The St Pete Run Fest brought races back to Saint Pete. It has been a while since we've had half marathons here in Saint Pete, so I was excited to have an opportunity to run through this beautiful city. Packet pick-up was easy. They held it at the Mahaffey Theater and it coincided with the Saturday Market, which allowed runners to do a little bit of shopping from local vendors. Some races have vendors at packet pickup, but there weren't any vendors at the St Pete Run Fest packet pickup and I think it is because the Saturday Market was going on. I didn't wait very … [Read more...]
Race Recap: Atlanta St. Patrick’s Parade 5K
I was co-planning a surprise birthday party for a friend and used this 5K as a decoy to get her out and away from the house while her husband worked. What I wasn't expecting was that it would be freezing cold that day ("freezing" in Southern terms meaning 38 degrees) and all of the hills that Atlanta holds. My thighs are so much stronger now... or something like that. Packet pickup was available two days prior as well as the morning of right outside of Colony Square. It was easy peasy- you … [Read more...]
Race Recap: Daytona Beach 1/2 Marathon Relay & Speedway Challenge
I was looking for a great girl's weekend runcation where the best friend and I could catch up and run at the same time. The Daytona Beach Half was on my list of "someday runs" (yes, I have such a list) and what was great was that they offer a relay option. My best friend has never run a half, nor is she sure she ever wants to and I knew that my knee couldn't quite handle one. So the relay was perfect for us! This year was the inaugural year for the speedway challenge, which is the option to run both the half marathon and then lap the track with the 5K. Never one to … [Read more...]
Race Recap: Say No To Drugs Holiday Classic 10K
This year was the 28th running of the Say No To Drugs Holiday Classic race here in Clearwater, FL. I have had my eye on this one for a few years now and it finally worked out that I was in town to run it. Packet pickup was easy. There were three locations throughout the Bay Area to pickup your packet, two in Clearwater and one in Tampa so I was able to pickup at the Tampa location on my way home from work one day. I do think that they could have had a pickup in Saint Petersburg or North Tampa for the people for whom the other locations weren't convenient, … [Read more...]
Race Recap: Ronnie’s Run
Ronnie's Run was started by the mother of Ronnie Scrimo in an effort to bring awareness to drug and alcohol abuse. Ronnie passed away in December of 2014. Communication from the race director beforehand was good, I received one email prior to race day outlining what to expect in regards to parking and admission into Ft. DeSoto Park, packet pickup, and other relevant information. Packet pickup was easy. There were three locations offered in advance, two in Saint Pete and one in Gibsonton, as well as race day pickup. They probably could have had a pickup at the … [Read more...]