May mid-atlantic halfs

[ebeth]

or halves.  whatever. 

I'm looking for a HM in May.  Something within a reasonable driving distance from DC (let's say, less than 6 hours), so MD, VA, DE, PA, NJ, WV, maybe parts of NC. 

I'd like something mostly flat and NOT on Memorial Day weekend near a location that's good for a weekend trip. Any suggestions?

TY & GD

[Deleted]

Pittsburgh Half Marathon, 5/4. A handful of us are running it!

[lb2006]

Well, i won't promise flat - but it's in NC and on June 1st.

www.charitychase.com

i'm signed up

[al320]

Not exactly a destination race, but theres the superhero half in. J the weekend before memorial day. They changed the course for thismyear and claim its flat, and one loop, used to be two loops, two big hills per loop. Nice, smallish local race.

[archaeominx]

If you can do last weekend of April, there's the Long Branch Half in Jersey.

[ebeth]

Feb 5, 2014 13:17:43 GMT -5 @sessalee said:

Pittsburgh Half Marathon, 5/4. A handful of us are running it!

lolz. you'd characterize this as flat? 

I want a PR, so I'm going to have to nix pittsburgh.

[archaeominx]

LOL, yeah, I wouldn't characterize Pittsburgh as flat. It's hard to go more than a mile in any direction without hitting a hill. Or a bridge.

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Feb 5, 2014 13:32:07 GMT -5 ebeth said:

Feb 5, 2014 13:17:43 GMT -5 @sessalee said:

Pittsburgh Half Marathon, 5/4. A handful of us are running it!

lolz. you'd characterize this as flat? 

I want a PR, so I'm going to have to nix pittsburgh.

Well, I missed the flat part, but the half really isn't bad at all, look at the scale of that elevation map.

[gt7301b]

Yeah, don't do the Alexandria Running Festival, the weather is always freaking miserable.

Or the Fredrickburg Historic Half, Mr. GT said it was WAY hillier than he was expecting and the weather also sucked.  I think you need to go north for a May half. 

[al320]

Feb 5, 2014 14:27:37 GMT -5 Mrs.flang said:

Feb 5, 2014 13:31:39 GMT -5 archaeominx said:

If you can do last weekend of April, there's the Long Branch Half in Jersey.

This was what I was coming in to suggest.  I've done that full twice, but never the half.  It's pretty flat though, and you could spend the weekend at the beach!

Totally flat..if.they hadnt moved it to april this year ibwouldve suggested it too, its a great race.

[Raggedeannie]

I'm doing the Frederick Running Festival Half on May 4th - elevation map looks pretty flat. 7am start time to beat the heat? fx

[thebulldog]

When is the Hershey Half?

i be typing from me phone. typos and grammer dont count.

[archaeominx]

Feb 5, 2014 14:50:02 GMT -5 thebulldog said:

When is the Hershey Half?

i be typing from me phone. typos and grammer dont count.

It's in October.  

[spunkypenguin]

I second the Frederick Half. It wasn't as pancake flat as Shamrock in VA beach (sure you don't want to jump on that real quick??), but no big hills. There is no such thing as a flat race in WV, so just cross this state off your list

[clseale]

Do the Cleveland half, ebeth! It's on the must do 2014 list thom just posted, it's reasonable driving distance, and DH was just looking at it for the full, which means.......possible clseale-ebeth meet-up!

ETA: Flat & fast www.clevelandmarathon.com/Home/
ETAA: Small chance that DH would actually commit to that lol, but it does look like a good race & it fits your criteria. 

[gummybear]

Might I also suggest Broad Street Run in Philly on May 4? Not a half, 10 miles, but SUPER fast, pretty much downhill, lots of fun.

It would be a great race to run 3 weeks or so out from a half because you will PR no doubt and feel like a total bad ass heading into another race

[ebeth]

Feb 5, 2014 19:19:13 GMT -5 clseale said:

Do the Cleveland half, ebeth! It's on the must do 2014 list thom just posted, it's reasonable driving distance, and DH was just looking at it for the full, which means.......possible clseale-ebeth meet-up!

ETA: Flat & fast www.clevelandmarathon.com/Home/
ETAA: Small chance that DH would actually commit to that lol, but it does look like a good race & it fits your criteria. 

I just have to convince MH to go to Cleveland again. the last time we were in Cleveland it was January and it was freezing and everything was closed (also Sun/Mon of MLK weekend). We did not have the best time. 

[hannahb]

Feb 5, 2014 14:49:05 GMT -5 Raggedeannie said:

I'm doing the Frederick Running Festival Half on May 4th - elevation map looks pretty flat. 7am start time to beat the heat? fx

I have done this before and it's a nice half. No giant hills from what I can remember. Debating about doing it again.

[cinco]

I enjoy the Frederick Half. It is flat by Central MD standards, but there are some small up and downs. The one right at the end is a buzzkill if you aren't expecting it. There are a good amount of turns which takes a little time off too. I would still race it for a PR though.

Has anyone run the 1/2 in St. Michaels, MD (May 17) Surely, that must be flat? DE running festival is in May too.