Half Marathon Bucket List
Race Name: Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon
Date: November 6-7, 2015
Location: Orlando, FL
What Looks Great About It: interesting start time (10 p.m.), amazing finisher medals, Disney characters lining the course and cheering on runners, generous post-race party (it IS called the Wine & Dine Half Marathon!)
Website: http://www.rundisney.com/wine-and-dine-half-marathon/
Race Name: Nike Women's Half Marathon
Date: ???
Location: San Francisco, CA
What Looks Great About It: Tiffany necklace finisher medals, great race location,
Website: http://www.nike.com/us/en_us/c/running/run-nike-women/we-run-sf, http://www.nike.com/events/register/werundc/
Race Name: Garmin Half Marathon in the Land of Oz
Date: April 18, 2015
Location: Olathe, KS
What Looks Great About It: Wizard of Oz theme, Wizard of Oz costumes, Wizard of Oz finisher medal... you get the point!
Website: http://www.olathe.org/cvb/sports/Marathon/index.asp
Race Name: Star Wars Half Marathon
Date: January 16, 2016
Location: Disneyland, CA
What Looks Great About It: Disneyland, Star Wars, and the greatest opportunity ever for "May the course be with you" signs
Website: http://www.rundisney.com/star-wars-half-marathon/
Race Name: St. Pete Beach Classic
Date: January 16-18, 2015
Location: St. Petersburg, FL
What Looks Great About It: the only thing we love more than running a race? Running a series of races! The St. Pete Beach Classic allows runners to sign up for a 5K, 10K, half marathon, 3.8 mile beach run, or a combination of some or all those distances. Runners who sign up for all four events will run the "Classic Individual Marathon Challenge" by covering a total of 26.2 miles. Added bonuses: there's a bonfire Saturday night and shirts are long sleeve and gender-specific.
Website: http://stpetebeachclassic.com/
Date: November 6-7, 2015
Location: Orlando, FL
What Looks Great About It: interesting start time (10 p.m.), amazing finisher medals, Disney characters lining the course and cheering on runners, generous post-race party (it IS called the Wine & Dine Half Marathon!)
Website: http://www.rundisney.com/wine-and-dine-half-marathon/
Race Name: Nike Women's Half Marathon
Date: ???
Location: San Francisco, CA
What Looks Great About It: Tiffany necklace finisher medals, great race location,
Website: http://www.nike.com/us/en_us/c/running/run-nike-women/we-run-sf, http://www.nike.com/events/register/werundc/
Race Name: Garmin Half Marathon in the Land of Oz
Date: April 18, 2015
Location: Olathe, KS
What Looks Great About It: Wizard of Oz theme, Wizard of Oz costumes, Wizard of Oz finisher medal... you get the point!
Website: http://www.olathe.org/cvb/sports/Marathon/index.asp
Race Name: Star Wars Half Marathon
Date: January 16, 2016
Location: Disneyland, CA
What Looks Great About It: Disneyland, Star Wars, and the greatest opportunity ever for "May the course be with you" signs
Website: http://www.rundisney.com/star-wars-half-marathon/
Race Name: St. Pete Beach Classic
Date: January 16-18, 2015
Location: St. Petersburg, FL
What Looks Great About It: the only thing we love more than running a race? Running a series of races! The St. Pete Beach Classic allows runners to sign up for a 5K, 10K, half marathon, 3.8 mile beach run, or a combination of some or all those distances. Runners who sign up for all four events will run the "Classic Individual Marathon Challenge" by covering a total of 26.2 miles. Added bonuses: there's a bonfire Saturday night and shirts are long sleeve and gender-specific.
Website: http://stpetebeachclassic.com/
Completed Bucket List Races:
Race Name: Lincoln Presidential Half Marathon
Date: April 4, 2015
Location: Springfield, IL
What Looks Great About It: finisher medal is a giant Lincoln penny. Enough said.
Website: http://runabe.srrc.net/
Race Name: Gasparilla Distance Classic
Date: February 21 & 22, 2015
Location: Tampa, FL
What Was Great About It: an opportunity partake in the Michelob Ultra Challenge which involves running a 15K, 5K, half marathon, and 8K all in one weekend, earning us a 15K Shirt, 5K Shirt, Half Marathon Shirt, 8K Shirt, 15K Finisher's Medal, 5K Finishers Medal, Half Marathon Finisher's Medal & 8K Finisher's Medal, and Michelob Ultra Finisher's jacket; outstanding race organization, lots of freebies, beautiful location
Website: http://www.tampabayrun.com/
Race Name: Space Coast Half Marathon
Date: November 30, 2015
Location: Cocoa Beach, FL
What Was Great About It: beautiful scenery, space themed costumed runners, out of this world post-race party, running celebrities in attendance
Website: http://www.spacecoastmarathon.com/index.php
Date: April 4, 2015
Location: Springfield, IL
What Looks Great About It: finisher medal is a giant Lincoln penny. Enough said.
Website: http://runabe.srrc.net/
Race Name: Gasparilla Distance Classic
Date: February 21 & 22, 2015
Location: Tampa, FL
What Was Great About It: an opportunity partake in the Michelob Ultra Challenge which involves running a 15K, 5K, half marathon, and 8K all in one weekend, earning us a 15K Shirt, 5K Shirt, Half Marathon Shirt, 8K Shirt, 15K Finisher's Medal, 5K Finishers Medal, Half Marathon Finisher's Medal & 8K Finisher's Medal, and Michelob Ultra Finisher's jacket; outstanding race organization, lots of freebies, beautiful location
Website: http://www.tampabayrun.com/
Race Name: Space Coast Half Marathon
Date: November 30, 2015
Location: Cocoa Beach, FL
What Was Great About It: beautiful scenery, space themed costumed runners, out of this world post-race party, running celebrities in attendance
Website: http://www.spacecoastmarathon.com/index.php