Lake Geneva Marathon
Saturday, May 8, 2010

EVENT DETAILS

PASTA DINNER:
Join us at Celebration on Wells Restaurant in Lake Geneva (422 Wells St.) for a Pasta Dinner, 5:00-9:00 p.m. on Friday, prior to the race. Cost: $9.95 + tax & gratuities.

PACKET PICK-UP:
Packet pickup will be held Friday from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Celebration on Wells, 422 Wells Street, Lake Geneva, WI, and Saturday from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. at Harbor Shores on Lake Geneva, 300 Wrigley Drive, Lake Geneva, WI.

STARTING AREA:
The start is at Lakefront Bridge, downtown, Lake Geneva, in front of the Riviera building.
Gear Check for Half Marathon (mark your number on your bag) is at Harbor Shores on Lake Geneva.  Pick up will be in Fontana at Half Marathon finish (Gazebo in Reid Park).

AID STATIONS:
Stations will be set up at approximately three mile intervals.

AWARD PRESENTATION:
Presentations will be made at the finish line tent at 10:00 a.m. for the 5k and 10k races. Half marathon awards will be held at noon, and awards for the marathon will be at 1:00 p.m. at Harbor Shores on Lake Geneva.

LUNCH:
Lunch will be served at Harbor Shores on Lake Geneva (east of Library Park on the lakefront) from 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Free to participants, show your bib #. Lunch tickets may be purchased for $6.
Address: 300 Wrigley Drive, Lake Geneva

SHIRTS:
All participants will receive a tech shirt.

FINISH MEDALS will be awarded to finishers of the Marathon, Marathon Walk, Euro Cross-Country, and Half Marathon.

ACCOMMODATIONS:
For information, please call the Geneva Lake Chamber of Commerce at 262-248-4416 or 1-800-345-1020. Address: 201 Wrigley Drive, Lake Geneva.  Rooms have been blocked for participants at the Harbor Shores on Lake Geneva and The Cove. Please mention Lake Geneva Sports when you make your reservation and you will receive a discounted rate.

COURSE RECORDS:
Marathon: Men: Bruce Tracy 2:33:36, 1988; Women: Sheila Rickleffs 2:56:14, 1988. 

Half-Marathon: Men: Jason Gantt 1:12:13, 2007; Women: Michele Eisenlohr 1:30:14, 2005

Euro Cross Country: Men: Raymond Ross 2:27:26; Women: Bridgett Collins 2:50:55

TRANSPORTATION for HALF MARATHON:
There will be two trolleys running every half hour between Fontana and Lake Geneva returning runners back to the start.  It's about a thirty minute ride.  There will be a Gage paddleboat leaving Fontana around 10:45 a.m. returning runners back to the start.  This is about a one hour ride. 

RACE RESULTS:
Race results will be available on our results page or at www.onlineraceresults.com .  

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS:

MARATHON: Geneva Lake is "one of the Great Blue Lakes of the World." Geneva Lake has been a Mecca for tourists since the late 1800's. The lake is nine miles long and 170 feet deep, spring fed, and clear. The course is a challenging and picturesque route around the perimeter of Geneva Lake. Geneva Lake is located in the glaciated hills of southeastern Wisconsin. The scenic views and unbelievable hills combined with a final run on an ancient Indian trail provide the ingredients for a very memorable marathon. The marathon will be both demanding for the best runners and an opportunity not to be missed for those runners looking for the ultimate marathon challenge. The USAT & F certified course starts in downtown Lake Geneva, Wisconsin on the lakefront bridge and follows a southwesterly route around the lake through the Villages of Fontana and Williams Bay, then proceeding east along the lake back to Library Park in Lake Geneva.

MARATHON WALK: The walk begins at 5:00 a.m. at the Lakefront bridge and follows the marathon course. You may pick up your packet at the start beginning at 4:30 a.m.

EURO CROSS COUNTRY MARATHON: Starts at 8:00 a.m. with marathon and follows lake path (22 miles).

HALF MARATHON: Starts at 8:00 a.m. with Marathon and finishes at Reid Park in Fontana, WI. Gear check available at Harbor Shores on Lake Geneva, and all bags will be transported from Harbor Shores on Lake Geneva to Reid Park (gazebo).  There is a trolley that runs between Fontana and Lake Geneva (see schedule).  There is a Gage paddle boat that runs between Fontana and Lake Geneva. The boat leaves Fontana at 10:45 a.m. Boat ride takes about an hour.  Awards ceremony will be held at noon at the Harbor Shores on Lake Geneva.

10K: Starts at 8:15 a.m. at Library Park and goes west out Highway 50 and Snake Road and back.

5K: Starts at 8:15 a.m. with 10K run and follows 10K route.

Additional Information

Parking is available on residential side streets. Downtown meters will be strictly enforced.

Restrooms are available at the Chamber of Commerce Building, Riviera Building, Library Park, downtown, Lake Geneva.

Suggested spectator sites: Flatiron Park in Lake Geneva, Big Foot Beach in Lake Geneva, Reid Park in Fontana, and Williams Bay Beach.

The YMCA is open from 7:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.

Brightroom Photography will be positioned along the course and at the finish snapping away. Commemorative shots will be available for purchase on line shortly after the race. Please check our website results page.

Chip timing – the timing chip must be removed after you cross the finish line. You will be charged $30 if your chip is not returned.