FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR, ANYWAY.
When did I really become this runner? My avatar (photo on the right sidebar) is a picture of me scuba diving, but really, should I change it to a running photo? Scuba used to be my living, but now I haven’t dove in over a year. Running, on the other hand, I do almost daily.
I have some races picked out for the beginning of 2010. I find that always registering a race or two in advance keeps up the motivation to keep going. Otherwise, I would find myself sleeping later in the morning and/or putting my butt down early on the sofa in the evening.
I searched Runner’s World Race Finder and Active.com for ideas, plus talked to some friends. I wanted most the races to be fairly close by, or have a friend nearby to stay with, as traveling far distances quickly gets expensive. Take the ING Miami Marathon, for example. Since it’s an hour drive (not really that far) and a really early start (6:00 START), we decided to stay in Miami the night before the race. To be close to the race start and not in a flea-bag hotel, it’s over $200 for the room. But, it’s Matt’s first, and he says only, marathon, so I totally think it’s worth it. I mean, I did fly to Honolulu and stay at a Hilton for my first marathon!
So here’s the start of 2010, which I will also update on my Running page.
January 16: No Name Race 5K, Big Pine Key, FL
- Going to join an “old” group of friends in the Keys for MLK weekend and do a race before the debauchery begins. Well, it will have already begun for some.
January 30: Komen Race for the Cure 5K, West Palm Beach, FL
- Great local race and national cause. Wouldn’t want to miss it, even though I’m doing a half marathon the next day.
January 31: ING Miami (half) Marathon, Miami, FL
- Matt will be doing his first full marathon!
March 13: Gate River Run 15K, Jacksonville, FL
- Turned on by Danielle’s experience last year. Going to stay with her in north FL.
April 17: 7-Mile Bridge Run, Marathon to Little Duck Key, FL
- Have to get in, of course, which can be tricky. Hopefully my local connection works out…and I’ll be staying with her too.
May 15: Keys 100 (Relay), Key Largo to Key West, FL
- If Sarah’s team will still take me. The first year they asked me I said “no way, are you crazy?” and then the second year I was all excited for 10 minutes when I realized I already had a commitment that weekend. This year I’m totally in – hopefully.
Of course this plan isn’t set in stone – I’ve only registered for events through January – and races/events can always be added. In fact, I notice February is looking empty so I may have to add the Lake Clarke Shores Loop Around the Lake 6 mile.
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