Paavo Nurmi Marathon (USA)

I have run this race 15 times but missed last year due to a move to California. No way I could miss the 50th running of the marathon. The support from the community is awesome. I highly recommend running this race and plan to be back again next year.

You won't find nicer running people anywhere! Hurley really loves their runners and this is felt throughout the race, from registration all through awards and after! Definitely a challenging course but that's what we come for! I ran a very slow time, in part due to the hot weather, but so happy I ran! Ricky Kelly and crew do such an awesome job with absolutely everything! It's awesome to see how passionate they are about this event, and we runners feel that! Thank you Ricky and everyone involved in this most special marathon! God Bless Your Kind Hearts!

This was my third Paavo run. The first two times were in 1974 and 1975. I decided to run it again this year, 2016, to re-experience the course and the memories. The race itself was enjoyable in almost everyway, especially the runners who return year after year, and the historic course on which it is run. There was a time when this was literally the only marathon in Wisconsin, and it remains in some sense a unique marathon. The number of full marathoners has become fewer in recent years for reason I do not understand. It can be warm in August, and humid, and always hilly, so maybe newer marathoners prefer flatter, cooler courses. I certainly would recommend this marathon to those seeking a good experience.