Monday, October 18, 2010

We Picked and Signed Up For Our 2011 Fall Road Marathon!

And it is . . . . . . . 
Mount Desert Island, Bar Harbor, Maine! 

Continually ranked as one of (if not THE) most scenic marathon courses in North America, it runs all along Mount Desert Island in Acadia National Park. 

You may have read about it in a recent Runner's World where it was chosen Most Scenic and 2nd Best Overall Marathon:



We are SO excited! We love picking out our races in advance, because we always have something to look forward to!

17 comments:

Laura said...

You guys are going to LOVE it up there! It is one of our places to visit, although we have not run the marathon. It is absoultely beautiful!!

Laura said...

meant to say "favorite places!" :)

Johann said...

That looks like an awesome marathon. I also plan ahead like that. I have 2011, 2012 and 2013 planned already. Crazy but keeps me going!

..:danielle:.. said...

great choice! i will be there as well. beautiful time to be in maine. happy training!

Marlene said...

Sounds like a perfect choice! It will be just BEAUTIFUL in the fall!

Jenn said...

Oh God! That on is on my MUST do list! Looks just gorgeous!! I love having my races planned out too. Still deciding on the fall!

Emily said...

Awesome! There is a very good chance my mom and I will be doing this next year too!!!

Unknown said...

This one looks like so much fun, so gorgeous. The best of the best!

Unknown said...

I just ran this 2 days ago. IT WAS GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!! Try to make it a really long weekend to hang out and enjoy the island and explore. There are a few campgrounds there you can stay at to save some money then spend in on playing tourist. Lots of trails to explore and you can go on boat tours too. Excellent choice.

Running and living said...

Looks great! Way more scenic than Baystate!

Katie A. said...

Wow, that is some great planning! Sounds beautiful!

Suzy said...

Looks like a beautiful race! You will both enjoy it.

Silly Girl Running said...

Looks like a great race! :)

Happy Feet 26.2 said...

This one (and Big Sur) are definitely on my MUST do list. Maybe I will join you in 2011???

Happy Feet 26.2 said...

ooops I did it again! Couldn't help myself. After I read your note, I went to the website and signed up. Totally EXCITED! Now to wait a year. Yikes!

Amanda said...

I read about that race. Sounds like such a beautiful course!

Running Diva Mom said...

wow -- sounds beautiful! Sure to be a nice distraction!!