Hi H&F! Happy New Year! 2014 events?

[reginaphalange72]

Now that I'm in full training mode again, I plan to actually post again!  I've felt funny posting the last couple months since I was in my traditional "post-Ironman hiatus" and basically doing nothing.

What does everyone have in store for 2014?  What races/competitions/events are on the calendar? (They don't have to be running-related!)

This is my calendar so far:
March 1st - Woodlands Marathon (Woodlands, TX)
June 15th - Ironman 70.3 Boulder (Boulder, CO - home sweet home!)
July 13th - Boulder Peak Tri (Boulder, CO)
August 3rd - Ironman Boulder (Boulder, CO - the inaugural IM Boulder!)

I was planning on doing the Steamboat 50 for my first ultra this year, but it's only a month after IM Boulder, and I KNOW I won't be recovered enough.  So I think that will have to wait until 2015.  But I would love to go and cheer and/or crew/pace for blndsnbrdr! 

[wambam]

January 11th - Weightlifting meet
February 8th - "slack off" comp (meaning my team isn't very good so I'll just kind of show up and do my thing)

After than, I plan to have a breast reduction, so I'm not scheduling anything after that. If the reduction is after March or RIGHT after the 2/8 comp, I might do the CF Open just for fun. Then starting in late spring I'll schedule some more rigorous comps.

ETA: never mind, the open starts early this year. It probably won't workout with my surgery.

[sunshinejoy]

I signed up for my second half-marathon yesterday (it's in April).  Hoping to work on speed while I'm training to get a PR closer to 2 hrs (my first was 2:09)  I'm focusing on that for now and might do a squat challenge this month that I found on Pinterest  :-)

[humpforfree]

Late February/early march- have a baby
May 3- Frederick 5k
Early august- Charles street 12 miler?
Late October- MCM
November 9? 10?- bay bridge 10k

[jene]

Jan-May: pregnant, due May 15. Just trying to workout as much as possible during this time
Fall: 5k/10k depending on how cooperative baby jene is with my running schedule
Shoot for half in early 2015

[runaways]

I've got the Houston marathon coming up in late January and then a half scheduled for early February. After that, probably going to find a couple 5ks and/or 10ks to see what I can do after 7 months of marathon training. There's an early April half that I've run the past couple years, so if I'm really missing the distance work I may sign up late for that.

Around July 1, give or take, I will be starting residency (hopefully, I mean) so after that it's a giant crapshoot and I think my goal will be to maintain 25-30 miles a week.

[kams]

Love these upcoming schedules! Eeeeeek!

I'd like to run a few head-to-head races that my run club is doing, but we will have to see what fits in where.

I am doing a snowshoe race later this month, a sprint tri in April, and then IMTX in May! After that I will play the rest of the year by ear as we hope to get pregnant.

[gt7301b]

Jan 5 - Local 5k
March 2 - 10 miler
March 15 - Possible 5k, depends on if Mr. GT runs the RNR full or not
March 21 - Possible half, if I find cheap airfare to visit my parents
April 13 - 10 miler
April 27 - half
May 4 - 5k

I'll probably do a fair number of local 5ks, but I decide on those once it gets closer to race date.

[spunkypenguin]

From now through March 8, I'm doing a local series - it's a race every other weekend 5K to 5mi - just to keep motivated and outside in the winter.
March - Shamrock 8K & Half again this year - hoping for a big PR!
April - Cherry Blossom 10mi and MAYBE another shot at the Kent Island Metric Marathon
May - Apple Blossom 10K
June-September - NOTHING - learned my lesson last year about racing in the hot ass summer!
October - Wineglass Marathon (my first FULL - eek)
November - Across the Bridge 10K (Chesapeake Bay Bridge, MD) & Some sort of local turkey trot

I may add on a couple other races, but my main focus will be training for my marathon later this year. I got WAY burnt out after running 8 half marathons this past year.

[cinco]

Feb: Myrtle Beach 1/2
Mar: all the 5k's. LOL. I think I found 3 in a row. I really want a PR.
Apr: Boston Marathon
Summer: local 5k's and 10k's
Sept (dates/TBD): Western Md 1/2, Freedom's Run marathon
Oct: MCM (if I get in)

[blndsnbrdr]

I *think* my year is going to look something like this...

March 15 - Run Through Time Trail Full
April 19 - Desert Rats 50K (maybe)
May 10 - Quad Rock 50M <-- only race registered for so far
June 14 - Mt Evans Ascent
June 28 - North Fork 50M
August 1&2 - Wild West Relay (if needed on team)
September 12&13 - Run Rabbit Run 100M

There will be a fair amount of local 10K-half races if I make it onto the LRS race team again.


And reginaphalange72 -- actually hoping to be a volunteer at the Boulder IM but if I end up running WWR I'll be busy all weekend. Definitely come up to Steamboat for RRR if you get the chance! Changed my life!

[Raggedeannie]

So my schedule keeps morphing but right now this is what I'm thinking:

Feb 16 - George Washington's Birthday 10k
March 15 - Arlington Four Courts Four Miler
April 13 - George Washington parkway classic 10 miler
May 3 - Frederick Half Marathon

Maybe I should squeeze out a January race too.

[coconutbug]

At the moment, all I've registered for are the RNR DC Half in March and the Cherry Blossom 10 miler in April. I'm sure I'll do some 5-10Ks too and would like to do a sprint or Olympic tri before we move at the end of June. The last half of the year is up in the air.

[gncorman]

I am excited to get back into a training schedule! This post is inspiring!
I am joining a gym next week and will work on strength training there (I went in December and have my first personal trainer session next week).

April: Hershey 10K
Memorial Day weekend: Local 5K
June: possibly a half if I can find one before we go on vacation!
August: Metric century charity ride

I will do 5Ks and rides during the year. Keeping the fall open for something, just not sure what.

[clseale]

1/26/14: Town of Celebration Marathon
3/1/14: Possibly something in Albany. I'll either pace a friend for the full, or go for a 1/2 PR & then join her in her final miles.
3/15/14: Gate River Run 15k

I really want to do the Oregon Wine Country half (we have friends in Dallas, OR), but it's Labor Day weekend, & Labor Day looks like the best weekend to be gone for the Italy trip we are looking at. Excuse me & my first world problems.

[texassmith]

January 19: Chevron Houston Marathon
March 23: Alamo 13.1 in San Antonio

Definitely a 5K and 10K thrown in there somewhere.

I'm curious to know what you think about the Woodlands Marathon, reginaphalange72. It's a double loop, right? It's on my radar for 2015.

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[G22]

The plan is as follows:

March - Shamrock 5k
April - 5 mile Ice Breaker
May - K9 9K and/or local half
June - (a marathon, just unsure which one right now. Possibly Governor's Cup)
August - local half
September - Air Force Marathon
November - Turkey Trot

And a color run or 2 mixed in for fun somewhere

[CallingAllAngels]

January 4 - 5k
January 18 - Charleston half
February 23 - 10 miler
March 16 - Shamrock half (maybe 8k the day before?)
June 1 - sprint tri
Oct - Olympic tri?
December 13 - Kiawah half or full (probably half but entertaining the idea of the full)

[jene]

Jan 1, 2014 15:48:51 GMT -5 clseale said:

1/26/14: Town of Celebration Marathon
3/1/14: Possibly something in Albany. I'll either pace a friend for the full, or go for a 1/2 PR & then join her in her final miles.
3/15/14: Gate River Run 15k

I really want to do the Oregon Wine Country half (we have friends in Dallas, OR), but it's Labor Day weekend, & Labor Day looks like the best weekend to be gone for the Italy trip we are looking at. Excuse me & my first world problems.

Go to Italy!

[gt7301b]

Jan 1, 2014 15:10:29 GMT -5 cinco said:

Feb: Myrtle Beach 1/2
Mar: all the 5k's. LOL. I think I found 3 in a row. I really want a PR.
Apr: Boston Marathon
Summer: local 5k's and 10k's
Sept (dates/TBD): Western Md 1/2, Freedom's Run marathon
Oct: MCM (if I get in)

There are soooooo many 5Ks in March - May!!

[labbie]

I am only registered for one thing so far, but have loose plans as follows. Was pleasantly surprised that race fees qualify for my employer's reimbursement of 50% up to $500/yr. Yay!

March- shamrock 5 miler
May- spring lilac 10k
August- irongirl sprint tri
September- dirty girl run

Other 5ks sprinkled in, and I'm afraid to say it to myself, but my dream goal is to do a half in the fall. Longer term, shooting for a 2015 full and a ragnar if i can convince some friends to join the crazy;D



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[Jenniatonu]

Feb-Disney Princess 5k
October- local 5k

[shorewife]

The big 2 are:
Boston marathon 4/21
Ironman 70.3 9/21

[sadlebred]

Ask me in March after my off season. The only things I know I'm definitely doing:
Bump N Grind AMBC Mountain bike race-first weekend of June
Cyclocross National Championships-Jan. 2015 (considered by USA Cycling to be part of the 2014-15 race season)

[wanderlustmom]

After 2013, my 2014 race schedule is not that full, kind of want to give myself time to just enjoy running but also work on my times. One thing I've decided, no redemption marathon until 2015.

Running the hot chocolate 15k in Atlanta in January
A local 10k in February
Nashville country music half and my first obstacle 5k in April
Sure I will run some 10ks and then I want to run the Portland Maine half in October

[Deleted]

I have a 10k in May and I think I'm doing the Bourbon Chase in the fall.  My big goal is a fall half.  

[hannahb]

As of now the only race I'm signed up for is the B&A half on 3/30 but I'm also considering a half 4/3 as well.
I really want to shoot for a fall full. Maybe wineglass? I don't know and am open to suggestions. There's always the baltimore marathon which is local but I've done that a few times already.

[secretlyevil]

Feb 1 - best damn race 10k
Feb 23 - WDW Princess Half
March 16 - first watch half
April - iron girl 5k ?
May - 5k ?
Sept - Augusta HIM relay with emilyj
Oct - Halloween 5k
Nov - maybe a half, turkey trot 5k
Spece coast half - cant remember if that is in nov or dec.

[taratru]

Well, most of this depends on how the Achilles thing goes. Right now, here's what I'm thinking/hoping:

Jan - Tink 10k and half
Feb - maybe walk the Princess half
May - registered for Colorado full, can move down to half, 10k or 5k; hopefully Bolder Boulder
Aug - Disneyland half (deferred from this year)
Sep/Oct - some local stuff...there are a lot of 5 and 10k races here
Nov - Wine and Dine half (still a maybe...doing a couples trip perhaps)

[jamalynn]

Jan: 15k
Feb: 10k
Mar: Marathon
That's all I got so far.