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News From: Thursday, December 21, 2023 | ||
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Madison Marathon runner reunites with EMS team that saved his life
(WKOW.com) Pram Adriansjach collapsed as he crossed the finished line of Madison Marathon in November. | ||
News From: Sunday, November 12, 2023 | ||
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Madison Marathon takes hundreds around iconic city landmarks
(NBC 15 WMTV) The 2023 Madison Marathon was successfully held on Sunday, November 12. | ||
News From: Monday, November 14, 2022 | ||
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Runners handle chilly weather for Madison Marathon
(Fox 47) Martin Erl won the 2022 Madison Marathon in 2:25:00 while Jenny Zwagerman won the women's race in 2:51:11. | ||
News From: Sunday, November 14, 2021 | ||
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Judge, Rowen post top times at chilly Madison Marathon
(Channel 3000) John Judge won the 2021 Madison Marathon in 2:24:14.44 while Maya Rowen won the women's race in 2:52:50.70. | ||
News From: Sunday, October 10, 2021 | ||
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Annual Madison Marathon to close streets across city on Sunday
(WGLR) The 2021 Madison Marathon is set on Sunday, November 14. | ||
News From: Friday, July 31, 2020 | ||
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Madison marathon canceled because of coronavirus
(NBC15 Madison) The 2020 Madison Marathon, set on November 8, was canceled due to coronavirus concerns. | ||
News From: Sunday, November 13, 2016 | ||
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Madison Marathon: Late entrant Steve Eles collects first marathon victory; Emily Kurian leads women's field
(Wisconsin State Journal) Steve Eles won the Madison Marathon in 2:42:19 while Emily Kurian won the women's race in 2:53:29. | ||
News From: Monday, November 9, 2015 | ||
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3,700 runners flock to Madison for Marathon
(Daily Cardinal) Boston-area native and current UW-Madison graduate student in applied economics Greg Englehart, 23, won the marathon in 2:39:40 | ||
Madison Marathon: UW grad student Greg Englehart, Chicago native Jessica Bird win events
(Madison Marathon) Indeed, Englehart, 23, was a lead pack of one as he finished the 26.2-mile course in 2 hours, 39 minutes and 40 seconds. That was about eight minutes slower than last years winning time, but more than five minutes faster than his nearest competitor, Steven Johnson, 25, of Fitchburg. | ||
News From: Wednesday, November 4, 2015 | ||
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Madison marathon, half marathon street closures and detours
(NBC15.com) The Madison full marathon and half marathon are taking place on Sunday and city officials are encouraging drivers to plan ahead if they're traveling near the race routes. The races start at 7 a.m. at the Capitol building | ||
News From: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 | ||
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SIUE Assistant Coach Brown Wins Madison Marathon
(SIUEcougars.com) Kayla Brown, assistant coach at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, won the women's division of the Madison Marathon with a time of 2 hours 55 minutes and 59 seconds. | ||
News From: Monday, November 10, 2014 | ||
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Brian Condon, Kayla Brown Win Madison Marathon
(Madison.com) Brian Condon won the Madison Marathon with a time of 2 hours 31 minutes and 32 seconds. | ||
News From: Saturday, November 1, 2014 | ||
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Grateful for the long run, participant says Madison Marathon will be her 100th and last
(Wisconsin State Journal) Janet Hagen will run the Madison Marathon this weekend as her 100th and her last. | ||
News From: Thursday, July 17, 2014 | ||
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How Much Does It Cost to Put On a Marathon in Madison?
(The Cap Times) The Madison Marathon spend about $356,000 to organize races over the Memorial Day Weekend which includes nearly $30,000 for t-shirts alone. | ||
News From: Monday, November 11, 2013 | ||
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First Fall Madison Marathon Proves a Weather Winner
(Wisconsin State Journal) The Madison Marathon moved to a fall date for the first time after three years of heat-related issues curtailed the event. | ||
News From: Sunday, November 10, 2013 | ||
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Madison Marathon: Runners Warm to Fall Showcase
(State Journal) Joe Kurian had won the Madison Marathon in 2006 and was a four-time runner-up. He hopes to return to the top on Sunday. | ||
News From: Monday, May 28, 2012 | ||
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Runners Compliment Race Organizers On Communication, Decisiveness
(Wisconsin State Journal) Madison Marathon race organizers stood by their decision to cancel the marathon. | ||
News From: Sunday, May 27, 2012 | ||
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Sunday's Madison Marathon Canceled Due To Heat Forecast; Half-Marathon Still On
(WCF Courier) With temperatures expected to climb into the mid nineties, officials at the Madison Marathon canceled the 26.2 mile race. Full marathon runners will receive a $20 credit for the 2013 marathon. | ||
News From: Thursday, May 24, 2012 | ||
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Madison Marathon Organizers Weigh Cancellation
(Post Crescent) Organizers of the Madison Marathon say there's a good chance that the marathon will be canceled if the expected heat in the forecast shows up on race day. | ||
News From: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 | ||
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Madison Marathon could be canceled due to heat
(Channel3000.com) In a statement, the Madison Marathon said that in accordance with American College of Sports Medicine guidelines, there is a significant chance the Madison Marathon's full marathon may be canceled due to predicted high temperatures on Sunday. If canceled, all full marathon runners will have the option to run the half marathon. | ||
News From: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 | ||
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Soggy Madison Marathon Improvement For Many Over Last Year
(Channel 3000) Hot temperatures forced the shut down of the 2010 Madison Marathon and most runners welcomed the rainy reprieve that the weather for the 2011 marathon offered up. | ||
News From: Sunday, May 29, 2011 | ||
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Eanes, Faylona Win Madison Marathon Titles
(Madison Sports.com) Francis Eanes won the Madison Marathon with a time of 2 hours 31 minutes and 55 seconds. | ||
News From: Thursday, May 26, 2011 | ||
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Local Woman To Complete 100th Marathon At Mad City Maraton In Madison Wisconsin
(Channel3000.com) Rose Wenger will finish her 100th marathon this weekend in Madison Wisconsin having run marathon races in Ireland, Hawaii, Paris, Florida and now Madison, Wisconsin. | ||
News From: Saturday, September 4, 2010 | ||
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Bandit Banned From Future Madison Marathons
(Journal Sentinel Online) Ramona Vilareal has been banned from any future Madison Marathons as she was caught running in a race for which she had not registered. | ||
News From: Monday, July 5, 2010 | ||
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Organizers Vow Change After Frustrated Runners Slam Madison Marathon
(Madison Host.com) The sweltering heat was one uncontrollable issue at the May 30 Madison Marathon. Race officials were, however, slammed for situations well within their control. | ||
News From: Tuesday, June 1, 2010 | ||
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Heat Closes Course At Madison Marathon
(LaCrosseTribune.com) Ricky Reusser won the Madison Marathon for the fourth straight year despite hot and humid conditions which shut down the race just four hours into the event. | ||
News From: Monday, May 31, 2010 | ||
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Heat Closes Course After Reusser, Manlove Win Madison Marathon Titles
(Madison.com) Ricky Reusser won the Madison Marathon with a time of 2 hours 30 minutes and 39 seconds. An hour later officials made the decision to close the course due to concerns about the heat. | ||
Madison Marathon Women's Winner
(Puggal) Erin Manlove won the women's division of the Madison Marathon with a time of 3 hours 8 minutes and 28 seconds. | ||
Heat Shuts Down Madison Marathon Early
(Channel3000.com) The Madison Marathon closed down at 10:30 am due to concerns for athletes health and safety from the heat. Ricky Reusser finished the 26.2 miles with a time of 2 hours 32 minutes | ||
News From: Friday, May 28, 2010 | ||
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Madison Marathon
(The Daily Page) The Madison Marathon kicks off on Sunday May 30 at 7 am. The marathon was nearly filled to capacity as of May 24. The half marathon had only fifty spots left. | ||
News From: Sunday, May 24, 2009 | ||
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Reusser sets Madison Marathon record time in 3rd straight win
(Wisonsin State Journal) Ricky Reusser won the Madison Marathon for the third straight year with a new course record time of 2 hours 26 minutes on a redesigned course that started and finished at the Alliant Energy Center. | ||
News From: Monday, May 28, 2007 | ||
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Madison Marathon Notes: Globetrotters Make Impact
(The Capital Times) Heleno Ribeiro and his girlfriend, Juliana Braga, run 2 marathons in two months on two continents. | ||
News From: Friday, May 25, 2007 | ||
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Communication Key At Madison Marathon
(The Capital Times) With last year's struggles in mind, Peterson set out to install a new communication system for the marathon that would allow event organizers an easy way to inform racers of any danger that may force the closing of the race. | ||
News From: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 | ||
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UW Volunteer Asst. Coach Kelley Hess Wins Mad City Marathon
(Wisconsin Badgers) University of Wisconsin womens soccer volunteer assistant coach Kelley Hess won the Mad City Marathon Sunday with a time of 3:24:50. | ||
News From: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 | ||
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Madison City Marathon Short on Times, Not on Complaints
(The Capital Times) Article on runners disappointed with the early close of the race course. | ||
News From: Monday, May 29, 2006 | ||
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Mad City Marathon: Kurian, Hess Go Distance
(Wisconsin State Journal) The 27-year old already had voiced some displeasure with his Mad City Marathon finishing time of 2 hours, 41 minutes and 47 seconds because it was about 8 minutes slower than it took him to cover the 26.2-mile course last year. Kurian, though, would offer no such dissatisfaction about his place. | ||
Human Interest Story | ||
Mad City Marathon Notes: Marathon Suits Him Just Fine
(The Capital Times) With all the different events and age groups that make up the Mad City Marathon, more than 100 competitors could point to the results and call themselves winners. Mostafa Kechmy was not one of them, but he should have been. Kechmy, a 49-year-old from Kenosha, drew stares and laughs throughout his 13.1-mile trek through the half-marathon as he ran the entire race wearing a suit. | ||
News From: Sunday, May 28, 2006 | ||
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Heat Shuts Down Mad City Marathon
(WKOW) Near 90 degree temperatures spark marathon organizers to shut the course down. It was the first time in the 12 year history the marathon was shut down - in fact the organizer said to me he's from Florida at that "this weather is hot". | ||
News From: Saturday, May 27, 2006 | ||
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Mad City Marathon: Champ Finds Course Appealing
(Wisconsin State Journal) Article on Thomas Brunold who won last year the marathon. | ||
Mad City Marathon: For Foldvari, Running is a Uniquely Madison Experience
(The Capital Times) Foldvari will compete in his 12th Mad City Marathon and is one of nine state runners who has never missed the local event. | ||
News From: Thursday, May 25, 2006 | ||
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Make Way for Mad City Marathoners
(The Daily Page) The Mad City Marathon and its shorter associated runs will affect movements in a broad area extending from the Troy Drive/Warner Park neighborhood to Picnic Point, to Nakoma and Seminole, the Arboretum and Olin-Turville Park by way of the Rutledge/Spaight Jenifer and East Johnson/Gorham corridors. | ||
News From: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 | ||
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Local Runners Win Mad City Marathon
(Channel 3000) Main results and link to race results | ||
News From: Monday, May 30, 2005 | ||
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MAD CITY MARATHON: No three-peat, but a repeat
(Wisconsin State Journal) Thomas Brunold defeated two time defending champion Justin Henkel at the Mad City Marathon Sunday. | ||
News From: Saturday, May 28, 2005 | ||
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MAD CITY MARATHON: Henkel chasing Mad City three-peat
(Wisconsin State Journal) Race comments by Henkel, who won twice this marathon | ||
News From: Sunday, May 30, 2004 | ||
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Mad City Marathon hits its stride
(Wisconsin State Journal) Little-known fact about the Mad City Marathon: Sunday's race marked the 30th anniversary of marathoning in Madison.Few remember that the first incarnation of the on-again, off-again race - known until recently as the Madison Marathon - took place in 1974, when 59 runners finished at Vilas Park after snaking their way 26.2 miles through the UW Arboretum and the city's Southwest Side. | ||
News From: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 | ||
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Marathon fans wanted: Mad-City ROCCS plan unveiled
(The Capital Times) Now, she wants to carry over some of that crowd enthusiasm to the Mad-City Marathon, which she co-chairs. | ||
News From: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 | ||
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Mad-City Marathon: Henkel's last-minute call leaves lasting impression
(The Capital Times) For the third consecutive year, the men's winner of the Mad-City Marathon was a first-time marathoner. This year it was a spur-of-the-moment decision by professional duathlete Justin Henkel to enter only three days before the race that kept this streak alive. | ||
News From: Monday, May 27, 2002 | ||
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Mad City Marathon: Grinnell grads go out in style
(The Capital Times) Noah Lawrence won the 26.2-mile race in a time of 2 hours, 37 minutes, 57 seconds, while Marshfield's Jamie Zentner finished first among the women. with a time of 3:09:14, good for 24th overall. | ||
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Mad City Marathon notes: Going the extra mile? Race length questioned
(The Capital Times) Mad City half-marathon winner David Williams so pleased with his time of 1:05:40 that he questioned if the course was mapped out properly. | ||
News From: Monday, May 28, 2001 | ||
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Novice marathoners strut their stuff in Madison
(Capital Times) Two novice marathoners won the men's and women's fields in Sundays Mad-City Marathon in Madison, WI. Joel Brusewitz and Joanna Deeter took their races in 2:29:00 and 2:59:20, respectively. |
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