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Registration and date information for the largest indoor marathon in the United States will be announced in the next few weeks. The second annual InStep Icebreaker Marathon will take place next January at the Pettit National Ice Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The event, which sold out last year, will take place on the 443-meter running track around the Olympic Ice Oval at the Pettit Center. The Pettit Center is one of three indoor ovals in North America and one of just 11 in all the world; making for one unique venue for this unique event. Runners will have to lap the oval just over 94 times to cover the official 26.2-mile marathon distance.
The Pettit Center, which first opened December 31, 1992, is home to many ice sports and a training site for US Speedskating and its athletes. The Pettit Center also hosts thousands of users annually on its indoor track, which is believed to be the largest in Wisconsin.
InStep Running & Walking Centers, the race sponsor, has four locations in the Milwaukee area and offers a full line of running and walking shoes, apparel and accessories, as well as physical therapy and message therapy.
PT Timing of Milwaukee, Wis. will handle the timing for The InStep Icebreaker. PT Timing will use a radio frequency chip timing system that is similar to what they use for high school and collegiate indoor track meets. Runners will attach the chip to their shoe or ankle, and laps will be automatically recorded by PT’s computer system.
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