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Midwest Financial Group Madison Mini Marathon 5K

This race edition

Race date
Date not confirmed for this distance
Race timezone
Timezone not confirmed
Edition status
Status not confirmed

Entry options

2026 edition

Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.

Modelled energy-cost change 1.4% versus flat · net elevation -0 m

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Decision summary

Midwest Financial Group Madison Mini Marathon 5K at a glance

Route ascent
63 m

Lower than 21% of comparable mapped races

Typical conditions
50/100

Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast

Evidence depth
18 verified facts

Stored GPS route

Quick answers

What runners ask first

Midwest Financial Group Madison Mini Marathon 5K route map

raceindex.org has a GPS course file for Midwest Financial Group Madison Mini Marathon 5K, so runners can inspect the route line on the map. Elevation charts and ascent figures appear only when that file includes usable elevation data.

How hilly is the Midwest Financial Group Madison Mini Marathon 5K?

The Midwest Financial Group Madison Mini Marathon 5K route has 63 m of ascent, 64 m of descent and an estimated 1.4% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.

Where does the Midwest Financial Group Madison Mini Marathon 5K route go?

Underfoot, expect a road course. The setting includes city and coastal. Finish-line celebration is the 14th Mile Post-Race Party at the Memorial Union Terrace overlooking Lake Mendota.

What should runners know on race day for the Midwest Financial Group Madison Mini Marathon 5K?

Live music at the Memorial Union Terrace finish by Frank Martin Busch and the Names; an indoor pre-race warm-up area opens at 5:30 AM and Bucky Badger appears. Professional chip timing by Race Day Events and free digital race photos plus a post-race highlight video by Focal Flame Photography.

Race character

Scenery

  • City
  • Coastal
  • Lakeside
  • Historic
  • Forest
  • Parkland
  • Waterfront

Atmosphere

  • Scenic Tour
  • Community
  • Festival

Terrain

  • Road

Entry, logistics and records

Entry requirements

Entry status
Past event: The listed edition date has passed.
Qualification status
2026 RRCA Wisconsin State Championship event.

Race day logistics

Race village
No
On-course music
Live music at the Memorial Union Terrace finish by Frank Martin Busch and the Names; an indoor pre-race warm-up area opens at 5:30 AM and Bucky Badger appears.

Course facts

Notable features
  • Half marathon starts at 7:00 AM
  • professional chip timing by Race Day Events and free digital race photos plus a post-race highlight video by Focal Flame Photography. Finish-line celebration is the 14th Mile Post-Race Party at the Memorial Union Terrace overlooking Lake Mendota

How hilly is the Midwest Financial Group Madison Mini Marathon 5K?

24%48%18%6%
  • Steep descent 4%
  • Descent 24%
  • Flat 48%
  • Climb 18%
  • Steep climb 6%
Total ascent
63 m
Net elevation
−0 m
GAP factor
1.4%
Longest climb
1,230 m at 2.2%
Gradient mix and ascent are derived from the course geometry under our published normalisation, not taken from organiser marketing.

What are typical race-day conditions?

  • 22°CTypical temperature
  • 16 kphTypical wind
  • 3 mmTypical rainfall
  • 50Favourability /100
Typical conditions for the race date and locality, warmer than the endurance-optimal window. These are climatological norms, not a forecast, and are shared across every distance at this event.

More race details

Is the Midwest Financial Group Madison Mini Marathon 5K flat?

Its normalised GAP factor is 1.4% slower than a flat course, with about 63 m of total ascent.

How we calculated this

Published facts and derived model outputs on this page are tied to stored sources or a published, version-locked methodology. We show the provenance so runners, coaches and organisers can check it. Data on this page is current as of .

Derived numbers use scoring-methodology-v1.0.

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