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Midwest Financial Group Madison Mini Marathon
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2027 race
- Start
- 07:007:00 AM
- Distance
- 21.1 km13.1 mi
- Half marathon · 5K
- Entry fee
- US$65
- For the 2027 race
The course
The half marathon starts at 7:00 and closes at 11:00, because the roads reopen then, which gives runners four hours.
- Four hours to the 11:00 road reopening7:00 start, 11:00 cut-off for both the half and the 5K.
- Packets in Fitchburg or at the Memorial UnionFitchburg on Friday, or the Memorial Union Terrace on race morning with Will Call.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
Whole courseTacticsFour hours to the 11:00 road reopening7:00 start, 11:00 cut-off for both the half and the 5K.
The organiser sets the same 11:00 cut-off for the 5K, which starts at 7:15. The race is on Saturday 14 August 2027.
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Whole courseCrowdPackets in Fitchburg or at the Memorial UnionFitchburg on Friday, or the Memorial Union Terrace on race morning with Will Call.
Early pick-up is at Midwest Financial Group on Marketplace Drive in Fitchburg. The Will Call add-on costs $30 and is bought during registration, and a runner who arrives without it pays $30 on site. The race-morning tent is on Langdon Street in downtown Madison.
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Race weekend
Bib pickup at Midwest Financial Group, 2924 Marketplace Dr #200, FitchburgBefore race week 1 key date
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1 Oct 2026 · 00:0012:00 AM
Online registration opens The fee rises in steps through race week.
Friday 13 August Bib pickup
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11:0011:00 AM–19:007:00 PM
Early packet pick-up Midwest Financial Group, 2924 Marketplace Dr #200, Fitchburg. Race packets are picked up here unless Will Call was added.
Bib in hand?A number belt holds it without pins through your race top. Clip it on tonight.
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Saturday 14 August Race day
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05:305:30 AM–06:306:30 AM
Will Call packet pick-up Memorial Union Terrace, 800 Langdon Street. For runners who bought the Will Call add-on. -
11:0011:00 AM
Course cut-off Roads reopen at 11:00, so the half marathon and the 5K both close at that time.
Other races (2)
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07:007:00 AM
Half marathon start -
07:157:15 AM
5K start
Times as published by the organiser, in Madison time, checked . Confirm on their site before you travel.
The forecast for Saturday
Race morning, on the record
We hold no start time for this race, so the record is read at 09:009:00 AM, local time.
Add to calendar .ics file, times in Madison time
Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
2 gels for Madison, plus 1 spare
Finish
One every 40 minutes, by the clock:
Under about 75 minutes most runners need no gel: water at the aid stations does it.
- km 7.3mile 4.6
- km 14.7mile 9.1
For your long training runs:
Our pick: SiS BETA Fuel gel, box of 6, strawberry and lime. 40 g of carbohydrate a gel, about twice a usual gel, from two kinds of sugar your body takes up side by side. Enough for race day and two test long runs.
Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.
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In Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Salted Caramel, 24-pack, the best seller there.
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Anti-chafe
Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml
An invisible layer before the start keeps seams, straps and shoes from rubbing skin raw.
Put it on before you leave for the start: heels and toes, inner thighs, under a bra or heart-rate strap.
Try it on a long run first, like everything you use on race day.
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Number belt
Compressport Race Belt
Holds your bib without safety pins through your top, with loops for up to 8 gels.
Clip the bib on the night before, so it goes on with your shorts in the morning.
Keep the number on the front, where officials and photographers can see it.
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Electrolytes
SiS Hydro electrolyte tablets, tube of 20
One tablet in a bottle puts back some of the salt you sweat out.
One tablet in 500 ml of water in the hour before the start.
Only if you have used them in training: nothing new on race day.
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Blister plasters
Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6
One in a pocket cushions a blister if one starts.
Put it on clean, dry skin and leave it until it comes off by itself.
Give a couple to whoever comes to cheer, so they are there at the km you need them.
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