Weekly walking/running roundup
What I’m doing: I'll be going down to watch the National Marathon on Saturday, then probably doing some makeup mileage on Sunday.
Why: I've never seen this relatively new race -- this will be its sixth year -- and while it's not as big as autumn's Marine Corps Marathon, I respect the ambition that it takes to call yourself the National Anything right out of the gate.
What else I recommend: The Keep Your Colon Rollin 5K gets 10 points just for its name. I know nothing else about this race. I'm also curious about the Great Escape 5K in Cumberland (both links after the jump).
Other options:
Weekday offerings - BRRC Group runs at Goucher, ESRC daily runs, PGRC weekday runs at National Harbor, PGRC weekday runs in Bowie
, Rockville All-Comers Group Fun Run, Glen Burnie daily walking program, Open track workouts, Gaithersburg fun runs/walks
Saturday - OHS Bear Crawl 5K Run / Walk, Cumberland Great Escape 5K, Frederick Cookie Fun 5K run and walk, Bowie Spring 5K Race and 2 Mile Walk, Rec Deeds Challenge Run 5K and Fun Walk, NCR Trail Snails Saturday training runs, American Red Cross “Out for Blood” Columia 5k Run/1 mile Walk, Maxwell Hall Park 4M, Mind, Body & Soul Woodstock 5k, Gaithersburg WildFire Adventures 5k Mud Challange & Scavenger Hunt, Keep Your Colon Rollin' 5K
Sunday - BRRC GPS White Hall 15K, WRRC Sunday training runs at McDaniel College, In Training Baltimore runs, RASAC Friends 4.35 Miler, First Time Triathlete Workshop, Champion System Team Challenge
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Comments
This will be my 3rd year in a row doing the Nat'l 1/2. The start and finish isn't all that great for spectators. Probably the best place to view it is along Conn. Ave near Dupont Circle. There's usually a guy playing the tuba right where the course takes you beneath the circle. Watching on Columbia Rd @ Mintwood near the Fleet Feet store is a good spot too. Enjoy.
Posted by: Doug | March 21, 2011 10:55 AM
This past weekend I did the Shamrock Virginia Beach Half Marathon. My stepdaughter was running her first half, so I stayed back with her and helped her keep from starting too fast. She did the second half faster than the first and finished in 2:47:30. I was proud of her! It's a well run race, the only questionable part being a stretch around miles 10-12 where the half marathoners heading south share the road with the full marathoners going north, and there's not much room to pass slower runners. Lots of good stuff at the finish.
This weekend I'm running the National Marathon for the first time. I ran my first half marathon in Baltimore in 2008, and afterwards noticed that my time wasn't sufficient to qualify for the National Marathon. That, of course, prompted me to get my times faster. All of my halfs since then have met the National Marathon's qualifying standards.
My first full marathon was in Baltimore this past October. I only finished in 5:17:15, but I managed negative splits and was running strong at the end. I didn't hit the wall, although my feet hurt from mile 20 on. I'm kind of hoping to break 5:00:00 at the National, but I'm not sure that's realistic. Nonetheless, I'll enjoy seeing parts of DC I've never seen. Cities are much more interesting on foot.
Posted by: Hal Laurent | March 21, 2011 8:04 PM