Nike Women's Marathon

I signed up for the Nike Women's Half Marathon today. It is in San Francisco in October. I have been wanting to run this race since basically I heard about it. It is geared toward women with over 95% of the participants being women. The finisher's medal is actually a Tiffany's necklace designed especially for the race and it is handed to you by firefighters in tuxedo's! There is a chocolate mile and pedicure stop along the course. Not to mention the course runs over some of San Fran's greatest spots. So you can tell I am excited.

We have been waiting for registration to open since it sold out in 3 days last year. We is me and Amanda, my sister-in-law. This weekend, they announced that this year it is going to be a random selection process. That means, you sign up and then they draw names for who gets in after registration closes. At least you can sign up as a group so either your whole group gets in or nobody. So I signed up today and now have to wait until April 1st to see if we get in. I'll keep you posted on our status :) Here is the website if you want to know more.

http://insidenikerunning.nike.com/category/events/nike-womens-marathon/

4 comments:

Brenda said...

That sounds like a ton of fun. I am going to run in SF next year. It should be tons fun and you can't beat the scenery. I hope you get in. Maybe we can come cheer you on.

Aaron, Kara, Walker, Sophie June, and Ford said...

I'm glad you have at least one sister who will run with you! =)

K.B.'s Sweet Shoppe said...

That sounds like a lot of fun, I hope you get picked!

Anonymous said...

Good luck! My sister & I just found out we got chosen for the Nike Women's Marathon this Oct, and we are totally thrilled! This will be our first marathon, and I can't think of a better way to do it. We'll be flying in from NJ & CT in Oct, hope to "see" you there!