After participating in the inaugural Runner's World Half and Festival in 2012, it was the easiest decision for my husband and I to go back again in 2013. Even though we do not live too far from Bethlehem, we had never gone prior to our first Runner's World experience. We fell in love immediately with the charming, historical downtown and the cool steelstacks area. We also loved that it was an entire weekend devoted just to running and all the stuff that us run nerds can't get enough of, a romantic getaway if you will ;-) The first event was definitely awesome, however the folks at Runner's World and Bart Yasso were more than receptive to feedback and found ways to make improvements in the second year. The biggest improvement being the expo moving inside the steelstacks with way more vendors and BEER! The running movies and lectures were all great topics. My husband and I attended two movies and multiple lectures. The highlight of my weekend was definitely meeting Summer Sanders, wearing her gold medal and getting her autograph! how awesome!?! The event is EXTREMELY well organized and all about the runners.

If you are interested in more of my story, I wrote a ridiculously long race report ;-) http://runningmarathonmom.blogspot.com/2013/10/runners-world-half-and-festival.html