I have no races on the schedule.
Zero, zilch, nada, none!
And quite frankly, I’m starting to feel lost.
When I finished the Pittsburgh half marathon at the beginning of May, I could not wait to be off of a training plan. I was sick of it! Sick of being a slave to a training plan!
My goal after the race, to enjoying running and have F.U.N.! The truth, I’m not even motivated to run, not even three miles. I’m going to blame the weather as part of the reason why…too rainy or too hot. Of course, I could always run on the TM, but no thank you.
Now, I will give myself some credit, I have been cross training. I’ve been doing BODYPUMP, BODYFLOW, CXWORX, and yoga. And I’ve enjoyed them! I’ve really missed CXWORX and I’ve enjoyed the yoga classes immensely.
But this running funk needs to change. What I love is there are plenty of local races in my area to keep me on my toes! We have two summer series that have piqued my interest. The first one is the WellSpan Summer Series. It offers a 1/2 marathon, several 5k races, a 10k, and a 10 miler. I’m actually eyeballing the 10k and the 10 miler. Matt ran the 10 miler a few years back while I unofficially ran a section of the race as a training run with my BRF, Holly. The funny thing is it looked like we were leading the race even though we weren’t in the race. Heck, we weren’t even wearing race bibs! When we got close to the finish line we hopped off the course and wrapped up our training run.
Another series that is local that I wish I could do is the Shoe House 5 miler series. There are three 5 mile races in this series. Somehow the idea of racing 5 miles has become appealing to me. It seems to be the “just right” mileage, not too much and not too little. Just enough to challenge me but not kick.my.butt! While this series is in my back yard and cheap, the bummer is I have plans on all the race days in the series. Oh well, maybe next year!
And then there is the fall! To race or not to race and where??? The Baltimore Running Festival in October is close enough to be considered local. It’s about a 50 minute drive from my house and we don’t need to stay over night. The full marathon has been calling my name, but I just don’t know if I can commit to a marathon training plan. Perhaps the half marathon then?
Some other races I’ve been thinking about are:
Hershey Half Marathon 2016: Hershey, PA (local)
Steamtown Marathon 2016: Scranton, PA (as recommended by my BRF)
York Marathon 2017: York, PA (local, literally in my back yard)
Pittsburgh Marathon 2017: Pittsburgh, PA (this is a definite, just not sure on the milage)
So it looks like I have lots of options! If you have run any of these races or are interested in any of them, let me know! Maybe you can help me decide what’s next!
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You sound like me. After my marathon I just was not motivated to run. I think perhaps I was exhausted from racing an traveling. I have found new motivation in training for some local 5K’s. It gives me something to work for but is not overly taxing!
I know how you feel about being in a funk after a big race. I felt that way back in April, which made April and May pretty low mileage months for me despite a few races. I’m really looking forward to turning things around this June. The 5 miler sounds like a lot of fun!
This Maryland gal says yes, you must try the Baltimore Running Festival! Both the half and full are amazing – the course is challenging, but there’s fantastic support, tons of cheering spectators, and finishing at Camden Yards is fantastic … especially for this O’s lover. I’ve heard great things about the Hershey Half but since it’s the day after Baltimore, I never make it. One of these days!