Wisconsin Marathon

The Wisconsin Marathon is Kenosha's springtime lakefront marathon, half marathon, and 5K, established to fill the need for a quality long-distance running event in the Chicago/Midwest region with support from the Kenosha Area Convention and Visitors Bureau; the 2026 edition marked its 15th annual running. All distances start and finish at 7:00 AM near the Kenosha Civil War Museum (1st & 54th), on a flat, USATF-certified, largely lakefront course along Lake Michigan through downtown Kenosha, area parks and beaches, and into Pleasant Prairie, with only a few gradual early hills and no gravel sections. It is an official Boston Marathon qualifier with a 6.5-hour cutoff, pace groups from 3:30 to 6:00, and marathon finishers receive the event's signature 'Big Cheese Medal.' The 2026 race (its most recent completed edition, run April 25, 2026) has closed; the next edition is set for Saturday, April 24, 2027, with registration expected to open in late September 2026. YASH Technologies became the race's presenting sponsor in March 2026, succeeding earlier title partners.