Registration is open: 2011 Instep Icebreaker Indoor Marathon

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.

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Marathon Relay Recap

What’s that you say? How did the marathon relay go? Well if you managed to avoid our bombardment of tweets and Facebook statuses this weekend I’ll recap a bit for you. First of all, the race was an absolute blast. Our two teams ran strong the entire 26.2 miles. Fit Milwaukee Team 1 had a finish time of 3:32:34 and Fit Milwaukee Team 2 came in at 4:04:01- 28th and 49th places respectively out of 68 teams. Not too shabby! Combined together we make two lean, mean, marathon running machines. What was so special about . . . → Read More: Marathon Relay Recap

Fit Milwaukee is Running a Relay!

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!