After the marathon, I took a long time to commit to any races. I knew I was sort of burnt out, and I didn’t know when the motivation would come back.
It’s back.
There’s FINALLY a hint of spring in the air (I ran this afternoon with my coworkers and it was AMAZING), and I’m looking forward to going back to more workouts with purpose and finding new ways to have some shweaty fun.
As you know, D.C. races are always special to me, after living there for seven years, leaving and changing my life. I don’t even know if I knew this was a thing when I lived there, but since I started running, I’ve always wanted to run it but usually had too packed a spring half schedule. This year, some friends and I applied as a team and got in! Big Apple Eats the Capitol. We’re coming for you. My allergies will likely be a hot mess around the cherry blossoms, but it should still be fun.
This race is hard as hell. Two loops of Central Park? Yikes. This will be the fourth time I’ve run it, and I have zero goals for it other than to finish and have fun.
A whole bunch of my coworkers signed up for this one as their first half, and I cannot WAIT to give them hugs and high fives after they cross the finish line. I will not eat pizza the night before, so hopefully I will have a better race than last year.
*Boston Runner’s World Heartbreak Hill Half & Festival
I had so much fun at the Runner’s World Half in October, and I’m so excited they invited me back again to play. I’ll have coupon codes for you soon, if you want to come play, too.
This triathlon going well last year is what set the stage to start thinking about the next race I’ll talk about. I had a really fun time doing it last year, and I might have done some more tris if I hadn’t been training to break 4 hours in the marathon.
And…this! My first half-Ironman. I have always been really intrigued by bloggers who’ve written about Ironman training. I’m sure I could do an Ironman if I wanted to, but that is an insane time commitment. This is only half as insane, right? In all seriousness, I think it’s a good goal that will be challenging but still attainable. The Ironman PR team was kind enough to give me a free bib, and they’re hooking up a team of media athletes with lots of training assistance, which you’ll definitely hear more about. Talking to Kimra about her experience made me believe this was possible. It will take a lot of work, but I plan on having lots of fun, too.
So, I guess it’s finally time to get clipless pedals.
* denotes a free race entry in exchange for blogging about it.
Et toi? What races are you competing in this year? (What is the correct verb for tris? Running? Competing?)
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WooHoo for all the races...especially the half iron man!!! I live in Princeton and will be volunteering at the race!! I have lots of friends doing it. Can't wait to hear about it all!!!
Princeton!!! Awesome!!! Even though this race is technically West Windsor, I'm stoked! There has been a lot of talk about this race in central jersey before this was released. This will be my first branded "ironman" race. I'm interested to see how it compares to my other 70.3 and 140.6, both of which were not "m-dot" races.
@Michelle:
Yessssssssssssss 70.3!!!
@Victoria: Expect quite a few emails in the next few months...and I was waiting for your comment :)
Looks like you have some great races on the calendar! Best of luck to you!
I am doing the Fitness Mag half again too! I have considered Brooklyn as well but I think the Long Island Half is on my list a few weeks earlier in May...I also have Boston in the back of my mind but don't think I can swing it for that weekend (too many things to juggle that are going on - ugh).
Ahhh I just signed up for my first half ironman too! I am scared/anxious/excited! Are you going to follow a specific training plan?
AWESOME! I'm still building out my race schedule for the year too but do have a 1/2 on the books for May. A 1/2 ironman though, I'll leave that to you! ;)
I am so excited you're doing a 70.3!! It's a lot of time committed to training but the race distance is the best - challenging but manageable. It gave me a whole new perspective on training and racing... it helped me realize that when you break training down in segments and take it one step at a time, you really can do anything. Corny but true :)
Good luck!!
I'm doing the Brooklyn Half too!!! I'm flying out from Cali and have heard this race is super fun!!! Also excited to check out Central Park and the Brooklyn Brewery while I'm there ;) Good Luck with the Ironman!!! Can't wait o read about your training!
The Cherry Blossom 10 miler is on my bucket list! I have family in the area, so it would only make sense to visit them and get in a race :)
Right now, I am taking a little break to recover from an injury. Boo. However, in August, I will be doing the Tour De Pain, and then starting in October, I will be doing Pink Up The Pace, St. Augustine 10K, Space Coast Half Marathon, Divas 5k and the Disney Marathon in January. I will fill in as other races interest me.
Wow! I believe that you can do an Ironman if you really wanted to and if you are just focus. Keep it up!