Germantown Half Marathon Coming Up This Weekend
This half marathon on Sunday, just east of Memphis, Tennessee, will get me to my 21st state (with one Canadian province in addition). It will leave me within striking distance of being able to add my name to the list of the seven (7) "completers" of the half2run.com competition -- "running half the marathon in half the states".
Those seven "completers" are as follows:
48 - Ira Gardner, New York, NY
41 - Eileen Fannon, Atlanta, GA
33 - Amelia Kushneruk, Schererville, IN
33 - Carol Goslin, Kansas City, MO
30 - Patrick Morein, The Woodlands, TX (TWRC member)
26 - Mike Liggett, Raleigh, NC
26 - Douglas Bradley, Dearborn, MI
Three runners are sitting on 24. Two more are on 23, including Georgetown, Texas' Pat Neff.
Two more are at 22, while Rockwall, Texas' Maggie Mount and I are sitting at 21.
Had I known exactly when my project were going to end before I made all of my travel arrangements, I would have squeezed in California. This way, when I did a double the first weekend of April, adding Kansas and Missouri to the ledger, I would have been another completer!
People probably wonder how I can do this. They might even be thinking, "Man, Walk must be loaded." No, of course not. However, the business travel helps pave the way to be able to make these things happen.
Hotel (Residence Inn, Memphis East) -- FREE (Marriott Rewards points)
Race registration fee -- $48.70
Car rental -- $28.68 (33% of which are taxes and fees)
Airport parking at IAH - $12.00 (two days to leave truck at outlying lots)
Airfare -- $42.50 (even though I'm using reward miles - $35 for making reservation within 14 days and $7.50 for taxes and fees)
Sure, it is a little bit of money; however, it isn't necessarily much more than what I spent two weekends ago for the TIR. So when you see me do some of these things, don't think that I'm breaking the bank to do so. :)
Those seven "completers" are as follows:
48 - Ira Gardner, New York, NY
41 - Eileen Fannon, Atlanta, GA
33 - Amelia Kushneruk, Schererville, IN
33 - Carol Goslin, Kansas City, MO
30 - Patrick Morein, The Woodlands, TX (TWRC member)
26 - Mike Liggett, Raleigh, NC
26 - Douglas Bradley, Dearborn, MI
Three runners are sitting on 24. Two more are on 23, including Georgetown, Texas' Pat Neff.
Two more are at 22, while Rockwall, Texas' Maggie Mount and I are sitting at 21.
Had I known exactly when my project were going to end before I made all of my travel arrangements, I would have squeezed in California. This way, when I did a double the first weekend of April, adding Kansas and Missouri to the ledger, I would have been another completer!
People probably wonder how I can do this. They might even be thinking, "Man, Walk must be loaded." No, of course not. However, the business travel helps pave the way to be able to make these things happen.
Hotel (Residence Inn, Memphis East) -- FREE (Marriott Rewards points)
Race registration fee -- $48.70
Car rental -- $28.68 (33% of which are taxes and fees)
Airport parking at IAH - $12.00 (two days to leave truck at outlying lots)
Airfare -- $42.50 (even though I'm using reward miles - $35 for making reservation within 14 days and $7.50 for taxes and fees)
Sure, it is a little bit of money; however, it isn't necessarily much more than what I spent two weekends ago for the TIR. So when you see me do some of these things, don't think that I'm breaking the bank to do so. :)
posted by WalkSports.com | 1:22 PM
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Running is cheaper than most other adult hobbies and it is a healthy endeavor.
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