It's been a little over two weeks since my Chicago marathon run, and I am already busy preparing for the Spring season!
The biggest fear I had when I was prepping for the marathon (apart from the other one that my body will "break" somewhere along the way and I would not be able to finish the marathon at all) was that the marathon would be so hard and exhausting, I would not want to run again, at all.
That fear did not come to anything. I literally finished the marathon, made my way back to the rental apartment and was thinking what I could run next while I was recovering and eating pizza :-)
So here is a short update on my next 3 races that I am very excited about!
November 2016: Big Sur Half Marathon
I drove highway 101 from San Francisco to Los Angeles twice now, but I am always excited to come back because the beauty of that region is just phenomenal! Big Sur Marathon is a tough event to get into, but the Half is much more user-friendly. I signed up for it almost 6 months ago, when the thought running 13 miles was still something unbelievable to me. I now ran one half marathon and am very excited to do this course, though it makes me a bit apprehensive due to all ups and downs on the road. Though I live in Austin and am relatively used to running hills, all my races have been on flat or downhill courses, so this one should be interesting! My plan is to go out there and enjoy myself, and not to worry too much about PRs!
January 2017: 3M Austin Half Marathon
I made almost all of my races into travel destinations (I ran 10K in Los Angeles, Half Marathon in Bryce Canyon park, and my marathon was in Chicago), but I thought it would be a good time to bring racing back to Austin! I hope my friends can come and cheer up on me as I usually "conquer" races solo :) This course is a "quick" one (it goes downhill), so I am definitely aiming to improve my half marathon time of 1:52 here!
April 2017: London Marathon
This race will be very emotional and super close to my heart! I absolutely adore London and would love to move there one day (it hasn't happened yet, but all good things come to those you wait, right?), so running a marathon in a city which I love so much will be so damn special! I will definitely be looking into improving my time, and I am also excited to be training over the winter months here in Austin when weather is much easier to handle than during hot and humid summer months.
So many goals, so many races, and I just can't wait to do them all!! :)
The biggest fear I had when I was prepping for the marathon (apart from the other one that my body will "break" somewhere along the way and I would not be able to finish the marathon at all) was that the marathon would be so hard and exhausting, I would not want to run again, at all.
That fear did not come to anything. I literally finished the marathon, made my way back to the rental apartment and was thinking what I could run next while I was recovering and eating pizza :-)
So here is a short update on my next 3 races that I am very excited about!
November 2016: Big Sur Half Marathon
I drove highway 101 from San Francisco to Los Angeles twice now, but I am always excited to come back because the beauty of that region is just phenomenal! Big Sur Marathon is a tough event to get into, but the Half is much more user-friendly. I signed up for it almost 6 months ago, when the thought running 13 miles was still something unbelievable to me. I now ran one half marathon and am very excited to do this course, though it makes me a bit apprehensive due to all ups and downs on the road. Though I live in Austin and am relatively used to running hills, all my races have been on flat or downhill courses, so this one should be interesting! My plan is to go out there and enjoy myself, and not to worry too much about PRs!
January 2017: 3M Austin Half Marathon
I made almost all of my races into travel destinations (I ran 10K in Los Angeles, Half Marathon in Bryce Canyon park, and my marathon was in Chicago), but I thought it would be a good time to bring racing back to Austin! I hope my friends can come and cheer up on me as I usually "conquer" races solo :) This course is a "quick" one (it goes downhill), so I am definitely aiming to improve my half marathon time of 1:52 here!
April 2017: London Marathon
This race will be very emotional and super close to my heart! I absolutely adore London and would love to move there one day (it hasn't happened yet, but all good things come to those you wait, right?), so running a marathon in a city which I love so much will be so damn special! I will definitely be looking into improving my time, and I am also excited to be training over the winter months here in Austin when weather is much easier to handle than during hot and humid summer months.
So many goals, so many races, and I just can't wait to do them all!! :)
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