2012 race schedule revised

Sadly, I caught the flu this year.  After I had commented several times that "I haven't been sick in so long" it caught up with me.  I ended up having a 102 fever the day of the Bay Breeze 10k and could not participate.  I was extremely bummed to not come home with that cute squid medal and to participate in my first Brazen race.  This race has been added to my 2013 calendar.

Swag I didn't receive :(

After that I decided to re-evaluate my race calendar.  My main goal for this year was to complete the Beach Cities Challenge.  This was a good idea originally, but out of town races (even just from Norcal to Socal) turn out to be very pricey trips.  Sadly, the surf city and OC marathon were removed from my list.  I hope to do them someday. 

My new focus went to the completion of the California marathon series.  I was already signed up for two of the four required races, so I decided to sign up for the other two and earn my extra bling. The Oktoberun is an inaugural race and is sponsored by the company I work for, Zazzle, so this was a great addition.  I also added The Race to the End of Summer, which benefits the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.  Since I did my first marathon with Team in Training, this was special to me as well.  I will be presented with this extra medal at the Walnut Creek marathon, after completing the race.

I still have my fingers crossed for NYC this year, but since only 8% of those that apply for the lottery get in, I will try to not keep my hopes up.

My full race calendar: 2012 Race Calendar