'I ran the half marathon in 2013. It starts halfway through the marathon course and doesn't have the huge hills that the marathoners have to deal with during the first 13 miles. There is almost no crowd support...literally I didn't hear a single cow bell! But, I did have a deer dart across the road about 50 feet in front of me.

Packet pick up was a breeze. The T-shirt was thin and flimsy. Really sub-par. No 'expo' to speak of. There are busses to take you to the start lines. The course ends in a park and the bus brings you back to the high school, where they offer free use of the showers in the locker rooms.

Post race food was the standard fare...bananas, bagels, grapes, cookies, gatorade. It was really cold so I didn't stay long at the finish line. Everyone who crossed the finish line had their name announced and that was a nice touch.

Each mile was clearly marked with large signs (different for the full and half). Very few porta potties and I only saw one photographer on the course. For most of the race, I was running pretty much by myself, so I was really grateful for my ipod to keep me company, although I can see how nature-lovers would enjoy the relative solitude of this course.

The course was open to traffic, but most of the vehicles seemed to know what was going on and they slowly made their way around the runners. The fast marathoners and wheel chair marathoners had to weave their way through the half marathoners as they caught up, but I think it is encouraging to see the faster runners.

If you don't want a big event, you may like this race.'

This was my third running of Journeys. First half of course changed from 12 years ago but still a challenge with all the hills. Second half pretty flat. Very beautiful running through the northern WI forests. Only complaint is having to weave around and through the half marathon walkers. Plenty of water stops and enthusiastic volunteers. Race director very professional and seems to enjoy putting on this event. Plenty of great door prizes during awards ceremony so stick around for that. Note that Days Inn does not allow late check out so look for a different hotel.

This is a nice course and challenging marathon, but not well planned for the marathon participants, who caught up with the 13.1 mile walkers and had to constantly weave around walkers who were walking up to 3 abreast on a county highway, and sometimes were not willing to move to the right. Very frustrating in the last miles of a marathon. Also, there were sausages for sale at the end, nothing that was healthy or easier on the stomach.

my only complaint was the medals, I think they shouldn't have been the same as last years. I think a medal in the shape of an eagle would be truly great

I felt bad for the pitstop people who had to wait forever for me to finish. How do I find any pictures of the marathon?

That's what it looked like with the snow beautifully covering all of the trees. I think I saw the faun Mr. Tumnus too, but that may have just been the guy running in a monkey suit (literally). This was my second journeys marathon, and again it was well run and a great trek through the north woods of Wisconsin. I didn't care for the switch from Gatorade to Hammer HEED on the course though, they should call that stuff "Hammer Heave" because that's what I felt like doing after drinking it. Managed to beat last year's time by 15 minutes but it was tough.

The 2010 marathon occurred on a cool day just after a snowstorm, but you couldn't tell in the attitudes of all the volunteers at the event. They were fantastic, and the community really rallied around this event. There were few spectators, which was not unexpected since the course is in a really rural, scenic area. The first half of the course was pretty hilly, which didn't bother many of the runners but took it out of me.

What a great well organized race. The course is tough, but once you get to mile 13, things tend to smooth out a bit with the hills. One of the best races I have done. This was my 43rd marathon and I hope to do it again someday. The race director and all of the volunteers did an awesome job.

This was my first marathon. I love "Up North" and this was a great opportunity for me. Beautiful country, and friendly, enthusiastic and supportive runners and spectators. Plenty of GU and water available along the way. Hilly first half, but I took it easy and felt strong all of the way through, and finished at 4:16:38, which I was really happy with for my first try at this.

I have run the half-marathon event multiple times - it's my favorite!