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Judy Denver
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 Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 3:38 am Post subject: Half mary in the windy city this weekend? |
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Hey Chicago-area friends - are any of you running a local half marathon this weekend? My long-lost niece (actually my ex-husband's niece, with whom I've just recently reconnected) is running her first half marathon somewhere in the windy city Sunday. I'd like to think there's a Taper out there somewhere who could at least carry her through in thought.
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Jimmy Jam
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Location: Evanston, IL
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| Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2010 5:25 am Post subject: |
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| I'm going to try to run 13 tomorrow, but not in a race. Melina & I will be cranking out 11-minute miles in her neighborhood. Your niece is welcome to join us Judy, if you think she could keep up with our wicked pace. |
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T. Musacchio
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| Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2010 11:05 am Post subject: |
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The RnR Chicago half is this morning, right? I read online that their athlete tracking system - the usual text messages for spectators - costs $2 per athlete. Glad I'm not tracking anyone as those things usually don't even work right for me (delayed messages, the like).
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tom
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Location: Northwest Indiana
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| Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2010 6:30 pm Post subject: Re: Half mary in the windy city this weekend? |
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| Judy Denver wrote: | | Hey Chicago-area friends - are any of you running a local half marathon this weekend? |
As Tracy noted, this was probably the RNR Chicago, which is the latest incarnation of the former Chicago Distance Classic. The price is now up to $135 and is the main reason I'm not running it for the first time in 5 years.
I'm pretty sad that this race has changed so much because it was here that I met Bob, Greg, Dave-O, Lauren, etc. for the first time. I always looked forward to hanging out in Grant Park with everyone after the race, probably more so than I enjoyed the race itself. This is also where we solidified our DWD team for the first year that we ran it. Too bad RNR feels the need to charge some $85+ more than it once cost to run 13.1 miles. |
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T. Musacchio
Joined: 24 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2010 9:44 pm Post subject: Re: Half mary in the windy city this weekend? |
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| tom wrote: | | The price is now up to $135 and is the main reason I'm not running it for the first time in 5 years. |
Wow....
RnR also bought the Philly Distance Run, which really surprised me as it's seemed to change the tone of the race entirely (from fall tune-up, elite-heavy race to party, first-timer atmosphere). $135 for a half marathon is highway robbery, though.
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Len
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| Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2010 3:10 am Post subject: |
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I was on the Vegas marathon site this past week and saw the the price for the full and the 1/2 marathon were the same. $145. My friends are running the full - and I was pondering coming out to do the 1/2. Maybe i'll just fly out and put that $145 on the blackjack table.
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