Modeled after the television show The Amazing Race, the Amazing Milwaukee Race is the local version…read moreof the race. Trust me, it's a lot of fun! The Amazing Milwaukee Race is a great way of meeting people and to learn about Milwaukee. It also brings more awareness to community activities, various restaurants, non profits and places you probably would never have visited otherwise and make a difference in the Milwaukee area (such as donating to the Historical Society to upkeep a memorial, building a prop for a local acting company, or spruce up a wall of a school by painting it). Per The Amazing Milwaukee Race's facebook: "Teams of two experience Milwaukee landmarks and businesses on an amazing urban adventure with clues: activities, puzzles, & checkpoints that challenge participants to get from start to finish. Inspired by the TV show's design, it is a one day "Amazing Race."" I strongly recommend you participate in it to not only learn about Milwaukee but just to have fun!

I attended a conference here and thought it was a cool site for a group of 40 or so if you like…read moretrendsetting. The event ran smoothly and they never ran out of refreshments

This is a nice race...even if you wimp out and only sign up for the 5k like me. :) All the races…read morehave good attendance but there's more hype around the quarter (its essentially a little less than doing a 10k) and the half marathon. I think it used to start later in the summer but they made the wise move of starting earlier in the June. Its a lot more pleasant to run when its 60 than when its 80 degrees out. With the quarter and half marathon: -you get to go on the Hoan bridge. -you get a "tech" material shirt. -you start right at 7 am vs 7:20. Why I didnt do the quarter marathon (other than I'm flabby and tired sometimes :): It's about $35 more for the quarter marathon and it starts at 7 am on a Saturday in summer. I dont know about you but it's really a gamble whether I'm getting my butt out of bed and showing up for these things on a weekend morning in summer. $30 is one thing - $65 is another. I registered late so it was $30 but you get goodies that make up for the cost including: -tshirt -medal -summerfest ticket -polish fest ticket -nice earbuds (you know you can always use more of these.) -free drink ticket -water, chocolate milk, banana, & snacks at finish. Couple things: - they ran out of large t-shirts by the time I got to pick up my stuff but medium is still pretty decent sized. -chocolate milk at the finish line=nothing I want in my GI tract after running hard in the summer. -I would suggest walking or biking down here if you live nearby at all. Many roads are closed in the morning and it just seemed a lot easier. Bike racks are next to the Summerfest Southgate and by the finish line

I heart Milwaukee and I heart this race!…read more It was my second time running this half marathon and I finished 20 minutes faster than last year! I signed up at the Shamrock Shuffle 8K Expo in Chicago and got a discount as well as the dirfit shirt from last year's marathon...score! The course was pretty much the same as last year with a challenging start up and down the Hoan bridge twice!...and that wicked incline up to the residential area after mile 6. What makes this race special are the great scenic views of Milwaukee's Hoan bridge, lovely quiet mansions, downhill stretch down towards the lakefront, past Discovery World and the Milwaukee Art Museum. Energetic pacers will keep you in check in case the fun sights begin to distract you from a PR goal. Water/gatorade stations litter the course about every couple miles or so...the most I've seen in my history of running half marathons...all three of them! Entertainment along the way also took the form of a band rocking out the 80's music, a Chinese dragon, Mexican folk dancers, a saxophonist, a spectator dressed as Scooby Doo. Even the runners were part of the entertainment too. I saw one dressed as Elvis! Crossing that finish line with the Hoan bridge in view was an amazing feeling. The volunteers were so sincere in congratulating runners. I love love the chocolate milk you get at the end of the race. They actually have so much re-fueling snacks at the finish that I was running out of hands to carry it all! This race is definitely challenging but worth every minute of the blood, sweat, and tears. The free beer doesn't hurt either=)

This was my first Glo Run. I was able to go as a Yelp! Elite and didn't know what quite to expect…read more This was my first ever 5K. I had been practicing walking for weeks. The pick up area was a mess. There were 10 different lines for bib pick up. And huge lines at each station. Then you had to go to a different place to pick up your shirt, glow sticks, and there were 5 other stations to get latex glow paint. They had a DJ playing music and beverages you could purchase. When it was dark we all crowded into the small start area. The race began around 7:30PM ish. I didn't know it was going to be an all terrain race. First we were on gravel, then grass, and then on very dark paths. Some had no lights at all. Runners were wiping out in the bushes as they tried to pass we walkers. It had also rained that day so there were puddles and mud. I think they could have done a better job at lighting the paths and some of the glow in the dark inflatables weren't inflated. There was only one water station along the way. All in all I had a fun time. I wish my fellow Yelpers and I would have arranged a meeting spot ahead of time. It didn't seem like a good course for runners though.

A fun race to mix up winter running routine. (Throughout the weekend there is a full, half…read moremarathon, and 5K.) The race takes place around the Pettit skating rink in Milwaukee. The number of participants is capped so the course doesn't feel overly cramped. It is also fun to be able to see the fastest (and the slowest) folks during the race as they pass you or you pass them. Volunteers / race directors are really enthusiastic about the event. Music is played through the rink sound system, which helps to keep the energy up throughout the race. Nice medal to finisher and entry fee includes a long sleeve tech t-shirt. Race is a bit on the pricier side (~$100), but I suspect that is because it is somewhat pricey to operate an event like this (i.e., facility rental, insurance, etc.) vs. the race organizers making a lot of money off of the entry fees. (I don't have any inside information on that point, just a gut feel.)

Do I still love Miller Park...ahem...American Family Field?…read more I do. In recent years, they've begun getting some big headliner concerts here (in addition to watching the beloved Brewers) which is a welcome addition to the Milwaukee entertainment lineup. They've also changed up the local eateries and I love that Ian's pizza is now an option. Whether it's the tailgate scene, the food, the beer, or the view of the field--life doesn't get much better than an afternoon at the ballpark. Get to it!

I usually go to one Brewers game a year. I took my nieces to a game here and we had a great time…read more Purchasing parking ahead of time made the parking extra breeze. I did almost forget to activate the pass once onsite. I took a picture of where we parked but then I forgot to note what entrance we came in. We eventually found our way out after talking to a few employees. We had seats in the 400 section and made a few stops along the way. We stopped at food booth where you grabbed your food and then rang yourself up which proved to be pretty efficient. My nieces enjoyed some dippin dots later in the game. With already going to my one game for this early in the season, there is a chance I'll get there for a 2nd one!

So I had heard the stories of years past when this race measured the course short and then long and…read moreall the additional issues. This year it was sold to a new organizer and the start and finish was moved to the the new Bucks Stadium Fiserv Center. Great venue for a large event like this. The race was also moved from fall to spring so it was an excellent goal to get in extra training during the frigid winter months. This was my first time doing the Milwaukee Marathon but I thought from start to finish it was very well organized, a great course, nice swag and after party.

You know when you are crazy, when you decide to do 2 half marathons on two consecutive days. One…read moreSaturday and one Sunday in the same weekend. I did that on a nice chill weekend in October 2017. Illinois and Wisconsin. This kind of thing usually involves or nine craziness and just about enough devotion and dedication to long-distance endurance training that you want to do it. Some say crazy, but it is what it is. With that said and a heart full of Love for the sport, I came to the 2017 PNC Milwaukee marathon and half marathon with that same enthusiasm and zest that we distance junkies come to expect. It was nice to have both half marathons on that same weekend, plus it was only about an hours drive in between. So the logistics was pretty awesome for me. At the end of the day, the prize of finishing 13.1 miles at the Milwaukee half marathon was intense and very satisfying. It was my first time to the city of Milwaukee and the 4th trip to Wisconsin. It's definitely a nice city to have a marathon & half marathon race here. The overall experience here at the 2017 PNC Milwaukee marathon and half marathon was pretty good, although it turned out rough, especially with the marathon event. Controversy post race indeed made everything worst. For me, I didn't have any problems since I didn't do the marathon. (Ikr?) but for other friends, it was really frustrating and very annoying. Turns out that the marathon course was short almost a mile, and all signs point to a volunteer or someone marking it short. It is a sad state of affairs, really. But what can you do? Race day weekend started the day before, when we got to pick up our race bib at the expo. The race expo was held at the Harley Davidson museum. It was smaller than I anticipated but it suited the needs of the Milwaukee marathon race. Prices for the races vary, but best bet is to register early to get the best deal possible if you know in your heart you want to run in Milwaukee WI. Not sure about race day parking options, but plan accordingly and watch for race day instructions from the Milwaukee marathon, so you can be abreast of what to do then. All in all, can't complain really although for 2017, I do feel for those people who did the marathon event but learned that they really didn't do the marathon due to the course being 0.8 miles short. That's pretty huge. Nevertheless, I did the half marathon there and the medals are pretty nice. I learned later that the medal itself are generally the same, but the lanyard sash bore different colors, depending on what race you ran. Apparently, i received the marathon colored sash versus the half marathon one. Initially I thought the medals were event specific, but eventually learned that even the 5km medal was the same design. Just the sash color is different. lol So ya, if you feel like racing here in Milwaukee WI in October, you may want to do the half marathon vs the marathon. At least for now till they get the marathon sorted out. I heard that it's not the first time there was a disruption. Course support is good and the aid stations are good. 4.0 stars for the overall experience. Race more! Support local! B

What a great cause! An 8K walk or run, or a 3 mile walk to raise money for the Children's Hospital…read more Tons of teams, and actually seemed like mostly walkers. Probably the best run I've been to because the entire route there are various forms of music set up, like a capella, bands, ect. Good stuff, and the Mat Kearney show at the end was PHENOMENAL

This is a my second year at the Color Vibe 5K. Why the downgrade? The event needs to be better…read moreorganized. You have to pick up your race stuff the day before or you have to pay a fee. Very inconvenient if you work as they close by 6PM. Every walk I do there lets you park in the interior of Veteran's park. They must not have gotten a lot of parkers last time so they blocked off that parking. I didn't bring my purse with me because it's a race. Luckily I had my hubby with me. We had to park about a 15 minute walk each way for street parking (and we were there by 9). That on top of the 5 K means I walked over 4 miles. I was in the first heat but the pink color station was running out of pink color. That means all the peeps behind me didn't get any. It's an ok course. They need to announce beforehand where the runners should go as walkers were getting trampled. Walking on the uneven grass doesn't feel good on the ankles.

Always a fun day. The streets are closed down between 65th and 70th to keep the racetrack safe. The…read morelocal restaurants usually have race day specials on food and drinks. There are crafty people there and local businesses selling their items and services. There is live music and kids activities too. We usually run into our neighbors here or other people we know. It's a lot of fun to watch the bikers race.

Wowza, this place is wild! My family and I recently came for our first visit to attend a birthday…read moreparty. My boys were in utter shock upon entering, and honestly so were we haha! It's massive inside, so much bigger than I had expected. Your eyes can't decide where to look- the dozen massive slides, climbing gym area, big swings, zip-line... there's plenty to do! All of the kids we were with, including mine, ranged from ages 2-6. To no surprise, they all had a blast. There's something for everyone, including a dedicated section for kids under 5. From a parent's perspective however, there were definitely a few things we didn't favor. To start, there seemed like a lack of staff, almost allowing for too much of a free-for-all. And the staff that were working, were completely unfriendly and looked like they didn't want to be there at alllllll. This is a kids place... even a smile or a little interaction with the kids would go a long way. The one gentleman -working the area where you swing off the bar onto the blow up section- truly looked mad to be there and it was sad to watch the kids ask him for help and receive bothered looks in return like it was a chore. The go-cart section was completely closed/broken down as well. You pay a good chunk of money to come here, so to have a whole area not available to play was a bummer. Having a bday party here can be the whole package though - our group got a big dedicated table on the party side, pizzas, veggies and fruit, and drinks. Unsure of the cost, as we weren't the hosts, but if you're looking for an all-in-one option this would work. All in all, an enjoyable place for kids but absolutely be prepared for chaos and to support your kids in being safe because there's opportunity for injury.

My grandson and his friends love going to slick city. This is one of the best places for them to…read moreenjoy themselves all day.