Florida Half Marathons is on Facebook

Florida Half Marathons is on Facebook.  Come on over and "Like" Florida Half Marathons Facebook! Another place to stay up to date on information regarding half marathons in Florida, such as inaugural races, discounts, upcoming Florida halfs and sometimes descriptions of half marathon events in Florida. Plus, interact with other Florida half marathon runners with your posts as well.

Happy National Running Day to all you Florida Runners

Wishing all you Florida runners out there an extra special National Running day! Runners united like never before this year, and we are so grateful to be a part of such an awesome community full of all you awesome runners.

All the best, From your Running Friends at Fifty 50 States HALF Marathon Club and Halfmarathonsearch.com Half Marathon Calendar USA!

http://www.halfmarathonclub.com

There is STILL TIME to register for the Feb 24th Sunshine State Races Half Marathon

Less than 2 weeks away, but there is still time!  Register for the Sunshine State Races Half Marathon in West Palm Beach!  There is also a half marathon wheelchair division, a 5k run, and a End Homelessness 5k Walk.

 

http://www.sunshinestateraces.com/

Also, there is a discount to this event for Fifty States HALF Marathon Club members

Half Marathons Reach a Milestone and Surpass the 2000 total mark in 2012

The year 2012 has been a year of tremendous growth for half marathons and marks a new milestone of surpassing over 2000 half marathons across the United States.  Half Marathons are being formed as fast as we can add them to the online calendar directories.  Halfmarathonsearch.com analyzed, searched, and compared the top half marathon directory listings across the United States and came to a total of 2005 half marathons for all US States totaled, reported on August 26, 2012.  California leads the way with the top number of half marathons, surpassing the 250 mark this year and new half marathons being added almost weekly, with Florida following as second with a total of 105 half marathons reached in 2012.  Not too far behind Florida follows Utah, Texas, and the state of Washington for most half marathons in the United States.  Both Florida and Texas hit their 100 milestone this year in 2012.

As events grow, the importance for Race Directors and Event Management companies to understand their audience, not only from a race day perspective, but also an online perspective in presenting the event website is critical.  A past article Event Websites in our Changing World of Technology, Social Media, and Accommodating the Traveling Athlete written by Nicole Blomgren, Founder and President of Fifty States HALF Marathon Club and Halfmarathonsearch.com, provides good insight into what events should be cognizant of in presenting their information for runners, to make finding an event so much easier.

The rate of half marathon additions does not seem to be slowing as we approach this last quarter of 2012, predicting half marathon totals to likely grow to between 2300 to 2500 by the end of 2013.  Half Marathon clubs and training organizations have also seen growth in 2012, such as the national running club Fifty States HALF Marathon Club www.halfmarathonclub.com , which has more than doubled over the past year, and the training organization  PRSFIT Nation www.prsfit.com which also continues to grow, training runners and triathletes, of all levels, globally.

Furthermore, the half marathon 13.1 mile distance event is a nice event to travel on the weekends to. Runners can typically experience a quick recovery after finishing a half marathon, one may not encounter when participating in a full marathon, presenting the half marathon experience to be very enjoyable running distance event for runners.

 ~ Copyright 2012 - Nicole Blomgren

Hollywood Half Marathon Florida - East Coast Edition - December 2012

The East Coast Edition of the popular Hollywood Half! The California event sold out months before race date. Hollywood Half Marathon is rolling out the red carpet to bring the glitz, glam, and star studded theme to Florida!. The Half Marathon is guaranteed to sell out, so don't delay. 

Also, Fifty States HALF Marathon Club members receive a $10.00 discount to this event!

www.hollywoodhalfmarathon.com