Just When I thought It Was Over.....

I sign up for another race! I was looking forward to a 2 month break from races, but I just had to run in the LA County Half Marathon. It's the inaugural year so along with the Pasadena and Malibu Marathons I'll be a legacy. No, nothing fancy comes with it, but in 10 years I can look back and say "yeah, I was at the first one", and that in itself is awesome.

As for the "weight loss" it's so slow going. Now I put it in quotes because I've lost a whole 5lbs in 10 weeks, but I've lost a total of 12 inches all over and 2 sizes. It's baffling, but whatever. I managed to win my age group at my local Turkey Trot on Nov 14th and the next day participated in the Malibu Half Marathon and on Monday had no pain at all. For me, that's the greatest accomplishment.

As I go into my next year of racing, which apparently begins this Sunday, Dec13th, I am looking to accomplish some amazing goals that make me question my sanity. If I'm going to see it to the finish line I need to step up my training and dedication....even if that means running in 35 degree temps. So ladies and gentelmen, without further delay, the insane race schedule for 2010:

Dec13 - LA County Half Marathon
Jan 10 - LA 13.1 Half Marathon
Feb 7 - Surf City Half Marathon
Feb 21 - Pasadena Half Marathon
March 20 - LA Marathon 5k at Dodger Stadium
March 21 - LA Marathon
March 27 - CA 70.3 Half Ironman
June - LB Wrigley River RUn
July 25 - SF Half Marathon (2nd Half)
Sept 5 - Disneyland Half Marathon
Oct 10 - Long Beach Bike Tour followed by the Half Marathon
Nov 6 - Solvange Prelude Half Century Ride
Nov 13 - San Gabriel Turkey Trot
Nov 14 - Malibu Half Marathon
Thanksgiving Day - La Canada Turkey Trot