Area Attractions: Women's Half-Marathon (MN)

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Bloomington, Minnesota will host the Women’s Running Bloomington Half Marathon on Sunday, June 16, 2013. Part of a national series of half marathonsuniquely catered toward women, Women’s Running Half Marathon will start andfinish in Normandale Lake Park.
The Women’s Running Half Marathonfeatures a patent-pending two-in-one finisher’s medal and charm, a technicalrace shirt, cheer stations on course and a post-race party featuring a cookiecafé with freshly baked cookies. With tax-free shopping at Mall of America, wine and gourmet cuisine in the area, participants will be able to tie the raceinto a fun girl’s weekend.
Ramada Airport Bloomington serves asboth the host hotel and the location of a two-day Health and Fitness Expo. The expois free and open to the public, and features women-specific apparel andmerchandise, book signings by running celebrities and packet and t-shirt pickupfor runners.
“Our convenient location close to theMinneapolis/ St. Paul International Airport makes it easy to arrive, and theMall of America is a great place for shopping and entertainment. Our commitmentwill continue to make this event a great success for years to come,” Lehrke adds.
Registration for Women’s Running BloomingtonHalf Marathon is open at womenshalfmarathon.com. Standard early registration for thehalf marathon is $85 through March 15, 2013.
About Women’s Running SeriesOperatedby Competitor Group, the Women’s Running Series (WRS) is the largest women’sonly half marathon series in the nation. Five 2013 events in San Diego, Ca.(Feb. 24), Bloomington, Minn. (June 16), Nashville, Tenn. (Sept. 28),Scottsdale/Tempe, Ariz. (Nov. 3), and St. Petersburg, Fla. (Nov. 24), areexpected to host more than 20,000 total runners.  The WRS Series awards all half marathonfinishers an industry first, patent-pending two-in-one medal and charm.Finishers also receive a tech tee and fun post-race party with live music. Allevents in the series begin with a two-day, women-specific Health & FitnessExpo and finish with an outdoor party complete with food, music and white linentablecloths. For more information, please visit womenshalfmarathon.com or facebook.com/womenshalfmarathon.