Woody, I am in... Pikermi it is.. I agree with run2011. The only way that words make it is repeating them. About the pronunciation I can't opine. My mother language is a Latin language therefore when I saw Pikermi, I knew how to pronounce it. I don't think people will have a problem learning how is pronounced one they hear it!!!. It is how kids learn....

For now I can tell you that I ran my first Pikermi of the year on Feb 13 in Rochester, WA, and I am running three Pikermis in March, one on 3/21, and a double Pikermi back to back 3/27 and 3/28 also in WA.

Welcome Pikermis!!!! I will buy my shirt ASAP

A Pikermi Fan!

I say we call it "Hank".

I'm running a Hank on Sunday.

I set a PR in the Hank last week.

I'm running the Boston Double-Hank in April.

;-)

I agree.  I like the term:  "Thirteen'er" or 13'er.  To get it to change, you provide this information to each race director, repeatedly so that they can begin using it, putting it on shirts, etc.

Scott

maybe we should call a marathon double-pikermi

We could always dredge up some obscure length measure....... like "105 furlongs" or "a thousand chain run" (although that last is short by 48 chains.... about half a mile)

I love Pikermi!  Fun history, fun to say, plus I also think the pronounciation is obvious (but would easily be picked up by people who get it wrong at first).  I'm going to start using it ASAP!

Frankly I don't see any issue with the name and if I ever manage to run that distance I sure won't be bothered by it being called a half-marathon.

If anything, this race has the word "marathon" in the name, which takes it to a whole different league than the 5k, 10k, etc.

As has been pointed out, non-runners rarely know the distances anyway, and runners know what an accomplishment the race is.

Just the same as a 100-mile run can still be a called an ultra-marathon, and ultra runners don't seem to have an issue with that, even though the distance is not comparable to a marathon at all.

A half-marathon is exactly what its called - half the distance of a marathon. Not to mention the fact that it doesn't require extra history/ pronounciation lessons.