Nature's Marathon: Begin on the North Arm of Burntside Lake and turn onto the historic Echo Trail. Coast toward Shagawa Lake on this challenging and beautiful course. A slight detour through charismatic Winton puts you close to a quick loop around Miner's Lake and finish in downtown Ely.
The Ely Marathon was the 357th largest marathon in the U.S. last year and was the 347th largest in 2022.
This year 2.2% of finishers qualified for the Boston Marathon and 3.1% of runners qualified for Boston in 2023.
This gives the Ely Marathon the 396th highest percentage of Boston Marathon qualifiers in the U.S. last year and the 353rd highest percentage so far in 2024.
Its Course Score of 96.92 ranks it as the 381st fastest marathon course in the U.S. and the 8th fastest course in Minnesota.
The typical race time temperature and humidity levels are the ideal range for optimal marathon performance. This, coupled with the Course Score, gives the Ely Marathon a PR Score of 96.92. This PR Score ranks it as the 339th fastest marathon in the U.S. and the 8th fastest in Minnesota.
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Ely Marathon Elevation Chart
Max Elevation: 1504 feet (458m) Min Elevation: 1320 feet (402m)
