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Green Bay Marathon

Start 07:007:00 AM Green Bay

The Green Bay Marathon is a course of 42.2 km (26.2 miles) with 70.3 m (231 ft) of climbing. Its lowest point is 178 m (584 ft) and its highest 202 m (663 ft) above sea level. Next race: Sunday 16 May 2027, starting at 7:00 AM.

Lambeau Field
Lambeau Field. Photograph by JL1Row, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons . Course line © OpenStreetMap contributors

At a glance

Race day
The 2027 race
Start
07:007:00 AM
Distance
42.2 km26.2 mi
Marathon · Half marathon · 5K · Kids' race · Relay
Total climb
70.3 m231 ft
Highest point 23 m75 ft above lowest
Entry fee
US$115
For the 2027 race
Time limit
7 hours

The course

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The marathon starts on Cormier Road, crosses the Mason Street Bridge into Allouez for miles along the Fox River Trail, crosses back, passes Lambeau Field and finishes down Holmgren Way.

Start, finish

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km 4.2mile 2.6

Lambeau Field

The organiser sends every distance past Lambeau Field and the frozen tundra; runners cannot go inside the stadium.

Height drawn many times taller than life · GEDTM30

Course elevation profile, 8× vertical exaggeration Elevation along the course from km 0 to km 42. The trace runs between 178 and 202 metres, a range of 23 metres, drawn at 8 times vertical exaggeration so the shape is legible. Smoothed over 1 km before this profile was derived. An unsmoothed urban surface carries the buildings and would assert a climb that is not there. The dashed stretches are bridge decks: West Mason Street, km 15.3 to 16.1; West Mason Street, km 33.3 to 34.2. A bare-earth model reads the ground or the water beneath a bridge, not the deck the runner is on, so those runs are interpolated between the ground either side rather than measured, and they under-report the real climb across a span.
0 10 20 30 40 km
0 10 20 26.2 mi

Dashed: bridge

Your 5 gels, at the orange marksFor a 4:00 finish, one every 40 minutes

  1. km 7mile 4.4
  2. km 14.1mile 8.7
  3. km 21.1mile 13.1
  4. km 28.1mile 17.5
  5. km 35.2mile 21.8

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  • Ashwaubenon, the Fox River and home down Holmgren WayOut through Ashwaubenon and Green Bay, along the Fox River Trail, back past Lambeau Field.
  • Flat from the gun, 24 m between the lowest and highest pointA marathon with no hill: 70 m of climbing in all, spread over the whole distance.
  • A certified course and a Boston qualifierUSATF-certified and a Boston qualifier, with 18 aid stations on the marathon course.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
km 0 to 42.2GeometryAshwaubenon, the Fox River and home down Holmgren WayOut through Ashwaubenon and Green Bay, along the Fox River Trail, back past Lambeau Field.

Every distance starts and finishes on Cormier Road, outside the event center, in Ashwaubenon. The marathon heads through Ashwaubenon and Green Bay, crosses the Mason Street Bridge into Allouez and spends scenic miles on the Fox River Trail. After crossing the Fox River again it makes its way past Lambeau Field and finishes down Holmgren Way.

This is the 2025 course, from the organiser’s map of 13 October 2025. Runners cannot go inside Lambeau Field, but every distance runs past it in its shadow.

Sourced

km 0 to 42.2GradientFlat from the gun, 24 m between the lowest and highest pointA marathon with no hill: 70 m of climbing in all, spread over the whole distance.

The organiser calls both marathon and half marathon courses fast and flat, and the height profile agrees. The start and finish stand at about 186 m. The road rises gently to its high point of about 202 m near km 7.1, runs down to 180 m by km 15 and stays between 178 m and 180 m through the long stretch to km 20, then climbs to about 192 m near km 25 before falling to the low point of 178 m near km 27.8. The last ten kilometres ease back up to the start’s height.

In all the race climbs about 70 m: about 32 m in the first half and 38 m in the second. A watch that adds up every short bump will read more than that.

Measured

km 0 to 42.2ConditionsA certified course and a Boston qualifierUSATF-certified and a Boston qualifier, with 18 aid stations on the marathon course.

The organiser publishes the certification code for the marathon, WI25008DM, and a separate one for the half marathon, and says the full course counts as a Boston Marathon qualifier. The marathon has 18 aid stations, each with water, sports drink and portable toilets (about every 1.5 miles); gels and bananas are at miles 7 and 20. The course stays open for 7 hours, a 16-minute mile pace, and the course is open to traffic, so the organiser asks runners to take care at every crossing.

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Race weekend

Bib pickup at 2351 Holmgren Way, Suite 101

Before race week 1 key date

  1. 1 Jan 2027

    Marathon entry fee rises from $115 to $125 The organiser steps the fee up on 1 January, 1 April and 14 May ($135, then $150). Registration ends on Saturday 15 May at 7:00 pm; there is no race morning registration.

Friday 14 May Bib pickup

  1. 16:004:00 PM–19:007:00 PM

    Packet pick-up and expo 2351 Holmgren Way, Suite 101

Saturday 15 May Last bib day

  1. 10:0010:00 AM–19:007:00 PM

    Packet pick-up and expo 2351 Holmgren Way, Suite 101

Bib in hand?A number belt holds it without pins through your race top. Clip it on tonight.

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Sunday 16 May Race day

  1. 05:305:30 AM

    Will-call packet pick-up opens 2351 Holmgren Way, Suite 101. A $30 add-on bought at registration. The organiser's page gives the closing time as 7:15 am in one place and 7:45 am in another.

  2. 05:305:30 AM–14:002:00 PM

    Gear check opens At the baseball cages beside the event center entrance. Bags are collected on presenting the matching bib number.

  3. 07:007:00 AM

    Marathon start Cormier Road, outside the event center. The half marathon and the relays start at the same time.

  4. Time not published

    Marathon time limit The course stays open for 7 hours, a 16-minute mile pace; it closes at 2:00 pm. 7:00 limit: 9:57/km for 42.195 km7:00 limit: 16:01/mi for 26.2 mi
Other races (2)

  1. 07:457:45 AM

    5K start Cormier Road, outside the event center

  2. 10:0010:00 AM

    Kids' dash start Open to ages 12 and under.

Times as published by the organiser, in Green Bay time, checked . Confirm on their site before you travel.

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Entry

Entry through the organiser

Entry details on the organiser’s site →

The organiser, a third party. We take no entries and have no part in the race.

Race fuel

Energy gel
An energy gel sachet
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5 gels for Green Bay, plus 1 spare

Finish

One every 40 minutes, the orange marks on the profile. Green Bay stays within 23 m75 ft of height, so they go by the clock:

  1. km 7mile 4.4
  2. km 14.1mile 8.7
  3. km 21.1mile 13.1
  4. km 28.1mile 17.5
  5. km 35.2mile 21.8

Our pick: SiS BETA Fuel gel, box of 6, strawberry and lime. 40 g of carbohydrate a gel, about twice a usual gel, from two kinds of sugar your body takes up side by side.

Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.

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In Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Salted Caramel, 24-pack, the best seller there.

Outside the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the UK and Ireland, Spain and Portugal, Italy, the rest of the EU and Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Chocolate Outrage, 24-pack on Amazon.com, the best seller there.

Anti-chafe
A small balm stick
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Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml

An invisible layer before the start keeps seams, straps and shoes from rubbing skin raw.

Put it on before you leave for the start: heels and toes, inner thighs, under a bra or heart-rate strap.

Try it on a long run first, like everything you use on race day.

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Number belt
A race number belt
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Compressport Race Belt

Holds your bib without safety pins through your top, with loops for up to 8 gels.

Clip the bib on the night before, so it goes on with your shorts in the morning.

Keep the number on the front, where officials and photographers can see it.

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Electrolytes
A tube of electrolyte tablets
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SiS Hydro electrolyte tablets, tube of 20

One tablet in a bottle puts back some of the salt you sweat out.

One tablet in 500 ml of water in the hour before the start.

Only if you have used them in training: nothing new on race day.

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Blister plasters
A pack of blister plasters
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Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6

One in a pocket cushions a blister if one starts.

Put it on clean, dry skin and leave it until it comes off by itself.

Give a couple to whoever comes to cheer, so they are there at the km you need them.

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Questions about the Green Bay Marathon

Is the Green Bay Marathon course flat?
Not entirely. It has 70.3 m (231 ft) of climbing over 42.2 km (26.2 miles). The highest point is 23 m (75 ft) above the lowest.
When is the Green Bay Marathon 2027?
Sunday 16 May 2027. The start is at 7:00 AM.
How do I enter the Green Bay Marathon?
Entry is through the organiser. Entry fee: US$115 (for the 2027 race). Entry details on the organiser’s site
What is the time limit at the Green Bay Marathon?
Runners have 7 hours to finish.
Where does the Green Bay Marathon start?
Start: Cormier Road, outside the event center.
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