The Madison Marathon

Sunday, August 31, 2008 at 8:00 A.M.

The Madison Marathon will be the highest marathon in the Greater Northwest. Runners will start at over 8,000 feet and surpass 9,000 feet at several locations along the Beaverhead Deerlodge National Forest route. Bring plenty of oxygen!!

The Madison Marathon - Montana's Newest And Highest Marathon Road Race

Madison County will host a high altitude marathon this coming Labor Day Weekend. Scheduled for Sunday morning on August 31st, ‘The Madison’ will be just the 7th marathon in the state of Montana. The full, half, and team marathon course will be through the Gravelly Mountains in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. In terms of elevation, the race will be the highest marathon in the Greater Northwest with an average elevation of well over 8,500 feet. This will make The Madison one of the very highest and most unique races in the United States.

“We encourage both ultra and regular athletes to take part. For ultra athletes, it won’t get much better than this. The course starts at over 8,000 feet and goes way over 9,000 feet in several locations. The chance to run a road marathon among such beauty and abundant wildlife will be a race to remember forever,” says race director Sam Korsmoe. The Madison Marathon is a project of the Madison County Economic Development Council (MCEDC) of which Korsmoe is executive director. The MCEDC is working with the US Forest Service in Ennis to plot out the exact route. The race will be run on good quality gravel roads along the Gravelly Range and not on trails like many other high altitude races. Runners who are accustomed to trail running in difficult environments as well as marathon enthusiasts who love running full marathon distances will be challenged by The Madison

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Online Registration Closes: August 29, 2008 at 11:59 PM