Races in 2013
It’s the [almost] weekend!!!
I am planning to teach a few classes, go to the Total Women’s Show in Waterloo and meet up with some friends for dinner so a busy weekend per usual.
Back to fitness. Recently, I sat down to one of my favourite tasks of the year – plotting out my race calendar for the year. The annual Get Out There Magazine Race Guide had hit my desk so I poured over triathlons, marathons and fun runs until I came up with the best list EVER.
I try to keep it limited to only the very BEST and fill in extra races as they come.
This is what I am planning on doing in 2013:
VICTORIA’S DUATHLON:
Monday, May 20, 2013 – Run 4 km, Bike 30 km, Run 4 km
If all goes well, this will be my very first duathlon. I teach quite a few spin classes a week and run regularly so this is the race for me! I am pushing back the beginning of my race season a little later than usual because of all the classes I am teaching and I want to be sure I am mentally and physically prepared.
5 PEAKS TRAIL RACE
June 8 – Rattlesnake Point – 12 KM trail race
I admit it. Trail running has my heart. I have done a 5 peaks race before and I absolutely LOVED it. Trail running and it starts off with Kicking Horse Coffee.. Obvious choice.
This is a perfect time for a dig for my beloved environmentalist, trail running wonder of a friend who is always up for an adventure.
Leanne: the blonde beauty in the centre
Leanne and I met in a geography class in university and I received one of my instant girl crushes.
I only have three – you know who you are!!!
Continuing down this rambling path, I will occasionally announce to Jesse that “I am in LOVE!” and he will look levelly at me and ask “Ok. Who is she?”
I love my girl friends and could not live without them.
I digress.
Leanne and I are planning to do the Meet Your Maker 50 Miler in Alberta in 2014. It is my next foray into the magical and almost untouched world of ultra running for me and I. cannot. wait.
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S RUN – 30 KM – AUGUST 17, 2013
Me running it in 2010
I have done this one before. (If you follow the link, for some reason NONE of my pictures work anymore: sorry) I absolutely love it. They have pacing “fairies” instead of rabbits, it is by the beaches in Toronto and they have the best medals at the end. Cannot wait.
SCOTIABANK MARATHON – October 20, 2013 – 42.2 KM
Although I have ran a 30 km before and an ultramarathon, I have never actually ran a marathon distance. I am SO excited for this one and I am leading a number of running clinics in the area to train others for races so I figured I would build milage on top and shoot for a marathon! I did a lot of research and settled on this marathon as it received raving reviews at almost every site I was on. I cannot WAIT!
That’s it!
Now go enjoy your weekend!
What races are you doing this year?
If you aren’t a racer, do you get girl crushes? My celebrity girl crush is totally Blake Lively…
Here I thought I’d never bond with a Fitness Friday post and then you go and mention Kicking Horse coffee! Clincher.
I can safely say that I have no plans at this time to run any races this summer but I really should go and cheer madly at least once. I’m of course a softball player so my big plans are a few good tournaments this summer…and hopefully do Provincials. I love team sports. And winning….I love winning.
As for girls crushes…well, we’ve discussed this…and celebrity girl crush right now? Probably Emma Stone.
Emma Stone is a goddess. I cannot say enough about her – I definitely first fell in love with her in Easy A.
And I knew I would have you with Kicking Horse Coffee. And don’t worry – sometimes Fridays = Fashion and I can feature you and your Louis Vuitton suitcases. 🙂
I’m a racing feen and have signed up for 12 races this year. I’m realling looking forward to the Lululemon Half Marathon in Vancouver and Melissa’s Run 22k in Banff.
What? The lululemon half? I want to do that one SO badly. I cannot wait to hear all about it!
You totally should!! It’s going to be a blast 🙂