting. And fifth, the race considered having to cap entrants to 2500 runners across all three events for the first time. Fifth, no music was played before the race to avoid noise-complaints from neighbors near the start of the race.[51] In addition, rain required the race be re-routed near Owen Park and Hobbs Municipal Ice Center.[52] The race remained certified despite the changes.

Chris Lundstrom and Dr. Stacy Ingram at the University of Minnesota started a kinesiology class in which 40% of the final grade is completing the Eau Claire Marathon.[53][54][55] A total of 105 students in the class participated in the 2014 Eau Claire Marathon.[56] A similar class, entitled Distance Running for Health and Fitness, was offered by Dr. Matt Evans at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in 2015, which was inspired by the class offered by the University of Minnesota.[57][58] The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire course incorporates adult continuing education students as well.[59][60]

Kristin Weinzierl won the women's race in 2014 with a time of 3:09:16, while Eric Glaubke won the men's race with a time of 2:45:06.[61] A total of 2500 runners participated in Eau Claire Marathon-affiliated races and Toutant set a goal to double the size of the race.[62] The race was able to donate $31,000 to about 30 local charities in 2014.[63][64]

A number of minor course changes were made for the 2015 race to make the course more spectator-friendly.[65][66][67] Toutant assigned Nathan Schaffer as the race's liaison with the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Schaffer attended over 100 meetings in the span of a month to plan university engagement with the marathon, including the Blugolds Athletic Band.[68]

The seventh running of the Eau Claire Marathon took place in 2015. About 3400 runners participated in affiliated races, including 361 who finished the marathon.[69] It was an unseasonably hot year with temperatures above 70 °F (21 °C), despite makeshift solutions such as sprinklers near the old university library at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire campus dubbed "Blu's Birdbath." Scotty Hayden won the men's marathon with a time of 2:46:00, while Tammi Braund won the women's marathon with a time of 3:03:46.[70] The Eau Claire Marathon was able to donate about $125,000 to local organizations in 2015.[71]

The eighth running of the Eau Claire Marathon took place in 2016 with 3800 runners participating in affiliated races, including 417 in the marathon.[72][73] Makoto Westby won the women's race with a time of 3:22:37, while David Luy won the men's race with a time of 2:32:50.[74]

The Eau Claire Marathon had an app for the first time in 2016.[75] Additional minor course changes to the marathon course were made for the 2016 race.[76] In addition, the Eau Claire City Council approved a liquor license for the marathon's post race celebration for the first time after contentious debate.[77] The Eau Claire Police Department has sought to improve the image of Water Street.[78] After the Milwaukee Marathon was short by 0.8 miles (1.3 km) in 2017 and too long in 2016, Toutant assured runners that the Eau Claire Marathon is independently certified and he bikes the route himself to make sure the course is the correct distance and set up correctly on race day.[79]

The ninth running of the Eau Claire Marathon took place in 2017 with slightly more than 4000 runners participating in affiliated events.[80] David Luy won the men's race with a time of 2:25:57, while Margaret Ho won the women's race with a time of 3:08:58.[81] A couple got engaged at the finish line.[82]

The 10th running of the Eau Claire Marathon took place in 2018 with slightly less than 5000 runners participating in affiliated races including 455 in the marathon.[83][84] David Luy won the men's race with a time of 2:23:09, while Tammi Braund won the women's race with a time of 3:20:39.[85][86] Before the race, Luy said he hoped to run under 2:19 to qualify for the US Olympic marathon trials.[87] The 2018 event was put on with the help of over 800 volunteers and 41 police officers.[88]

The 11th running of the Eau Claire Marathon took place in 2019 with 5000 runners participating in affiliated races including 700 participating in the marathon.[89][90] Margaret Ho won the women's race in 2019 with a time of 2:56:23, while Adam Condit won the men's race with a time of 2:40:00.[91][92]

After the 2019 race, Toutant announced the race would have a new finish line, avoiding Carson Park, going forward pending city approval.[93] Carson Park was problematic because runners disliked the uphill finish and lack of parking, and was not easily accessible to emergency vehicles. On June 25, 2019 the Eau Claire City Council unanimously approved the course change.[94][95] In 2021, the start and finish location was moved from Carson Park to Phoenix Park and the finish to a location on Graham Avenue.[96]

In 2020, the Eau Claire Marathon was moved from May to September and then moved to a virtual race to avoid the transmission of covid-19 in light of the COVID-19 pandemic in Wisconsin.[97][98] The Eau Claire Marathon took similar steps in 2021. It pushed its races from May to September, limited entries to 2000, and had a 25-person rolling start.[99][100]

The 12th running of the Eau Claire Marathon took place in 2021. Adam Condit won the men's race with a time of 2:38:16, while Rachel Ragona won the women's race with a time of 2:48:31.[101]

The Wisconsin Department of Tourism awarded the Eau Claire Marathon a $39,500 marketing grant in 2021 to help grow the economic impact of nonprofit events.[102][103]

In 2022, Eau Claire Tours released an audio tour of Eau Claire sports history that features the Eau Claire Marathon.[104]

In 2023, the Speck of Dust Theatre Company aimed to put on plays created within 24 hours and performed such a play featuring Eau Claire Marathon runners who attempted to cheat and inadvertently got stuck in a timeloop.[105]

In April 2024, the Eau Claire Police Department purchased a Polaris Ranger XP 1000 utility task vehicle saying it was necessary for large events such as the Eau Claire Marathon.[106] The Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation awarded the Eau Claire Police a $33,238.94 grant to make this acquisition.

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## External links

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* Official website