Half-Marathon, Part Duex
Since I loved running my first half marathon so much, and have missed having it to look forward to, I’ve decided to start planning my second one right now.
This time around, I’m going with the Willow Tree Half-Marathon in Providence, RI on May 2, 2010. I chose Providence mainly because my awesome sister and brother-in-law live in that general vicinity, so I can stay with them and they’ll be able to be there for it, but also because it’s far enough in advance that I can really prepare this time. And the beginning of May should mean favorable weather conditions, which is always a major plus.
This particular half-marathon is part of Providence’s Rhode Races, which also consists of a marathon sponsored by Cox and a 5k.
I feel kind of bad though, because Willow Tree, the company sponsoring the half, is a poultry farm, and I’m a vegetarian. I’m not sure if I’d be committing some sort of vegetarian faux pas here. While I wrestle with that thought, you can look at the current race course map and and photo from the 2009 race below:
Should be fun times!
Categories: Running Adventures
Brandi
I am seriously impressed! Good for you. I’d like to work up to a half marathon eventually. I currently run about 2-4 miles, depending on the day. It’s gotten a bit harder since I moved to San Diego; there are a lot of hills here and I’m learning running on them really reduces how far I can go (I used to run on more or less flat surfaces because of a knee problem). I just miss having a running partner.
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Michelle
Wow, go you! You are inspiration for me to walk a couple of miles, haha. I feel like fainting at the thought of that much running, you are seriously impressive. If you want me to wear a “GO JILLIAN!” shirt that weekend, I’m down.
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Tricia
Looking forward to it! We will mark the date on our calendar!