THE COURSE
The Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon is a USATF certified course starting at Grafton High School. This flat, scenic, point-to-point course travels south through rural countryside, quiet neighborhoods and finishes along the shores of Lake Michigan.
The Lakefront Marathon has been a Boston Marathon qualifying course for the past 39 years and will be again this year. Runners will enjoy the indoor waiting area until race start at 7:30 am. Early starts are not allowed due to safety concerns. The course will close 6.5 hours after the start of the race. Runner’s that will not be able to finish by the cut-off may not receive an official time, will need to relinquish their bib due to liability issues and must follow “rules of the road”. We will be pleased to offer your bib back for as long as we are allowed to keep our finish chute open. We sincerely want to see everyone finish what they started!