Indoor Marathon Relay: Join FitMKE!

By , on October 25th, 2010

You know you want to be one of the cool kids on a Fit Milwaukee Indoor Marathon Relay team January 22, 2011. In order to guarantee your place on a team, you need to fill out this form no later than 5 p.m. October 27, 2010.

Fit Milwaukee will be meeting this week to assign team captains and teams… and there will be some incentive for your team captain to register your team early… at least one of our teams will have their registration fee refunded! That means your team will get to run for free!

Fit Milwaukee will keep registration open until October . . . → Read More: Indoor Marathon Relay: Join FitMKE!

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Deadline extended: Join FitMilwaukee’s Relay Team

By , on September 13th, 2010

I’ve extended the deadline to FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17th at NOON for people to register to be on a FITMKE Indoor Marathon Relay team. So, if you have friends who are interested, please let them know that we’re closing it off Friday so that teams can register before InStep runs out of registrations.

We’ve got a great group of people so far… I think we’re going to have a blast! I’ll be emailing teams this weekend so look for that by 5pm Sunday, Sept. 19th!

Also, one lucky team will win a FREE REGISTRATION.

Stay tuned for how to win! Your team could save $100! . . . → Read More: Deadline extended: Join FitMilwaukee’s Relay Team

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Registration is open: 2011 Instep Icebreaker Indoor Marathon

By , on August 8th, 2010

This race takes place at the Pettit National Ice Center, and has received acclaim from Running Times and has achieved the Boston Marathon standard for qualifying!

Last January, a team of Fit Milwaukee runners joined up to take part in the relay event of the premier indoor marathon in the country!  Check out this video by Jim Raffel:

Now’s your chance to join up this year!

Registration for the 3rd annual InStep Icebreaker Indoor Marathon & Half Marathon is open! on Active.com.  The events will be held on January 22-23, 2011, at the Pettit National Ice Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

The Icebreaker . . . → Read More: Registration is open: 2011 Instep Icebreaker Indoor Marathon

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Overcoming Adolescent Anxiety: Running

By , on February 4th, 2010

Say hello to new Fit Milwaukee blogger Meghan Arnold!

Being the total nerd that I am, I stereotypically loathed gym class in junior high and high school. Although I loved playing on my volleyball and basketball teams, physical education was the most dreaded part of my day. I am fairly sure the trauma inflicted by both my P.E. teachers and more athletic classmates took about 15 years to get out of my system. And running was the most awful part of it all.

Here are four ways to get over that psychological hump and pound the pavement . . . → Read More: Overcoming Adolescent Anxiety: Running

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Fit Milwaukee is Running a Relay!

By , on January 20th, 2010

Fit Milwaukee has formed two teams for the InStep Icebreaker Indoor Marathon Relay this weekend! This should be a fun event because while each person is out there running their leg of the 26.2 mile (95.4 laps) race, the rest of the team is around the track cheering them on.

If you’d like to come cheer for us, admission to the Pettit Center is free for spectators. The race is at 1pm on Saturday January 23. Dress warmly because the building is kept at a chilly 50-55F. You could also skate during the race! The Pettit Center’s skating oval will be . . . → Read More: Fit Milwaukee is Running a Relay!

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