October 2, 2005 (Milwaukee, WI) - On an unseasonably warm fall morning, Bob Cisler, 36, of Clarendon Hills, IL, won the 25th Annual Lakefront Marathon in Milwaukee, finishing the 26.2 mile course in 2 hours, 32 minutes and 22 seconds. Cisler held off Joseph Kurian, 26, of Madison by some 2 minutes to win the 2005 event, which, for the first time, filled to capacity and saw over 2,500 runners and over 5,000 spectators throughout the course. 2004 defending champ Shane Carr finished fourth with a time of 2:38:06.

The women's race was won by Meghan Macardy, 23, from La Crosse, WI, who finished the course in three hours, three minutes aned six seconds narrowly holding off 2nd place winner Ann Stokman-Zimmerman , 35, from Oak Creek, WI.

Throughout the morning, more than 2400 runners and 140 relay teams competed on a balmy, sunny morning along the shores of Lake Michigan. Course organizers were thrilled with the race.

"For our 25th straight year, we were able to have a great race, and we hope everyone enjoyed it" said Kris Hinrichs, race director of Lakefront Marathon. "As we grow, we still want this run to be about the runners, which is where it started over 25 years ago. A great day for a run and we hope everyone comes back next year."

The 2006 Lakefront Marathon is scheduled for October 1, 2006, beginning at 8 am in Grafton. Registration will be available on www.badgerlandstriders.org/lakefront in early January.

For more information on Milwaukee's Lakefront Marathon and a full list of race day results, visit www.badgerlandstriders.org/lakefront or www.onlineraceresults.com