tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post8129682934205635278..comments2024-03-26T20:07:47.116-04:00Comments on Fairytales and Fitness: Ten 10Ks that might be worth RunningFairytales and Fitnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11771224209536216240noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-30641840910775804042015-10-05T15:39:08.361-04:002015-10-05T15:39:08.361-04:00I did the Bolder Boulder 2 years ago for the first...I did the Bolder Boulder 2 years ago for the first time and I LOVED it...I had purposefully avoided it because of the crowds, but I had a free entry that year, so I took the shuttle in...I ran in a qualified wave ( EA). The shuttle cost $8 dollars and was worth every penny, it dropped me off right at the start line. It was chilly that morning and there were people giving out free coffee ( yes please!) the waves are purposefully small so it isn't too crowded on the course. The course is fun...you go through neighborhoods in Boulder around campus and end doing a lap around the track in the CU stadium...it was super well organized. The course has a hill in the middle...and it's in Colorado, so out of towners may have an issue with the altitude...you can run this course as a fun run...ie eat the bacon, drink the beer, do the slip and slides, etc...but I just ran it. The expo after the race is fun, there are lots of giveaways including free shoes from saucony and if you hang around, you can go back into the stadium and watch the elites finish...it is pretty amazing to see those runners tearing around the track doing 5 minute miles. They also have flyovers and parachuters at the end of the race...I'd definitely do it again, but only in a qualifying wave...I have heard that the open waves are more congested. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-89029134325192418772015-10-04T20:11:45.769-04:002015-10-04T20:11:45.769-04:00I'd like to do that Cooper River 10k or the Bo...I'd like to do that Cooper River 10k or the Bolder Boulder. Personally, we have a few local 10ks that I just love! It's fun to push my limits in the comfort of my hometown!Wendy at Taking the Long Way Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09934786207724059919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-91955593979062184892014-10-02T22:02:37.057-04:002014-10-02T22:02:37.057-04:00Great list! I love the NYRR Mini 10K, an all-women...Great list! I love the NYRR Mini 10K, an all-women race that starts on Central Park West, then loops Central Park. The atmosphere is awesome. That said, it is not my favorite distance - I would take a 5K or a half marathon over a 10K any day! I never seem to nail pacing for 6.2 miles.Carly Pizzanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07766081284654197298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-92134474725506644412014-10-01T20:03:49.014-04:002014-10-01T20:03:49.014-04:00Peachtree Road Race in ATL...world's LARGEST 1...Peachtree Road Race in ATL...world's LARGEST 10k! Its a fun time, cheerleaders the WHOLE 6.2 miles. Sure its hot cuz its July 4th but its an Atlanta tradition get up and run down Peachtree. Give it a try, its so much fun. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03175298153282862424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-72137109519161381822014-10-01T12:46:00.524-04:002014-10-01T12:46:00.524-04:00Peachtreee Road Race in Atlanta on July 4th should...Peachtreee Road Race in Atlanta on July 4th should go on your list! The largest 10k in the world!Smitha @ FauxRunnerhttp://www.fauxrunner.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-46007933663879041122014-09-30T21:18:21.354-04:002014-09-30T21:18:21.354-04:00I am training for a 10k right now. I have never ru...I am training for a 10k right now. I have never run one! Very excited. There were a few to pick from in Harrisburg during the time frame I was looking for. I wish I could run the Boulder 10k. Man, I loved Boulder!Megan @ Meg Go Runhttp://www.meggorun.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-31879879117252544452014-09-30T20:01:40.203-04:002014-09-30T20:01:40.203-04:00I like 10Ks for the reasons you listed! Having run...I like 10Ks for the reasons you listed! Having run one this past Sunday, I wrote I need to run more of them in 2015 :) This list will come in handy!Jennifer @ Run Jenny Runhttp://www.runjenny.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-20728343110370392092014-09-30T20:01:00.327-04:002014-09-30T20:01:00.327-04:00I love 10ks too! The Wicked 10k is one on my &quo...I love 10ks too! The Wicked 10k is one on my "must do" list. I'm running the WDW 10k and it will be interesting to see how I feel about "just" doing the 10k that weekend! Thanks for linking up with us today!Professor SnuggleSluthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15156264930123746798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-91082376412636767642014-09-30T18:13:06.233-04:002014-09-30T18:13:06.233-04:00I just ran my first 10K a couple weeks ago and it&...I just ran my first 10K a couple weeks ago and it's my favorite distance too!! I would add the She.is.beautiful 10K in Santa Barbara and Santa Clara, CA to that list for sure. I LOVED everything about that race!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10265257172267896591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-72061205199354020702014-09-30T17:32:44.962-04:002014-09-30T17:32:44.962-04:00Yea, 10Ks can be hard to find!Yea, 10Ks can be hard to find!Fairytales and Fitnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771224209536216240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-69132670797333928392014-09-30T17:32:22.978-04:002014-09-30T17:32:22.978-04:00Are you volunteering at it? Are you volunteering at it? Fairytales and Fitnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771224209536216240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-68149130446008886112014-09-30T17:31:50.638-04:002014-09-30T17:31:50.638-04:00Are you volunteering at it? Are you volunteering at it? Fairytales and Fitnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771224209536216240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-13772918517265030912014-09-30T17:31:07.390-04:002014-09-30T17:31:07.390-04:00Oh, that sounds like fun! I hope the 2 of you can ...Oh, that sounds like fun! I hope the 2 of you can make it work.Fairytales and Fitnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771224209536216240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-38318478860913765772014-09-30T16:15:53.321-04:002014-09-30T16:15:53.321-04:0010k's are really a lot of fun! There is one h...10k's are really a lot of fun! There is one here in Utah that I used to run every year, it brings in a lot of top athletes across the country and it's always a lot of fun to line up with them, even though you don't see them again after the gun goes off, well I don't I am not fast enough, LOL<br />But I agree 10k's are awesome, they are long enough you can get your wind going and yet short enough they don't require the amount of training that half marathon's do, yet you can still feel pretty satisfied about the distance and accomplishment, and the money spent to run them!Runaway Bridal Plannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18436851320623647572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-15008386331130504742014-09-30T16:14:33.497-04:002014-09-30T16:14:33.497-04:00I enjoy the 10K distance, but the half marathon is...I enjoy the 10K distance, but the half marathon is definitely my fave! This does look like a fun list of 10K's though! :0)Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13450134506494930799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-24788264503447936192014-09-30T15:12:29.239-04:002014-09-30T15:12:29.239-04:00I've done a handful of 10K's and I don'...I've done a handful of 10K's and I don't really care for the distance. I don't feel like I get warmed up until mile 5 or 6 now! But great post!Sue @ This Mama Runs for Cupcakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17572556245744093363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-33019363798794164942014-09-30T13:58:23.982-04:002014-09-30T13:58:23.982-04:00I have not really done 10ks. Mostly 5's then ...I have not really done 10ks. Mostly 5's then to half. But a 10k is a good run to do with my daughter. Great listAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01902574425890080096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-74268474415811968562014-09-30T12:50:59.805-04:002014-09-30T12:50:59.805-04:00There really aren't many 10k races around are ...There really aren't many 10k races around are there. That is the distance I am training for at the moment.Dannii @ Hungry Healthy Happyhttp://www.hungryhealthyhappy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-34658430274204237182014-09-30T11:58:50.514-04:002014-09-30T11:58:50.514-04:0010k's are my favorite... We are having one aro...10k's are my favorite... We are having one around here this weekend & I so wish I were doing it.Rebecca Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03965781380511208862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-51098562441995823772014-09-30T11:43:42.891-04:002014-09-30T11:43:42.891-04:00Great post! I ran my first 10K this spring and I a...Great post! I ran my first 10K this spring and I actually prefer the 5K distance! lol For some reason, it just didn't do anything for me but it may have been because of my training and getting shin splits two weeks before!!! :)Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04975156527926120864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-66163431739048157842014-09-30T10:59:59.726-04:002014-09-30T10:59:59.726-04:00GREAT tips!! I'm trying to talk my sis into t...GREAT tips!! I'm trying to talk my sis into the Hershey 10K, and am just waiting on those dates to be released. Thanks Meranda!:DISTherapyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07874755796793747653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-88635058844886262312014-09-30T10:42:32.309-04:002014-09-30T10:42:32.309-04:00I love the 10k! I ran my first official one during...I love the 10k! I ran my first official one during the Dumbo Double Dare and just loved the distance! The Cooper River Bridge 10k is so close to me and is definitely on my bucket list!Courtney @ RunningforCupcakeshttp://www.runfor-cupcakes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-50146737408776711182014-09-30T10:00:31.485-04:002014-09-30T10:00:31.485-04:00I don't like 10ks. Almost all the ones I'...I don't like 10ks. Almost all the ones I've done have been double loops of the a 5k course, and all the "casual"/fun runners have stopped after the first 5k, leaving me DFL in at least one case, and possibly without any course support. One in particular I couldn't seen any runners in front of me, and I had no idea which (residential) street to turn on.<br />The 10k runners just seem more intense. And around here, if there's a 5k/10k and the 10k is giving out a medal, the 5k is, too, so that's not an incentive ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379444465201588050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-61940049888153224852014-09-30T09:39:07.652-04:002014-09-30T09:39:07.652-04:00Yea me too. I'm hoping to do more small-ish ra...Yea me too. I'm hoping to do more small-ish races after my marathon! Fairytales and Fitnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771224209536216240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-87197913485420280172014-09-30T09:38:08.941-04:002014-09-30T09:38:08.941-04:00Last summer all my runs were 6.2 miles. I had a lo...Last summer all my runs were 6.2 miles. I had a loop mapped out. This year, not so much :(Fairytales and Fitnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771224209536216240noreply@blogger.com