tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post6998287247648489247..comments2024-03-26T18:32:50.307-05:00Comments on Taking the Long Way Home: What's All the Fuss About?Wendy at Taking the Long Way Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934786207724059919noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post-31262652384060034992016-11-19T20:21:42.875-06:002016-11-19T20:21:42.875-06:00Out of all the marathons I ran, probably only abou...Out of all the marathons I ran, probably only about nine of them were not big city races. These days I stick to small races - okay as soon as I typed that I questioned if 2,000 people running a 5K is really a small race. Ha!<br /><br />Thanks for linking up!Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15673587906852568968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post-66247626575751576552016-11-18T19:15:31.240-06:002016-11-18T19:15:31.240-06:00Those OCRs are not for me either! I can't risk...Those OCRs are not for me either! I can't risk getting injured.Wendy at Taking the Long Way Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09934786207724059919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post-24825582223965736962016-11-18T19:14:46.640-06:002016-11-18T19:14:46.640-06:00Then I guess you won't be running the Krispy K...Then I guess you won't be running the Krispy Kreme (donut) race...Wendy at Taking the Long Way Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09934786207724059919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post-9697271960478146482016-11-18T19:14:03.837-06:002016-11-18T19:14:03.837-06:00I like the way you think!I like the way you think!Wendy at Taking the Long Way Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09934786207724059919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post-30806354219068127512016-11-18T17:38:20.850-06:002016-11-18T17:38:20.850-06:00I LOVE Disney races, but I LOVE Disney, so it make...I LOVE Disney races, but I LOVE Disney, so it makes sense. No, it is definitely not a race for a PR, but for fun, I love them. See, I love to get photos with the characters, and my BRF is also a huge Disney fan. So, to sum it up, I get a girl's weekend with my BRF, in my favorite place, and we get to meet and take photos with our favorite characters! They are not cheap, but any means, but super fun to me! I don't care if a race is huge or small. I decide to run a race more for the cause it supports, tradition, or just for fun. Living in metro-Atlanta, there are a lot of options for large or small races, within reasonable distance, pretty much year round!<br /><br />I have done Hot Chocolate 3 times: once as a group with my co-workers (5K), and twice with my BRF (we saw the bling for the second time we did the 15K, and we decided to go for it again). I'm done with those, though. I do like a good medal, but the traffic congestion is not worth it! I've also done a Color Run (filled in for a friend-of-a-friend who couldn't make the race). It was meh, at best. As for OCR, heck to the no! I might get injured and can't run!Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11252894987837997853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post-64304542874684742402016-11-18T00:12:21.723-06:002016-11-18T00:12:21.723-06:00I love big races if they are long distances. I wou...I love big races if they are long distances. I would also like to do Disney one day, but lots of people don't have that many great things to say about it. As for everything else you named ? NOT my thing. Spartan, color, and even races where you drink as you run, WTH ? Not for me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08174117051129860779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post-82833324860914479822016-11-17T20:42:48.227-06:002016-11-17T20:42:48.227-06:00Love this post. I go between extremes - I love th...Love this post. I go between extremes - I love the big, major marathons and I am minorly (majory) obsessed with runDisney. However, I am a HUGE supporter of small, local races and really love those experiences. Maybe we don't have to be all in one camp or the other, but can enjoy being a part of both?Lindsay Loves Runninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01918403651564107604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post-67908495616698803282016-11-17T19:37:07.002-06:002016-11-17T19:37:07.002-06:00I think everyone should do one! I think everyone should do one! Wendy at Taking the Long Way Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09934786207724059919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post-18648017868651803662016-11-17T19:36:50.848-06:002016-11-17T19:36:50.848-06:00Have fun! I'm sure it will be a good time. I w...Have fun! I'm sure it will be a good time. I would imagine you are in in the first corral, which is helpful.<br /><br />I'm glad I did mine when I did--it was right before the Disney Races got out of control. Still, getting up at 3:30 in the morning for a 5:30 am race start isn't something I want to do again.Wendy at Taking the Long Way Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09934786207724059919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post-69290560533992592252016-11-17T19:26:25.740-06:002016-11-17T19:26:25.740-06:00Even though I live in Central Florida I am not a D...Even though I live in Central Florida I am not a Disney run fan. Should you run one? Of course, but like you and hot chocolate I am Disney one and done :) I am all about the destination and the adventure and NO that does not include electrical shock! If I can get my sports bra to cooperative for 13 miles I am happy :) see you soon!Mary Beth Jacksonhttp://tutusandtennies.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post-29804384099940271892016-11-17T13:49:28.285-06:002016-11-17T13:49:28.285-06:00I love your thoughts on this. I often think about ...I love your thoughts on this. I often think about which I prefer- the large races with the fanfare, or the small ones. I think that if I'm simply focused on running a really fast race then I want something relatively small but well organized and with easy logistics. If I'm looking for an experience, then I do like all the hoopla that comes with a big event. It's kind of like a celebration of all the hard training you've done to get there. I'm doing the Disney half in January. I've done it before and I agree that it's anti-climatic and the bathroom line was so long I almost missed the start. I didn't like how most of the race was in the dark, but I wanted to go to Disney so I figured I might as well go race!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265175590096078175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post-10343082681580112372016-11-17T12:43:03.115-06:002016-11-17T12:43:03.115-06:00And I hadn't considered that coming in last th...And I hadn't considered that coming in last thing! Wendy at Taking the Long Way Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09934786207724059919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post-10337505116448496062016-11-17T12:42:07.077-06:002016-11-17T12:42:07.077-06:00Oh, that's the worst! When I ran HC, my feet w...Oh, that's the worst! When I ran HC, my feet were numb too! It's such a strange feeling.Wendy at Taking the Long Way Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09934786207724059919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post-47561083805755533692016-11-17T12:41:34.797-06:002016-11-17T12:41:34.797-06:00There is so much FOMO in running, which is why I t...There is so much FOMO in running, which is why I think the big races are so popular.Wendy at Taking the Long Way Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09934786207724059919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post-81859440897987342832016-11-17T12:41:05.939-06:002016-11-17T12:41:05.939-06:00There's that little benefit too!There's that little benefit too!Wendy at Taking the Long Way Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09934786207724059919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post-16392316230922602392016-11-17T11:07:03.081-06:002016-11-17T11:07:03.081-06:00LOL at the Rock exfoliating!!! I think there are p...LOL at the Rock exfoliating!!! I think there are pluses and minuses to big and small races. I love the fanfare of the larger races and all the energy, but detest dealing with the hordes of people and the often-painful logistics. Smaller races are so much more convenient - but then there's the very real fear of legitimately coming in last place! LOLemmers712https://www.blogger.com/profile/15865493476823978890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post-23755229266480546112016-11-17T09:56:40.105-06:002016-11-17T09:56:40.105-06:00Bling was going to say big for me! I don't eve...Bling was going to say big for me! I don't even know why, I don't have a particularly great way of displaying them (or at all for that matter)- but after thinking about it, bling isn't that important to me. I love the race experience, that's much more important to me! <br />I did one Hot Chocolate race as well and it was NIGHTMARE, beginning of December, freezing cold waiting to start in the corrals (so I've shed my warm layer and taken my GU) and they delay the race by AN HOUR. I don't think I felt my feet for the first few miles because they were SO COLD. Heather @ 3 Black Cat Co.http://3blackcatco.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post-27414921238579764072016-11-17T08:38:15.729-06:002016-11-17T08:38:15.729-06:00I think what's most important for runners to a...I think what's most important for runners to ask themselves is what it is that they want out of a particular race. For me, if I'm going after a PR then often smaller races, with less entertainment, are what I turn to. If its the experience that I'm after, then I'll often register for a destination race. My husband and I are big Disney fans, so of course we enjoy running the Disney races. But one thing is for certain, you should never register for a race just because everybody else is.Kathryn @ Dancing to Runninghttp://dancingtorunning.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post-74568592260915226072016-11-17T07:51:19.699-06:002016-11-17T07:51:19.699-06:00I love smaller races, they are so fun and so much ...I love smaller races, they are so fun and so much less crowded, plus every so often I win an age group prize.Toni @ Running, Loving, Livinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07124178380124442417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post-46583336361093017992016-11-17T06:43:53.047-06:002016-11-17T06:43:53.047-06:00The smaller races are more my jam too. The smaller races are more my jam too. Wendy at Taking the Long Way Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09934786207724059919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post-56764564067616996122016-11-17T06:43:24.400-06:002016-11-17T06:43:24.400-06:00I think we all need to do those big races, just to...I think we all need to do those big races, just to connect with our peeps!Wendy at Taking the Long Way Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09934786207724059919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post-72744194946147287752016-11-17T06:36:35.853-06:002016-11-17T06:36:35.853-06:00I'm all for the smaller races as well...I like...I'm all for the smaller races as well...I like not having a lot of rigamarole at check-in, with parking, picking up bib, etc. I actually don't think I've ever run a truly "big" race or done a "big" triathlon.Sarah's Book Shelveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08963188018567743615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post-81468943558394612382016-11-16T22:05:22.573-06:002016-11-16T22:05:22.573-06:00Most of the half marathons I run are small town ra...Most of the half marathons I run are small town races where there are few spectators and I run most of it alone and I'm ok with that. But I still love MCM because it gives me all the feels...MCM Mama Runshttp://mcmmamaruns.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post-7808221979420905062016-11-16T21:36:31.052-06:002016-11-16T21:36:31.052-06:00I like your analogies! And I do prefer the coffee ...I like your analogies! And I do prefer the coffee shop performances over the big names...Wendy at Taking the Long Way Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09934786207724059919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post-15843189858734822102016-11-16T21:35:52.394-06:002016-11-16T21:35:52.394-06:00I'd like to do MCM but I've heard it's...I'd like to do MCM but I've heard it's just so crowded on the course. Even though Chicago is crowded, it isn't packed. I like a little space.Wendy at Taking the Long Way Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09934786207724059919noreply@blogger.com