Best Races for Women

Every race is the best race for all women but these races might just be a little bit more fun!

Here are the 5 best races for women: 

Women's races offer a decidedly different vibe than their coed cousins: more camaraderie, a sole sister atmosphere that welcomes all runners and walkers and lots more running skirts. Here are five of the top women's races and series in the country. Sign up, then train like Sage.

Disney Tinker Bell and Princess half marathons

Sage picked a winner. Let your inner child run free through the Magic Kingdom at these festival race weekends. Tinker Bell is in Disneyland, while Princess is in Disney World, but both allow thousands of runners to mix and mingle with Disney characters on courses that wind through each park. Racers put almost as much effort into costumes -- Snow White, Belle or Minnie, anyone? -- as training. Bonus: Your kids will be especially psyched to cheer you on.

I’m DYING to do this one, a friend just did the Goofy challenge where you do a half on Saturday and full on Sunday. LOVE DISNEY!

Nike Women's Marathon

Yeah, it's tough to snag an entry, but if you can, this race is so worth it. (Psst: Go through Team in Training.) This 26.2-mile race, and its half-marathon companion, traverses San Francisco with sweeping vistas of the Golden Gate Bridge and Pacific Ocean to take your mind off the killer hills in the first 10 miles of the race. Tuxedo-clad firefighters bestow each finisher with a Tiffany & Co. pendant.

I’ve run SF Marathon and it is TOUGH but besides Twin Cities Marathon, my favorite marathon. So awesome, along the embarcadero, across golden gate bridge, through golden gate park. Awesome. Plus firefighters in a tux? Yes please!

ZOOMA women's race series

Started by a woman runner, this five-race series knows how to please the ladies, especially with its boutique-like, post-race party complete with wine (always a good post-race choice) and fun vendors. Each race is set in a venue where you'll want to escape for a girlfriends' get-away, like Cape Cod and the Texas Hill Country outside Austin. Most of the courses are hilly, but that gives you all the more reason to celebrate with your running buddies once you kill the hills.

This looks fun and will send it to my girlfriends!

Women Run the Cities

This race's take-charge name alone makes it a winner. We also love the 10-mile distance, eliminating that final 5K of a half-marathon when the wheels too often fall off our proverbial bus. There's also a 5K option and a 1-mile girls' race. The loop course mostly hugs the banks of the mighty Mississippi as it moves from Minneapolis over to St. Paul and back again.

Been there, it’s fabulous!

St. Luke's Celebration

Celebrate -- and run, walk or do a combo -- through all 3.1 miles of this Boise, Idaho, race, the largest women's 5K in the country. Founded by Anne Audain, the winningest road racer in history, this race weekend also encompasses a massive female-centric expo.

I’d love to go to Idaho but not for a 5k… Maybe if there was a half?!