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"The reason we race isn't so much to beat each other... but to be with each other." - Christopher McDougall, Born To Run
Cypress 5K and 10K Run
Cypress, CA
I reviewed this last year and nothing much has changed. Luckily it wasn't hot today like previous years but unfortunately we were given a standard juice Popsicle instead of a …
Dirty Dozen & Half Dozen Endurance Runs
San Pablo, CA
The race is at the Point Pinole Regional Shoreline and consists of running as many big loops (3.37 miles) as you can in 12 hours. In the final hour, they …
Mainly Marathons Prairie Series – Day 7 (MO)
Saint Joseph, MO
With an extreme heat advisory forecasted, the race director made the decision the day before to allow an optional, extra early start at 3:30 a.m. I accepted this offer gladly, …
San Francisco Marathon
San Francisco, CA
As a bay area native, it felt like a sin not to run the SF marathon at least once. I knew it would be a tough course due to the …
San Francisco Marathon
San Francisco, CA
Course Difficulty: The elevation chart doesn't quite do this one justice. While the course circumnavigates the really tough hills in the middle of the city, it still climbs. The Fort …
Down Tow Up Flow Half Marathon
Marlow, United Kingdom
Purplepatchrunning organises a couple of events including numerous running events out of London. Up Flow Down Tow between Marlow and Windsor is a scenic run and was held in its …
Cream Puff 5K
West Allis, WI
Race was a little pricier than I usually like to spend for a 5k, but overall pretty nice. They offered packet pickup the prior Friday night, Saturday morning, and day …
Mainly Marathons Prairie Series – Day 5 (NE)
South Sioux City, NE
Day 5 of the inaugural Mainly Marathons Prairie Series was run around the Lake at Crystal Cove Park in South Sioux City, NE. The course consisted of a concrete path …
Mainly Marathons Prairie Series – Day 3 (SD)
Baltic, SD
I think that Mainly Marathon races are an acquired taste. They put on marathon series where you can do up to 5-7 marathon in 5-7 states in 5-7 days. There …
San Francisco Marathon
San Francisco, CA
loved the race, great scenery, great volunteers, lots of water stations, just do lots of hill work out before you do this race and expect your times to show it
BTN Big 10K
Chicago, IL
With the Big Ten schools being represented, this was a huge, fun party. There were so so many runners. I don't know the final count, but there were about 6,000 …
Race 13.1 Detroit, MI
Detroit, MI
Fantastic course, mostly on road but some trail. Small number of runners. Signup on Friday was either at a race store 25 miles from Belle Island, or for two hours …
1/2 Way to Christmas Half
Miamisburg, OH
I participated in the Beast challenge - doing the 1 mile race, the 5K, and the 10K. All of the races run along the same river trail, down and back, …
Missoula Marathon
Frenchtown, MT
By far the best three day event I have been to. The minute you enter town there is a special vibe in the air. The beer run on Friday evening …
Comrades Marathon
Durban, South Africa
The organization was amazing. Everybody was very friendly, especially for newbies like me. I couldn't believe that almost all 88k were lined up with people cheering on us. Aid stations …
Blue Lake Triathlon & Multi-Sport Festival
Fairview, OR
This is a great race for those attempting a duathlon for the first time. I loved this race and Why racing is an awesome race group! They put on an …
Oregon Marathon & Summer Half Marathon
Loop Banks, OR
I misread the start of the race and got on the bus with the 1/2 marathoners. Signed up to do the quarter. I got to the top and realized everyone …
Napa to Sonoma Wine Country Half Marathon (Destination Races)
Napa, CA
The roads were rough with a lot of potholes, I would suggest trail shoes. The course is mostly downhill, so prepare those quads. We stayed in Sonoma and the people …
Missoula Marathon
Frenchtown, MT
I have no pros for this race. Everything was organized very well and the course was flat and beautiful. I always enjoy a race were the community fully supports it. …
Napa to Sonoma Wine Country Half Marathon (Destination Races)
Napa, CA
This is a nice race with a good course getting to see vineyards. The medal is really nice, but overall not worth the high expense to run the race. The …