Oops I did it again. Last night I found airfare to Jackson, MS for under $70 on Continental as part of the price matching of Southwest's 72 hour fare sale. The sale window fit in perfectly with the Mississippi Track Club 1/2 Marathon in Madison, MS just north of Jackson. The 1/2 advertises itself as a no frills event; you can't beat the $17 registration fee. A quick trip to hotwire.com and I now have a rental car for around $25 after all fees. All I need now is 1 nights lodging. This trip may end up being cheaper than my Houston Marathon "trip" in January.
Staying on road, this will be my 6th half marathon and 6th new state for 2009. 5 of the 6 were not affiliated with a full marathon. All 5 of the half only events were under $60; 2 in the $50's, 2 in the $30's and this one at $17. I am finding events where the 1/2 is the featured race to be cheaper in general than 1/2's that are part of the full marathon event.
I will be picking up state 40 much sooner than anticipated but I still have my goal of completing number 50 on my 50th birthday.
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