Ngemuva kwehlobo lokuqeqeshwa ekushiseni, abagijimi abakhetha ukugijima i-marathon ye-marathon bavame ukuvuza ngezikhathi ezihle nendawo enhle. Uma uhlela ukugijima ngamakhilomitha angu-13.1 ukuwa lokhu, hlola leli qoqo lokuwa kwama-marathons ama-US angama-half aqinisekisayo uhambo.
1 - I-Salomon Golden Leaf Half Marathon (i-Snowmass Village, e-Colorado)
Uma uthanda izinselele zokushintsha okukhulu kokuphakama okukhulu kanye nokuhamba okujulile, i-Golden Leaf Half Marathon ingaba yedwa kuwe. Leli phuzu elikhomba iphuzu likuthatha kusukela ku-Snowmass Village ukuya ku-Aspen, i-Colo., Njengoba uhamba ezindaweni ze-Skiy Mountain ski. Kodwa, ungakhathazeki, imizamo yakho eqinile iyovuzwa ngemibono emangalisa kanye namahlamvu okuwa amahle (ngakho-ke igama).
2 - i-Chicago Half Marathon (Chicago, Illinois)
Njengoba i-skyline edumile yedolobha njengemibono yangemuva kanye nemibono emnandi yeLake Michigan, i-Chicago Half Marathon inguqulo emfushane yedrathonti eyaziwa kahle yedolobha. Le nkambo esheshayo, esheshayo ithatha emigwaqweni ejikeleze iHyde Park kanye neMyuziyamu yeSayensi Nemboni ngaphambi kokuba uqhubekele eLwandle OluDoba iDesign.
3 - Rock 'n' Roll iSan Jose Half Marathon (iSan Jose, California)
NjengeDwala 'n' Roll isigamu ePhiladelphia, i-Rock 'n' Roll San Jose isigamu semikhakhazane inikeza abagijimi inkambo yokuzilibazisa, ephathekayo nemibono emihle yedolobha. Ngama-bands wonke esikoleni nasetendeni lebheya ekupheleni, kubonakala sengathi lifana neqembu elide elide lama-13.1.
4 - I-Newport Half Marathon (iNewport, Rhode Island)
Uma uthanda amaqabunga-abheke eNyakatho-mpumalanga, lo mdlalo-ophelele weNew England umhlanga ungaba ngowakho. I-Newport Half Marathon iqala e-Easton Beach bese ikuthatha ekuvakasheni okumangalisayo kwe-Newport, ephethe amamayela okubukwa kwembuso kanye nezindlala ezisezindlini ezinkulu e-Bellevue Avenue.
5 - Detroit Free Press Talmer Bank Half Marathon (Detroit, Michigan)
I-Detroit Free Press I-Talmer Bank Half Marathon inikeza isipiliyoni esiyingqayizivele sokusebenza emazweni amabili ku-marathon efanayo yesiqingatha. Njengoba uhamba ngamamayela amane eCanada, empeleni uzogijima endaweni enhle yedolobha lase-Ontario ngaphambi kokudlulela emuva emngceleni ukuze ujabulele ngamamayela ambalwa e-Detroit. Yiqiniso, uma ucabangela lo mncintiswano, khumbula ukuthi uzodinga ipasipoti evumelekile noma ilayisense yokushayela ukubhalisa nokuyigijima.
I-Baltimore Half Marathon (Baltimore, Maryland)
Ingxenye yeBaltimore Running Festival, i-Baltimore Half Marathon ibonisa inkambo ehamba phambili edolobheni, ikunike amathuba amaningi okuthatha izikhumbuzo nemvelo. Ngenkathi le nkambo ibandakanya amanye amagquma agqamile, kunezinhlobo ezinhle, uhlangothi olubanzi kanye nomgqa wokugcina e-Camden Yard (ikhaya lamaBaltimore Orioles neRavens) elingeke lishaywe.
7 - iMarathon iMyrtle Beach Half (iMyrtle Beach, eNingizimu Carolina)
I-Myrtle Beach Half Marathon ethandwa kakhulu yi-celebration-themed celebration e-South Carolina, igcwaliswe ngezindondo zokuphetha nge-surfboard, ama-style we-surf wesitayela, kanye neqembu elibheke phambili lokugibela ibhishi. Ngemva komncintiswano, phakamisa isihlalo sogu lolwandle, ujabulele ama-band-post event, noma uthathe ukungena emanzini.
8 - iMarathon Half Half eMonterey Bay (eMonterey, eCalifornia)
I-Big Sur Marathon kakhulu evelele ohlwini lwamabhakede amaningi wabagijimi, kodwa uma unesithakazelo emdlalweni ogcwele, i-Big Sur isigamu se-marathon inikeza ukubukwa okulinganayo okumangalisa. Uzoqhuba iningi le-course eduze nogu lolwandle lwePacific Ocean, enomculo omningi kusuka kumaqembu wendawo nokusekela endleleni.
9 - Atlanta Half Marathon (Atlanta, Georgia)
Ngenkathi abanye abagijimi befana nokukhahla uSuku Lokubonga ngo-5K, ukugijima kwe-marathon engxenyeni kungakashisa ukushisa amaKhalori amaningi okubonga. Ngenkambo esheshayo neyindilinga, i-Atlanta Half Marathon izokudlulela ezindaweni eziningana ze-Atlanta, kuhlanganise neCentennial Olympic Park kanye namasongo e-Olympic.
10 - Umzila we-Half Marathon we-Route 66 (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
I-Route 66 Half Marathon ithatha abahlanganyeli ohambweni, ngokusebenzisa izindawo ezisezindaweni ezibukeka kahle nezamlando zeTulsa, e-Arkansas River, nangomzila odumile we-Route 66.