Showing posts with label Half Marathons in Washington. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Half Marathons in Washington. Show all posts

Saturday, May 30, 2015

Race Review for Half Marathons in Washington State

Do you have a race review for a half marathon in Washington State?  If so, feel free to submit a half marathon review for consideration!   Here are some great topics runners like to read about in your half marathon review:

Was the race website organized and informative?  Distances visible on home page, full address of location for out of state visitors, city and state visible of non-local participants, details about course, critical info easily found, etc.

Was the race well organized?  Packet pick up, expo, start time, timing, support?

Did this race have an expo, or just a small packet pickup?

Were enough volunteers recruited? How was on course support?  Enough food?  Enough water?

How was the post race party?  Good food? Music?  Enough food?  Enough refreshments & recovery food or drinks? Describe.

How was the medal? below average? average? excellent?  beyond excellent, pretty cool?
Do you have a photo to share of your bling to include?

How was the swag?  Any awesome swag?  Brand of shirt?

How was the cost of the race compared to most half marathons?  about average, a great deal, way too expensive for the swag, bling and support that was provided, well worth the cost for the swag, bling, post race party and support received?


Was this a small race, a medium sized race, or large race?

Was the course scenic?  What was the highlight of the course (or highlights of the course)?
What made the course fun (or totally boring)?
Do you have any good scenic course photos to send us?

Describe the course.  Was it flat?  Rollers the whole way?  Flat with one big monster hill?  All up?  All down?  All up then all down? etc.  Was it shaded?  Trees, dessert, mountainous, city streets, all neighborhoods, through a park, etc?

We love to hear from our half marathon runners about all the half marathon races out there that you love, like, or didn't care for, and appreciate your feedback.  We may share your review in multiple locations such as our half marathon blogs, or possibly even on Halfmarathonsearch.com.  You can ask to be published anonymously if you'd like, but we do need your information in order to publish.

Happy Running!





Thursday, April 17, 2014

Washington Half Marathons 2014 now more Multi-device friendly

New and improved version, more mobile device and tablet friendly version of the half marathon calendar for Washington Half Marathons at Halfmarathonsearch.com now LIVE!  Halfmarathonsearch.com currently is up to date with 2014 half marathons and 2015 half marathons that have been updated by race organizers. 

Search for Seattle half marathons, Tacoma half marathons, Spokane half marathons, Vancouver half marathons, Everett half marathons, Yakima half marathons, Bellingham half marathons, and many more 1/2 marathons in Washington.


Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Happy National Running Day to all you Washington Runners



Wishing all you Washington runners out there an extra special National Running day! Runners united like never before this year, and we are so grateful to be a part of such an awesome community full of all you awesome runners.


All the best, From your Running Friends at Fifty 50 States HALF Marathon Club and Halfmarathonsearch.com Half Marathon Calendar USA!



Sunday, September 23, 2012

Windermere Half Marathon Discount



The Windermere Half Marathon course is USATF Certified. The start of the Half Marathon is at Mirabeau Park in Spokane Valley, WA. The scenic course runs along the Centennial Trail with an exciting finish at Spokane's Howard Street Bridge in Riverfront Park. With an overall elevation drop of over 100 feet, this fast course is ideal for setting personal records.

Amenities include an especially attractive long sleeve microsmooth race shirt, "blinged out" shining and spinning medal, a lovely long stemmed lilac rose to each finisher, free victory stand photo and celebration at post race party with hot food, beer garden and music festival. 

Additionally, Fifty States Half Marathon Club members will receive a discount to Windermere Half Marathon!







Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Half Marathons Reach a Milestone and Surpass the 2000 total mark in 2012



The year 2012 has been a year of tremendous growth for half marathons and marks a new milestone of surpassing over 2000 half marathons across the United States.  Half Marathons are being formed as fast as we can add them to the online calendar directories.  Halfmarathonsearch.com analyzed, searched, and compared the top half marathon directory listings across the United States and came to a total of 2005 half marathons for all US States totaled, reported on August 26, 2012.  California leads the way with the top number of half marathons, surpassing the 250 mark this year and new half marathons being added almost weekly, with Florida following as second with a total of 105 half marathons reached in 2012.  Not too far behind Florida follows Utah, Texas, and the state of Washington for most half marathons in the United States.  Both Florida and Texas hit their 100 milestone this year in 2012.

As events grow, the importance for Race Directors and Event Management companies to understand their audience, not only from a race day perspective, but also an online perspective in presenting the event website is critical.  A past article Event Websites in our Changing World of Technology, Social Media, and Accommodating the Traveling Athlete written by Nicole Blomgren, Founder and President of Fifty States HALF Marathon Club and Halfmarathonsearch.com, provides good insight into what events should be cognizant of in presenting their information for runners, to make finding an event so much easier.

The rate of half marathon additions does not seem to be slowing as we approach this last quarter of 2012, predicting half marathon totals to likely grow to between 2300 to 2500 by the end of 2013.  Half Marathon clubs and training organizations have also seen growth in 2012, such as the national running club Fifty States HALF Marathon Club www.halfmarathonclub.com , which has more than doubled over the past year, and the training organization  PRSFIT Nation www.prsfit.com which also continues to grow, training runners and triathletes, of all levels, globally.

Furthermore, the half marathon 13.1 mile distance event is a nice event to travel on the weekends to. Runners can typically experience a quick recovery after finishing a half marathon, one may not encounter when participating in a full marathon, presenting the half marathon experience to be very enjoyable running distance event for runners.

 ~ Copyright 2012 - Nicole Blomgren

Thursday, September 3, 2009

HALF Marathon Runners and Race Directors in WASHINGTON

Feel free to post favorite races, half marathon events, and anything and everything related to HALF Marathons in Washington!

For Race directory of Washington HALF Marathons, go to
http://www.halfmarathonclub.com/Upcoming_Races.html

If interested in taking on a 50 STATE CHALLENGE or a 100 HALF ANYWHERE CHALLENGE, please check out Fifty States HALF Marathon Club at www.HalfMarathonClub.com