Races I’d Love to Run
4 November 2009
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Marathons:
- The Big Sur International Marathon
One look at the photos from this race and you can’t help but want to run it. Participants wind their way along Highway One between Big Sur and Carmel, along the Pacific Ocean. It’s gorgeous. Bart Yasso said that “If we were told that we could run only one marathon in our lifetime, Big Sur would have to be it.” - The New York Marathon
A no-brainer! I’ll definitely be entering the lottery again this year, assuming marathon #1 doesn’t cause me to swear off running forever. One of my running buddies from the Charlottesville Trail Runners Club (CTRC) just ran the NYCM this past weekend, so I’m sure I’ll be asking him about a million questions about it this Sunday during our group run. - The San Francisco Marathon
I love San Francisco :)
Shorter Distances:
- The Susan G Komen Global Race for the Cure (5k)
Great cause, great crowd, great race! Enough said. - Charlottesville 10 Miler
This is supposed to be such a fun course through my college town – lots of people I know ran it last year and loved it. The 10 miler is such a fun distance, too! - The 4th Year 5k
A classic for any UVA runner!
Miscellaneous:
- A Relay
What better way to get to know someone than to run a relay with them? There are so many good relays out there. One of the things I’d like to do is get my local trail running club to go do one as a team! - A Mud Run
These look like so much fun! What a great way to let loose and take a ride on the wild side. - A Sprint Triathlon!
The only obstacle here is that I’m sketched out by the amount of geese that live near Centennial Park, which would be the most local tri for me… somehow I think I’d be hard pressed to get into that water!
Great post and the comment about the sprint triathlon is hilarious!
Outside of my regular races throughout the year we always get a team to do a 7 person relay at Sinister 7(sinister7.com) in the Rocky Mountains. By always I mean this is the first year we are doing so. Last year we couldnt get a team together so we had to join random teams. The ultimate way of meeting new people and the greatest experience of my life. The race was incredibly hard, but I find that it is a much more relaxed venue than most half-marathons/the marathon that I’ve done. Something about the forgiveness of the trails opposed to the beating of the streets. Don’t get me wrong I love marathons/halfs but a change of pace is nice once a year. Pardon the seemingly random rant!
I’ve been looking into do a relay myself! I’m looking at the American Odyssey and the Blue Ridge Relay – they both sound like tons of fun. Now all I need is a team to do them with! Think I can convince my running buddies in the Trail Running Club to join me?
Thanks for the reply and I love your artwork on your blog!
Thanks for taking a glimpse at my blog/work!
You should totally try to get a team together and do one of those relays. I googled the races and they both look incredible. Even if you aren’t able to get a team of just people you know, you should look into joining a random team that needs a runner. The majority of runners seem to be a down-to-earth group(at the very least in team situations they almost always are), so any team you got on would certainly welcome you with open arms.
Oh, damn!
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