NC Half anyone?

[arch01]

It's 10 minutes from my house and a woman in my running group is selling her bib for $35. I need to do this, right?

I'll do 8 tomorrow, I have kept my weekly mileage at about 18-last half was in December. The only problem is this will be the day after we get back from a 10 day trip out West-but I know I can get my runs in there... my dad and stepmom will be happy to come with me, as well as DH on the shorter runs. 

This is all too tempting even though I swore off long races so I could do a tri this year. No progress on that yet though-still need to buy a bike.

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Feb 15, 2014 13:04:46 GMT -5 @vtcupcake said:

Is this the one at the motor speedway? I did it last year, it was meh.

It is. I keep thinking that I shouldn't pass up a cheap half so close to where I am... ack.

[taratru]

I'd do it for the $35 and the closeness. I'm easily bought like that.

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Feb 15, 2014 13:23:59 GMT -5 @vtcupcake said:

If you want to do it for the sake of running a close half, go for it. But I found that the race group put on a pretty meh show last year. The course is a bit hilly and nonsensical, and the expo was on the sad side. My favorite parts were the announcer calling my name over the track loudspeaker and the entire JAR of biscoff spread handed to me at the end

I hope you have better weather too! It sleeted on me almost the entire time last year.

Mmmmm... biscoff

I'm going to run 8 tomorrow and see how I feel. I forgot it is a bit of a hilly course, I know a PR would be tough. 

[CallingAllAngels]

A friend of mine ran it last year and has said she will never do it again. The weather was horrible though. It may be more fun on a nice day (and for free).

[arch01]

I'm going to skip it. Did 6 this AM and I'm worried about some linger Achilles soreness. For once I'll be smart and skip a tempting opportunity!

[CallingAllAngels]

That is probably smart.

Do you have a tri in mind? I am doing Ramblin Rose, but I am also looking for a true sprint (or maybe even Olympic) in late summer and am having a hard time finding one.

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Feb 16, 2014 8:57:45 GMT -5 CallingAllAngels said:

That is probably smart.

Do you have a tri in mind? I am doing Ramblin Rose, but I am also looking for a true sprint (or maybe even Olympic) in late summer and am having a hard time finding one.

i don't. honestly, i haven't really looked all that hard since i still need to find a bike-and i haven't been looking recently due to travel. i was thinking of doing a ramblin' rose since i can use that as a trial of sorts-transitions, etc... and then find a sprint. 

there's a REALLY small sprint in concord-laurel park-but i'm not sure if it's a true sprint. if i find the link i'll let you know!

[lb2006]

I have a friend running it - for $35 I would do it...but if you're aching, i'd hold off.

BUT - if you're down for a June 1 half, I've got one in mind!


And I've had friends do the laurel park tri when they lived there. they enjoyed it!!

[CallingAllAngels]

Feb 16, 2014 14:30:56 GMT -5 arch01 said:

there's a REALLY small sprint in concord-laurel park-but i'm not sure if it's a true sprint. if i find the link i'll let you know!

Thanks! There is a sprint June 14 (I think) at Latta Plantation that I am considering.