The course is fun. It makes it easy for spectators to follow their runners. Organization seemed fine. Needed more water/Gatorade stops due to the weather all of a sudden warming up. Food line was too long, maybe due to so many last-minute sign ups? Need to have the roads swept - especially by the lake - the night before or morning of. Fun, beautiful experience.

The beginning of the course was a bit confusing and very congested (a couple of loops in and around Kenosha before the marathoners went on their out-and=back trek at mile 12) but well directed so it worked out ok. Not sure why the previous commenter would have taken the turn for the half if they were doing the full (?).

The last 2 water stops of the half marathon (miles 10 and 12 of both races) had no Gatorade, and since I was running the marathon I was confident that I would get some at the 14-mile water stop and beyond (and I did); however, I had gone without since mile 8 (6 miles without) - not good for a very warm and humid day. At the mile 14 water stop I suggested to the person there (who said she was able to contact the RD's) that there may be none for us marathoners when we returned back toward the start area (the end of the race for us). She was very helpful and said she would try to take care of it. However, there was none at the end of the marathon, as I suspected.

It was a tough day for a marathon - warm and humid. More Gatorade was needed. It is difficult to predict the weather, but if there is any question about what it might be, more would be better.

Good organization, so-so swag (a short-sleeve tech shirt), no expo (ok with me), and ok post-race food (yummy brat!).

Good job for year #2.

I enjoyed this race. I would like to see the marathon and half marathon start at different times. It was hard to pace when you didn't know which race people were running. I really like that we were able to use headphones. I'm a runner that is not able to run without them.

I hurt my foot and had a bad day, but overall enjoyed the experience. This could be an outstanding race with a few tweaks.

Positives:
+The first half of the course, with views of Lake Michigan almost all of the time, is beautiful
+Well organized
+Nice medal!
+Short-sleeve tech shirt
+Navy volunteers are great
+All of the volunteers are great

Negatives:
-Much of the pavement through the park in the first half is dangerous, rutted, uneven, patched, pot-holed, or just bad
-The second half of the course is boring and seemed to go on forever
-There are a few miles of crushed gravel in the second half; is this a trail marathon?

Overall, this could be a great race if they fixed the bad road surface and ran it as a double loop of the first half of the course.

I enjoyed the race. Start line was congested since I did not get toward the front. Plenty of room to pass for the most part. Please do not ban iPods.

I did the half marathon. I wish results were posted quicker.

Good race, with good spectators and support. Unable to predict warm weather, the water stations were too far apart on the back half of the marathon. I was struggling and looking for water. I understand getting people to man the aid stations is a task. Next year maybe a couple of more aid stations for the marathoners would be in the cards.
Overall, great job, Wisconsin!

The race was well organized. The course was congested until the 1/2 marathoners split off (at about 11 miles?). Many of those running the 1/2 and listening to headphones couldn't hear runners passing on one side or the other and would step in front of them. I'd like to see headphones banned. The problem wasn't nearly as bad after the 1/2ers split off. It was warm and humid. It seemed like most of the aid stations only had water and a few had Gatorade. Lots of crowd support from the U.S. Navy. The only beverages after the race were water and beer. I'd prefer a sports drink.

Really enjoyed the race. This was my first marathon so I have no other benchmark. I liked that it was intimate without massive crowds because, as a first-timer, it was not intimidating. Great organization, easy parking, a beautiful (and flat) course along the lakefront, and I loved how the US Navy men and women were at every turn for encouragement. Will definitely do it again.

I loved this race and thought the organization was well done and more than sufficient for the size of the field and its inaugural year. The course was a little loopy but I didn't find it confusing at all and I'd take loopy over hilly any day. This course had nice neighborhoods and the beautiful lake - and did I mention how flat it was? Having run 8 previous marathons, this was my first flat course - wow, how much easier it is to get a PR! I thought the race organizer did a great job. With the exception of the starting line porta-potty problem, I thought the aid stations were fine, the volunteers fantastic and the overall energy just great. I traveled from the Twin Cities for this race and got a $85 airfare on Midwest, a $26 car rental and a hotel for less than $100 - easy, easy, easy. Parking at the start was super easy and convenient. I didn't find the starting area too congested, and again, compared to some of the BIG-city races, this was was just so easy, calm and convenient! Maybe add pace bands at the "expo," but I think most know to bring their own for a race of this size.

Congratulations to the organizers on a great race. I wish I could do it in 2010, but it didn't fit the schedule. I will definitely consider it in future years.

This was a nice race; things were well organized, especially for it being the first year. The only downside was the lack of porta-potties, and the line for getting the beer and brat afterwards was WAY too long. The race was flat and fast, and the weather was beautiful. Can't wait for this year!