Taking it Easy and Dreaming About the Next Race
Last night I took the night off from training and tried to catch up on some odd jobs around the house. As I puttered around my workshop assembling a new display case for my John Deere collection I of course contemplated my race schedule for the rest of the year.
The next big race is the Baden Marathon in nearby Karlsruhe on September 21st. This is the big race for the year for most of the folks in my running club. Currently 23 people are signed up, the most for the half-marathon. We are all meeting at a local restaurant after the race, it should be fun.
I am also looking at several shorter races including a 10K and a half-marathon, I only have to decide which ones as there are several alternatives.
What I am really hungry for is another ultra, but the events remaining this year all require an overnight stay. I thought about trying to find one during my vacation in the USA in October, but my wife is less than understanding, so I am not pushing it.
I have a couple 10K and a half-marathon on the calendar for November and December, but these will be more spur-of-the-moment decisions. So it is looking like the Baden Marathon will be my last long race of the year, I am looking forward to it.
I have lots of ideas for next year, including my first 100K race, but I have to wait and see how busy work and life will be before I unravel these plans.