Sleeping Bear Marathon, Half Marathon & 5K

The Sleeping Bear Marathon, Half Marathon and 5K takes place in the heart of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, so all races start and finish in Empire. The out-and-back marathon course will take runners by the Dune Climb, past Little Glen Lake, and through the village of Glen Arbor with breathtaking views of the Manitou Islands and Sleeping Bear Dunes along the way.

The half marathon and 5K will follow the same course as the marathon, with the half marathon turning around at the 6.5 mile mark, and the 5K turning around at 1.5 miles. At the peak of fall color season, the tree-lined course will be one that both runners and spectators won’t soon forget.