Racers will enjoy beautiful scenery as they run on the Sparta-Elroy bike trail, which is a flat gravel running surface. The trail makes up about half of the race course. The other half of the course is run on the back country roads of Sparta, Wisconsin – be prepared for rolling hills! The Marathon offers 4 aid stations along the 13.1 mile course: #1 - Mile 2.5 #2 - Mile 5 #3 - Mile 8.5 #4 - Mile 10.75