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HappyRunner34
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Does anyone know, besides the Disney Races, if there are weekend running events where you can run lets say a 10K on Saturday and a Half on Sunday? The Disney's look great but sell out fast and are really expensive.
Last year I ran an 18k Trail Race on Saturday and then drover 3 hours and overnighted and ran a 10k Trail Race the next morning..LOVED IT!!
So looking for more of that (trail or road) in the BC, Wash. State area.
Thanks!
Last year I ran an 18k Trail Race on Saturday and then drover 3 hours and overnighted and ran a 10k Trail Race the next morning..LOVED IT!!
So looking for more of that (trail or road) in the BC, Wash. State area.
Thanks!
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It's a little out of your way (and already sold out for 2014) but Ottawa Race Weekend has the 5K & 10K races on Saturday and the Marathon & HM on Sunday.....
I'm sure it can't be the only weekend set up in this way........
One of the members of my tri club did the Disney Dopey Challenge this year and said it was a blast.0 -
I was going to say the same thing as Brian. I'm sure there is some other big races setted up that way! It's not promoted as a back to back but you can do both
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I did a pretty extensive Google search and saw Disney and Ottawa...but nothing else organized as such. So yes, I can piece two separately organized events together..its such a blast 0
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Colorado is nice in April :-)
I usually do this one every year: trail marathon on Sat, trail half marathon on Sunday. Gorgeous course along the Colorado River.
http://www.geminiadventures.com/running-events-2/festival/0 -
There are websites out there for finding marathon doubles but I don't know about shorter distances.0
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This looks kind of cool:
http://chelanman.com/
You could do a half marathon Saturday and a sprint tri on Sunday.
Otherwise I'd suggest rolling your own -- look for a Sunday half marathon on halfmarathons.net, then find a 5k or 10k to race the day before.0 -
Thanks Dave - that does look awesome..sadly a shoulder issue is keeping me out of the water. I will likely look for a 21 K type trail race and then half marathon road race the next day!This looks kind of cool:
http://chelanman.com/
You could do a half marathon Saturday and a sprint tri on Sunday.
Otherwise I'd suggest rolling your own -- look for a Sunday half marathon on halfmarathons.net, then find a 5k or 10k to race the day before.0 -
This isn't in your neck of the woods but it sounds kinda neat:
http://www.bermudaraceweekend.com/site/
and "The Bermuda Triangle Challenge" on this page:
http://www.bermudaraceweekend.com/site/race-info
I'm considering it for next year.0 -
For a true challenge: The Pikes Peak Double. This requires running the Pikes Peak Ascent on Saturday (half-marathon, 7800-foot climb to 14,000 feet) and the marathon on Sunday (run the trail both ways, climbing to the top and then running back down). You are only allowed to do this if you have completed the marathon or ascent in the previous two years. I'm planning on registering for the marathon this year -- not sure if I'd try the Double though!
http://www.pikespeakmarathon.org/
Registration opens on March 12 and they say the slots fill up within a couple hours!0 -
To bad you aren't in New england, this looks fun, a 5k and 10k on Saturday and a half marathon Sunday. And you'd get to run heartbreak hill. Boston is a lovely place for a runcation!
http://rw.runnersworld.com/hhhalf/register.html
Also in new england: http://www.yukanrun.com
They do combos with 5ks, HMs and 1 mile races on the same day.0 -
Thanks so much - awesome suggestions and darn that Bermuda Triangle looks pretty enticing...I better start saving!0
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Ok - this back to back..would kill me! At least at my current level of conditioning.For a true challenge: The Pikes Peak Double. This requires running the Pikes Peak Ascent on Saturday (half-marathon, 7800-foot climb to 14,000 feet) and the marathon on Sunday (run the trail both ways, climbing to the top and then running back down). You are only allowed to do this if you have completed the marathon or ascent in the previous two years. I'm planning on registering for the marathon this year -- not sure if I'd try the Double though!
http://www.pikespeakmarathon.org/
Registration opens on March 12 and they say the slots fill up within a couple hours!0 -
Curious why you would do this if it would be better to leave at least a week between the two to maximise performance....0
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Curious why you would do this if it would be better to leave at least a week between the two to maximise performance....
True. You could also run 5K faster if you just ran it 500 meters per day. Even faster if those 500 meter intervals were spaced several days apart! Give me enough time and I could do a 5K in under 15 minutes :drinker: :laugh: :bigsmile:
Seriously though, the point is not to run your fastest in each race, it's to figure out how to maximize your performance when you haven't fully recovered. Do you go all-out in the first race and then just gut it out on day 2? Or do you try to hold back a bit in the first race? How much?0 -
Because sometimes you are more concerned with having fun than trying to PR every race?Curious why you would do this if it would be better to leave at least a week between the two to maximise performance....0 -
Because sometimes you are more concerned with having fun than trying to PR every race?Curious why you would do this if it would be better to leave at least a week between the two to maximise performance....
Does not compute.
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As was mentioned...there is much more to running than PR's. I'm about to turn 50 and I love to push myself in an endurance way. Each race I run I have 2-3 goals - one is time related for sure..but there are others that are not. When I ran back to back last year (18k trail & 10k trail), it was just to see how my body would react - and I loved the feeling of accomplishment! not to mention the journey, driving from the mountains of BC after the first race to the hills of another city; the massage in between, the solitary beer and carb dinner...it was just a super experience!Curious why you would do this if it would be better to leave at least a week between the two to maximise performance....
As I get in better running shape...the thought of running a 10k race on Saturday and then a Half or Full on Sunday...is very cool to me 0 -
Ok - this back to back..would kill me! At least at my current level of conditioning.For a true challenge: The Pikes Peak Double. This requires running the Pikes Peak Ascent on Saturday (half-marathon, 7800-foot climb to 14,000 feet) and the marathon on Sunday (run the trail both ways, climbing to the top and then running back down). You are only allowed to do this if you have completed the marathon or ascent in the previous two years. I'm planning on registering for the marathon this year -- not sure if I'd try the Double though!
http://www.pikespeakmarathon.org/
Registration opens on March 12 and they say the slots fill up within a couple hours!
Sorry I don't know too much about the races in WA, but Pike's Peak brings chills up my spine! That is one tough race! But I'm sure it would be amazing to finish it.0 -
...there is much more to running than PR's.
There is?
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Because sometimes you are more concerned with having fun than trying to PR every race?Curious why you would do this if it would be better to leave at least a week between the two to maximise performance....
Totally agree! Not every race is about setting a distance or course PR. Some races I will target for performance. But there are races I just want to enjoy the run.0 -
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