Lola’s Lake Waconia Half Marathon
Waconia, MN
- Half Marathon, 10 Miler, 5K, Kids Run
- Road (Paved)
- Official race website
Lola’s Lake Waconia Half Marathon is one of the most scenic race routes in the greater Twin Cities area. It starts at City Square Park in Waconia, weaves through the city then winds around beautiful Lake Waconia and finishes at the park. There’s something for everyone: the half marathon, 2-person … MORE
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Lola's Half 2014 (I Have to Pee)
Ok, ok. I know pretty much one month ago on the dot I posted my last race recap. And in that recap I said I didn't know when I'd race … MORE
Ok, ok. I know pretty much one month ago on the dot I posted my last race recap. And in that recap I said I didn’t know when I’d race again. But then, the weekend before Lola’s Lake Waconia Half Marathon, something terrible happened.
Team Ortho cancelled the Minneapolis Marathon / Half Marathon.
I know, big surprise … something Team Ortho did didn’t end well. *eye roll*
Don’t get me wrong, I wasn’t registered for the Minneapolis Marathon / Half Marathon. But guess what? Two people I’ve been hoping to see run a half for awhile had FINALLY bit the bullet and signed up for one. And, of course, Minneapolis was “the one”.
With Lola’s race only a week later, I knew those two had to do it. They were already trained and mentally ready to go. And they were trained at a pace that I thought I might be able to keep up with. So, I pushed them to register and told them I’d join them …