You can now register for the 2012 Braswell and Son Soaring Wings Half Marathon (10.27.12) online here.
Registration starts now at just $35!
Official Race Photos
Official race photographs are provided by Action Sports Images or www.actionsportsimages.com.
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Submit your photo and win a free race entry!
We’re looking for your best pictures from race day! If you have a great picture, or a number of great pictures, send them to us! We’d love to see your finish photos, pictures from the start line, great shots from along the course, or whatever else you think is great.
In exchange for submitting a picture, we’ll enter you in a drawing for a FREE entry to the 2012 Braswell and Son Soaring Wings Half Marathon! You can get one drawing entry per photo, and you can submit as many pictures as you like (just don’t overwhelm us, please!). *
You can send your picture to us three ways:
- Tag the race in the picture on Facebook. Click on “Tag Photo”, select any spot in the picture, type in Soaring Wings Half Marathon, and select it from the list. Then click “Done Tagging” and you’re done!
- Email your pictures to info@swhalf.com. Send them as an attachment or send us a link to where they’re stored. Either way works!
- Upload your picture to the gallery below. Click the “Add Photo” link below and upload your pictures. Be sure to put your name and email address in the “Image Attribution” box so we can know who submitted the images.
Thanks for participating!
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Preliminary results are posted!
To see how you did, click here.
Thanks to all of our runners for making 2011 the best Soaring Wings Half Marathon ever!
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Should I run with a pace group?
First, what is a pace group? Half marathons and marathons have pace groups with leaders who are committed to running even splits to finish at a specific time. Typically in a half marathon these are runners who are running 10-15 minutes slower than their typical race pace. This allows them to relax, encourage, keep the right pace and finish at their goal time.
One of the most common mistakes made in a race is going out too fast. All the training is done, you are at the starting line, the air is brisk and you are ready to fire out and finish the race you’ve committed the last 4 months of your life to. Maybe your first half marathon, maybe you are going for a personal record. As you cross Prince street and head up the rolling hills past the half way point you’ll start to slow and realize “I went out too fast”. The rest of the race is not very fun. A pace group will help prevent you from doing this.
Running with a pace group is not a commitment for the entire race. If you need to run slower on the hills and pick up on the down hills, that’s fine. If you get to mile 8 and feel there is a lot left in the tank, say good-bye to your pacer. They are there for you. They will set a pace you can use to run your race. But that is the key. Run your race, using everything you have available to you, including the pacers, to meet your goals.
Click here for more information about the pace groups available for the 2011 Soaring Wings Half Marathon.
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Kids – get ready to run!!
The 2011 Soaring Kids fun run is lining up to be the best yet. Kids will run 1/4 mile, 1/2 mile or mile routes through the beautiful Village at Hendrix. Register online or at the event. Parking and the start and finish lines are in the parking lot of Southwestern Energy just north of the Village. Come early and enjoy Trunk or Treat in front of Panera Bread and Za Za’s Pizza and stay after the event to enjoy an outdoor movie.
Click here for directions, complete information and a detailed map.
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Help our participants go the Extra Mile!
Show your support for B98.5′s Jeff Matthews, donate in Memory of Whittany Atkinson, or help any of our willing participants reach their fundraising goals. All funds go directly to supporting Soaring Wings Children’s Home and Ranch.
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All 2011 Races Sold Out
We no longer have ANY spots left in the Braswell & Son Soaring Wings Half Marathon OR the Rock Runners Relay. We hope you’ll join us next year on Saturday, October 27, 2012 for another great year!
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Final Participant Instructions
Any questions you have about the event should be answered in the final race instructions. If you have a question about a topic not covered in this document, please email us at info@swhalf.com.
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