Have you ever signed up for a race via lottery? What about a race that was not close to where you lived? I have done it twice. The first one was the NYC Half Marathon. I had just completed
my first half marathon and when my friend said he was going to put his name in the lottery, I thought why the heck not.
So I did. This was in April. The race was in August. I got in. The next several months consisted of a steady decline in training, culminating in
a 90 degree, 2 hour and 14 minute, painful race. The view was spectacular. I think that is the only thing that got me through.
I should have learned my lesson. 5 months ahead of time is a little bit too far in the future for me, planning wise. Even though I am a planner. But I didn't learn. In December, I put my name in the lottery for the Cherry Blossom 10 mile race, which is in Washington DC. In April. I got in. In case you were wondering, I live in California.
So, now the race is about a week away. I contemplated saying, "forget about it" and staying home, but it just so happened that I had a couple extra flight miles, so I used them to get myself a ticket to DC, where I will run the race. I am also hoping to meet up with some
blogger friends for lunch, play tourist, look at the pretty flowers, see some family and to go back to a couple of the Smithsonian Museums that I haven't been to in a few years. All I can say is that there better be some cherry blossoms there or I am going to be really mad.
In the meantime, I decided to keep up my fitness by doing a few smaller and virtual races. In case you need a little motivation, some of these are a great way to get it, without having to pay for a race, travel or even leave your neighborhood!
Click on the thumbnails to go to the sites and sign up!![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tIYcqrAPa943THv1T9CnvMX2b6Fkp5z4u1BBpeaW45a_huqYI9ODS9YwcCUw2TnkdJQ1TxgRh3lUzBS9Eei2s67oEl6bzn4kdPWhWN92IRFpxMoispgq4QLNxzJQ=s0-d) |
March 10: 10k -- time: 47:28 |
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March 20: 10k -- time: 54:47 / 8:50/mi (goes until March 25th) |
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10k -- March 19 - 30 |
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5k -- March 24 |
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5k/ 10k/ Half Marathon -- April 1 - 8 |
Have you ever been to Washington DC? Have you ever signed up for a race but not ran it or not trained enough? Are you signed up for any of the above virtual races?
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