A late fall marathon?

[taratru]

Even though DH will probably veto my idea, I'd like to travel down in altitude a bit for a marathon and I'd like it to be as late fall as possible so that I don't have to begin training until things cool off a bit here. So I'm looking for a few options to present to him and sell my case.

Anyone have any suggestions or experience? Bonus points for easy (and cheap) travel.

[Deleted]

Detroit is mid October, and you get to run into Canada! Everyone I know that has run it has had a great time with it. I work in Detroit and can give you some pointers (it's not that bad here, I swear!), plus DH is running it this year for the first time.

[kams]

It sure is beautiful down here in Albuquerque in the fall .
Just a quick trip down I-25. Duke City Marathon on 10/21.

ETA: We're at altitude (5400). So, I suppose that's not what you're looking for. But still, it's called the Land of Enchantment for a reason

[grk2012]

Detroit was great for me. You could come to Grand Rapids (10/21 I think?) and see me, though! I'll likely be volunteering and/or running with friends who need encouragement...

[taratru]

May 21, 2012 22:01:25 GMT -5 kams said:

It sure is beautiful down here in Albuquerque in the fall .
Just a quick trip down I-25. Duke City Marathon on 10/21.

Albuquerque is *higher* in altitude than where I live in Colorado!

Although I'll be down there June 1-3...let's go for a run!

[kams]

May 21, 2012 22:03:47 GMT -5 taratru said:

May 21, 2012 22:01:25 GMT -5 kams said:

It sure is beautiful down here in Albuquerque in the fall .
Just a quick trip down I-25. Duke City Marathon on 10/21.

Albuquerque is *higher* in altitude than where I live in Colorado!

Although I'll be down there June 1-3...let's go for a run!

Lol, I just edited my post b/c I realized it just might be higher. I'm from Co Spgs, so I must subconsciously use that as my alt benchmark.
And dammit if I'm not out of town that weekend! You would school me, anyhow! Enjoy your time down here.

[taratru]

Too bad! I love meeting new peeps.
I haven't been back since 2007, so I'm excited!

[gt7301b]

I may not have the dates 100% correct as I am just going from memory and these are marathons I have looked into (and are all east coast races)

Philly - Nov 18th
Savannah R&R - Nov 3rd
Baltimore Running Festival - Oct 13th
Atlanta - Oct 28th

[FishChicks]

Long Beach, CA is in October, and you don't get any lower altitdue than beach running. It's a pretty nice course with decent crowd support, and several airports you can fly into. It'll be my second race this year, so I highly recommend it!

[joenali]

Seattle Marathon Thanksgiving day weekend. You should come here!!

[al320]

Philly is mid-november

[Deleted]

The R&R Savannah is in Nov. The Columbus marathon is Oct. 21 (mostly flat). I'm not sure about crowd support though.

ETA: I'm running the half in Columbus.

[shorty20]

I'm doing Philly!

The weather is usually pretty much perfect for marathon running.

[theoriginalbean]

I really want to do Detroit, but I'm probably going to end up doing Columbus in mid-October. There's also an Indy marathon in November.

Actually, I'm reeeeeeeeeeeeeally hoping I'll have gotten a job offer in Colorado by then

[Brit]

Come to Indy for the Monumental Marathon the first week of November. It is a flat course with a total elevation gain of 325 feet and the temperature is usually in the 40's, perfect for running!

[princesspeach05]

I don't know about travel to other places, but I've run a few times in LA (thinking the Long Beach one) and it will be really nice/slightly warmish in the fall. Our family still lives in CA and we fly there often, SUPER easy to get cheap plane tix. Good luck!

[gt7301b]

May 22, 2012 7:08:28 GMT -5 shorty20 said:

I'm doing Philly!

The weather is usually pretty much perfect for marathon running.

I was planning to do Savannah, but that fell through and now we are thinking about Philly. I'm just not sure if I am willing to bite the bullet and run a full.

[ebeth]

Philly is in November.

MCM in DC is the last weekend in October. It's sold out, but they allow bib transfers through the end of August. Come June/July people are going to start realizing they cannot run for various reasons and start looking to unload bibs.

[osulori]

Columbus is 10/21 (I think...or is it 10/14?) and Indy Monumental is in early November...

[keweenawlove]

I'm thinking about Des Moines. It's in late October I believe.

[daisysle]

May 21, 2012 22:02:07 GMT -5 grk2012 said:

Detroit was great for me. You could come to Grand Rapids (10/21 I think?) and see me, though! I'll likely be volunteering and/or running with friends who need encouragement...

I'll be running GR this fall!!

I suggest Detroit or Grand Rapids marathon. Both are on October 21st.

[kmartini1021]

I was going to recommend Baltimore Oct. 13, but someone beat me to it.

[ericakaspar]

Why don't you come to Texas and run White Rock with me? I mean you would leave me in the dust but how fun would that be?

[Deleted]

Oh, I forgot. It's Columbus' bicentennial. My runner friends & I are hoping for awesome medals. Just some random tidbit for you.

[gustafngrete]

May 21, 2012 23:04:38 GMT -5 joenali said:

Seattle Marathon Thanksgiving day weekend. You should come here!!

I was gonna say the same thing!

[jgleespen]

You can come do the twin cities marathon on October 7. I am going to try and do the 10 mile run.

[thom]

Another vote for Twin Cities! It's not exactly late fall - Oct 7 - but it is the "most beautiful urban marathon in America!" I'm still contemplating signing up...

[aeroluv327]

May 22, 2012 9:46:35 GMT -5 ericakaspar said:

Why don't you come to Texas and run White Rock with me? I mean you would leave me in the dust but how fun would that be?

Another vote for White Rock in Dallas, it's Dec. 4. Can't get later than that! The weather the last two years has been pretty chilly, mid-30's.

[InBetweenDays]

I too was going to recommend the Seattle Marathon. It's the Sunday after Thanksgiving and I have friends who run the half every year. They love it.

[foundmylazybum]

I'm thinking of Atlanta or Philly. Come see me Lala