I just found out that the Valley to Sea half marathon will be in Maui this year, while I'll be there. I think I'm going to sign up for that one. It's all downhill and the last half mile is run on the beach. It should be fun and also a good warmup for the Pittsburgh Half Marathon this year.
Thinking even bigger, doing a race anywhere in New Zealand would be simply fantastic. Out of all the non-Disney places we've been, that's the one we're convinced we'll go back to someday.
Thinking even bigger, doing a race anywhere in New Zealand would be simply fantastic. Out of all the non-Disney places we've been, that's the one we're convinced we'll go back to someday.
A friend and I might be running the Christchurch marathon this spring. We need to cross another continent off our list. We're torn between that one and the Sydney marathon in the fall.
Of note for Christchurch, when we were there in March the entire downtown area was still totally fenced off and demolishing of buildings looked like it was going to be going on for quite some time due to the earthquake damage. It was a sad sight to see. Obviously if they're holding the race they've either made progress since then or found a way around it, but of all the New Zealand cities we visited unfortunately that was our least favorite.