Fall Marathons (Read 1196 times)

Pain is not pain. And there is another marathon the same day as Philly which is much more painful than most. Just sayin'

And there is another marathon the same day as Philly which is much more painful than most.

I just ran some trails in the state park near me, and I believe I've discovered my Flying Monkey training ground. Not this year, but '08 or '09 are looking good.

Still technically fall - Memphis St. Jude December 1 Definitely doing the half, toying with the idea of the full. http://www.stjudemarathon.org/

I'm thinking about doing the St. Jude Half...

I'm running my first marathon in Nov; the Chickamauga marathon in north Georgia. It's a small one, but the timing is right.

I did this last year. It's a really nice race. Scenic, fast, just the right size. Great after-race chow.

I 'will' run the White Rock Marathon

Fixed.

I 'may' run the White Rock Marathon (Shhhh... Do not tell anyone but I'm not the biggest fan of Dallas Texas.), but it's on a Sunday . Otherwise, I think I'll shoot for the Cowtown (over in Fort Worth Texas) one... or cut back to the half.

I'm in the exact same boat. I'm pretty sure I'll do Cowtown either way, but I may also do White Rock again, just to avenge the butt-kicking that it gave me last year. Sunday's an obstacle for me too, but once a year isn't too bad, right?

I plannin gon running Basel Marathon on October 27th. The route seems quite boring (4 laps of 10k + a bit), but it could be that the weather is perfect for a PR. I desperately need to erase my current PR. I can't to to a marathon any further away as my wife has most likely given birth to our 2nd daughter approx 1 month prior. I have been told that I have to run fast because it has to be done between diaper changes (of the little one) :-)

If I finish it in the time you did, I won't be calling it a butt kicking. I'll be calling it a fantastic first marathon. And if it's missing church that you and Modal are worried about - I give you permission to go at night that day (if that makes sense).

It isn't the time that made it a butt-kicking, it was the fact that my legs quit on me around mile 18, even though I was running a similar pace to a 20 miler that I ran as a slow training run (hey, it was my first marathon, I wanted to be sure I finished!) Next time, I just want to get through without stopping. Anyway, I usually prefer not to run races that make me miss church. We only have Sunday morning services, and I usually help out with setup and/or child care, so when I'm not there, I'm making someone else do extra work.