March Up-date

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In this issue Pasta Dinner Tickets Kids Run RETURNS!!! Building UP LFM Veterans - Share Your Stories Million Mile March!!! Gatorade and Gel... Other news Facebook & Twitter Follow us on Facebook via our group and fan page and on Twitter use #mkelfm to post and follow other runners. We ALWAYS Need Volunteers We always need and really appreciate race volunteers - we could not do it without you. If you'd like to help, take a look at our volunteer info. There are a lot of options - not all are for race day. Unsubscribe Click to instantly unsubscribe from this mailing list. Send to a friend Send this email to someone you think may be interested.

Monday March 26, 2012 Feature Registrations Ahead of 2011!!! Registrations AHEAD of 2011! For any fence-sitters out there… registrations are 25% ahead of 2011 when we sold out in late April. If you plan to run LFM in 2012, now is the time to make that marathon commitment to yourself! It is important to know that we up-date our registration numbers on the LFM home page regularly – we want to make sure that everyone has an idea as to where we are with registrations. Understand, however, that the last 500 or so spots go very quickly as fence-sitters all seem to commit at the same time. Other stories Pasta Dinner Tickets We are happy to announce a new partner for our pasta dinner - Ann's Hope Foundation was established in 2005 by two local woman who lost their loved ones to melanoma cancer. They felt compelled to teach others that it's not "just skin cancer" and to educate the community on the dangers of melanoma and other skin cancers. This year the foundation will hold the 8th Annual “Block Melanoma 5k Run and 3k Walk” at the Milwaukee Zoo. To date Ann's Hope Foundation has committed and given away $900,000 in research and education grants to ground breaking melanoma clinical trials in the state of Wisconsin. Ann's Hope Foundation will have a large group running LFM to raise money for this important cause and invite you to join them. We invite you to purchase tickets for the pasta dinner that they are graciously organizing for our runners. The cost is $20 for adults and $10 for youth 5-12. You can purchase tickets when you register or email them at info@annshope.org. If you have any questions about the pasta dinner, please contact them. Kids Run RETURNS!!! We have had lots of questions about the 2012 Kids Run. The great news is that the very popular Kids Run will be held again in 2012. We are grateful that BodyBasix will return as our sponsor - thanks, Robin!!! It will again be set for Saturday afternoon - October 6 - at the LFM Finish area. Details will be posted on the LFM site very soon. Building UP It is never too early to talk about the Badgerland Striders Marathon Build-up Program – especially convenient for SE Wisconsin runners. The program starts Saturday June 30th and is open to EVERYONE. You don’t have to be a BLS member (though we think you’ll want to join), registered for LFM, OR pay a registration fee for the program. Just show up and run with lots of other great runners. The schedule is posted on our LFM website. You should also consider several great BLS races as build-up opportunities. The South Shore Half Marathon April 7, Cudahy 10 mile July 29, and BLS Half Marathon on August 25 are great and reasonably priced races. You could register for ALL THREE and still have $$$ left over from the registration fee for those expensive races. Registration info is on the Badgerland Striders web site. LFM Veterans - Share Your Stories As we look to promote our race and share the history of this great event with more and more runners, we'd like to include photos from you - our runners - from past races on our Facebook page. We'll be uploading photos dating back to our first race in 1981 if we can get them, but we need to hear from you! You can help us in two ways. First, simply visit our page and post a photo with a brief description of the year you ran. Post it on the Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon Official Site. Or if you'd prefer to email it to us, we'd love that too. Feel free to send it to our media team - lakefrontmarathonmedia@gmail.com Also make sure you keep coming back our Facebook page to see new photos we'll be uploading. Million Mile March!!! We’ve talked to you about Million Mile March – a simple idea. 10,000 runners running at least 100 miles in the month of March and donating $1 per mile to the charity of YOUR choice. This idea is brought to you by the “hearts and brains” behind the Jennipede. Take a look at the Crowdrise site and – commit to run – and choose a charity that is meaningful to YOU. Your trusty RD chose Girls on the Run of Greater Milwaukee – a great organization and one supported by many of our LFM volunteers. Believe me, it took less than five minutes to set this up. http://www.crowdrise.com/millionmilemarch Please… look to your heart and harness the power of running for charity. There is still time to open your heart to others who need your help. Gatorade and Gel... About this time we start to get a lot of questions about the Gatorade and gel that we will provide on race day. We are again happy to announce that Gatorade will provide Gatorade Endurance for our race. They generally provide lemon-lime flavor. We will also again provide BodyBasix gel at approximately 7 and 19 miles. This is the same gel that we provided in 2011. It is available on-line and at a variety of running and cycling specialty stores in the Milwaukee area. We will also provide this gel at some of the later build-up runs.

Registration Opens January 15 at 12:01 AM CST

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In this issue Million Mile March!! Not running LFM? Want to be part of the greatest marathon around? Other news Facebook & Twitter Follow us on Facebook via our group and fan page and on Twitter use #mkelfm to post and follow other runners. Unsubscribe Click to instantly unsubscribe from this mailing list. Send to a friend Send this email to someone you think may be interested.

Friday January 13, 2012 Feature Registration for 2012 Opens SUNDAY The time is (almost) NOW! We will open registration for the October 7, 2012 Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon at 12:01 AM CST on Sunday January 15. The entry fee will remain at $75 - the same as 2011. We have increased our entry limit slightly to 3100 and hope that many of you will be back with us at our Grafton start. This will be our 32md year of helping runners to make their marathon dreams come true. We’ll be back in touch soon with more details of the 2012 race. In the meantime, you can follow us on Facebook and Twitter for late breaking news. Please remember that the registration link for the 2012 race will not be active until 12:01 AM Sunday. Also remember that we do not allow the transfer of entries, provide refunds or allow you to defer your entry to another year. Once you're in, YOU're IN. Set your alarms. Tick, tock… Other stories Million Mile March!! Please don’t forget Million Mile March brought to you by the people behind the Jennipede. The idea is oh so very simple. 10,000 runners running 100 miles each in the month of March and donating a $1 a mile to the charity of YOUR choice. $1,000,000 raised for charity. Just find your charity on Crowdrise or set up a team of your own. If you provide your Crowdrise link to us, we’ll also post it on our LFM charity page. Let’s come together and show the world the power of runners and what big hearts we have! Also feel free to post on our Facebook page or Tweet to us about it. The Jennipede showed us the way – really! Not running LFM? Want to be part of the greatest marathon around? We are always looking to add friendly and committed people to our volunteer and leadership team. We ALWAYS need volunteers and always have a few leadership positions open each year. We are also always looking to expand our sponsor involvement and to add exhibitors to our health and fitness expo. Please shoot an email to Kris if you’re interested in leadership options, sponsorship or the expo. Contact Alice to volunteer.

Final Up-Date

In this issue Last Minute Construction... Spectators Perfect Storm of Sporting Events Thanks, Please??? Jennipede Up-Date Race Course Medical Assistance I-94 Construction South of Milwaukee Other news Facebook & Twitter Follow us on Facebook via our group and fan page and on Twitter use #mkelfm to post and follow other runners. Unsubscribe Click to instantly unsubscribe from this mailing list. Send to a friend Send this email to someone you think may be interested.

Thursday September 29, 2011 Feature Race Weekend is HERE! What time does the race start? 7:30!! 7:30!! 7:30!! Race weekend is here – we will be so excited to welcome our runners to the Expo on Friday night and Saturday and to the Start in Grafton on Sunday. We want to make sure that you have all of the breaking news related to the race. Friends and family want to follow your progress along the course? Options for that? Boy (or girl), do we have options! They can follow you via email, Facebook and/or Twitter. Please note that these are separate links and applications. Please review the packet pick-up procedures in the email confirmation you received last week. If you lost it or didn’t get it, please save poor Pauline (our Registration Manager) a little trouble – look on our web site to confirm that you are registered and then review the procedures outlined on our blog (we copied the confirmation email there). Please remember another runner CANNOT run the race with your number. We take steps to ID people who do this - when they are ID'd both runners will be barred from participation in future races. There are lots of reasons not to run with another runner's number, one of which is "Do you want your family to be called if THE OTHER RUNNER goes to the hospital?" and "Do you want YOUR family to be delayed when they call the registered runner's family?" Other stories Last Minute Construction... Something always happens at the last minute – really, every year… We actually plan for it. This year it is a construction project at about the 22.5 mile mark. The contractors are working very hard to finish their work but you MAY be diverted to the sidewalk for approximately one block. If this is required, the transition will be at the widest driveways possible and you will be directed by Course Marshalls. Any change in the course (a few feet) will be accommodated by a change at the Finish. If a change in the course certification is required, we will follow-through wth that as well. Spectators We really want to love your spectators as much as you do - sometimes they don't make it easy. We know, you are sick of our harping on this issue – please have your friends and family read and follow the directions we provide on the web site and in the Weekend Guide. Perfect Storm of Sporting Events Our out-of-town visitors might not realize this but this weekend will present the “Perfect Storm” of Wisconsin sporting events – the Milwaukee Brewers are in the play-offs with games on Saturday & Sunday, the Badgers play Nebraska on Saturday night, and the Green Bay Packers play on Sunday afternoon. Ummm… we’ve been working hard on media coverage but it is TOUGH this year. These events will likely affect your Saturday dinner plans and may affect other issues. Please be alert to this. Thanks, Please??? Many of you know that our race is a volunteer-driven effort. Our race staff from Race Director to Course Marshalls do this for the love of running and runners. This is how we spend our vacation time… The staff of our host municipalities and their residents also go the extra mile for our runners. Please remember to thank the staff, volunteers, police, residents – it means a lot to them to know that you appreciate what they are doing. Jennipede Up-Date We have been following our Guinness World Record attempt - the Jennipede - all summer. They will come to the Start with 60+ runners prepared to "make it happen" for Jenny. Speaking of which...some of you may want to be part of this magical journey through a personal contribution. It is easy to contribute on-line. They are approaching $100,000 raised for her on-going therapy - we can do this if we work together. Race Course Medical Assistance We have been working for a couple of years to improve the first aid support to you on the course. This year we will have two full First Aid Stations – at the aid stations at 13 and 20 miles. The first will be staffed by the Concordia University of Wisconsin Athletic Training Department and the Medical Reserve Corps. The second will be staffed by the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Athletic Training Program, Medical Reserve Corps and Bell Ambulance. All Aid Stations will also be equipped with the usual “band-aids” and Vaseline. However, for liability reasons, we do not provide aspirin, etc. We thank these organizations AND our Medical Staff from the Medical College of Wisconsin for helping to keep you safe on the course and at the Finish. I-94 Construction South of Milwaukee If you are coming to Milwaukee from the south via I-94 or the west via I-43 note that some freeway closures or re-routing may affect your trip. For more information visit the project web site.

Race Week Up-Date

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In this issue Details, Details… Race Weekend Materials Champions, We Have Champions Post Race Survey Other news Facebook & Twitter Follow us on Facebook via our group and fan page and on Twitter use #mkelfm to post and follow other runners. Unsubscribe Click to instantly unsubscribe from this mailing list. Send to a friend Send this email to someone you think may be interested.

Tuesday September 27, 2011 Feature Ready to Race??? Things are moving quickly here in Milwaukee. Your LFM staff is focused on your race and on doing the best we can to help you achieve your own marathon dreams. LAST time... What time does the race start? 7:30! What time? 7:30!! Runner Tracking. We have had several questions about the availability of runner tracking. Here is the link and instructions that will allow friends and family to track your progress via email. We also have a link that will allow them to track you via Facebook . Note that they will have to follow the link from the instruction page AND allow Facebook to access their profile info. We also up-load finisher times in “almost real time” from the Finish Area. We are so excited to announce that we have secured a wonderful sponsor for our Finish Runner Food Tent – Peapod! They deliver for us and for YOU. We have made an operational change in our food distribution this year – you’ll receive a bag of food with a variety of items from Peapod (supplemented by our friends at Kangaroo Brands). You’ll also be able to choose from soda or a bottle of chocolate milk from our friends at Nestle. Please thank our sponsors and patronize them – ALL of these sponsor contacts came via the LFM community. OUR runners stepping up to help us and YOU. The final Speaker Schedule for the Expo has been posted – take a minute to review it and plan to attend one of special guest, Bart Yasso’s talks or other popular sessions. Also note the Saturday morning Fun Run with Bart – that is always great fun! We will also have a set of Technical Sessions put on by our Expo exhibitors – they have special areas of expertise and are happy to share that with all of you. Remember that the Expo is open to the public – so invite your friends and family to come along. Other stories Details, Details… Please have your friends and family read the instructions for spectators and directions to Spectator Parking – we don’t want them to get a ticket because they parked in the wrong place on the course or tried to park in the wrong place at the Finish. Really – we do this for you and for THEM. We have tried to identify all of the “elite” athletes based upon their stated marathon times or contacts with our Elite Runner Captain. However, if you believe that you are in a position to run a time that might place you in the top males and females, please plan to attend the technical meeting at 3:00 at the Expo – in the Technical Session area. At that time our Elite Runner Captain, Dan Held and our independent USATF Official will be present to go over the race rules and other issues of interest. Have a little time on Saturday afternoon? Head down to the Finish Area at 3:00 for our Kid’s Run – this is such a great event. Our LFM Kids have been training all summer and logging their miles. They will come to the start with 25 miles logged and will run the last 1.2 miles of their own special marathon – finishing at the same place you’ll be on Sunday. It will bring happy rears to your eyes. And, speaking of kids… remember that our popular Cheer Sign area will return to the Expo, sponsored by Performance Running Outfitters. Have your kids (or kids at heart) decorate a sign or two to help support you on race day. Our Registration Manager, Pauline includes all sorts of vaulable information in the confirmation email she sent to you last week. Please take a look at it again - we've also posted it on our blog. Race Weekend Materials You will notice that we have reduced the number and size of the printed materials that we provide to you on race weekend. We found that the vast majority of you have internet access on race weekend and noticed that many of the races we attend provide little or no printed material – looking to be Green and use the $$$ on more important items. You will receive a Weekend Guide in your packet – with a course map. If you need other materials or more specific maps, please download them before race weekend. We are also experimenting with a Virtual Goodie Bag to supplement our regular goodie bag materials. This will provide an opportunity to provide our sponsors with additional value and provide you with materials that you can choose to print or view. You will receive a separate email containing that just before and just after race day. Champions, We Have Champions Last year we were so honored to welcome many of our Lakefront Marathon Champions – former winners – back to the race. We decided then that we would recognize them with special race bibs and will continue that tradition in 2011. Our Champions will be wearing race bibs with a wide red stripe. So… when you see that fast guy wearing a red bib 1995 know that it is multi-year winner Randy Damkot (1995 was his fastest winning time) or that lady wearing red bib 1989 that is Mary Bolich – she won LFM in 1985. Our 2010 Champions Nacole Fredrickson (#1) and Scott Jansky (#2) and multi-year winner Corina Canitz (#4) will also be wearing the red bibs. Post Race Survey On late Sunday afternoon you can expect to receive an email with the link to our post-race survey. PLEASE take a few minutes to respond to this. We really use this information to improve our race and to secure sponsors and community support and interest. Your RD reads ALL of the comments – she really does…