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MoonRakerSCM

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Another year another ET Full Moon half at area 51.

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OG Runner

OG Runner

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Small race on Sunday, November 3, 2024. Run for the Dogs 5k in Deerfield, NH.
Part of the run was through fields at the fair grounds. A lot of dogs were on hand.
I felt a little out of place, not having a dog to run with. Overall a good run on a
cool morning. (30 degrees F)
 
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MoonRakerSCM

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Ran the Palm Springs Santa Paws 5k on Saturday (not my photo)-

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The run comes with a Santa costume... lets just say mine was pretty ragged by the end. We visited the Living Desert zoo afterward and had a great day... but beware... there is ALWAYS a Burrowing Owl somewhere judging you...

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(This is my photo... MUCH better than a shot of the medal from the run :-D)
 
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MoonRakerSCM

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The Indianapolis Indy Mini 500 Half Marathon has been accomplished... aling with then showering, packing up, driving 2 hrs south, and attending the Kentucky Derby in the same day! We're touring distilleries today...

The run is very well put together! A TON of on course support, tons of live music groups, and tons of of water/gatorade stops. I honestly think I was more hydrated after the run than when I started it. Get out there and do this one if you can. Highly recommended.

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MoonRakerSCM

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Anyone done Rock'n'Roll Vegas? (or any Rock'n'Roll runs?) My friends and I just signed up for the 10k in Vegas in February and it is pricey! But it's a sunset run ON the strip... nice.
 
Vegas Disney Fan

Vegas Disney Fan

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MoonRakerSCM said:
Anyone done Rock'n'Roll Vegas? (or any Rock'n'Roll runs?) My friends and I just signed up for the 10k in Vegas in February and it is pricey! But it's a sunset run ON the strip... nice.
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I’ve done it a couple times (the half) and it’s a really fun experience to run down the strip with all the lights around you and there’s lots of music and noise everywhere. Not a good race to set a PR but that’s not the point, it’s all about having fun.

If you are looking for a fast race I highly suggest the Mt Charleston Half (or full) in Vegas though, a one way race that starts half way up (or at the top) of Mt Charleston and is nearly entirely downhill, I’m normally a 9+ minute mile runner and I’ll never forget the high I got from looking at my runkeeper and realizing I was running 7 minute miles, PR’d my half by 17 minutes.
 
OG Runner

OG Runner

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I ran the Rock n' Roll 5k and the Half in Vegas, in 2024. I agree it is a blast running down the strip. The 10k and the Half run at the same time. A good amount of entertainment. The start is a bit of a cluster f---, but once you get going it is good. Funny instance, you run out by the airport and back. A private jet warming up it's engine practically blew some runners off the road.
 
DznyGrlSD

DznyGrlSD

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In the Parks
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MoonRakerSCM said:
Anyone done Rock'n'Roll Vegas? (or any Rock'n'Roll runs?) My friends and I just signed up for the 10k in Vegas in February and it is pricey! But it's a sunset run ON the strip... nice.
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When is this? Edit i see it. We're going to vegas the weekend after the Disneyland half.
 
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MoonRakerSCM

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Lets see... fall running started a bit back... did a few 5ks recently...

Did the Long Beach Aloha run. Always a nice little run. Nothing too fancy, but now have a tradition of heading west afterwards and getting breakfast/lunch at the King's Hawaiian Bakery and Restaurant afterward. Their breakfast is ok, but major shoutout to their lunch and baked goods!

Did the Dodger Sunset 5k. The medal was the championship ring from last year so I assume we'll have to do it again next year to get the second ring...

Did the Long Beach Aquarium 5k. This run was ok. Obviously an afterthought and shoehorned in the day before marathon the following day and the medal is ugly as heck. But the course was nice and the discounted tickets to the aquarium to take the neice was worth it. Plus there were puffins!!!!!

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A couple weeks ago we also did the John Wayne Lone Pine 10k. Always a nice run and the weather was perfect this year. Spent the afternoon hanging out with all the run organizers, John Wayne's son, and then spent the evening hanging out at the local bar with the local firefighters. Next day we checked out some nearby fall color.

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No halves lined up right now other than the Indy half in May. A bunch of local 5ks though. Will krep adding to the pile (though now John Wayne is giving out full sized coffee mugs as medals and I'm not sure what to do with them).

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