It is that time of the year where my current racing schedule is coming to an end. My final race of the 2011 season will be on November 12. It is a 5K in town. I did have plans that day to drive to Toledo, Ohio to watch the Great Lakes Cross Country Championships that same morning. But I decided to save gas, parking fees and entrance fees to stay in town and run a final race.
Now that the current season is basically complete, it is time to start planning for 2012. As of now, I have a couple of races scheduled:
- Frosty Five 5 mile trail run, February 11, 2012 - Adrian, MI
- Umstead 50 mile, March 31, 2012 - Raleigh, NC
- Glass City Marathon, April 22, 2012 - Toledo, OH
- Tussey Mountainback 50 mile, October 21, 2012 - Boalsburg, PA
One race missing from the list is the Detroit Free Press Half Marathon. I wanted to run it again but it is the same day as Tussey Mountainback 50M. I've done Detroit four times already. As much as I love Detroit, I want to run this new race.
I'm sure once the first of the year rolls around, I'll be adding more races to the list. My plan is to not run as many 5Ks as I did this year. The reason is because I want to run more ultras in 2012. Something that may help me is that I found a list of qualifying runs for Western States 100. I doubt I will ever run a WS 100, but the list is extremely helpful. There are races on the list that I didn't even know about. Just more things to think about as I put together my 2012 racing schedule.
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