Virginia Beach Convention Center (map)
This sounds like a perfect Labor Day weekend vacation! For those of you training for the Army Ten Miler, it'll make that race a tad easier, and it would also be a good build up for everyone training for the Marathon the following month.
The VA Beach Rock 'n' Roll Half is supposed to be one of the best half marathons around -- flat, fast, 20 bands on 14 stages and 17 cheerleading squads along the course. You won't even realize you're running 13 miles once you get busy looking for the next entertainment (or at least that's what I hope, anyway...).
After the race we can enjoy a day at the beach, and check out the headliner concert later (the band hasn't been announced, but in the past they've had: Counting Crows, LIVE, Goo Goo Dolls, Sugar Ray, Billy Idol, Journey, Collective Soul, 3 Doors Down, INXS, and the B52's).
The concert is included with your race registration, and you also get a technical tee, a cool medal at the finish line and a certificate of completion is mailed to you after the race!
Are you afraid of not being able to run the whole thing? You have to finish it the race 4 hours, so walkers are also welcomed. Said that, we will be training together with the group, so we'll be more than ready when the time comes!
Register here: http://www.rnrvb.com/... -- until May 31st, you can use the coupon code "rockvb" for $10 off.
There are special hotel rates for those running the race, the information is on the website. I'll be going the cheapo route and camping at First Landing state park nearby (about 4 miles from the main VA Beach strip), you can click here for more info on camping. For $24/night, you can't beat it! (I'm staying from Friday through Tuesday.)
RSVP here when you register. Hope you guys can make it!
Anyone up for training with me for the race? I've done two half marathons before but am really out of shape...just doing about 2 miles right now..working my way up..Let me know!
I just booked a campsite. Jeff and I will be sharing, but there is room for up to 6 people at a campsite. Anyone else want in? I only have a 2 person tent, so if anyone else wants in, we'll need someone with a larger tent.
Headliner concert will be Black Crowes. The other bands that weekend (we get access to all of them) will be Heart and Boyz II Men (for real).
Thanks so much for the coupon Carla! It was still valid as of today :)
Anyone know if all the hotels are booked up? I signed up for this race last October and didn't think about where I was going to stay... :'(
I started a message board post so we can all coordinate the weekend better. Go here: http://www.meetup.com/IRunYouRun/messages/boards/thread/7...![]()
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Would anyone be interesting in getting a hotel for the weekend? Friday through Monday? I don't really want to go the camping route (7 months in a tent in Iraq kind of ended the allure of camping for me)