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November 7, 2012 By fitnessfatale 8 Comments

2013 Race Planning!

2012 was the year of the Ironman. Every race that I ran in the first half of the year was to benefit my race on June 24 in Coeur D’Alene. I skipped several races in favor of long training days. Not to mention, there would be no way I could taper for a race and I’m not the type to run a race “for fun” (although I did do that after the Ironman). I like to use races to motivate myself to achieve goals that I set out for myself and since races are so expensive, I really don’t race that often. My non-running Facebook friends might beg to differ, but compared to a lot of serious runners/triathletes, 5-6 races a year is fairly light.

I really like to plan, so planning my race season is quite fun for me. And without a huge, unknown and LONG race looming over my head, the possibilities are seemingly endless. Triathlon has been put on the back-burner a bit now that I’ve declared a goal to qualify for Boston (and come to the realization that it may take a while…). At one point I was sure I’d race a 70.3 in 2013, but now I’m thinking I’ll most likely take on a few sprints and an Olympic. Running is the priority but luckily, there are a lot of running races out there.

With the help of our website, Marathon-Finder.com,  some internet research in the form of “which races are the top Boston Qualifiers,” and a great love of chocolate, I’ve mapped out my first four months of 2013 races.

Surf City Marathon

Surf City Marathon 2012!

Already planned, I’ll be racing the Surf City Marathon in Huntington Beach, CA on February 3, which I signed up for before I even finished the Ironman because of a returning runner early bird discount that was too good to pass up. The plan at this point is to PR at this race. Once it gets closer, I’ll set a real time goal, but likely it won’t be a BQ time goal. I raced here last year and set a 12 1/2 minute PR and really enjoyed the course and the great race organization. Mike and I are the only ones I know signed up for this race, but I grew up in Huntington Beach so I know it’ll be a fun weekend.

San Diego Half Marathon

On March 10, I’ll be racing the San Diego Half Marathon. Last year was the race’s inaugural year and it boasted a finish inside of Petco Park (where the San Diego Padre’s play) as well as a scenic course through downtown. This year the finish line was moved but I still think it’ll be a great race. I only heard great things from people I know that raced it last year and I have been eyeing this race for some time. Several months ago they were selling early bird entries for $55 but since I wasn’t sure how my race schedule would pan out, I passed it up.  I ended up paying $99 for this half marathon so I’m really hoping it’s worth my money!

San Diego Hot Chocolate 15k

I love chocolate

This race may be the most highly anticipated of the year! Last year was also the inaugural year and although I heard some bad things about the logistics of the Washington DC race, everyone who raced the San Diego event said it was well run and a great time. I’ve never raced a 15k so it’ll be fun to try out a new distance. The best part is, at the finish line you are presented with a box with a cup of hot chocolate and a mini fondue with various things to dip in it. As a chocolate lover, this is about as good as it gets. Forget the beer garden, give me chocolate!

Besides the chocolate, I’m really looking  forward to racing with some of my old running buddies! I sent an apparently very convincing e-mail to the group of girlfriends that I trained for and ran my first marathon with and nearly all of them signed up! Also a few coworkers are running and I am still recruiting more. It should be a great race!

Eugene Marathon

This race is a result of all that research on marathon-finder.com I mentioned above. It’s flat, fast, cool and perfect for a BIG PR!  It is still TBD If I will be ready for a BQ by April 28, but regardless, I hope that this will be a great race. Another bonus is that the finish line is on the University of Oregon’s Hayward Field where Prefontaine had his glory days. I’m hoping to channel some of his speed and use it to my advantage.

I’ve had this race on my radar but wasn’t sure  about logistics or cost, not to mention I wasn’t sure I could convince anyone to make the trip with me. More details to come, but this will be a girls race weekend which I anticipate to include lots of carbs, girl talk and hopefully more than a couple post-race celebratory drinks.

As for May and beyond, that is going to be decided based on how Eugene goes. Regardless, I see another marathon or two in 2013 and most likely a couple of halves and triathlons. In comparison to how much I spent on the Ironman, these races seem like child’s play!

There are many more start lines in my future…

What races do you have lined up for 2013? Do you want to join me for any of the above? Let me know if you are already planning to race any of them!

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  1. Sarah says

    November 7, 2012 at 9:12 pm

    Ahh…still thinking about San Diego.

    And I agree IM sucks up time to do other races. I’m going to enjoy not doing one in 14.

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  2. Page says

    November 7, 2012 at 9:39 pm

    AWEEEEEE YEAH!!!! It’s going to be a GREAT year!

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  3. Beth says

    November 7, 2012 at 10:56 pm

    ooh, Eugene is the BEST marathon! You’ll love it!

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  4. katie says

    November 8, 2012 at 3:23 am

    WELP, you are suddenly a lot closer to me. See you in Feb 🙂

    Reply
  5. Monika (@monikool) says

    November 8, 2012 at 11:37 pm

    You should run San Francisco or Chicago! If I run a full next year it will probably be one of those two. Love them both. 🙂

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    • FitnessFatale says

      November 9, 2012 at 12:39 am

      Those are both on my “to run” list – especially after running part of the SF Marathon course a couple weekends ago! I’m most likely doing Long Beach again next year (which distance TBD) because my uncle is going to run it for his 50th birthday and that’s the weekend before Chicago so if anything, SF would be the only of the two on the radar for 2013.

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  6. Change of Pace says

    November 9, 2012 at 5:17 am

    Looks like an awesome racing year!
    I’ve always wanted to do Surf City, so hopefully one year! And, I think a lot of people PR at Eugene. Hopefully you’ll get your BQ before then and run that one for fun!

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  7. Lesley says

    November 10, 2012 at 7:16 pm

    Hi Nicole. Thanks for the upcoming race update. I am from Canada and I just mentioned to my family the other day about the hot chocolate run but said I didn’t know much about it. Thanks for the info. We are planning a trip to southern California the end if March. Hope it will work to participate.

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