James and I were chatting and getting psyched to start our next training cycle when the subject of our destination fall race came up, and we realized we don’t have one booked on the schedule yet! That set the hamster wheel in motion! Planning, searching, contemplating schedules… but we think we may have nailed it! The Williams Route 66 Marathon in Tulsa!
Pros include:
- Jacket as opposed to a tech tee.
- 700 feet elevation.
- The course is running through the historic streets of Tulsa (no better way to see a city).
- Half Fanatics perks, such as a VIP tent with private restrooms, gear check and refreshments, a custom personalized club race bib and special club finisher medal.
Cons:
- Ummm… none?
The perks and swag are fabulous, so I think that pretty much seals the deal! Look out Tulsa… here we come!!
Credit to route66marathon.com
- Anyone ever run Tulsa?
- Anyone LIVE in Tulsa or nearby?
- Do you ever go for a run, take a shower, and find that you are still… perspiring… when you come out of the shower? 😛
Never A Dull Bling 
Yeah Exciting!
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Thank you Lynn! It should be a fun one! 😀
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Sounds like it!
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I live 2 1/2 hrs from Tulsa in Wichita, KS!!! I haven’t been there since I was a kid but it’s really exciting to know that you guys will be so close by!!
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Ooooo, Tasha!! I see an opportunity!! Would love it if we could meet!! Think about it! It’s not until November! The race we’ll be running in Kansas will be in Olathe, but I don’t know if it’s next year, or the year after. 😀
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Thats great news Paula because if it was anytime soon (or this summer) I wouldnt be able to make it. I dont know my way around Tulsa very well but I do know Olathe like the back of my hand lol
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Well then if not Tulsa, hopefully Olathe! 😀
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Oh I’ll definitely try and shoot for Tulsa!! I don’t mind traveling to new places…kind of exciting actually lol
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Yay!! 🙂
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Ooooh, a jacket!
I have not yet nailed down a fall half either. Mostly because I’m trying to coordinate with friends. It’s the year of running with friends!
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Have you run OK yet? Come to OK! It’ll be fun! It’s a week or two before Thanksgiving! Great weather!! 😀
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I really wish I could. It’s the weekend before Thanksgiving (which is at my home) and just 2 weeks before a half for me. 😦
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Hmmm, I guess November is actually more winter than fall. I didn’t realize you had a race after Thanksgiving … That’s one good way to work the turkey off, hehe!! 😀
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I’m not actually signed up yet, but I have bought the plane tickets (don’t ask!).
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Awesome! I have heard great things about this race but haven’t run it yet. Good way to knock OK off the list in a fun way!
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Thanks Jane! We’re really looking forward to it!
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Sounds exciting! When will the race take place?
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Apparently it’s a whole weekend of activities, but the marathon and half-marathon will take place on Nov. 20th! Looking forward to it! 😀
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That should be a prefect time of the year, usually nice weather taking place there and here. (I am in Dallas, not close but not too far from Tulsa).
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Fabulous!! I’ll look forward to the nice weather too!! Thank you!! 🙂
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Nice swag…and private restrooms are almost better than bling, almost! and the perspiring after a shower thing…YES, all the time. I try to wait at least an hour before I shower otherwise it’s like I can never dry off!
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Oh good, I’m glad it’s not just me with the shower thing, lol!!
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Never been to Tulsa. Sounds great!
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It does sound like great fun!! 🙂
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When you have more pros than cons – it’s a go! Sounds like fun.
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Thank you! Yes! I agree!! 😀
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Sounds like fun. Have you guys ever run in Pittsburgh?
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We haven’t made it that far east yet. We were actually thinking of running Philadelphia in the fall, but Tulsa won out this year. Are you from Pittsburgh?
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Yes, I am. Our annual marathon is a pretty big to-do around here.
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Oh, I can imagine! That’s awesome! We’re going to have to look into it!!
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Bringing to OK, Tulsa it is then…sounds good to me, almost makes you want to sing Oklahoma doesn’t it?! Well, probably not really but should be a blast and a fun racecation to close out the year!
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I agree! I think it will be fun!! 😀 And I’ll be sure to have the Oklahoma soundtrack karaoke disk ready for our celebratory singing party afterwards!! Hehehe!
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You could try 24 hours from Tulsa or Route 66 or maybe not!!! Mum
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Oh yeah! Route 66! That’d be a good one! 🙂
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Although I’ve lived in Dallas for years, Tulsa is my birthplace and I’m up there quite often as everyone else in my immediate family still lives around there. Feel free to shoot me any questions you might have. If I don’t know the answer, I can make a quick phone call and get the intel. Seriously, use me if you need to, in a purely platonic manner, of course… 😉
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Haha, you’re too funny! Okay, you’ll definitely be our goto person when the time comes! Thanks Brian! 🙂
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Oooo Oklahoma! Your racecations sound like such a fab way to see your country 😁
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I know right! That’s what we were thinking! And there’s no better way to see a city than to run through it, 😀
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