Charlevoix Running Company

06/08/2026

06/08/2026

Monday’s Run club will be at Michigan Beach at 5:30 pm! Bring a towel!

06/04/2026

For 19 years, the Charlevoix Marathon has run the same beloved route. This year, our traditional course included a boardwalk section that was no longer cleared for runners — and the safety of our athletes will always come first. For a time, that put the 20th running of this event in question.

It didn’t stay in question for long. Thanks to the cooperation of the Michigan DNR, the City of Charlevoix, Charlevoix County, the Charlevoix City Council, and the Charlevoix Police Department, we’re proud to unveil a new course — and we think you’re going to love it.

The new route delivers:
🌊 More shoreline along beautiful Lake Michigan
🌲 The shady, compact dirt roads of Fisherman’s Island State Park
🍄 A pass by the historic Mushroom Houses
🏁 A finish on historic Park Avenue, in the heart of downtown Charlevoix

We know a course change in our 20th year is a big deal, and many of you have run the old route for years. We hear you. What hasn’t changed is the standard: this new course is both Boston Marathon-qualifying and USATF certified — so your time counts exactly where it should…and it has less elevation change!

Twenty years in, and we’re just getting started. We’ll see you at the start line.

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06/04/2026

Happy Global Running Day yesterday! We had a great trail run at Fisherman’s Island. Some of us braved the water afterwards!

06/01/2026

06/01/2026

Wednesday is Global Running Day. Celebrate with us at Fisherman’s Island at 5:30pm. Bring the kids and strollers and bikes. Run a bit or run a loop! Run the road or the trail. Park at the end of Bell’s Bay Road right before park entrance. See the plan this week for other runs.