When I saw that this week’s #FridayFive link-up topic was Fall Races, I was tempted to skip posting. Racing has been such a moving target for me, between injury and conflicts with my family schedule, that I’m almost hesitant to count any race as a sure thing at this point. But, if you’ve been around here for a bit then you also know how much I love a fall race….so here’s what I’m hoping for at the moment.
1) #StripAtNight
This is my one and only definite race…well it’s actually two because I’ll be doing the Remix Challenge (5K and Half). My husband and brother are running with me, and I just saw friends yesterday who confirmed they’re in! I’ve been waiting all year to get to a Rock ‘n’ Roll race as part of the Rock’n’Blog team – and, well c’mon it’s Vegas! And, speaking of the Rock’n’Blog team, we were just given special codes for a Vegas discount – use code RUNATTITUDE015LV and you can do either the half or the full for $145!
2) Still Rockin’ — Staying with the Rock ‘n’ Roll theme for a minute, I’m still hoping to get to RnR Philly at the end of October, but family conflicts are starting to crop up from all sides…keep my fingers crossed. But, if schedules don’t work, then I’ll be looking at finishing up my 3-race Tour Pass by heading to San Antonio for #RnRSA the first week of December.
3) Tufts 10K for Women is one of my favorite Boston races. It’s always held on Columbus Day, which means it could potentially come in conflict with the boys’ sports schedules/tournaments – it’s happened before, but if I’m free this is always a great race!
4) Canton Fall Classic is another local favorite – I usually run the 5K and my husband J runs the 10K. My son is thinking about running it this year…so once again as long as schedules don’t collide, this could be a family race.
5) Jingle Bell Run — OK this one may technically be a “winter” race as some years it falls on the weekend before Christmas. As you can see from the picture of my brother and I on race morning, this one’s all for the costumes and post-race beer fest. (And, yes that is a giant ball of mistletoe on his hat!) 🙂
Do you find your race schedule is pretty well set or is it a moving target?
(As part of the Rock’n’Blog team, I receive a 3-race Tour Pass. If you want to add a RnR race to your fall schedule, don’t forget to use my code on my sidebar for a discount (or the code above for Vegas!)
I’m linking up with Courtney, Mar, and Cynthia – be sure to stop by to check out where they’ll be racing this fall!
I kind of miss having races to look forward to, but I’m on a mission to find out more about the Shenzhen Women’s Half here in China 🙂
I would love to run Vegas at night! Looks like it will be super fun!
AmyC recently posted…Friday Fun: Yoga, Chiropractor, and a PB
I miss seeing you at races Amy 🙂 I can’t wait to hear more about the Shenzhen half!
Mine is usually set in stone but my foot had other plans! San Antonio would be fun too!
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Hopefully your foot will let you get back to racing soon!
I have once set in place…then I keep on adding more! Schedule def has changed since Jan 1, 2015 🙂
Jennifer recently posted…Friday Five – Reasons to Run the Annapolis Running Classic
I’m learning to accept that with the boys ever crazy schedules that I may need to be flexible for the next couple of years.
I hope you’re at RnR Philly! I’m using my third Tour Pass on it even though it’s poorly timed with my triathlon schedule – I have this late-season triathlon in Florida in November. Hope to see you at something!
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Getting that 3rd race in has been a challenge for sure. Hopefully we’ll get to catch up!