Schedule

This is the major races; I imagine there will be a healthy amount of 5, 10, and 15Ks thrown in there.

January

5th Bandera 50K

February

2nd Rocky Raccoon 50 Mile

23rd Ramp Romp 5K

March

1st Doggies Run 25K or

1st Lone Star Trail Run 25K

22nd Grasslands 50 Mile

April

5th Hogs Hunt 50K

26th Run the Woodlands 5K

May

10th Run the Woodlands 5K

June

14th Run the Woodlands 5K

July

August

September

October

TBA Power Pedal Trail Stride 50K

TBA Fall Lone Star Trail Run 25K

11th Heartland 100

November

TBA Rocky Raccoon 50K

December

I was looking at my holiday schedule and the races that are in my area in December, and I think I’ve learned that I can’t run anything. The Ultracentric was my last race of the year! I’m going to sit down in the next day or two and look at what I want to try to run next year.

Currently, I’m thinking that I will not run the El Scorcho 50K in Fort Worth, TX again. I ran it in it’s inaugural year and enjoyed it. There were some problems like not having the shirts that were included in the entrance fee, however, they planned to fix it and everyone putting it together seemed like good guys. But I am not happy that they promised to mail the shirts to everyone who emailed their address and never mailed me mine. I contacted them a couple times and finally gave up. I know other people who got there shirts, so I feel a little left out.

I probably won’t run the Ultracentric again because the asphalt and weather is a mixture I don’t like for that long of a race. The other issue is that it’s really expensive!

I will more than likely run the East Texas Trail Run in Tyler, TX. It’s a great park and the race isn’t too big.

I will also run the Lone Star Trail Runs again. Again, I like the trails.

The long run is usually pretty fun. I don’t know why I dread it. It’s relaxing because I will usually do it on my own with a slightly reduced pace. That’s nice. What sort of stinks is how much time it takes from my day and how it can make me sore.

This weekend will be a 14 mile long run. The following weekend I will run 21 miles. Then, I think the next weekend is a race of 31 miles. That should get me ready for my upcoming 24 hour run.

Do you run on Friday? I think that a lot of people take Friday off because they are going to go out with friends or family, they have a race on Saturday, there aren’t many groups that want to run on Friday, or any mixture of those reasons.

I think that it’s one of the best days for me to run. I do enjoy going out with friends on Friday night, but I am able to take off from work a little earlier. This gives me enough time that I am able to go on a speed workout. Since I’m going out, I will be taking a shower regardless, so I might as well get a workout.

Are you as convinced that Friday is a good day to run?