Uma ubheka ukugijima i- marathon yesiqingatha kuleli hlobo, unezinto eziningi ongakhetha kuzo. Hlola lolu hlu lwezindawo ezihlukile futhi ezijabulisayo ukugijima noma uhambe amakhilomitha angu-13.1.
I-Faxon Law Fairfield Half Marathon (Fairfield, Connecticut)
I-faxon Law Fairfield Half Marathon beachfront isigamu-marathon isiyinto ethandwayo yonyaka kusukela ngo-1981. Lezi zinsuku, abagijimi abangaba ngu-5 000 baphuma eJennings Beach yaseConnecticut ngonyaka ngamunye ngempelasonto yokuqala esemthethweni ehlobo. Uzogijima ngaphesheya kwamanzi, phezu kwamabhuloho ambalwa nemidolobha emihle, emanzini angasemuva kule nkathi yangaphandle nangemuva. Umcimbi we-beach-post ugijima ngendlela ejabulisayo yokugubha ukufeza kwakho.
2 - iMarathon yase-Old Port Half Marathon (Portland, Maine)
I-Maritime Old Port Half Marathon ihamba phakathi kwenhliziyo yasePortland's Old Port nesifunda saseWest End futhi ibonisa imibono evulekile yeCasco Bay, iziqhingi zayo, izikebhe, izikebhe, izikebhe ze-lobster, izikebhe zokudoba, uMfula i-Presumpscot, uMuzi I-Portland skyline, ne-Back Cove. Ukuncintisana kwe-rag kufaka phakathi izithombe zohlanga, uhlelo lokusebenza lweselula, izinsimbi ezimbili ezihamba ngezinyawo, nokuningi.
3 - Missoula Half Marathon (Missoula, Montana)
Nakuba i-Missoula iyidolobha le-Rocky Mountain, i-Missoula Half Marathon inkambo, iyashesha, futhi ithola amamaki aphezulu avela kubahlanganyeli. Abagijimi abangaba ngu-4 000 bahlanganyela kulo mqhudelwano wokukhomba kuya endaweni, okuqala ngomzila ovelele emaphandleni, uqhubeka noMfula iBitterroot, bese uqeda endaweni yedolobha laseMonoula emlando.
4 - I-Napa eya eSunoma Country Country Half Marathon (Sonoma, California)
Abagijimi baqala iNapa ukuya eSanoma Wine Country Half Marathon eduze kwedolobha laseNapa eCuvaison Carneros Estate futhi baqede kule Sonoma Plaza emlando. Zilashwa ezindaweni ezinhle zeNapa-Sonoma Marshes Wildlife Area, iSan Pablo Bay, namagquma aseMarin County. Umqedile ngamunye uthola ishidi lomncintiswano, indondo yokuphelisa, nelabhu yewayini efakwe emakhakheni.
Izintandokazi ze-Sonoma neNapa Valley zisiza ukwenza umshini wesignesha emva komncintiswano Iwayini neMusic Festival ayikhunjulwa kubagijimi, njengoba behlunga amawayini avela kubakhiqizi bewayini basekhaya, kanye nokufinyelela kumculo ophilayo, umbukiso, amatende okugcoba, amaloli okudla kanye neLagunitas Beer Garden. Futhi uma ungatholi iwayini elanele ephalamende lokugijima ngemuva, ama-Wineries amaningi asendaweni anikeza ukunambitheka izaphulelo kubagijimi.
5 - Chicago Rock and Roll Half Marathon (Chicago, Illinois)
Abagijimi bathanda ukugijima eChicago ngoba izifundo zokugijima zivame ukushayela futhi zihamba ngokushesha, futhi iChicago Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon ayiyona into. Inkambo yomjaho we-13.1-mile iqala futhi iphele ku-Grant Park, epaki lika-319-acre edolobheni elisedolobheni elisedolobheni elisendleleni eya emzini owaziwa kakhulu emhlabeni obizwa ngokuthi iBuckingham Fountain kanye ne-Art Institute yaseChicago. Abagijimi bagijimela emigwaqweni yendawo yedolobha laseWyyy City ngenxa yezingxenye ezimbili zokuqala bese begijima eLake Michigan, eSoldier Field esedlule, e-Chicago's Field Museum, eShedd Aquarium, nangasemaphethelweni aseningizimu yeGrant Park njengoba beqedile phambi Umthombo waseBuckingham.
6 - iSan Francisco Half Marathon (eSan Francisco, eCalifornia)
I-San Francisco Half Marathon inikeza abagijimi ithuba eliyingqayizivele: Bangakhetha imarathon yabo engamakhilomitha amahlanu, njengoba abagijimi bangase bagijime ngamakhilomitha okuqala noma amabili kwesibili samarathon. Zombili izinhlanga zibonisa izingxenye ezidumile ezidumile zaseSan Francisco, kusukela eMbarcadero naseFisherman's Wharf engxenyeni yokuqala ukuya endaweni yesiqingatha sesibili, kuhlanganise neGold Gate Gate Park, esifundeni saseHaight Ashbury, ne-AT & T Park, ikhaya leSan Francisco Giants.
Yiqiniso, kunezintaba ezithile (yiSan Francisco, emva kwakho konke!), Kodwa le nkambo ayihlanganisi nanoma yiliphi lezinkathazo ezidabukisayo ukuthi idolobha liyaziwa ngalo. I-San Francisco yindawo ephelele yokugijima i-marathon e-summer, njengoba isimo sezulu saseJulayi esivamile sivame futhi sipholile ngemvula encane kakhulu.
7 - i-Virginia Beach Rock neRoll Half Marathon (eVirg Beach, eVirginia)
Kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kube sekupheleni, iVirge Beach Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon iyisikhathi esihle sokudlala. Amaqembu angaphezu kuka-20 wendawo kanye nezigcawu ezingu-16 zendawo esikoleni esiphakeme cheerleading zihlukaniswe cishe yizinkulungwane zonke emazingeni ayisishiyagalolunye esikoleni ukuze zikhuthaze abagijimi. Uzothola ukubukwa kwezilwandle ezinhle ne-swag elimnandi (imindeni yabo ehlukile njalo iyintandokazi!) Ekugcineni. Futhi ngubani ongawuthandi ukugoba emva komjaho olwandle ukuze unciphise imilenze yakho ekhathele?
I-Hole Half Marathon (Jackson, Wyoming)
Uma ufuna i-marathon encane nengxenye encane ngokubuka umoya, ukubukwa okungaqondakali (futhi ufuna ukuhlola i-Wyoming ohlwini lwakho lwamazwe lapho ugijime khona), i-Hole Half Marathon ingaba yedwa kuwe. I-point-to-point course ithatha inhliziyo yakho emagodini aseJackson Hole. Ubuhle bemvelo nemibono yezintaba ze-Grand Teton ziyamangalisa kakhulu. ungase ukhohlwe empeleni nganoma yikuphi ukungakhululeki ozwayo ngenkathi usebenzisa amakhilomitha angu-13.1.
9 - Abakwa-Brewers Mini-Marathon (iMilwaukee, Wisconsin)
Ayikho into ethi ihlobo libukeka sengathi libuka i-baseball futhi, uma ungumdlali we-baseball futhi ugijima, le marathon yehafu yithuba elihle lokuhlanganisa izifiso zakho. Inkambo yeBrewers Mini-Marathon idlula i-Harley Davidson Museum, ihamba ngeMiller Valley, futhi iqedile ukuyiqagela - uMiller Park, ekhaya leMilwaukee Brewers. Abagijimi bagijima bezungeze ithrekhi yokuxwayisa enkundleni yokudlala bese uthola i-voucher ye-Brewers yamahhala ekhanda yemidlalo yasekhaya yesikhathi esijwayelekile. Ukungena komncintiswano kufaka phakathi i-Post-Race Party ejabulisayo eMiller Park ngomculo ophilayo, ukudla okukhulu futhi, kwabahlanganyeli abangu-21 nangaphezulu, amabhiya amabili.
10 - I-Navy-Air Force Half Marathon (iWashington, DC)
Ukuqala ngaphansi kweMonument yaseWashington, i-Navy-Air Force Half Marathon ithatha abahlanganyeli bomncintiswano ekuvakasheni okubukeka kwezinto eziningi ze-DC ezithandwayo. Ngamalungu amaningi ezempi ahlanganyela noma azithokozela emncintiswaneni, kunzima ukungabi nomuzwe wokuzwela futhi uphefumulelwe ngenkathi usebenzisa amakhilomitha angu-13.1.
11 - iMaui Half Marathon (iMaui, eHawaii)
Iyiphi indawo engcono yokuqhuba amamayela angu-13.1 amahle kunama-Maui amahle? Abagijimi be-Maui Half Marathon baphathwa emibonweni yasogwini ngamathathu amabili kule nkambo. Umncintiswano uhlanganisa umoya wamaHawaii kanye namasiko abo, abadlali bePolynesian Fire Knife ekuphumeni kwelanga kuqala, kanye namanzi aseHawaiian-themed.
12 - Rock 'n' Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
I-Rock 'n' Roll imicimbi ihlelwe kahle futhi imnandi, futhi umcimbi wabo ku-Philly awudumazi. Ama-flat and fast, abashayeli bezinkulungwane eziningi abafana nale nkambo ukudubula i-PR. Abagijimi beR Rock 'n' Roll Philly isigamu nabo bathola ukuvakasha okubukeka kwamanye amazwe kanye namakhemikhali asePhiladelphia. Amabhande phakathi nenkambo inikeza ukusekelwa okuningi nokugqugquzela endleleni.