Full Marathon

Quick Info

Race: Marathon
Date: October 18th, 2025
Location: Kato Moving & Storage, Mayflower | 417 Poplar Street, Mankato
Start time: 7:20AM
Course Map: Click Here
Parking Map: Click Here
Schedule: Click Here
Packet Pick Up: Click Here
Results: Click Here
Virtual Option: $85

REGISTER HERE

Marathon Race Fees:

Oct 18 - Oct 25

Dec 1 - Jan 31

Feb 1 - Apr 30

May 1 - Jun 30

Jul 1 - Aug 31

Sep 1 - Oct 17

$65

$80

$90

$100

$110

$120

Swag:
All Marathon participants receive a men’s or women’s long sleeveshirt and medal.

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Details

About:
Welcome to the heart of the Minnesota River Valley, where you will experience amazing fall views, great people and the bold race you’ve been looking for. Mankato has no shortage of spectators to cheer you on, including cheer teams, aid stops and spectators. Mankato has definitely embraced this as a community event and pulled out all the stops! This race is known for the finish line in the heart of City Center Mankato, athletes get a fabulous finisher medal, a ticket for a free beer, and can partake in food galore, music, stretching by MAYO athletic trainers, personal photos and kids activities for the young or maybe young at heart.

The marathon and half marathon courses are USATF certified. The marathon can be used as a Boston Marathon qualifier.

Awards:
The 1st, 2nd & 3rd place male and female for the full marathon will receive a trophy from Vetter Stone. If you are an overall  winner, you are not eligible to receive an age category pin. Overall winners are determined by Gun Time and not Chip Time. To view results, click here. Computers will be available at the Post Race Information booth to check results and claim awards. Results sponsored by ISG.

Marathon Age Category Awards:
1st Place, 2nd Place and 3rd Place award pins will be given for Males and Females in the following age categories:
Under 19
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60-69
70-79
80 and up

Shirt Exchange:
Shirt exchange will be available at packet pick-up based on size availability.

Registration Information

REGISTER HERE

Race registrations are non-refundable as events of this size begin to incur costs months prior to the event.

Registration Deadline: Online registration closes October 17.

Corporate Discount:
Join together a group of your co-workers and save money on registration. We will give $5 discounts per person for companies who have 10 or more runners. Corporate groups must register all runners at the same time. Our online registration will automatically apply the corporate discount during the registration process.

We also encourage companies to purchase company shirts for their teams. It’s a great way to promote your company – you will be seen as a community partner, a supportive employer, and an organization that cares about employee health.

If you have questions about signing up a corporate running group email marathon@visitmankatomn.com or call (507) 664-6640 for more information.

Military Discount:
We are happy to support those who protect us. That’s why we offer $5 off any race registration to those in the military. To receive a military discount send an email to marathon@visitmankatomn.com or call (507) 385-6640.

Gift Registrations:
Want to buy this race as a gift for someone else? Visit the online registration page to purchase a registration code that can be given to a runner to register for the event!

Cancellations:
Race fees are nonrefundable and cannot be transferred to next year’s race or another event. Sorry, no exceptions. However, your registration can be transferred to another participant up to one week before registration close (October 16). Registration transfers can be done through the online registration page once logged in. There is a $15 participant transfer fee along with any event price difference. There will be no registration transfers.

Switch Distances:
It is possible to switch races until October 13, 2025. You can change your race distance by returning to the online registration and logging into the account that you used to sign up. Once logged in you will have an option to switch distances using the transfer request. There is a $5 switching fee along with any event price differences.

Referral Program:
How it works:

  1. When you register for your race you are given a unique link to the Mankato Marathon Race Roster Registration page.
  2. The confirmation page and email prompt you to share this link with your friends via Facebook, Twitter, and Email.
  3. When someone clicks on the unique link and registers for the Mankato Marathon, Race Roster recognizes that you referred someone to sign up for the race and automatically credits you Race Roster account with $5.
  4. Funds earned are reflected in your Race Roster account and when you reach $15 worth of referrals from your race or any other race on the Race Roster platform the referral funds are paid out to you by check.

If you have questions about our referral tool, please reach out to Customer Success at director@raceroster.com and a member of our team would be happy to assist you.