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Antarctic Ice Marathon Races
January 31, 2013
Coming Nov 20-25, 2013. Start planning now because this event will sell out. The Antarctic Ice Marathon is the only marathon run in the interior of the Antarctic. Fly by private jet from Punta Arenas, Chile, for this 5-day adventure that will include all your meals and accommodations in Antarctica and transportation to the marathon […]
North Pole Marathon with Polar Running Adventures
January 25, 2013
Coming April 9, 2013. The world’s coolest marathon! Literally. On the North Pole Marathon, you can run to the top of the world! Again, literally. We know… you’ve got questions. How I do I get there? Well, you travel to Spitsbergen, an island off the northern coast of Norway serviced by daily flights from Oslo, […]
BibFOLIO
January 24, 2013
Commemorate your runs. After all, you did it, so why not capture all those bibs in an album, and that’s exactly the idea behind BibFOLIO. As they say, “it’s a great piece to display on a coffee table, easel, desk or bookcase.” They’ll even customize the cover for you. But really, let’s admit it. In […]
Girls on the Go Run Series
January 24, 2013
Coming in 2013. With runs in Los Angeles, San Diego and Sacramento coming up, join more than a thousand like-minded girls for the Girls on the Go Half Marathon and 10k/5k Run/Walks. The series is a celebration of women of all ages and fitness levels. The finish line includes a “girlicous” medal, stylish T-shirt, festival […]
The Great Wall Marathon
January 15, 2013
Coming May 18, 2013. Ready to run the Great Wall of China? Runners should expect the race to take about 50 percent longer to complete than an average marathon due to extreme ascents and descents (there is an 8-hour time limit to complete the trek). The route starts near the village of Huangyaguan, a couple […]
The Big Five Marathon
December 4, 2012
Coming June 22, 2013. Held among the wildlife of the African savannah, The Big Five Marathon in South Africa brings runners from all over the world to meet in one of the most spectacular Big Five game reserves in Africa. The term Big Five refers to the 5 animals most sought after for sightseeing while […]
The Jungle Ultra
November 15, 2012
Coming May 24, 2013. For some people, it’s not enough to run 230km. You have to do it in jungle. The Jungle Ultra spans the Amazon Rainforest & Cloud Forest of Peru across mountain trails, jungle tracks and river beds. This will be a real challenge. Be prepared to be self-sufficient by carrying your own […]
Marathon de Paris
November 13, 2012
Coming April 7, 2013. Ah, Paris in the springtime. The Paris Marathon is a unique opportunity to discover the city and is now one of the five biggest in the world (along with New-York, London, Berlin and Chicago). From the Arc de Triomphe, down the Champs-Elysées, past the Place de la Concorde, along the Rue […]
Color Me Rad 5K Run Series
November 13, 2012
Dates throughout 2012 & 2013 all around the US… Each Color Me Rad 5K Run starts you off with a clean, white shirt and finishes-up with enough color to change your skin tone forever (just joking). But, you will wind up “looking like a pack of skittles” according to the organizers. No worries though, the […]
Marathon de la baie du Mont Saint-Michel
November 7, 2012
Coming May 5, 2013. Starting in Brittany and finishing in Normandy, the 16th annual Mont Saint-Michel Bay Marathon is one of the few marathons where you can actually see the finish line from the start. It typically welcomes 5,000 runners from all over world, and is one of the few runs on an iconic UNESCO […]
The Solar Eclipse Marathon or Half Marathon
November 2, 2012
Coming November 14, 2012. Of astronomical importance? The Solar Eclipse Marathon & Half Marathon in Port Douglas (Australia) kicks-off at exactly the moment when the Sun re-emerges from behind the Moon and the corona is broken. With the eclipse beginning at 6:38am, this means the race will kick-off at about 6:40am. But there will be […]
mix1 Nutritional Shakes
October 31, 2012
From bars to shakes? If you ever needed an energy bar but wished it was liquid, because let’s admit it… you’re thirsty too, try the new Nutritional Shakes by mix1. This Boulder-based company has created a healthy, 200 calorie all-natural protein shake providing for pre-workout fuel and post-workout recovery. Based on a whey protein, instead […]
Run for Your Lives Series
October 31, 2012
Coming in November and December, 2012. The Run For Your Lives series is the world’s first interactive zombie-infested obstacle race experience. Yep, you read that right. Don’t just run… run for your life… for fun of course. Costumed organizers dressed as brain-hungry, virus-spreading, zombies chase you over obstacles and try to pull flags from your […]
Disney’s Princess Half Marathon Weekend
October 23, 2012
Coming February 22, 2013. Bibbidi bobbidi boo! It’s Disney’s Princess Half Marathon Weekend at Walt Disney World in Florida. The weekend will bring women of all ages together to participate in a half-marathon or 5K (or kid’s race) plus meals and Disney’s Fit for a Princess Expo as well as other fun all right there […]
Los Angeles Halloween Half Marathon
October 19, 2012
Coming October 28, 2012. Start you partying early! Halloween partying that is. The Los Angeles Halloween Half Marathon (13.1 miles) and Mini Marathon (3.5 miles) start and finish near the L.A. Live sports complex and take runners through old Los Angeles along Figueroa Street past famous sites with bands playing, cheering squads, your own swag […]
Nagoya International Women’s Marathon
October 18, 2012
Coming March 10, 2013. Girl power is international. The Nagoya International Women’s Marathon, sponsored by Nippon Cosmetics and Nike Japan, is a serious run through the historic central city. The course takes runners past the city’s most famous sites, Nagoya Castle and Atsuta Shrine, and starts and finishes at the Nagoya Dome. The record (so […]
Athens Classic Marathon
October 4, 2012
Coming November 11, 2012. The one and only. The original. The 30th Athens Classic Marathon starts in, yes, Marathonas, travels the official 42,195 meters through Greece, and ends in the Panathenaikon Stadium in Athens. And if you’re not up for the full marathon, the organizers are also offering shorter runs around the famous Marathon Tomb […]
All Women & One Lucky Guy Half Marathon
September 5, 2012
Coming November 4, 2012. In what might be the cutest name for a half marathon, the concept here is exactly as the name implies. One “lucky” guy will get to run in this all women’s event, and he will be chosen at random from the men who’ve paid $5 to enter the lottery. Yep, the […]