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9/12/12 6:22 P

Saw this guy on crutches finish the Parks Half Marathon this past Sunday. I was volunteering so I had the opportunity to study his stride. It was subtle - not simply using his crutches fast but rather he had a hop in the middle of every stride. It did not look efficient or fun for him but he was definitely moving fast! The results show his overall pace was 11:14 - wow! But 13.1 miles of that hop-crutching action must have been brutal! We all cheered as he went by!

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9/5/12 3:04 P

I had originally planned to do either this one or the Run 4 Shelter on Kent Island. Not doing either now. This one had a time limit I wasn't completely comfortable that I could reach. Good luck to any who run it!

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8/27/12 12:55 P

ACICEDA, There are many websites that attempt to list all HMs (at least in the US). Here are some good ones to start with.

For choosing "by date" and race description:

www.halfmarathons.net/race_calendar.html

For choosing "by location":

www.cubictc.com/halfmap/index.html

For choosing "by review":

racevine.com

Not so sure about that last one. Can't really find anything better. (Don't suggest facebook. I've seen too many facebook race sites where the administrators delete many of the critical reviews.)

Edited by: PASTAFARIAN at: 8/27/2012 (12:57)

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8/27/12 11:37 A

Wow - I have my first HM this weekend so I don't think I'll be ready to go for this one. However, maybe next year as it is not too far from home and I can make a mini-vacation out of it!

Brings up a question I have, has anyone cosolidated a list of races? Therefore we can get a bunch of ideas from this forum from a consolidated race in the areas we will be? I guess I can start data mining from the other forum links.

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8/27/12 1:06 A

Two blingless HMs? Hmm. I guess Riley's was one of your blingless HMs. What was the other? And what was the registration fee? I'm always looking for good price-to-value relationship!

DC Road Runners has a $5 HM every December. No medal but you can easily eat your registration fee's worth of bananas and bagels at the finish :-p

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8/27/12 12:51 A

I have run several two blingless races this year. Too bad that this is opposite the Run to Remember 5k.

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8/26/12 9:48 P

Anyone else doing Parks HM? It's in 2 weeks and is still only $55 to register.

It's a gorgeous course - from Rockville to Bethesda, MD - with good on-course support and both hot and cold food at the end. Limit of 3000 participants so it's not unmanageably big.

Bling lovers will want to avoid this race. Instead of useless medals, PHM gives clothing. Last year, we got winter tech shirts at registration and winter hats at the finish.

parkshalfmarathon.com/