The WhistleStop Marathon and Half Marathon is an annual road running competition held in October in Ashland, Wisconsin, in the United States. The course runs point-to-point and is held on the Tri-County Corridor, a rail-trail now paved with limestone gravel. The course stretches from two miles east of Iron River, Wisconsin and features ten re-decked railroad trestles, wetlands, trout streams, Chequamegon National Forest woodlands, dairy farms, residential neighborhoods and traffic-free quiet. The finish is located near Ashland's Bay Area Civic Center. The WhistleStop Marathon is USATF certified (#WI98019WG).
The WhistleStop Marathon and Half Marathon was first run in 1997. In 2006 the marathon accommodated 600 runners while the half marathon accommodated 1,000 runners.
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The female record time for the WhistleStop Marathon is 2:47:19, set in 2012 by St. Louis Park, Minnesota runner Jenelle Deatherage. The male record time for the WhistleStop Marathon is 2:28:41, set in 2007 by Duluth, Minnesota runner Eric Hartmark.
The female record time for the WhistleStop Half Marathon is 1:21:43, set in 1999 by Maple, Wisconsin runner Sarah Anderson. The male record time for the WhistleStop Half Marathon is 1:08:36, set in 2006 by Minot, North Dakota runner Abraham Wengel.
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