Kiawah or Charleston GTG

[Raggedeannie]

Oooooh I am liking the idea of a mid-January race! 2nd week of December is usually tough with work travel, but January just might be doable.

[hannahb]

Looks like there's the most votes for charleston. Shall we start planning?

[arch01]

May 1, 2015 9:24:19 GMT -5 hannahb said:

Looks like there's the most votes for charleston. Shall we start planning?

YES.

Timehop showed me that earlier this week was when I registered for Kiawah last year-it made me anxious to get something planned!

Also, can I tell you how excited I am about this:

All runners receive free shrimp & grits and beer/mimosa (over 21) at the finish!

(though shrimp/grits may not taste the best after running...)

[al320]

I dont know, shrimp and grits sounds pretty awesome. But im hungry.

Yes lets strt plnning. Im seriously considering the full, people. 3 fulls in 2016.

[CallingAllAngels]

May 1, 2015 10:19:38 GMT -5 arch01 said:

May 1, 2015 9:24:19 GMT -5 hannahb said:

Looks like there's the most votes for charleston. Shall we start planning?

YES.

Timehop showed me that earlier this week was when I registered for Kiawah last year-it made me anxious to get something planned!

Also, can I tell you how excited I am about this:

All runners receive free shrimp & grits and beer/mimosa (over 21) at the finish!

(though shrimp/grits may not taste the best after running...)

When I did the half, the grits were good, the shrimp was gross, but the boiled peanuts were to die for!! Beer is nice too.

[cinco]

May 1, 2015 13:27:46 GMT -5 al320 said:

I dont know, shrimp and grits sounds pretty awesome. But im hungry.

Yes lets strt plnning. Im seriously considering the full, people. 3 fulls in 2016.

Me too! Training Oct-Dec. w/ a Jan taper would be ideal for me. Then I'd have 2 months before my March "goal" half and still be able to race in the Spring. But a half would give me more time at the after party. Hard decisions!

[al320]

May 1, 2015 13:43:00 GMT -5 cinco said:

May 1, 2015 13:27:46 GMT -5 al320 said:

I dont know, shrimp and grits sounds pretty awesome. But im hungry.

Yes lets strt plnning. Im seriously considering the full, people. 3 fulls in 2016.

Me too! Training Oct-Dec. w/ a Jan taper would be ideal for me. Then I'd have 2 months before my March "goal" half and still be able to race in the Spring. But a half would give me more time at the after party. Hard decisions!

My plan is to register for the full, and if i decide to drop to the half, so be it.

Of course, charleston means no celebration for me clseale what are you thinking about that i think its the 31st next year?

[clseale]

May 1, 2015 13:57:58 GMT -5 al320 said:

May 1, 2015 13:43:00 GMT -5 cinco said:

Me too! Training Oct-Dec. w/ a Jan taper would be ideal for me. Then I'd have 2 months before my March "goal" half and still be able to race in the Spring. But a half would give me more time at the after party. Hard decisions!

My plan is to register for the full, and if i decide to drop to the half, so be it.

Of course, charleston means no celebration for me clseale what are you thinking about that i think its the 31st next year?

I don't know. January is up in the air for me, so I won't be able to commit to anything for awhile. I have a very bad feeling that I am going to have to miss this gtg. Saturday races are tough, because they require vacation time. January is at the very end of my vacation time. (I get new days in Feb, so I probably won't have any.) We'll see. If they allow other people to pick up packets, I might be able to make it work...but I still won't know for a bit. 

As far as Celebration, I'm on the fence. Our friends really want to stay streakers, but there's another January half in Amelia Island that I've been wanting to do. It's not the same weekend, but I don't know that I want to do both. 

ETA: LOL at cinco!! I'm retiring from marathons....until I start training for my next one in October! Love it. 

[lb2006]

May 1, 2015 13:27:46 GMT -5 al320 said:

I dont know, shrimp and grits sounds pretty awesome. But im hungry.

Yes lets strt plnning. Im seriously considering the full, people. 3 fulls in 2016.

i ran the full this year.....let me know if you have questions.  And they were out of mimosas by the time i finished (damn IT band )

[lb2006]

May 1, 2015 10:19:38 GMT -5 arch01 said:

May 1, 2015 9:24:19 GMT -5 hannahb said:

Looks like there's the most votes for charleston. Shall we start planning?

YES.

Timehop showed me that earlier this week was when I registered for Kiawah last year-it made me anxious to get something planned!

Also, can I tell you how excited I am about this:

All runners receive free shrimp & grits and beer/mimosa (over 21) at the finish!

(though shrimp/grits may not taste the best after running...)

i only ate the grits post-race, but they were salty and SO delicious

[al320]

May 1, 2015 14:52:05 GMT -5 lb2006 said:

May 1, 2015 13:27:46 GMT -5 al320 said:

I dont know, shrimp and grits sounds pretty awesome. But im hungry.

Yes lets strt plnning. Im seriously considering the full, people. 3 fulls in 2016.

i ran the full this year.....let me know if you have questions.  And they were out of mimosas by the time i finished (damn IT band )

Thanks, i will! Flat and boring, right?

[lb2006]

May 1, 2015 14:54:25 GMT -5 al320 said:

May 1, 2015 14:52:05 GMT -5 lb2006 said:

i ran the full this year.....let me know if you have questions.  And they were out of mimosas by the time i finished (damn IT band )

Thanks, i will! Flat and boring, right?

:Y:

[bostonmichelle]

Keep me on the maybe/most likely list. I will do the half most likely. Hopefully I should know later this summer what my life will be like.

[ktzmoh]

is this happening?!

[taratru]

DH said "sure" so I'm in. I'll probably do the half, since shortly after that I'll be kicking off Boston training.

[al320]

May 1, 2015 14:07:16 GMT -5 clseale said:

May 1, 2015 13:57:58 GMT -5 al320 said:

My plan is to register for the full, and if i decide to drop to the half, so be it.

Of course, charleston means no celebration for me clseale what are you thinking about that i think its the 31st next year?

I don't know. January is up in the air for me, so I won't be able to commit to anything for awhile. I have a very bad feeling that I am going to have to miss this gtg. Saturday races are tough, because they require vacation time. January is at the very end of my vacation time. (I get new days in Feb, so I probably won't have any.) We'll see. If they allow other people to pick up packets, I might be able to make it work...but I still won't know for a bit. 

As far as Celebration, I'm on the fence. Our friends really want to stay streakers, but there's another January half in Amelia Island that I've been wanting to do. It's not the same weekend, but I don't know that I want to do both. 

ETA: LOL at cinco!! I'm retiring from marathons....until I start training for my next one in October! Love it. 

Ooooh amelia island. Ill add that to my must eventually run list!

Yeah i like celebration, an excuse to go to florida in january, i get to see my grandma on/around her birthday, hang with my dad. But i cant if i do charleston. I could always go to florida when its much more wintry, like february lol

[clseale]

May 1, 2015 19:15:08 GMT -5 al320 said:

May 1, 2015 14:07:16 GMT -5 clseale said:

I don't know. January is up in the air for me, so I won't be able to commit to anything for awhile. I have a very bad feeling that I am going to have to miss this gtg. Saturday races are tough, because they require vacation time. January is at the very end of my vacation time. (I get new days in Feb, so I probably won't have any.) We'll see. If they allow other people to pick up packets, I might be able to make it work...but I still won't know for a bit. 

As far as Celebration, I'm on the fence. Our friends really want to stay streakers, but there's another January half in Amelia Island that I've been wanting to do. It's not the same weekend, but I don't know that I want to do both. 

ETA: LOL at cinco!! I'm retiring from marathons....until I start training for my next one in October! Love it. 

Ooooh amelia island. Ill add that to my must eventually run list!

Yeah i like celebration, an excuse to go to florida in january, i get to see my grandma on/around her birthday, hang with my dad. But i cant if i do charleston. I could always go to florida when its much more wintry, like february lol

It's the Zooma half, and it would be such a fun girls weekend!! If you ever want to do that, or the 26.2 w/Donna (they also have a half) in Feb, let me know. You can stay with me, and I'll run either of those races with you.

[al320]

May 1, 2015 19:24:55 GMT -5 clseale said:

May 1, 2015 19:15:08 GMT -5 al320 said:

Ooooh amelia island. Ill add that to my must eventually run list!

Yeah i like celebration, an excuse to go to florida in january, i get to see my grandma on/around her birthday, hang with my dad. But i cant if i do charleston. I could always go to florida when its much more wintry, like february lol

It's the Zooma half, and it would be such a fun girls weekend!! If you ever want to do that, or the 26.2 w/Donna (they also have a half) in Feb, let me know. You can stay with me, and I'll run either of those races with you.

This is gonna sound nuts...maybe in 2017? Lol

Seriously, those sound awesome. Thank you. I might be taking you up on it!

[hannahb]

I am in! I asked my husband while he was playing a video game . I can help plan but honestly have not the faintest idea of where to start. Call me crazy but I would consider the marathon...

[arch01]

May 3, 2015 17:51:19 GMT -5 hannahb said:

I am in! I asked my husband while he was playing a video game . I can help plan but honestly have not the faintest idea of where to start. Call me crazy but I would consider the marathon...

I considered the full for about .02 seconds when I saw that it was only $15 more than the half. I'm just not sure my body will be OK with doing a full. My husband won't be thrilled with the long training runs either during football season since that would mean he'd be up with DS after a long day of work the previous day (I try to let him sleep in the next day)!

[CallingAllAngels]

May 1, 2015 19:24:55 GMT -5 clseale said:

May 1, 2015 19:15:08 GMT -5 al320 said:

Ooooh amelia island. Ill add that to my must eventually run list!

Yeah i like celebration, an excuse to go to florida in january, i get to see my grandma on/around her birthday, hang with my dad. But i cant if i do charleston. I could always go to florida when its much more wintry, like february lol

It's the Zooma half, and it would be such a fun girls weekend!! If you ever want to do that, or the 26.2 w/Donna (they also have a half) in Feb, let me know. You can stay with me, and I'll run either of those races with you.

My cousin has been trying to get me to do this race.  She does it every year with her girlfriends and loves it.

[clseale]

May 4, 2015 9:28:16 GMT -5 CallingAllAngels said:

May 1, 2015 19:24:55 GMT -5 clseale said:

It's the Zooma half, and it would be such a fun girls weekend!! If you ever want to do that, or the 26.2 w/Donna (they also have a half) in Feb, let me know. You can stay with me, and I'll run either of those races with you.

My cousin has been trying to get me to do this race.  She does it every year with her girlfriends and loves it.

Zooma or Donna? I've missed Zooma the past 2 yrs (I think it's only been around for 3), because Celebration is the following weekend...but I think I might do it this year. 

[CallingAllAngels]

May 4, 2015 9:48:56 GMT -5 clseale said:

May 4, 2015 9:28:16 GMT -5 CallingAllAngels said:

My cousin has been trying to get me to do this race.  She does it every year with her girlfriends and loves it.

Zooma or Donna? I've missed Zooma the past 2 yrs (I think it's only been around for 3), because Celebration is the following weekend...but I think I might do it this year. 

Zooma

[clseale]

May 4, 2015 9:50:27 GMT -5 CallingAllAngels said:

May 4, 2015 9:48:56 GMT -5 clseale said:

Zooma or Donna? I've missed Zooma the past 2 yrs (I think it's only been around for 3), because Celebration is the following weekend...but I think I might do it this year. 

Zooma

DO IT!!!!!!

[CallingAllAngels]

May 4, 2015 9:53:29 GMT -5 clseale said:

May 4, 2015 9:50:27 GMT -5 CallingAllAngels said:

Zooma

DO IT!!!!!!

Haha!  Well, it's the same weekend as Charleston, so...

[lb2006]

May 3, 2015 19:59:03 GMT -5 arch01 said:

May 3, 2015 17:51:19 GMT -5 hannahb said:

I am in! I asked my husband while he was playing a video game . I can help plan but honestly have not the faintest idea of where to start. Call me crazy but I would consider the marathon...

I considered the full for about .02 seconds when I saw that it was only $15 more than the half. I'm just not sure my body will be OK with doing a full. My husband won't be thrilled with the long training runs either during football season since that would mean he'd be up with DS after a long day of work the previous day (I try to let him sleep in the next day)!

well if you consider it for more than .02 seconds, let me know.  You'd have a training partner

[lb2006]

So - are we thinking Charleston? If so, i'll put my travel agent hat on

[al320]

May 4, 2015 13:28:34 GMT -5 lb2006 said:

So - are we thinking Charleston? If so, i'll put my travel agent hat on

Sounds like it!!

[lb2006]

May 4, 2015 14:32:20 GMT -5 al320 said:

May 4, 2015 13:28:34 GMT -5 lb2006 said:

So - are we thinking Charleston? If so, i'll put my travel agent hat on

Sounds like it!!

bonus for me - all runners who ran the "extended" 2015 race get a discount for 2016 race