Weekly walking/running roundup
What I’m doing: If I'm able to do a morning swim, I might go to Howard County for the HCS 2M/10K.
Why: If I restart running on my own, I'll go way too slowly. A nice, short, 2-mile race might be a way to avoid that.
What else I recommend: I like that the ZOOMA Annapolis event is aimed at women but makes it very clear that they welcome men as well. They get points for that alone, and while I haven't seen the course, you'd have to bungle an Annapolis-based event pretty badly to make it anything other than gorgeous. It's probably a pretty safe bet.
Full list of Maryland options:
Weekday events - Monday runs in Federal Hill, PGRC weekday runs at National Harbor, BRRC Group runs at Goucher, Glen Burnie daily walking programs, ESRC daily runs (Salisbury area),
PGRC weekday runs in Bowie, Rockville All-Comers Group Fun Runs, St. Mary's Torch Run for Special Olympics
Saturday - 5k and Family Fun Run, NCR Trail Snails Saturday training runs, Brunswick Downhill Mile Run, 8th Annual Pocomoke Triathlon, Hope's Heroes 5K & Mile Fun Run, On My Honor 5K, Beltsville Academy 5K Fun Run/Walk, Hillcrest Hustle 5K Run/Walk & 1 Mile Fun Run, Wildebeest 5K Stampede, MES Kids on the Move 5K
Sunday - ZOOMA Annapolis Half Marathon & 10K (men and women welcome), Group Runs at McDaniel, North Face Endurance Challenge regional Capital Crescent Run, HCS Vernal Velocity 2M/10K, 5K Race & Family Fun Run to Save Children's Smiles!, Bel Air Town Run, Run Through History 10K & 5K, ANS 10K & 5K Run\Walk, Liberty Elementary PTA Off-Road 5K
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Comments
The ZOOMA event is one of the most expensive in the area. $105 for the half, $65 for the 10K, and $40 for a 1.5 miler. The early registration prices weren't much better. Who is paying these high registration fees? I ran three full marathons this year in the area that were all less than $60.
Posted by: MDMatt | June 2, 2011 10:33 AM
The ZOOMA event is one of the most expensive in the area. $105 for the half, $65 for the 10K, and $40 for a 1.5 miler. The early registration prices weren't much better. Who is paying these high registration fees? I ran three full marathons this year in the area that were all less than $60.
Posted by: MDMatt | June 2, 2011 10:36 AM
The ZOOMA event is one of the most expensive in the area. $105 for the half, $65 for the 10K, and $40 for a 1.5 miler. The early registration prices weren't much better. Who is paying these high registration fees? I ran three full marathons this year in the area that were all less than $60.
Posted by: MDMatt | June 2, 2011 10:41 AM
The ZOOMA event is one of the most expensive in the area. $105 for the half, $65 for the 10K, and $40 for a 1.5 miler. The early registration prices weren't much better. Who is paying these high registration fees? I ran three full marathons this year in the area that were all less than $60.
Posted by: MDMatt | June 2, 2011 10:51 AM
The ZOOMA event is one of the most expensive in the area. $105 for the half, $65 for the 10K, and $40 for a 1.5 miler. The early registration prices weren't much better. Who is paying these high registration fees? I ran three full marathons this year in the area that were all less than $60.
Posted by: MDMatt | June 2, 2011 12:36 PM
On a spur of the moment whim, I ran the McVet 10k downtown. They have a 5k, and then a 10k one hour later. I was surprised how many people did both races. In fact, the same guy won the 5k and the 10k.
I might do both of them next year.
Posted by: Hal Laurent | June 2, 2011 6:27 PM
I ran the ZOOMA Half Marathon, and it was fantastic! I registered early (I think for around $65), and the course was gorgeous, with plenty of refueling stations along the way. Such a fun experience, too! By the way, it's considerably cheaper than the Baltimore Half (which I also plan on doing).
Posted by: Jackie | June 9, 2011 10:03 AM
According to the website, early registration for ZOOMA was $85 for the half. Early registration for Baltimore half is $75. Baltimore also offered additional discounts in December for the half lowering it to around $69. That being said, I think both are over priced. ZOOMA is more expensive though. In general I believe most half marathons are over priced due to the demand for them. The full marathons are usually only a few dollars more.
Posted by: MDMatt | June 16, 2011 1:05 PM