And in this case? It’s a good thing. A VERY good thing!
I made my feelings pretty clear when I ran the National Half earlier this year: the whole thing sucked. From the crappy t-shirt, to the boring race course, to the lack of mile markers, to the medal…
So when my friend Jane sent a message to my running group yesterday that the National Marathon got bought out by the Rock n Roll series, I was sad that I wouldn’t be there to run the inaugural one!
I know many people have strong feelings about the Rock n Roll series, as they tend to buy out the local races making them more expensive (in this case, the National Marathon was already a fortune, so there is no price change, it’s actually cheaper right now), but we can all agree in one thing: they know how to put on a race. It’s organized. There’s entertainment. The medals kick ass!
Here’s hoping that they also change the race course and make it more interesting (I couldn’t find info on the new course). A longer run around the Mall, maybe even mimicking part of the Cherry Blossom 10 miler route which is SO scenic or the Army Ten Miler route which pass by many of the sights in DC!
Now who’s signing up for it? It’s only $60 for the next two days! Rock n Roll USA – like many DC races I now miss, I wish I could be there to run it. (Here’s hoping the weekends don’t coincide with the Shamrock Half, which is another one of my favorites!) But maybe I’ll be there in 2014?
I hadn’t heard about this. Thanks for the post!
Glad to help! I hope it becomes a good race now! I love the RnR series since the organization can’t be beat!
I am so excited about this race. I wasn’t planning on training for anything but this may change my mind.
Right? It’s exciting isn’t it? I so so so hope that the course will be better than what it is now!
I signed up! My dad is actually going to run it too. Exciting.
That is AWESOME!
I love reading how excited you get about running – it’s inspiring! I think when the hubs comes home this evening I’ll go on a jog. You’ve talked me into it!
Glad to be an inspiration! I got many people running too (by complete peer-pressure, mind you), now I just need to get back at it myself. I miss the fun races!
I have never done a rock n roll race, but I would love to! Maybe after the NYCM…
Lots of people hate them, because they buy out small local races, but they really know what they’re doing, put on an organized race with the best medals I’ve seen. It’s always a lot of fun!