It was hot, but I guess they moved up the date for next year.
They need to take it back into Lambeau field. It would be nice to finish on the 50yard line.
Fans were great, but spread out. It was a lonely course.

The people who devoted their time to help out at aid stations along the coarse route where really great, it was extremely hot for them to stay out there on the coarse that long for all the runners. The runner who said the aid stations where to far apart was totally wrong, I don't know what he expects, I've run 43 Marathons, and it was the most aid stations on any Marathon course I've done. I would like to do this again and would recommend it to anyone, aside for the hot weather it was great, hopefully the race will change its date to have a little bit cooler weather.

This is only my second marathon overall, and the 1st out of town one for my brother and I. I thought the race was extremely well organized, to the point that we were even able to drive the course for the most part the day before just to get an idea. The course was pretty, especially sections on the trail, but the mid section was too neighborhoody and difficult to run through. The people with their garden hoses were a life saver, and did their best to cool us off. The water stop people were all very friendly, willing to help, and the extra treats toward the end, like sponges, cold cloths and root beer were the best. The law enforcement did a great job with traffic and first aid, as well as the cellcom guys on the bikes who let me call home to Florida. For as new and as small as this race was, I thought it had a lot of great community support and creative snacks etc, and some interesting ways to cheer us on, from cake pans to cowbells. I agree with someone else on the Ultima, ugggg. Not a good choice. What happened to good ole Gatorade? I would like to see a course more along the water, and would also say that there should be more portolets. I have a lot of relatives right there in the area and it certainly made it extra special seeing them pop up along the race in several places. The race was very accessible for them too. Definitely looking forward to doing this one again sometime in the next few years.

I ran the Green Bay Marathon for the first time this year. The marathon and my visit to Green Bay were a great experience. There are many advantages to running a smaller marathon like this one. The race was well organized from registration through packet pick up and the finish area. Having run larger marathons where I had to leave my hotel 3 to 4 hours before the start of the race and then wait 2 hours in the start area, I certainly liked being able to leave my hotel 20 minutes before the start of the race and then walk one block to the starting area. The spectators along the course were very supportive. Some just cheered us on and many others provided water, fruit and other food. Many set up sprinklers to help us cool off a little on a very hot day. All of the volunteers and people of Green Bay that I met were friendly and helpful. There was plenty of medical assistance along the race route for those that may have needed it and the finish area was well organized with plenty of food and drink. The race had many good points and I would like to do the race again in the future.

I saw 'tree-lined' and 'lots of trees' in the course narrative, but that didn't translate into shade on the course, which other than the first six or so miles through the quaint downtown area was deadly boring. The spectators who were there were great, but there were long stretches without anyone. Boring course, few spectators after downtown --one or the other is fine and the spectator element is to be expected in small town like this -- but I would have a hard time getting psyched up for this one again.

I was instantly impressed with the organization of this marathon when my husband and I cancelled our registration, then learned we could make it after all. The staff I spoke with by phone and e-mail were friendly and very accomodating. Race day was hot and the course was a little boring, but the excellent organization, frequent water stops (every mile), supportive fans and sufficient food (at the end) made it all a very good experience.

I ran this for the first time this year, 6/23/02. The day after the marathon, they've already announced they are going to change to an earlier date. This should have been ran in May instead of the June temps that start at 70 deg at 5am and are in the upper 80's by race end. There has got to be better scenery in Green Bay than what was on the course, and I would like it if the shady part of the course wasn't only on the first four miles. After midway, the water stations were too far apart, especially every time you looked up in the first 4 miles, there was another drink station to accomodate the returning half-thoners. The spectators that were out were fantastic, especially the ones with sprinklers out and the ones who setup their own drink stations, but it wasn't unusual to go a quarter to half mile without anyone along the course. Hopefully they will change the date to sometime in early May and better setup the drink tables and porto-potties. There isn't much that can be done about the number of spectators, just because it's a small town/race, but you just need to realize that the crowd is not going to pull you through the race. As a personal preference, I wish they would stop having Ultima Replenisher as the drink of choice, since it tastes just about as bad as a drink can.

On a whole, the event was well organized. The course was more than 99% flat and the last 1/3 was very scenic. Fans were greats and supportive, especially many of them who used their garden hose to cool us down under the very hot and humid weather, which made a great difference. Foods and drinks at the finish line were fantastic. I've been to several races, this is the first time there was free beer at the finish line! The goody bag was great as well. Rooms for improvement: (1) Water-stations could have been positioned better: There were too many and too close together at the beginning; and relatively fewer and far between in the last 1/3 of the course when people need them most. (2) Not enough porto-johns especially in the 2nd half of the course - a major problem! (3) The food served in the pre-race pasta dinner was somewhat disappointing considering we have to pay $12 per head. Despite the rooms for improvement, overall, it was a great race (except for the heat of course!) I'll definitively return next year especially if the organizers decide to move the race a few weeks earlier to avoid the heat.

What a hot time I had in Green Bay. Not only was the temperature hot, but so was the community support. Parrot Head, Hooters girls, Packer fans, Church groups, business groups, the whole city! Imagine getting up on a Sunday morning and sitting in your front yard at 6 AM just to cheer. The course was well marked, plenty of water from both official and unofficial stops, iced towels, fruit, candy, Root Beer, water sprinklers, etc.. Closing the entire race course to traffic, I've never seen so many orange cones. GB should be proud of themselves for such a great race. The trade show was good with great goodie bag, pickles, TOILET PAPER!, salsa and bean dip with the logo on them. I wish we could get that kind of support in our area. Put this on your list as a must do marathon.

Ran Green Bay Half Marathon for the first time this year. Had a great time. The race was very well organized and the course was marked extremely well. The locals were wonderful -- lining the course and cheering folks on was great fun.

The water stops were really good, too......even for us back of the packers. All water stations did a great job, but I would say the GB Parrot Head Club was the best! The only thing I think could be improved upon was that they had 28+ aid stations which was GREAT. BUT, they could be spread out a little better. Seems as thought there were quite a few very close together (under a mile apart) and then there were long stretches with nothing.

All and all it's a very well run race and truly is a race for all runners. I will definitely do this one again :)