2013 Raceing Calendar

So after much debate and consideration I have answered my question from Friday. I have just signed up to run the Fox Valley ½ Marathon this September! I did not do the flex option as I’m not ready to commit to doing a full marathon and am 100% sure that I want to run on my birthday! Now comes even a more difficult decision…..what special outfit will I wear?? ;)

The decision came relatively easily after talking to one of my running friends who immediately said “DO IT” when I slightly mentioned that there is a race on my birthday! Thanks!

In some twist of fate, she also convinced me to do the 13.1 Allstate Marathon. (It falls just a few weeks after the Solider Field 10 miler, so there isn’t that much more training and it will be fun to do a race together – even if she is faster that I). So I went from 1 1/2 marathon to 3 today! Eek!

So here is my running calendar for 2013:

3/16 – Get Lucky 7K – Chicago

4/6 – Windy25 5K – Las Vegas

5/25 – Solider Field 10Miler – Chicago

6/8 – 13.1 Allstate Marathon – Chicago

7/21 – Rock’n’Roll ½ Marathon – Chicago

9/22 – Fox Valley ½ Marathon – St. Charles, IL

There are more races I'm considering:

2/3 – 5K Super Bowl Shuffle – Geneva, IL or ChiTown Big Game 5k/10k - Chicago (only if I really need a race to keep me motivated for training)

8 – 10k in the Midwest (Illinois/Wisconsin/Indiana) - I would like to do a race this month to continue with my training and thing it would be fun to do another out of state race)

11/9 – Chicago Perfect 10Miler – Chicago (I'm still waiting to determine if I want to do a 10 milers after all the other races or if the 10K will be great)

11/28 – Thanksgiving Day 5k or more - Chicago area most likely (I like doing a race on Thanksgiving and will try to get more family members in on it)

I like the 3 13.1 races for 2013 in the year I turn 31 and (possibly) doing races in 3 states…That's a lot of 1s and 3s! :D. (Yeah, yeah..I'm a dork and I know it!)

What's on your racing calendar? any 1s or 3s??