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Put a Run in Her Stocking–Race Entries make great gifts!

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by Monica on December 12, 2009

My kids have a Christmas list deadline–Santa can’t deal with any last minute requests.    So this year they requested I do the same.   I really can’t think of anything as great as being able to run injury free.  So that’s what I am asking/wishing/hoping for Christmas and in the new year (besides the obvious…healthy family, a little extra income and world peace).  It would be a beautiful thing to run an entire race without pain.  Some LDFs and I braved the sub-freezing temps this morning for my first 9 miler in a very long time.   I am a happy girl because of minimal soreness and have a renewed hope for the new year of racing.  So I asked my husband to give me a run in my stocking this year… 

Now the task of deciding which race to choose.  I figure I will have to take it in the form of an I OWE YOU so I can monitor my progress back to more mileage.  If all goes well, a summer marathon sounds nice.  I would love to try one of the ZOOMA Women’s Races and the 13 Cape or Ragnor Relays.  And yes, an international race is on my life list.

Some possibilities that have crossed my mind:

I would like to try the west coast…

San Francisco, Seattle or LA all sound intriguing.  The Malibu Marathon boasts that it passes Brad Pitts’ house and ends next to a Starbucks on the beach (ok–that sounds fun!).

Doing all Five in the  World Marathon Majors Series would be an awesome feat.  I have two down, three to go…Chicago 2010?…the problem is they are all in the fall. 

A marathon in another country is on the life list…

A destination marathon like Paris, Rome or Barcelona sounds so fantastic…the after race meal/wine would be worth 26.2.

The Big Five in South Africa or any of the Adventure Marathons (except maybe that Polar Circle one…brrr)

And then of course I would like to do Boston one more time…

So many marathons so little time…any recommendations for a girl who likes a big race?

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More Half Marathon and Zooma…running girls night out?

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by Monica on February 11, 2009

Last year my college friends and I (after a couple of nights in the hotel bar–I did say college friends) walked the More Half Marathon in NYC wearing our St. Mary’s College of California T-shirts.  It was a great way to spend a few (detox) hours with the girls in Central Park…well actually, with about six thousand over 40 year old girls.  I love this race and have done it in some form for the last 3 years (I liked running it best).  I love how these woman don’t throw their Gatorade at you as you run by (they actually put it in the trash cans).  I love the expo that is so inexpensive (race fee $20) and gives the best freebies ever.  I love how the women running greats are there to greet you at the expo and the finish (took a picture with Katherine Switzer and Greta Waitz).  I don’t think I would ever run the full marathon here (six times around the park, dodging walkers–brutal), but highly recommed the half.   Great girl power energy! (takes place on April 26, 2009)

And for those of you who would enjoy that, see this…

There is another new girl power race sponsor making it’s way to us woman runners called Zooma.  The site offering looks similiar to the More half.  A half marathon (or in some cases a 10k) followed by a “girls night out” party/expo.  Sounds like a great thing to try with the “long distance” friends.

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