Durham 1/4 Marathon?

A comfortable place for anyone and everyone to talk about running

Post Reply
User avatar
tritorun
Tom Longboat
Posts: 253
Joined: Mon Oct 24, 2005 4:18 pm
Location: Brooklin, Ontario

Durham 1/4 Marathon?

Postby tritorun » Sat Jun 24, 2006 3:29 pm

Was out in Oshawa today and saw lots signs for a "Druham 1/4 Marathon" has anyone ever heard of this distance? I checked out the web site http://www.durhamquartermarathon.com/ and it looks like it would be a good course. The Oshawa creek trails are all paved and in the shade so it sound good and it should be down hill all the way to the lake.

I think that I will be running it. Anyone else?

Paul
7 Marathons and counting!
Peterbourough Half 2007 (5:02:38)
Ironman Canada - 2007 (11:29:51)
with the slowest Marathon of my life

Up Next- rest for a while.
Top
User avatar
frankis
Tom Longboat
Posts: 327
Joined: Sat Oct 01, 2005 12:47 pm
Location: Toronto

Postby frankis » Sat Jun 24, 2006 8:23 pm

I was handed an ad for this at a recent race. It is a bit of a weird distance. The website says it's the first of its kind so it's not like a regular distance. I'm not sure why they don't just call it a 10k.
Top
User avatar
jgore
Abby Hoffman
Posts: 8437
Joined: Mon Oct 03, 2005 5:31 am

Postby jgore » Sat Jun 24, 2006 8:27 pm

frankis wrote:I'm not sure why they don't just call it a 10k.

Because then it's just another 10K. Add a few hundred yards, call it a 1/4 marathon ... bingo ... you've got an entirely new event.

Marketing. Don't ya just luv it?
Top
User avatar
dgrant
Lynn Williams
Posts: 13854
Joined: Wed Jul 27, 2005 12:01 am
Location: Down by the river

Postby dgrant » Sat Jun 24, 2006 9:15 pm

Thanks for the link. I'd totally be into it. Good time of year... a cause I would support. I'm going to scribble this on my calendar.
Top
User avatar
jgore
Abby Hoffman
Posts: 8437
Joined: Mon Oct 03, 2005 5:31 am

Postby jgore » Sat Jun 24, 2006 9:19 pm

I like the cause. Looks like a great event.
Top
braveheart
Lynn Williams
Posts: 13532
Joined: Thu Oct 13, 2005 5:55 pm
Contact:
Contact braveheart

Postby braveheart » Sat Jun 24, 2006 10:14 pm

I am going to do it
"Keep Going. Never Give Up" - Spencer
Don't give up before the miracle.
**formerly campbellskid**
Top
braveheart
Lynn Williams
Posts: 13532
Joined: Thu Oct 13, 2005 5:55 pm
Contact:
Contact braveheart

Postby braveheart » Sat Jun 24, 2006 10:15 pm

opps double post
"Keep Going. Never Give Up" - Spencer

Don't give up before the miracle.

**formerly campbellskid**
Top
User avatar
QuickChick
Lynn Williams
Posts: 13274
Joined: Tue Jul 26, 2005 10:52 pm
Location: Whitby ON

Postby QuickChick » Sat Jun 24, 2006 10:25 pm

It would be just like old times for me... I used to run the Oshawa trail all the time when I lived there! Parts of it are fairly narrow, so it would have to be a small race.
"Don’t let negativity rent space in your brain for free. That is how you become a badass…by excavating her from inside you. You don’t have to become someone else. You need to identify the effing awesome parts of you that are your tools to work with, and maximize those." -Lauren Fleshman
Top
User avatar
dgrant
Lynn Williams
Posts: 13854
Joined: Wed Jul 27, 2005 12:01 am
Location: Down by the river

Postby dgrant » Fri Jul 21, 2006 4:08 pm

*Bump*

Anyone else still doing this one? I am.
Top
Post Reply

Return to “General Running Discussion”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 49 guests