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Featured Event Girlfriends & Dudes Triathlon Short distance triathlon along the beautiful Columbia River including a Kids Tri too! Date: 7/25/10
Event Details
Girlfriends Half Marathon Event Date(s): 10/17/2010 SOLD OUT! Recruit your best girlfriend and benefit Breast Cancer Research.
Pick-up your Race-day kit, Goodie Bag & Race Bib Number at Northwest Personal Training:
Friday October 15th from 5:30am-7:00pm
Saturday October 16th from 8:00am-5:00pm
On Race Day from 7:00-8:15am. Please don’t leave this to the last minute – it makes for a hectic race start. A good girlfriend is considerate of these kinds of things. :)
General Event Details:
Date:
10/17/2010
Time:
9:00am sharp - Please show up at 8:30 at the latest to get organized and ensure we start on time.
Description:
Women supporting Women!
We're so sorry ladies but we are sold out. Please try again next year or come on out and volunteer.
A Half Marathon designed specifically for women to get together to do something good for themselves and to help support a very important women's cause.
How do you describe your best girlfriend? You love to hang with her – no matter what you’re doing. You can tell her anything without judgment. She inspires you to do and be better. She lifts you up and empowers you. She helps you to see the bright side when you’re going through a tough time. You can laugh and cry and sometimes just do nothing with her. So who is your best girlfriend? Is it your mom, your sis, your daughter, someone you’ve known for years or someone you just met recently? One thing is consistent – it’s someone you connect with on a deep level, a soul sister. And bottom line - when girlfriends get together they can accomplish anything! There’s nothing better, more beautiful than a bunch of strong, powerful, passionate women on a mission! And that’s why collectively, as a group of determined gals, we can make a difference in the fight against breast cancer. Plus when you cross the finish line, you can’t imagine how that positively impacts YOUR entire life. The sense of accomplishment you will feel is unbelievable and it will provide you with the strength and confidence to conquer anything in your life. So – “Go Girlfriend Go Girlfriend Go!”
Location:
Northwest Personal Training
1011 Broadway, Vancouver WA 98660
360.574.7292
Parking is Free on Weekends.
$60 before October 1st
$70 October 1st-16th
There will be no race day registration to ensure a smooth race start and for the sanity of our volunteers.
Cost Includes:
* Technical Runner's t-shirt
* Finisher's Gift
* Post-event food and drink
* Post-event festivities
* Sense of accomplishment - Priceless!
Notice: There are no refunds issued for your registration however, we do offer the opportunity to transfer your registration to next year's event or to transfer your registration to another participant on the waiting list - which will mean more donations to Susan G. Komen! This transfer must happen at least 1 month before the event. After that it gets too crazy and we will be unable to process any transfers. Sorry girlfriend, you'll be out of luck at that point! Most events don't allow transfers or refunds at all so this is a courtesy we offer to our participants. But please don't ask us to extend it within that one month before the event. If you knew how crazy it gets around here in that final month you would understand the need for us to stay firm to the one month time-line.
If you are transferring your registration to someone else, you must let us know so we can update their contact info and family contacts in the event of an emergency. Anyone running under someone else's name will be disqualified and not eligible for an award/trophy.
Event Beneficiary:
Susan G. Komen for the Cure® We have all either directly or indirectly been impacted by the effects of breast cancer. One hundred percent of the profits of the Girlfriends Half Marathon will go directly to the Oregon & SW Washington Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, the world's largest and most progressive grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists. The organization’s promise is to save lives and end breast cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality care for all and energizing science to find the cures. The Susan G. Komen for the Cure® is dedicated to curing breast cancer at every stage - from the causes to the cures, to the pain and anxiety of every moment in between. Visit their website here.
Course Information:
Course Details:
13.1 mile mostly flat and scenic course traveling along historic Officer’s Row, Fort Vancouver, the Columbian Riverfront and more. This course is so pretty, the miles may even fly by! It’s a great course for a Personal Best!
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Pick-up your Race-day kit, Goodie Bag & Race Bib Number at Northwest Personal Training:
Friday October 15th from 5:30am-7:00pm
Saturday October 16th from 8:00am-5:00pm
On Race Day from 7:00-8:15am. Please don’t leave this to the last minute – it makes for a hectic race start. A good girlfriend is considerate of these kinds of things. :)
Events and Activities:
Post-event Girly Festivities on Sunday October 17th:
We’re going to work hard to make this event as women-friendly as possible. For example,
• Enjoy chocolate at the finish line – every girlfriend loves chocolate!
• Be treated to a massage after you conquer the event
• Sit and relax and chat with other cool women like yourself after you finish – that’s what girlfriends do best!
Other Event Information:
Awards & Celebrations:
Awards Ceremony at 11:30am. Please stick around if you can for awards, door prizes and to see the last girlfriend finish and cheer her on.
Every woman is a winner in our eyes! But to reward those gals who are kick-butt athletes, here’s what we’ve come up with:
• Trophies for Top Three Women Overall and Top Three Walkers
• Prizes for Top 3 Women in the following Age Groups
19yrs & under, 20-24yrs, 25-29yrs, 30-34yrs, 35-39yrs, 40-44yrs, 45-49yrs, 50-54yrs, 55-59yrs, 60-64yrs, 65-69yrs, 70+ You get a winners’ ribbon just for showing up!!
What to do to be Prepared:
Girlfriend – how do you finish 13.1 miles? You can run, jog, walk or crawl. We don’t care as long as you get there. Unfortunately, for liability reasons, no bikes, skateboards or rollerblades are allowed. Although wouldn’t that be a cool sight to see a bunch of moms and grandmas roller-blading for 13.1 miles. Are Jogger strollers allowed? Well, 13.1 miles for the kiddies might be a little much. Unless you don’t mind hearing “Mom, How much longer?” for a couple hours. Yeah, it might be a good idea to find a sitter for this one and just enjoy the event with your girlfriends. But invite the kids to come and see you finish. You’ll provide an awesome role model for them. Drop subtle hints about how much you’d love for them to have flowers and balloons for you at the finish line. And be sure they make signs for you. Some of our favorites are “Go Mommy Go” or “My Grandma’s a rock-star!”. Or maybe get them a white shirt that they can decorate with encouraging words like “I bet my Mom can run faster than your Mom!”
Be sure to train with us at Northwest Personal Training or Northwest Women's Fitness Club so you can be in the best shape of your life and cross the finish line.
You can also participate in Fit Right NW's running and walking programs every Wednesday evening and Saturday morning to help you prepare. You can get more details by visiting the following link:
http://www.getfitlivefit.org/
What to Bring:
Bring the obvious - running/walking shoes, gear depending on weather, your bib number, your chip timing piece etc.
Plus remember to bring a warm change of clothing so you can enjoy the post-event festivities. Your girlfriends will appreciate that!
Special Instructions:
We can only accommodate 2000 girlfriends so register early. We sell out every year!
Volunteers - This event requires a ton of volunteers so if you can recruit that special guy in your life that would be extremely helpful.
Have them email the following to sherri@nwpersonaltraining.com if they can help out:
Name:
Cell Phone Number:
Email Address:
T-shirt Size:
Any specific time constraints they have:
For our out of town guests, if you are flying, you will need to schedule your flight arriving into Portland Oregon. The event start and finish and local hotels are a 20 minute cab ride from the airport.
Book your accommodations at one of the following hotels:
The Hilton Hotel
301 W. 6th St.
Vancouver, WA 98660
Group Code: 604 Group Rate: $149 Oct. 17 only
Reservation must be made before Oct 3
Phone: 360.993.4500
www.vancouverwashington.hilton.com
7 blocks from the start/finish.
Comfort Inn and Suites
401 E. 13th St.
Vancouver, WA 98660
Northwest Personal Training Company Rate: $75.95
(360) 696-0411
www.vancouverhotel@mkmhotels.com
3 blocks from the start/finish.
Red Lion Hotel at the Quay
100 Columbia St.
Vancouver, WA 98660
Use code NWO to receive NWPT preferred rate of $79.95
Phone: 360.694.8341 or qynne.mckibben@redlion.com
www.redlion.com
10 blocks from the start/finish.
Tell all your girlfriends about this event so you can all have fun together. Plus the more people who participate, the more money we can raise for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure®.
"Even when you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there." -W. Rogers
