By: LLAs I talked about here, I recently completed the Maple Leaf Half Marathon in La Crosse, Wis. This race coincided with the city's annual Oktoberfest, which was the perfect reward for a long run.{SWAG - cotton tee}The race started at Riverside Park, which is the city's park that runs along the Mississippi River. The park was cold and empty even up until 20 minutes before the race. They Continue Reading
Fits Do Race (P)Reviews: Maple Leaf 1/2
By: LLSince my husband and I will be in La Crosse, Wisconsin for the city's annual Oktoberfest celebration (rolling of the Golden Keg anyone??), I decided that it would be fun to run the Maple Leaf Half Marathon that coincides with the event.In doing some research of the race, it appears that it is a fairly small race - only 1400 total in the four races offered in 2011 (13.1, 5, 5k and a 1 mile Continue Reading
Fits Do Race Reviews: Chicago 1/2 Marathon 2012
By: LLAs I previewed here, I ran the Chicago 1/2 Marathon for the 4th time this past weekend. I ran with my two sisters - E and CJ. E was running for a PR under 2 hours and CJ was running to finish her first half. I ran to accompany CJ on her first race. Here is our compiled review of the race.The expo was held on Navy Pier - a great tourist attraction, but not so much for the expo. Car and Continue Reading
Fits Do Race (P)Reviews: Chicago Half Marathon
By: LLI'm heading out Saturday morning for Chicago to run the Chicago Half Marathon with two of my sisters, CJ and E. This will be my 4th time running this half with E and am very excited to accompany CJ throughout her first half.As far as half marathons go, it would appear that this must be my favorite course since I continue to come back to it - since 2004! However, as I remember it, the Continue Reading