I started putting together my racing schedule last week. I will be wearing my Oiselle singlet soon again. I didn't plan out my entire year, but I did plan out my schedule through the end of April.
My season will start next week with a new 5K race in town. I have run plenty of races at this location (a local college). I'm pretty sure the course will be the same as the ones I have run in the past. The college has used two different courses for past races. Both of them are on city streets and both are nice. Whichever one they choose should be good. The only thing that could slow us racers down would be snow. I'm hoping the roads will be clear.
My racing schedule will include a new distance. I will be running in the Mad City 100K. The 100K is also the USATF National Championship, which I am a member of. I wanted to run this race in 2012, but it was canceled because they couldn't fit it in before the World Championship 100K. The organizers wanted to give the US athletes plenty of recovery time before the Worlds. Which is understandable.
What really excites me about this race is that is a road race. The course is all pavement or sidewalks. Half of the course is flat and the other half has gentle hills. I love road races. I love ultras that are run on the roads. There are not many out there. I'm really looking forward to running this race and I can't wait to do it.
Here is my race schedule for January-April. I'm need to decide soon if I want to run the Glass City Half Marathon a week after the Mad City 100K. So far I'm leaning towards running it.
January 19 - Pink Zone 5K - Adrian, MI
February 2 - Hot Chocolate Hustle 5K - Adrian, MI
February 9 - Frosty 5 Mile Trail Run - Adrian, MI
April 20 - Mad City 100K/USATF Championship - Madison, WI
*April 28 - Glass City Half Marathon - Toledo, OH
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