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I am currently mulling over whether or not I'm going to commit and run a fall marathon.I'm thinking the Richmond Marathon on 11/15. I'm just trying to make sure I'm ready & willing to commit to the time, training, and really work at it instead of just get through the training. What are you guys doing? Inspire me!
My grandparents live in Goshen! Is the marathon on the bike trail there? I think October 19th might be too soon for me. Or not. Is it a really small race?
Now a friend is talking up Philly to me. What is extra appealing is that training won't get serious tip AFTER summer vacation...
The second annual running of the Hambletonian Marathon & Good Time Trotters Relay!Goshen, NY. Oct. 19
Everyone I know who ran philly loved it... I will be at the water stop at mile ten and you will have lots of fans cheering you.. Me, Meredith, Amy, among others..
I ws looking at this one last night, but I am not convinced i want to drive close to the Penn border.
cgraz- you should come do the water stop with us, it is an early morning, but a total blast!!! Are you doing the runners world race again? when is that? i want a free skirt.
I'm doing the Hartford Marathon for the 3rd time. I wasn't picked for NYC again. 2nd try. Last year I had skipped Hartford and ran Newport. Nice race but I missed Hartford. In December I am running the Roxbury Marathon for the 3rd time. Interesting 5 loop race in the country. Last year was a terrible snowstorm but I finished.
I am signed up for the Long Beach Marathon in October. I have started to ramp up my mileage and start training now.
I'm planning to run the Hartford Marathon on October 11. I haven't run that distance in 10 years !
No full but a trail half marathon on October 12th that's my birthday present to myself. A few friends are trying to convince me to run the Backwards Evil Hosewater RnR Denver with them but I'm not feeling it. I'm trying to find some stuff between now and the half to keep me on track
I seem to remember that there is a nice little marathon right near you that starts and finishes in Manitou Springs.The really nice thing about it is that there is only one hill.
i shall stand on the sidelines and blow raspberries at your decrepitude.
My training is on track (more or less) for Goshen, but do have an appetite for a second this year. I see Roxbury reg is being stood up on Aug 30. If that doesn't pan out I'll do Brooklyn in Nov. That's only about a month after Goshen but I think that will be enough rest time.
I was thinking about roxbury, too. I doubt they will have 100 runners in the full.
Registration opens on Aug 30 @ 12:01 PM.
I have an earlier marathon for which I am signed up. This one, I am not sure; I will only do it if the weather is OK. Having said that, what is there to lose with $15.00?
Did you see the pics from last year? One bearded fella looks like he just got back from Antarctica! What's the chances of snow two years in a row...
I'm signed up for BayState. I'm a marathon rookie, though, so can't say how great or brutal or easy or whatever it is.
Caito which marathon did you end up choosing?[/quotenot Goshen - boo!
I'm planning on Philly…haven't registered yet but will in September.
JCup: are you involved in the planning/directing of Goshen?
I'll definitely be in Philly doing the half, too!
Yeah! I will be with my sister and a couple of other friends, and we'll definitely keep in the loop to make a plan. I've already warned them I might have other "running friends" in the area...
Signed up for a Ragnar relay in October.
WHEREWHEREWHERE? Come do Vegas in November with us!
That is going to be one hilly focking race, you know that, right?
I have two deal-breakers when it comes to marathons:(1) There can be no "companion" events, like a half, 5K, 10K, or even a relay.(2) It can't be a jackass race, which eliminates virtually every race that has over 2000 finishers, including Boston.
Didn't organize your own marathon, too?
I have no real opinion about 1, but definitely agree with 2. If you want to have a small event, then it can often only be profitable with smaller races. I especially like it when the smaller races start after the marathon.I ran Boston last in 2010 and I disliked how crowded it is. Never doing that again. When I first ran it, it had like 6,000 runners in it. That was manageable.
Give me Clarence DeMar in NH. About 250 finishers. The race director stands at the transport buses and shakes every runner's hand as they get on the bus. Amazing, scenic course.Give me Holyoke (Walter Childs) in MA. No more than 100 finishers. Awesome volunteer support. Amazing post-race feast.
I live in the Hill Country!! I did Bandera 25k a couple of years ago, and it can't be any worse than that.
Did both of these, a long time ago. I think Holyoke had only 50 runners back then. And yes about the post-race feast. I won some kind of award there, too. I don;t remember why, but I ended up with a very nice pair of In Sport running shorts.I am surprised Clarence Demar is still that small. I loved the course, but the last miles had some heavier traffic. It's on my list of races to run again, though.
I've done Holyoke twice in the past 6 or so years. Each time I won a pair of running shoes. The race is organized by a running store, so...The DeMar course has changed a lot, even recently. The course is better than ever.
CDM added a half for this year.
I registered for Philly.