Smaller By The Day
When we race in Indy, we always eat at the Weber Grill the night before...it's our tradition!
I've never eaten there, but it smells delicious from the street.
2012 Races
Blueberry Stomp 5K (9/12) - 31:02
Feel The Learn 5K (10/12) - 26:58
Indianapolis Monumental HM (11/12) - 2:03:56
Run For The Heart 5K (12/12) - 25:48:48
2013 Races
Valpo Valentine's Day 5K (2/13) - 24:45:08
Chi Town HM (3/24/13) - 01:54:07.2
Dart For The Arts 10K (4/13/13) - 48:59
Indianapolis Monumental Marathon (11/02/13) -
I'm terrible at pre-planning races.
Other than marathons, sometimes I'll wait until just hours before a race to decide if I'm going to run. And I have no idea which fall marathon I'm going to do yet.
!!LookAtmyAss!!
DH loves steak, I prefer chicken. It doesn't really matter to me where we go as long as there are healthy choices, we went down to Chatanooga, TN last August just for a vacation. There was this place called the Boathouse Rotisserie and the chicken there was DELICIOUS.
2013 Races:
Go! St. Louis Half Marathon - April 7, 2013 - 2:18:28 (10:32 min/mile)
Newburgh Rivertown Trail 5k - May 4, 2013 - 25:26 (8:12 min/mile) 1st Place AG out of 13 / 9th out of 100 Female / 45 out of 196 Finishers
YMCA 5k on the Runway - May 11, 2013 (Goal: 26:59) - Time: 26:40 / 8:38 min/mile pace - 102nd of 389 / 25th of 203 Females / 8th of 27 F25-29
Chief Unicorn Officer
I usually wait until fairly close to race date, too. I do mostly shorter, local races though, which don't have these escalating fees as time passes, and they don't usually close out. I too have registered early and then had something come up down the line and had to eat the race fee. I was supposed to do the 8K at the Shamrock Half this year, and I can't go due to a change in circumstances with people in my party (well, I could go, but I'd be running alone, driving 8 hours each way alone, staying in the hotel alone, and none of that is fun and would cost me far more than the race fee). I wish I'd waited longer to register!
Mile 5:49 - 5K 20:08 - 10K 43:06 - HM 1:36:54
I registered for an October 2013 half marathon in December 2012, the day registration opened.
5K (6 total) PR: 28:16 (5/5/13) 10K (1 total) PR: 1:07:47 (12/16/12) [going DOWN on 5/19/13] 4M (2 total) PR:44:46 (4/7/13) [yet to "race" one of these all-out] HM TBD 10/12/13
Upcoming Races:
Capitol Hill Classic 10K 5/19/13
Baltimore 10 Miler 6/15/13
NY Giants Run of Champions 5K 6/23/13
Goal Race of 2013:
Baltimore Half Marathon 10/12/13
I am The Tortoise
I normally register for the races I wish to run as soon as online registration opens. That is apparently not fast enough. I wanted to register for the Brooklyn Half and before I left for work Friday morning it was still not available online. By the time I finished dinner Friday evening it was sold out. Guess I will find something local instead.
Depending on how I feel after Jerusalem, I might register for Athens 2014.
Races So Far
Cambridge CityRun 5-Miler 04/01/12 - 50:57.9
Newton 10K 06/10/12 - 1:06:14
Mass Ave Mile 07/22/12 - 8:08.1
Lynne's Kids 5K 11/22/12 - 25:22
Jerusalem Marathon 03/01/13 - 4:53:34
Cambridge CityRun 5-Miler 04/07/13 - 42:21
Upcoming Races
Boston's Run to Remember Half-Marathon 05/26/13
Newton 10K 06/02/13
B.A.A. 10K 06/23/13
Firecracker 4-Mile 07/04/13
Baystate Marathon 10/20/13
Bill's Pizzeria 5K 10/27/13
Fattman Chilly Cup Half-Marathon 11/10/13
Jerusalem Marathon 03/21/14
2013 Goal: 365d+2013mi
---I run about 40-50 races a year, so I usually keep registered for everything about 2-3 months in advance. --Unless I know it is a popular race that may sell out, then I register when it opens.
I used to be fearful about an injury occurring that would take me out of several races that I had registered for, but it has been so long that I have had any kind of significant long term injury that I have no issues with registering ahead of time months out for races. I think I have currently paid for about 10 races that are coming up in 2013.
As to 2014, I already have a spreadsheet created called "races 2014" with a slot for each weekend and am picking + choosing a few favorites that I already plan to do over a year out...
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The Plan (the big parts)→ /// April 20th: 24 Hour Race Hampton, VA (PR of 76.25 Miles) /// May 19th: Three Days at the Fair (12 Hour) in NJ (PR of 55 MIles) /// Sep 21st: NC-24 Hour Race in Ohio /// Nov 23rd: JFK-50 in MD /// Dec 31st: Peanut Island (12 Hour) in FL /// ∞
... As to 2014, I already have a spreadsheet created called "races 2014" with a slot for each weekend and am picking + choosing a few favorites that I already plan to do over a year out...
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Me too. One sheet is a list and a second I've formatted to look like a calendar, so I have the race dates color coded for 'registered', 'tentative', etc.
Labrat
I shaping up my Spring 2014 schedule right now.
Of course that's partially because of this Spring being a washout due to illness.
5K 23:21* (Vdot 41.53) 10/13/12
10K 51:48 (Vdot 38.39) 7/15/12
HM 1:48:20 (Vdot 41.07) 11/10//12
FM 4:28:33 (Vdot 33.01) 11/12/11
*Gun time, all others are chip time
BQ in 2013
I have nothing set in stone for 2014, but have a good idea of what races I want to consider for 2014. I won't finalize things for 2014 until after Philly this year as that hinges on if i plan to BQ at Philly or wait till next spring. Thinking of Shamrock, ODM, NJM, or Glass City for a BQ attempt next year with Steamtown likely in Fall'14. Next spring my last chance to BQ in 40-44AG with 3:15 and in fall would only need a 3;25.
PR's - 5K - 20:15 (2013) | 10K - 45:14 (2011) | 13.1 - 1:34:40 (2013) | 26.2 - 3:47:47 (2012)
2013 Goals - 3000 miles (940m May'13) | sub20 5k | sub 43 10K | sub1:35 13.1 | sub 3:15 26.2
2013
Saginaw 5k - 1/19/13 - 20:15 PR
Chambersburg Half Marathon - 3/9/13 - 1:36:22 PR
Frederick Half Marathon - 5/5/13 - 1:34:40 PR
Up Next:
Chambersburg YMCA 5k - 6/1/13
Philadelphia Marathon - 11/17/13
Proud Calgarian
The 2013 racing schedule was practically finalized by December 2012 and I've already started tentatively planning for 2014 already. If it's going to be a GOAL RACE, then I book for it Day #1 that registration opens.
2013 Goals:
5k - 17:59; 10k - 37:30; HM - 1:21:59; FM - 2:59:59
Ultra Cowboy
There are few Annual races I will do year after year. The local trail half marathon is an exception. I enjoy the group I train with for this each year. Even then I wait till just before the discount deadline.
I do two training groups a year, Spring and Summer. I sign up for the goal races for those but it is really more about the weeks of training together than the race itself.
Western Wanderer: Horses, Hunting, Running, and Life in the West.
Race Calendar:
Grizzly Peak 50k April 7 2013
Annadel Trail Half Marathon April 13,2013
Western States Training Camp 20 mi. May 27th, 2013
Crewing Calendar
Miwok 100 60k May 4, 2013
Western States June 29, 2013
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