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Here's the place to post a quick note about what the races in plan on running in 2015. Share whatever details you have and we will get it added to the 2015 race calendar for our group here on RA. The races don't need to be half marathons and they don't have to be goal races, they just have to be what you'd like to share and report back on.
For example:
Date: Jan 28th
Race: Texas Armadillo Trot Half
Event URL: http://www.texashalf.com/
Distance: 13.1 Miles
Location: Dallas, TX, USA
Goal Time: 1:49:59
Don't worry if you don't have or don't want to share a goal or two for the race. We'd still love to hear about what you are running. If the event has a website please do let us know what the link (url) is. It's nice to see the details of all the cool races out there!
So let's hear it folks - where is everyone racing in 2015?
Acceptable at a dance, invaluable in a shipwreck.
Here's what I have planned so far. There are a few other tentative plans that I'll list at the bottom. And one very large goal for the end of 2015 at the very end. The last goal will depend how the earlier part of the year goes, and whether or not I stay healthy.
Date: Jan 10
Race: Xterra Monte Sano State Park Trail Run
Event URL: http://www.dirtyspokes.com/monte-sano-state-park/
Distance: 15K
Location: Huntsville, Alabama
Goal Time: Survive my first official trail race, hope for AG place
Date: Feb 22
Race: Mercedes Marathon
Event URL: http://www.mercedesmarathon.com/
Distance: 26.2
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Goal Time: 4:50
OR
Date: March 1
Race: Little Rock Marathon
Event URL: http://littlerockmarathon.com/
Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
I'm gonna be a papaw again! Our youngest son's girlfriend is having a baby, due date is March 5, so I will need to stay closer to home. Most likely be doing the Mercedes full on Feb 22.
Date: March 28
Race: McKay Hollow Madness
Event URL: http://www.mckayhollowmadness.com/McKay_Hollow_Madness/Welcome.html
Distance: 25K
Goal Time: Survive, don't be DFL
Date: April 24, 25, 26
Race: Grand Viduta Stage Race
Event URL: http://www.runninglane.com/runs/grand-viduta
Distance: 13,16,14 miles
Goal Time: Finish Day 3 standing
Date: September 12
Race: Great Smoky Mountains Half Marathon
Event URL: http://greatsmokymountainshalfmarathon.com/
Distance: 13.1 miles
Location: Townsend, Tennessee
Goal Time: 1:50
Date: October 18
Race: Detroit Free Press Marathon
Event URL: http://www.freepmarathon.com/
Distance: 26.2 miles
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Goal Time: 4:35
There is a Half on March 7, and another on April 12 that are on the radar.
My ultimate goal for 2015 is to stay healthy enough with an increased base to accomplish this challenge;
http://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=29702
This first one will be my big goal race for the year. It's on my 42nd birthday. Life the universe and everything...and all that.
Date: 03/29/2015
Race: Around the Bay
Event URL: http://www.aroundthebayroadrace.com/
Distance: 30 km
Location: Hamilton ON
Goal Time: TBD
Date: 02/22/2015
Race: Half at the Hamptons
Event URL: http://www.locorunning.com/hamptonhalf/
Distance: 21.1 km
Location: Hampton Beach NH
Goal Time: 2:29:59. Screw it. This will be late in training (5 weeks out I think) for the 30k so I better be able to pull off a nice PR
First or last...it's the same finish line
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From the Internet.
Planned thus far - will run 1-2 shorter races before the spring half and probably another half in the fall before the full craziness, but haven't picked one yet.
Date: May 17th
Race: Wallis Sands Half Marathon
Event URL: http://www.wallissandshalfmarathon.com/index
Location: Rye, NH
Goal Time: TBD after a few more months of consistent mileage. My 5k/10k times predict ~1:50:00, I'd be absolutely thrilled with that!
Date: July 24th
Race: Blessing of the Fleet 10 miler
Event URL: http://narragansettlionsclub.com/sub_category_list.asp?category=16&title=Blessing+Road+Race
Distance: 10 miles
Location: Narragansett, RI
Date: November 22nd
Race: Philadelphia Marathon
Event URL: http://www.philadelphiamarathon.com/
Distance: 26.2 Miles
Location: Philadelphia, PA
queen of headlamps
I have six races planned for the first half of 2015:
The Winter Racing Circuit:
This is a local winter running circuit intended for people training for the Ogden marathon in May. My first time!
Date: May 16
Race: Ogden Half Marathon
Event URL: http://getoutandlive.org/ogden-half-marathon
Distance: 13.1
Location: Ogden, UT
Goal Time: Not quite sure yet. Ran my previous PR on a "finish-it" plan with only ~20-25 miles per week of running. Hoping to try a more aggressive plan starting in January but no idea on what's a reasonable goal yet. 1:55 is probably doable. 1:50, probably a reach.
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My goal races in 2015.
Date: April 12th
Race: Cap 10k
Event URL: http://www.cap10k.com/
Distance: 10k
Location: Austin, TX, USA
Goal Time: 49:59
Date: Dec 6th
Race: Decker Challenge Half Marathon
Event URL: https://austinrunners.org/events/decker-challenge/
Goal Time: 1:44:59
Changed my mind about running a marathon in 2015, maybe in 2016.
These will probably be scratched.
But I need to add this half that I just registered for.
Date: April 4
Race: Skidaway Half Marathon
Event URL: http://www.runskidaway.com/#!
Location: Savannah, GA
Goal Time: sub 1:50
Race: WDW Half Marathon (Goofy Challenge)
Event URL: http://www.rundisney.com/disneyworld-marathon/
Location: Orlando, FL
Goal Time: N/A
Date: Jan 11
Race: WDW Marathon (Goofy Challenge)
Date: Feb 1
Race: Surf City Half Marathon (Tentative - Hubby just injured himself)
Event URL: http://www.runsurfcity.com/
Location: Huntington Beach, CA
Goal Time: Pending on Coach
Date: Feb 15
Race: A1A Ft. Lauderdale Half Marathon
Event URL: http://www.a1amarathon.com/
Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Date: March 22
Race: Puerto Rico Half Marathon
Event URL: http://marathonpuertorico.com/
Location: San Juan, PR
Goal Time: Pacing Hubby
Date: April 12
Race: Paris Marathon
Event URL: http://www.schneiderelectricparismarathon.com/us/
Location: Paris, France
Goal Time: PR or Post-Surgery PR
Date: May 31
Race: RnR San Diego Marathon
Event URL: http://runrocknroll.competitor.com/san-diego/
Location: San Diego, CA
Damaris
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Damaris - wow!
Recalculating...
Here's another half I signed up for. This one will be pushing a stroller, with Ainsley's Angels.
http://www.ainsleysangels.org/Central-Alabama.html
Date: March 7
Race: Tuscaloosa Half Marathon
Event URL: http://tuscaloosahalfmarathon.org/
Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Goal Time: No time goal for this one
Date: April 26th
Race: La Jolla Half Marathon
Event URL: http://www.lajollahalfmarathon.com/
Location: La Jolla, CA
Goal Time: 1:50:00 1:45:00 stretch
Oh how I can't wait to meet my new friend, the 450 foot vertical climb during mile 6 !!!
I'm running this with my son who will turn 23 the day before. He definitely will be waiting for me to cross the finish line.
Race: Lincoln Presidential Half Marathon
Event URL: http://runabe.srrc.net
Location: Springfield, IL, USA
Goal time: 1:45:00
This will be my first half marathon. I sure hope for some nice weather for it. I haven't dealt with much snow this winter, but bitter cold and wind chills have depressed my motivation.