What's Your 2009 Calendar Look Like? (Read 1056 times)

Figured it'd be fun to see what race goals everyone has for 2009. What are the big races you plan on running and the times you are shooting for? Planning my calendar for work also has me planning a calendar for racing! For me: March 29 for Sam Coasta Half Marathon in Indianapolis. Goal time here would be around 1:40 or less, but will adjust as it gets closer. April 25 for Country Music Marathon in Nashville. Goal time here is beginning at < 3:30,="" but="" i'm="" hoping="" to="" adjust="" that="" down="" as="" i="" add="" on="" mileage="" between="" now="" and="" then="" at="" 50+="" mpw.="" may="" 3="" is="" the="" indy="" mini,="" but="" that="" is="" a="" week="" following="" my="" marathon="" in="" nashville,="" thus="" i="" might="" go="" run="" the="" anti-mini="" marathon="" />http://www.runz.com/zionsville_anti-mini.htm) just for kicks and giggles. May 16, I'm racing to the starting line of married life (that is, I'm getting married) I figure this will be a good month of recovery from my marathon before kicking the mileage back up for a fall marathon. Mid-August is a local 5k in Hagerstown, Indiana. September, tentatively, is the Dayton (WPAFB) marathon - but possibly aiming for the half...I think they have a half, right. Definitely aiming to PR there, if so. October/November there are two different Indianapolis Marathons, at which, if the spring marathon goes well enough, I could aim at a BQ, but not making that the goal until I see how CMM goes. October also has the local Black Cat 5k in town. December will be the Kris Kringle 4 miler. That looks like my year. I also, of course, plan on running as many local runs (w/in 20-30 mins of the house), as possible. Discuss.

"Discuss." Well, I'd say you have an incredibly busy year scheduled!! Getting married for your recovery month! Wow, I needed a month of recovery FROM my wedding. Good luck!!

Funny you say this --- a number of years ago, I got married on a Friday evening and ran the Boston Marathon the following Monday.........then went on the honeymoon (oh to be young and have stamina again)..... As far as my running plans for the new year, they are stated below...... My only REAL goal is to run the BayState Marathon in October..........which gives me 10 months to prepare..

2009 Kentucky Derby Marathon...it's an awesome course, with some rad hills...I've done the half 4 times, and kickin' it up to the full this year. Anyone else coming down for this one?

Well, this year I had a spill during what was supposed to be a casual fund raising event in October and ended up tearing a couple of ligaments in my ankle. So, all of my '09 plans went out the window. The main thing I'm after is to get back to my previous mileage before setting longer term goals. Basically, I'm going to look at '09 one qtr at a time. My goal for the 1st qtr is to be able to finish (not race...that'll be hard) the Run to Joe's 5k on 3/28. What a set back! Orginally, I was going to run the companion 10k in that event as I trained to run the Napa to Sonoma Half for my 50th birthday in July. This setback has frustrated the daylights out of me! I just keep reminding myself that my ultimate goal is to be a runner for life. Hopefully, I'll look back on this in a few years as a bump in the road.

1/1: 6 mile NYD race Feb: Winter 5k trail race (aka post-holing for 3.1 miles) Mar: 15k April: 10mi. May: marathon #2 June: 15k July: ? Aug: ? Sept: HM Oct: marathon #3 Nov: trail race Dec: ?

Nov: Completely idiotic first marathon (?)

Yes...come to the dark side....

I noticed you do not have an idiotic November marathon on your schedule. Don't forget, the world ends in 2012, time's running out on getting The Monkey done.

No, but I have one in May...that's pretty idiotic training through a MI Winter, right? Then another one in Oct.

Jan 3 - Resolution Run 5K Mt Pleasant MI Feb 7 - Sweetheart Run 5K Mt Pleasant MI May 9 - 5/3 River Bank Run 25K Grand Rapids MI July 16-19 Great Lakes Relay, Lake Huron - Lake Michigan Aug 22 Crim Festival of Races 10 Miler Flint MI Sept 27 Capital City Half Marathon Lansing MI Those are my major races so far, I'll be doing others I'm sure. Harold