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Green Bay Marathon Runner Comments
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Course 4.3 
Organization 4.4 
Spectators 4.0
Number of comments: 235 [displaying comments 121 to 131]
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A. U. from Minneapolis, MN
(5/31/2007)
"Great Race!" (about: 2007)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Green Bay Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 The Green Bay Marathon is a top-notch alternative to other Upper Midwest spring marathons. Not only is the race very well done, but it is also easy to find lodging, easy to find dining before and after the race, and very simple to navigate the city. This race was also very easy on the wallet, while many other spring marathons take advantage of participants. | |
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M. L. from Marion, AR
(5/29/2007)
"Green Bay, eh?" (about: 2007)
3 previous marathons
| 1 Green Bay Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 Overall a great experience.... The weather was tricky (30 degrees and 20 mph winds) but you can't fault the race organizers for that. Great, flat course, great fans, great volunteers. | |
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J. B. from Janesville,WI
(5/27/2007)
"Fast Course at Titletown!" (about: 2007)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Green Bay Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 3 The City of Green Bay is host to one of the best small marathons around. It has everything a marathoner would want: expo, nice pre-race meal, pace groups, 3 GU stops, fast course, his and her finishing medals, post-race party, and a run around the inside of Lambeau Field. Put this marathon on your list! | |
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T. M. from Des Moines, Iowa
(5/23/2007)
"Excellent, again" (about: 2007)
11-50 previous marathons
| 3 Green Bay Marathons
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 Moving the expo, the starting line, and the pasta dinner to Lambeau Field was a great decision. The volunteers at the expo, the water stations, and the finish area were great, as always. The medals were awesome. I liked the new course. Even in a great race like this, there's always room for improvement. First, I agree with comments from prior years that the t-shirts (at least for the full and half) should be on technical fabric, not cotton or cotton-blend. Second, I miss the timing chip mats at every mile. Having the timing mats at every mile (as opposed to every five miles) was one of the things that set this race apart. I learned so much from that information in 2006, and it helped me with my training for this year. I hope the that the race organizer brings timing pads at every mile back for next year. | |
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G. A. from Wisconsin
(5/23/2007)
"Surprisingly good!" (about: 2007)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Green Bay Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 Very well run race, and the course is fairly flat, but you run on a lot of cement (my feet hurt). Only one problem: lack of Mylar blankets for the marathoners at the end (they gave them all out to the walkers). | |
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M. S. from Maryland
(5/22/2007)
"Great, flat, well-organized marathon" (about: 2007)
2 previous marathons
| 1 Green Bay Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 3 This marathon was great! The course was flat and fast, and was not a boring out-and-back. There is a paucity of public transportation in GB, so the shuttles to and from hotels were a welcome touch. The water, Gatorade, fruit, cookie, candy, and Gu stops were extremely generous, and, along with the run through Lambeau, they make this a well-deserved "most enjoyable marathon." | |
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G. S. from Hartland, WI
(5/22/2007)
"One race that you have got to run" (about: 2007)
1 previous marathon
| 1 Green Bay Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 This was the first marathon that I have ever run, and I must say this was a good one to start out with. The course was excellent, only a few hills that shouldn't even be labeled as hills. The community were very motivating and helpful. A good touch was running inside of Lambeau for the very last mile. This marathon was just awesome and I will definitely be doing this one sometime soon... not to mention the course is extremely fast. So if you're looking to qualify for Boston, this is a course to do it on. | |
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J. K. from Michigan
(5/22/2007)
"So awesome!" (about: 2007)
11-50 previous marathons
| 3 Green Bay Marathons
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 This was my third Green Bay and I just can't say enough good things about it. Everything is absolutely top-notch. The course was a little different this year than last and I wasn't sure I was going to like it, but I ended up loving it and hope they keep it the way it is! I set a PR here last year and did it again in '07 - FINALLY breaking the 3:30 mark. The start and finish are great, there are plenty of volunteers, lots of aid at the aid stations and the course is one of my favorites. It is major PR/BQ material - mostly flat with just a few minor (and I mean minor) hills in the first half. The only thing that I would want them to change for the years to come is the t-shirt. I don't so much mind a cotton shirt, but the design has to get better. Other than that, the race is perfect the way it is. Oh yeah, there are free beer and brats at the finish if your stomach can handle it! | |
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D. F. from Minneapolis, MN
(5/22/2007)
"Race with a great attitude!" (about: 2007)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Green Bay Marathon
COURSE: 3 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 This was a race that made the most of its assets. It was my first visit to GB - a small, industrial city that, on this day, was also cold, cloudy and windy. Not the best ingredients for a top-notch marathon; but the whole event exuded tremendous spirit. The expo and pasta dinner were surprisingly strong; a large percentage of residents braved the weather to cheer on runners and the volunteer turnout was impressive. Marshals did a great job managing a twisty course with start line surrounded by construction barrels. And the event played to its strengths, fully leveraging Lambeau Field, bratwurst and beer. | |
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C. E. from Indianapolis,Indiana
(5/21/2007)
"Not quite up to the hype." (about: 2007)
50+ previous marathons
| 1 Green Bay Marathon
COURSE: 3 ORGANIZATION: 3 FANS: 3 Clearly not the best marathon experience I've ever had, but it wasn't bad either. Green Bay is definitely a football town and it showed just about everywhere we went. I thought the expo was nice and the overall start/finish layout seemed to be well planned and laid out. The course, while mostly flat, wasn't one of the most scenic I've ever run on, but it was well marked. It seemed like feast or famine when it came to spectators with only moderate cheering and encouragement where you did find them. The thing that bothered me the most was the overall quietness of most of the runners around me during the first half of the race. This is normaly when most runners seem the most chatty - it seemed hard to get anyone to say more than a couple of words. Thankfully some of the full marathon runners were a little more open to conversation during the last miles when it was really starting to get tough. I liked this marathon and I could do it again someday, but I'll definitely bring friends for more light-hearted joking and banter along the way. |
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