Now that we've hit the half-way point in 2016, it's time to start planning for 2017. Any race plans already taking shape?
Now that we've hit the half-way point in 2016, it's time to start planning for 2017. Any race plans already taking shape?
RunningFool
Next non-Disney short distance event: Good question...
Next non-Disney Half: TBD
Next runDisney event: W&D Two Course Challenge & 5k
For anyone looking to get in on an inaugural event, Encinitas is hosting the Inaugural Encinitas Half Marathon on March 26, 2017. Special pricing of $69 is good until June 19th.
You can check out all the details and register here.
RunningFool
Next non-Disney short distance event: Good question...
Next non-Disney Half: TBD
Next runDisney event: W&D Two Course Challenge & 5k
I will likely be doing the Star Wars challenges on both coasts again in 2017.
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Screenland 5K
Sign-ups were supposed to start today, so far I haven't seen that happen. Still, it's local to me, so I'll likely do it.
In 2017 we're planning to attempt to "streak" with Brazen Racing. That means running or volunteering for all 26 or so races they hold in the calendar year.
I'm pretty uncertain with what I want to do next year for certain but my tentative first half of 2017 is:
January: Star Wars Light Side--Rebel Challenge
Pasadena Half Marathon (as part of EndurLA challenge)
March: LA Marathon
May: Santa Barbara Wine Country Half Marathon
Mountains 2 Beach Half Marathon (it goes right past my apartment!)
Depending on how I like them this year, I might do some more of the Rock n Rolls. Also casually looking into the Avenue of the Giants...eventually.
That's a lot of races for one organization!
I'm pretty sure that I'll be doing a half in January (Louisiana Marathon weekend in Baton Rouge) and one in March (Zydeco in Lafayette, LA). After this year being the 3rd year of doing the Grand Prix series with New Orleans Track Club* I may not focus on that, but just pick and choose which shorter races I do with them, and a couple other local running organizations. Probably be volunteering more, too. But I'm someone that does better with a carrot AND a stick - so reward for training = doing better in races; penalty for not training = figuratively dying in races - so not sure if I'll be sticking to that approach or 'doing all the races' again!
*You get points for each of a set number of races, 5K and under, based on where you placed in your division and also for volunteering.
Cathy
I'm signing up for the Pixie Dust Challenge again for sure. And tossing around the idea of the Glass Slipper Challenge.
I'm actually less sure of my next years' races than I've ever been! I have several that are on my wish list but not sure if I'll be able to swing them. The RnR and beach cities events will probably be short notice, I'm so undecided.
January- Rebel Challenge and Star Wars 5k
February- Either Surf City or RnR NOLA
March- San Diego Half Marathon Relay (if DH can run as my partner)
April- SW Dark Side Half Marathon (TMM's first East Coast event!) and maybe Revel Mt Charleston (lots of variables for April/May)
May-Tinker Bell 5k and Half Marathon (perfect pixie). If I do Surf City I'll also do OC for the Beach Cities Challenge
June-Castaway Cay 5k
July-
August-
Sept- DLHM (probably just the 10k)
Oct-
Nov-
Dec-
If you can dream it, you can do it. ~Walt Disney
Never mind. I posted the same info right before Fairest!
Cathy
Please don't ask me how I feel, I feel fine.
Oh I cry a bit, I don't sleep too good, but I'm fine
Pancake, pancake, pancake, pancake, pancake, pancake, pancake, pancake, pancake...
I'm still not sure about Long Beach. I still need an Oct race, so prob this year. Halves only! Other than Dirty Dozen, my third and (probably) final full marathon will be WDW 2018. I'm having issues with my "good" hip and I honestly think a replacement is only a couple of years away.
If you can dream it, you can do it. ~Walt Disney
So far I'm only registered for Star Wars Rebel Challenge in January.
I was hoping to do RnR SF in March but I have a schedule conflict so that ones out. hmmm maybe that just means I get to do Tink again? But honestly I'd hate to be away from the kids 2 mothers day's in a row.
I did Surf City this year for the first time. Here's what I wrote about it:I did the Surf City half marathon yesterday for the first time, so combined with last year's Long Beach half, I'm two-thirds through the Beach Cities Challenge, which will be completed at the OC half marathon in May.
I can't say that I'm much a fan of the Surf City course. Yes, it's beautiful running next to the beach, but it's a long never-ending stretch of road, and frankly, I got bored after a while, not to mention that about three of the last five miles are an incline. The support on the course wasn't great. There were still a lot of people behind me, but I got to stations where they ran out of Vitalyte, and the Clif station was completely out and empty.
Oh, and apparently, this was the first year they had corrals? But it got a little messed up. The husband had submitted an estimated finish time that was about 15 minutes faster than me, but he had a bib number that was about 10,000 behind me. When he went to get it fixed at the expo, he was told his number was right, and based on what they said the finish time was for the people around my bib number, I was in the wrong corral. I decided to join him in his corral, which turned out to be the last corral, which was essentially everyone after the number 15,000. Given that I saw people with bibs in the 20,000 and 22,000 range, that was just crazy. (All of the earlier corrals had about 3,000 numbers in them. And then during the race, I saw pacers for the half marathon who weren't that far in front of me, so I have no idea what the deal was with the corral placement.
I'm expecting to be one-and-done for this race.
Please don't ask me how I feel, I feel fine.
Oh I cry a bit, I don't sleep too good, but I'm fine
Pancake, pancake, pancake, pancake, pancake, pancake, pancake, pancake, pancake...
Can't believe I already am starting to register for 2017 races
January - Star Wars 5K - registered
- Great Chocolate Race in Long Beach - registered
February - Redondo Beach Super Bowl 5K - need to register
March -
April - Walk Run Read - need to register
May - Neverland 5k (hope to do 10K too)
- Torrance Armed Forces Day - need to register
June - Fat Boy 5K in Long Beach - registered
July -
August -
September -
October - Humboldt Redwoods 5k - need to register
November - Torrance Turkey Trot - need to register
December -
Still need to win the lotto so I can plan trips to Disneyland Paris, Tokyo Disney, and Hong Kong Disney.
I love: my cats, scrapbooking, and all things Disney
Signed up for my first full marathon for WDW 2017!!! So incredibly excited! I've been following the Jeff Galloway official plan and its been going surprisingly well! My two friends from the east coast are doing Dopey for the first time. They are much more experienced runners than I, so its great inspiration. And having friends to celebrate after with will be amazing!!
I have 2 half marathons until then to get me in the racing spirit... DL half on Sunday and Long Beach half in October. LB will be my first non-disney half marathon. The medal will look so silly among the glory that is runDisney medals!
Contemplating Tinker Bell since registration opens soon. I'll have to check with my friends if they are coming to the west coast again for that one
Princess half at WDW - trip already booked!
DL half
C2C!
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My wife Katie and I are planning on doing Dark Side in April. I'm going to be back in September for DL Half again too. She is training for Ironman Wisconsin, so she might not run the DL Half.
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RunningFool
Next non-Disney short distance event: Good question...
Next non-Disney Half: TBD
Next runDisney event: W&D Two Course Challenge & 5k
If any of you run Rock n Roll events, take note they are having a big registration sale on Thursday 12/15 at 12:00 a.m. Pacific. Limited supplies but you can do three RnR events for the price of one runDisney event...
You can find more information and prices here.
RunningFool
Next non-Disney short distance event: Good question...
Next non-Disney Half: TBD
Next runDisney event: W&D Two Course Challenge & 5k
Plans so far for 2017
January - Star Wars 5K
- Great Chocolate Race in Long Beach - registered
February - Redondo Beach Super Bowl 5K - Registered
- Screenland 5K (need to register)
March - St Patricks Day 5k In Redondo Beach
April - Walk Run Read - (need to register)
May - Neverland 5k registered
- Torrance Armed Forces Day - need to register
June - Fat Boy 5K in Long Beach - registered
July -
August -
September -
October - Humboldt Redwoods 5k - (need to register hope I can get off work, major software upgrade is happening at this time)
November - Spiderman 5k - registered
- Torrance Turkey Trot (need to register)
December -
Still need to win the lotto so I can plan trips to Disneyland Paris, Tokyo Disney, and Hong Kong Disney.
I love: my cats, scrapbooking, and all things Disney
January 14th - SWLS 10K (completed)
March 12th- Tustin Hangar 5K*
April 22nd - Angels 5K*
June - looking for one*
September 2nd - DL 10K (Registered)
November 11-12 IGC Disneyland (Registered)
January 13th 2018 - SWLS 10K
*= a lot is predicated on my PT for my plantar fasciits and the pain on the outside of the foot as well. Depends how I respond. I will start in February.
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