Come Run with Me!
Thinking about a nice, warm run come February?
The first 40 people to make a reservation with American Airlines between November 15 and December 15 using the marathon discount code (#2125AC) will receive one free entry into this year’s Freescale Marathon or Half Marathon along with one pre-race dinner ticket, one shuttle ticket for race day and one drawing for a free night’s stay at the Hyatt Regency on Town Lake, the official host hotel for the Freescale Marathon.
See this website for more information.
Last year we had high-thirty degree weather at the start, low-fifty degree weather at the end, and a gentle breeze throughout. Its a mostly downhill course, rated the fastest in the world by the Association of Road Race Statisticians. Austin is a really fun place to be a tourist in (although, be warned, it can be habit-forming) - especially if you’re a geek, since even our parks are WiFi hotspots. And hey, the race is free (plus travel expenses). What have you got to lose?
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Nov 15th 2004
5:38 PM
got a spare couch?
tempting, yes, but it’s either running a marathon in austin, or spending a week with some friends free of charge in hawaii…
tough call. seriously.
Nov 15th 2004
9:08 PM
Well, there’s a 1/40 chance of getting a comped hotel room at the Hilton if you use the free entry. And hey, I don’t know quite what my wife would say, but as far as I’m concerned I’m willing to offer up couch space to any of the RBF who wants to give it a go. Having said that, personally, I’d go to Hawaii… especially since its Valentine’s day weekend.
Nov 15th 2004
10:10 PM
Oooh, that’s really tempting! I’ve been eyeing Austin, and getting a free entry would be pretty sweet. I wish the plane tickets were a tad cheaper, as that would make it so much easier to commit right now.
Nov 16th 2004
9:28 AM
I’ll say it sounds tempting but where’s the fun if you go running off to Hawaii?!
hmmm…