Fill Your Calendar With These Destination Races
You’ll want to pack your bags ASAP for these scenic routes.
Itching to travel for a race when it’s safe, but unsure where to go? Consider booking a racecation, or a This race is. The concept is pretty much a win-win-win: You get to intimately explore a new place on foot (win), stay active on vacation (win), and add a finisher’s medal to your collection in the process (yep, another win).
With info sourced primarily from race organizers, we’ve pulled together some of the best half marathons across the U.S.—and the globe—worth planning a trip around. From stunning beachside runs to epic big city tours to unforgettable cultural experiences, these 13.1-milers deliver pinch-me moments in pretty darn cool settings. Pick your dream destination, book a flight, and start training.
Kit has been a health, fitness, and running journalist for the past five years. His work has taken him across the country, from Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, to cover the 2016 Olympic Trials to the top of Mt. Katahdin in Maine to cover Scott Jurek’s record-breaking Appalachian Trail thru-hike in 2015.
Jenny is a Boulder, Colorado-based health and fitness journalist. She’s been freelancing for Runner’s World since 2015 and especially loves to write human interest profiles, in-depth service pieces and stories that explore the intersection of exercise and mental health. Her work has also been published by SELF, Men’s Journal, and Why Run It, among other outlets. When she’s not running or writing, Jenny enjoys coaching youth swimming, rereading Harry Potter, and buying too many houseplants.
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