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The Paavo Marathon | Half | Relay | And More

Hurley, Wisconsin, United States View on map
Aug 14, 2027 (America/Chicago local time)
Running

About this race

The Paavo Nurmi Marathon is a point-to-point marathon run in Northern Iron County, Wisconsin - always the 2nd Saturday in August. The Paavo runs on a verified course, and this year the Hurley Area Chamber of Commerce is handling ALL the details for the race INCLUDING assuring all runners that the course is a Boston Marathon Qualified Course!!!  

The Paavo Nurmi Marathon is the longest running marathon in Wisconsin, with 2026 being our 56th year. 

Locals and visitors alike will find a weekend of history and heart, once again be run on the course that made us famous, "finishing" in downtown Hurley, Wisconsin.

The Twilight 5K Run/Walk, a family friendly run/walk to take place on Friday evening, August 7th, during The Paavo Nurmi Marathon EXPO.

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Running

Paavo Nurmi Marathon

Aug 14, 2027 Marathon 7:30 AM
$45.00
Open

Paavo Nurmi Marathon - VIRTUAL

Aug 14, 2027 Marathon 7:00 AM
$45.00
Open

Paavo Nurmi Half Marathon

Aug 14, 2027 Half-Marathon 8:30 AM
$35.00
Open

Paavo Nurmi Marathon RELAY

Aug 14, 2027 Marathon 7:30 AM
$100.00
Open

Paavo Nurmi Marathon Handcycle

The Paavo Nurmi Marathon - Hand Cycle Division

Aug 14, 2027 Marathon 7:25 AM
$45.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 4 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Hurley, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 14.3° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 22.7°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 14.3° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 24.2°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
22.7
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
3.6mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
79.6%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on August 14, 2027 (CDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on August 14, 2027 (CDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
14h 14m

The sun rises at 5:58 AM and sets at 8:12 PM local time (CDT) in Hurley on August 14, 2027 — 14h 14m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.

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Results — The Paavo Marathon | Half | Relay | And More

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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 Hurley event

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