Last spring I called the Blue Ridge Half Marathon an “instant classic” and it appears many others had twice as much fun doing the full marathon that day. Well, the second National College Blue Ridge Marathon on the Parkway is coming around in April and I’m here to give you a chance to run it for FREE. Yes, free.
Before you get too excited, be sure you know what you’re entering. Next year’s race is being dubbed as “America’s Toughest Road Marathon.” The 2011 course includes 3,620 feet of total elevation gain and 7,234 feet of total elevation change. That’s 600 additional feet of elevation gain compared to the inaugural race. This is by no means a “normal” marathon. And before you enter, make sure you’re available to travel to Roanoke, Va., that weekend. The race is Saturday, April 16, 2011. Visit blueridgemarathon.com for full details.
You can enter up to three times in the comments section below. The first way is to leave a comment. Any comment. Say “hi.” Say “I want to run this race.” Say anything. It will count as one entry. The second way to enter is to become a “fan” of the Blue Ridge Marathon on Facebook and then leave a comment below telling me you’re a fan. (If you’re already a fan, that’s fine; just let me know below.) The third way is to follow @brm26pt2 on Twitter and then leave a comment below telling me you’re following that account. (If you’re already following, that’s fine too; just let me know below.)
I will pick a winner using the random number generator on Random.org at 8 p.m. ET on Nov. 30. Good luck!
Note: Please leave an accurate email address below so I can contact you. Comments without an email address will be deleted immediately. If you are picked as the winner and do not respond within a week, comments related to that email address will be deleted and a new winner will be chosen.
This sounds so challenging! I would love to do this!
I'm your fan on Facebook!
I'm following you on Twitter!
I'm following you on twitter
I want to run!
I'm a fan of Blue Ridge Marathon on Facebook!
I follow @brm26pt2 on Twitter!
I ran the 2010 half with my daughter. I'd like to try the full marathon in 2011.
I would love to run this!!
I am following you on twitter! I am trying to decide what marathon to do next–this would be GREAT!
This seems like a bad idea, but what the hell?
Hi,
Ran Richmond with you a couple of weeks ago. Already following you on Twitter, and would like to be entered for a chance to run for zero dollars.
I run to be free. I can only imagine the extraordinary feeling of Running a Marathon in the Blue Ridge Mountains! I recently surprised myself and completed my first 26.2 in 4:42 on Halloween (MCM). I AM READY for the ultimate challenge!
I just became a fan of Blue Ridge Marathon on the Parkway!!