Taste of Portage Half Marathon and 5K
About this race
Taste of Portage Half Marathon will take you on a beautiful run through Portage, Wisconsin.
Taste of Portage Half Marathon will be a course with lots of variety as you make your way past several of our community parks and the paved Levee path on the Wisconsin River. We will have cool swag, medals, and a huge downtown post-race block party/awards ceremony! See you in August!
Bring your whole family and enjoy the race as part of our annual Taste of Portage Market Fair in downtown for the weekend. Friday night packets can be picked up at the event and you can stay to enjoy some live music and food. After the race on Saturday, you and your family can enjoy the downtown party with live music, kid’s entertainment, a classic car show, sidewalk sales and specials in our businesses and of course lots of food and cold beverages to enjoy!
The Taste of Portage Half Marathon & 5K will start and finish in downtown Portage at the Columbia County Administration Building, located at 112 Edgewater Street, Portage, WI 53901. There will be plenty of parking here and portable bathrooms to use. Event photos are encouraged!
NEED LODGING?
The Portage Best Western Resort Hotel & Conference Center (2701 South County Highway CX, Portage) is offering a special group rate for those staying over and who are in town for the Taste of Portage Half Marathon. To reserve a room at this special rate call 608-742-2200. (Ask for the Taste of Portage Marathon Room Rate). The Best Western has recently been renovated, offers an indoor heated pool and a complimentary HOT breakfast.
COURSE ROUTES -
5K Course Map and Half Marathon Course Maps (subject to change) will be posted on our website at www.portagewi.com as the event gets closer.
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Taste of Portage Half Marathon
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Typical race-day weather
Based on 4 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Portage, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:18 AM and sets at 7:38 PM local time (CDT) in Portage on August 29, 2026 — 13h 20m of daylight.
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2026 results — Taste of Portage Half Marathon and 5K
125 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the Taste of Portage Half Marathon
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyle Kenmotsu | 1:19:57 | 6:06 /mi |
| 2 | Jesse Spankowski | 1:26:46 | 6:37 /mi |
| 3 | Wyatt See | 1:30:26 | 6:54 /mi |
| 4 | Lucas Miller | 1:33:21 | 7:08 /mi |
| 5 | Everado Cayetano | 1:36:55 | 7:24 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 1 Portage event
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