Brewers Mini Marathon

Brewers Mini Marathon

Brewers Mini Marathon

( 16 reviews )
100% of reviewers recommend this race
  • Milwaukee,
    Wisconsin,
    United States
  • September
  • 3 miles/5K, 6 miles/10K, 13.1 miles/Half Marathon
  • Road Race
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Laura

West Allis, Wisconsin, United States
45 26
2015
"2015 Brewers Mini"
Overall
T-Shirts/SWAG
Aid Stations
Course Scenery
Expo Quality
Elevation Difficulty
Parking/Access
Race Management
Laura 's thoughts:

This is my 3rd year running this race (missed last year due to an injury).

The Milwaukee Brewers are the big sponsor for this race and a portion of the proceeds and any fundraising efforts go towards the MACC Fund.

T-Shirts/SWAG: This year's shirt was red with blue on the sides. They have men's and women's sizes available. Participants also got a Brewers bobblehead, a KIND bar, and a ticket voucher for a 2016 Brewers game.
After the race, runners received a large variety of drinks and food - banana, water, chocolate milk, protein drink, cookies, chips, and Bonk Bars.

Aid Stations: Very well-spaced out and very frequent, offered both water and gatorade (different flavor at each station). Volunteers are awesome and super energetic! Port-a-potties at most of the aid stations as well. Paramedics/EMTs also available frequently along the course.

Course Scenery: The course goes past some cool stuff in Milwaukee, like the Harley Museum (they have a very poignant military tribute outside the museum at the moment), across the 6th St. Viaduct, past Marquette University, and through Miller Valley and the surrounding neighborhoods. I heard that a small portion of the course had to be reworked because of all the construction, but it isn't the most scenic race course in the area.

Expo: The expo is very lackluster. This year Performance Running Outfitters had a booth (new from last year) but besides 2-3 other races having tables, there really isn't much going on. What I find slightly annoying is that they have you enter on one side of the stadium and then exit on the other side to get in and out of the expo, so it's quite the walk and there's not a good place to park.

Elevation: I felt that there were more hills/elevation changes from 2 years ago when I ran it. Again, I heard that there were a few changes due to construction but there were definitely more ups and downs. Friends of mine felt the same way!

Parking/Access: There is a parking map included with the race packets that perfectly shows which parking lots are available on race day. Lots are clearly marked and there are volunteers to guide you to a parking spot. Entering and exiting is very easy.

Race Management: Pre-race communication is great. Moderate amount of e-mails relaying information regarding packet pick-up, parking, and emergency system. They also ran quite a few promotions for discounts off registration. I really think they could be more present on social media.

Overall, I think it's a fun race. It has really grown into a fun experience for runners and they really seem to take the feedback from the runner's survey post-race and make changes the following year.

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