We left for Green Bay on Saturday for the marathon - that was downgraded to a half because of my foot issues. They have a tiny expo in Lambeau stadium to pick up your race packet.
We stayed at the Best Western Midway which entailed crossing the street to get to the start/finish line of the marathon. That was awesome!
The start area was kind of a mess. We were stuck with a rail and retaining wall to jump down after the gun fired. It was a easy, fun run. We even wore silly hats and I had a Happy Birthday Balloon. It made it a lot more fun to run and even more fun to do the half then a full.
We finished the last mile running through the players entrance at Lambeau and making a loop around the field. The real finish line was just a few blocks away. That made the last mile the easiest.
As soon as we finished a local news station grabbed us for an interview - probably because of the hats. Check out the interview...
http://www.nbc26.com/global/video/popup/pop_playerLaunch.asp?vt1=v&clipFormat=flv&clipId1=3769602&at1=News&h1=Economic Boost From Marathon
Afterwards we went to the Botanical Garden of Green Bay, Captain's Walk Winery, the Green Bay Amusement Park and to Brett Farvre's Steakhouse for dinner. Monday morning we toured the Packer Hall of Fame and headed home. It was a fun weekend especially when you can walk afterwards.
My foot is throbbing again but I can walk which is a positive. I'm still worried about the IM training.
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