Happy Hump Day! I’m linking up with the fantastic Workout Wednesday hosted by Diatta at Femme Fitale Fit Club and Sheila at The Frugal Exerciser. Every Wednesday we get together and share our fitness-related posts for the week!
I’ve mentioned a few times how I just can’t believe that the end of 2014 is finally here. To say the least, it’s been interesting! In the next several posts I’ll be giving a recap of the year, but for right now I want to tell you what I’ve got planned to race on 2015!
2015 Race Schedule
I’ve been very blessed that 2014 has been my comeback year for running. It was so hard suffering through injury after injury, and I never want to live that life again! Doing well at the Rock and Roll Half Marathon with Coach Kristy really gave me the confidence that I desperately needed. So my strategy for 2015 is to continue running and add more long-distance races throughout the year. Am I ready for the full marathon yet? I am so tempted, but Bret is right–it’s still too soon. But in 2016, there will be no excuses!
The theme for 2015 is VARIETY. I’ve realized as a Philly Runner that I am bored! Most races in some way incorporate Kelly Drive and/or MLK Drive, and I can only take so much of that. Next year there are a lot of races that will be a first for me, which I think will add to the excitement! It will also take away the pressure of meeting a certain finishing time.
February
- Valentine’s Day Run (wherever we are that weekend)
March
- 3/21: ALA Fight for Air Stair Climb, see my recap from 2014
April
- 4/12: Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Run….so excited that we made it in the lottery this year!
- 4/18: Clean Air Council 5K, check my recap from 2014
May
- 5/30: Zooma Annapolis 10K…I’m very excited to run this with a former coworker next year!
June
- 6/13: Half Sauer Half Kraut Half Marathon, see my recap from 2014. Bret and I will run this trail race together!
July
- An Independence Day 5K
September
- 9/11-ish: The Philly 10K, see my recap as a volunteer in 2014
- 9/27: Hands on House Half Marathon, which has been on my racing bucket list for a few years!
October
- 10/17: Runner’s World 10K, another race that I have yet to do. Hoping 2015 is finally my year!
November
- 11/8: Trenton 10K…heard great things about it and I’m craving to run more bridges!
- 11/26: Buffalo YMCA 8K Turkey Trot…my dear hometown and apparently one of the oldest races in the country. Should be fun!
December
- Holiday-themed race…ugly sweater run?
Do you have your race schedule set for 2015? What are you most looking forward to in the New Year?
I’d like to do that runners world race too. It always looks like fun
Bethlehem looks like an amazing city to run in! Hopefully the 10K will be good enough for me!
Yay for Cherry Blossom! I got in too! Looks like you’ve got a nice mix of races planned!
Awesome, hopefully I’ll get to meet you! I really hope for a wonderful year of running in 2015!
Sounds like alot of good races coming up. I wish I lived closer to Kelly Drive. I love that path. My 2915 schedule bid already booked up until May.
I stil haven’t *paid* for all these races, but they’re definitely happening!
Sounds like a great plan! I’m really excited for 2015, though I only have one race on the calendar so far – a half marathon in Lexington, KY in late March. Still trying to figure out my plans, but really pumped for the year ahead.
That Half Sauer, Half Kraut half looks like a lot of fun!
Isn’t it fun to look back at the end of the year and see how much you’ve done? I have four races half marathons set for 2015 already. There is another half and a 15K that I’m thinking about. I also feel like it’s time to do another full, so that might be Rock and Roll San Diego in June. I have to cut my race budget after 2014. I got a little ridiculous this year. If they weren’t so costly, I’d do many more.
Sounds like you have a race-packed year ahead. Isn’t it fun to plan for the next year? Sometimes I wish I could all the races, everywhere. lol There’s so much choice everywhere. I have a few races on my radar but nothing concrete right now. Still in the thinking and planning phase!
Wow!! That is quite the race schedule. You know, I’ve never done a stair climb race. The stair climber is my all time favorite piece of cardio equipment so I bet I would love it. I’ll have to see if I can find one in my area. We don’t have that many super tall building in Austin.
Looks like a great year ahead! I can’t wait to find a race to enter in 2015.
There are so many out there it’s crazy!
yay for Cherry Blossom!! we’ll have to coordinate a meetup somewhere! Sounds like a good schedule. I’ve always wanted to do Runners World. haven’t planned past the summer yet so we’ll see!
Thanks Mar! I’d love to have a meetup with you DC gals! I hope to have a really fun racing year in 2015!
This looks like an awesome race schedule!!
Thanks Ali! Hopefully I can handle it!
Looks like a great list! I will be going to Philly for the LOVE Run in March. Maybe I’ll see you for CB10!
The Love run is going to be fun, wish I could be there! I’d love to meet you at the Cherry Blossom! 🙂
Looks like a great list!! I did the Cherry Blossom a couple years ago, it’s a great run! Nice to see you have the Trenton 10K on your list. It’s an awesome run as well!! 🙂
Awesome looking schedule and it’s so cool you got into the Cherry Blossom 10 Miler in my hometown! That’s on my bucket list for sure! #wowlinkup
This is so motivating!! I’m working on filling up my race calendar this year. Such great ideas!!
There’s so many amazing options out there! Maybe we’ll run one together!
let’s meet up when you’re in dc – i’m running cherry blossom as well!
You don’t have to tell me twice! 🙂
I am so impressed with your race schedule for 2015. You are serious. I wish I had the time to do all of that. I can’t do the training like I would need to in order to be successful with all of those runs. I can’t wait to read all about them. #wowlinkup
This looks like a great schedule. I am working on mine as we speak and are hoping for some more fun times #wowlinkup