Showing posts with label half marathon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label half marathon. Show all posts

Saturday, March 9, 2013

It's been a long time!

I cannot believe how long it's been since my last blog post. What happened to 2012?! Rich started a blog of his own this past week (HopAndRun) and it made me want to start writing in mine again. So I am going to try to make a conscious effort to write here more often, even if they are just some short and sweet posts.

For now, just a list of the runs I plan on doing this year. Is it just me, or has the cost of registering for races gone up drastically in the last couple years? I swear when I first started they were only $20 or so, and now it seems most are close to $40 - for a 5k! So cost is a major factor in the amount that I choose to do. The other major factor is that I work on Sundays, so it's tough when you need to request a day off (and usually not get paid) in order to run a race. At this time, my plan for 2013 is as follows:

  • Color Me Rad
    4/27/13 - Rentschler Field, East Hartford, CT (This will be my 2nd year running this one)


  • Electric Run
    8/10/13 - Rentschler Field, East Hartford, CT (A nighttime run that looks AWESOME!)

  • Myrtle Beach Mini Marathon (Half Marathon)
    10/20/13 - Start Line at Coastal Grand Mall and finish line at Plyler Park, Myrtle Beach, SC (This will be my first half marathon!)

I will do my best to continue to post on a much more frequent basis. For now, it's time to get ready for the Health and Wellness Expo!

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Tentative 2012 Races!

I put together a list of races that I'd like to do for 2012. The list is tentative, mostly depending on money and how my saving for the Chicago Marathon in October is going. But hopefully by this time next year, I will have completed not only a 5k and the 4.748 mile (let's just call it an 8k) Thanksgiving/Manchester Road Race, but also a 10k (or 2), a half marathon (or 2!), and a marathon!

This is what I've got so far:

January - ?

February - ?

March
O'Hartford 5k, Hartford, CT - 3/18/2012

April
Simsbury River Run 10k, Simsbury, CT - 4/29/2012

May
East Granby Ridge Run 5k, East Granby, CT - 5/19/2012

June
Amica Iron Horse 1/2 Marathon, Simsbury, CT - 6/3/2012

July - ?

August
Old Wethersfield 10k, Wethersfield, CT - 8/26/2012

September
Surftown Half Marathon, Misquamicut State Beach, Westerly, RI - 9/16/2012

October
CHICAGO MARATHON! Chicago, IL - 10/7/2012
Chester College Family Weekend 5k, Chester, NH (Depends on the date)

November
Manchester Road Race 4.748 miles, Manchester, CT - 11/22/2012

December
Hot Chocolate Run for Safe Passage 5k, Northampton, MA - 12/2/2012