We're Going to Surf City
Gonna Have Some Fun
It seems that lately, a lot of people have been announcing that they've signed up for the Surf City Marathon/Half Marathon. The race isn't until February and I've been signed up since May (it was my Mother's Day gift) so I haven't been giving it a whole lot of thought... until now.
Last night, I figured it would be a good idea to check the website to confirm my registration. Once that was done, I continued to peruse the site. I just have to say, the finishers' medals for the race are so cool!!
Another thing I looked at on the website was the hotel listing for the area. I'm glad I did because the rooms near the starting line are selling out fast! The Hilton located right at the start is already sold out. The next best option seemed to be The Shorebreak Hotel since it is only about four blocks from the start. It's a tad expensive and they have a two-night minimum that weekend but it has great reviews so I made reservations there. My husband is coming with me so we decided to splurge and make a fun weekend out of it. We are going up on Saturday and leaving on Monday.
We only live about an hour and a half from Huntington Beach but I do NOT want to get up at three in the morning, risk hitting traffic (yes, even on a Sunday), look for a parking space, register, find a decent port-o-potty, run 13.1 miles, and go home.
Besides, I love going to the expos the day before the race. It's so fun visiting the vendors, getting samples, people watching, and checking out all the cool running gear. If you can't tell, I'm pretty excited about this race.
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Today I ran about three miles after I dropped my youngest off at preschool. I decided to try a route I mapped out last night near the preschool. I was not familiar with the area, but it looked like a pretty simple loop. I was right about it being simple but I had no idea how hilly it would be. I think the entire loop was uphill! I know that's not possible but it sure felt like it. Over the past few months, my running hasn't been as consistent as I would like and the uphillness of the route really busted my butt! Not literally.
Boo!
I didn't see any ghosts or zombies. It was actually a pretty, green, shady place. It was getting hot by 9:00 this morning so I was a little tempted to take a nice rest under a tree. I was a little worried someone would mistake me for a dead person and try to put me six feet under. Yes, I looked that bad after all the hils.
Got Pink?
One of my favorite bloggers is tall. She is a mom. She runs. She blogs. She also has an amazing giveaway this week! Tall Mom on the Run is offering the chance to win this beautiful Brooks for Her running jacket:
Brooks created the Brooks For Her (BFH) collection to help support
the fight against breast cancer. For each BFH piece purchased from
March through December 2009, Brooks will donate 6.25%
of the suggested retail price to three organizations that research and
support those affected by breast cancer: The Young Survival Coalition,
Making Memories Breast Cancer Foundation, and
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, earmarked for
breast cancer research. Your vote, between March 1,
and December 31, 2009, determines how much of the total
donation each group gets.
No purchase necessary to vote. Learn more
about the three selected charities
Learn more about how BFH works
See the Brooks For Her collection
It seems that lately, a lot of people have been announcing that they've signed up for the Surf City Marathon/Half Marathon. The race isn't until February and I've been signed up since May (it was my Mother's Day gift) so I haven't been giving it a whole lot of thought... until now.
Last night, I figured it would be a good idea to check the website to confirm my registration. Once that was done, I continued to peruse the site. I just have to say, the finishers' medals for the race are so cool!!
I love, love, love these medals!
Another thing I looked at on the website was the hotel listing for the area. I'm glad I did because the rooms near the starting line are selling out fast! The Hilton located right at the start is already sold out. The next best option seemed to be The Shorebreak Hotel since it is only about four blocks from the start. It's a tad expensive and they have a two-night minimum that weekend but it has great reviews so I made reservations there. My husband is coming with me so we decided to splurge and make a fun weekend out of it. We are going up on Saturday and leaving on Monday.
We only live about an hour and a half from Huntington Beach but I do NOT want to get up at three in the morning, risk hitting traffic (yes, even on a Sunday), look for a parking space, register, find a decent port-o-potty, run 13.1 miles, and go home.
Besides, I love going to the expos the day before the race. It's so fun visiting the vendors, getting samples, people watching, and checking out all the cool running gear. If you can't tell, I'm pretty excited about this race.
More Running News
Today I ran about three miles after I dropped my youngest off at preschool. I decided to try a route I mapped out last night near the preschool. I was not familiar with the area, but it looked like a pretty simple loop. I was right about it being simple but I had no idea how hilly it would be. I think the entire loop was uphill! I know that's not possible but it sure felt like it. Over the past few months, my running hasn't been as consistent as I would like and the uphillness of the route really busted my butt! Not literally.
In the spirit of Halloween, here is a picture of a cemetery I ran past this morning.
Boo!I didn't see any ghosts or zombies. It was actually a pretty, green, shady place. It was getting hot by 9:00 this morning so I was a little tempted to take a nice rest under a tree. I was a little worried someone would mistake me for a dead person and try to put me six feet under. Yes, I looked that bad after all the hils.
Got Pink?
One of my favorite bloggers is tall. She is a mom. She runs. She blogs. She also has an amazing giveaway this week! Tall Mom on the Run is offering the chance to win this beautiful Brooks for Her running jacket:
Brooks created the Brooks For Her (BFH) collection to help supportthe fight against breast cancer. For each BFH piece purchased from
March through December 2009, Brooks will donate 6.25%
of the suggested retail price to three organizations that research and
support those affected by breast cancer: The Young Survival Coalition,
Making Memories Breast Cancer Foundation, and
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, earmarked for
breast cancer research. Your vote, between March 1,
and December 31, 2009, determines how much of the total
donation each group gets.
No purchase necessary to vote. Learn more
about the three selected charities
Learn more about how BFH works
See the Brooks For Her collection
Check out Tall Mom's blog and see how you can enter for a chance to win!
Comments
Thanks for the PLUG :)
Hugs!!
Many of my races are in Philly, which is less than an hour from us, but whenever we can, we stay the night before & make a little getaway out of it :)
Congrats on confirming your race participation!! SOunds like a great race. Can't wait to read about your training.
http://www.ericarunning.com/2009/10/ff-jones-wares-review-giveaway.html
Another thing for my list...
Signed up, but nowhere to stay (my sis lives in Coto, so maybe I'll stay there, but I get what you're saying about leaving at 3am...plus, you need to be there the day ahead of time to pickup bibs anyway)
What was I saying? Oh yeah. I am soooooo excited that you're running this one! We'll finally get to meet!
Are you doing the Shelter Island 5K next weekend?