with Erika @ MCM Mama Runs,
Marcia @ Marcia’s Healthy Slice
and Patty @ My no-guilt life!
This week’s topic is How Do You Choose Your Races?
I do run a lot of races but I do choose them carefully. In fact, this blog is really helpful because I can read a review of a past race in order to decide if I want to run it again. However, I do enjoy run new races each year, too.
So these are the things that influence my choice of race:
- Who else is running it.
Yes, I succumb to peer pressure. It’s more fun to run a race when you know someone else who is running it.
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- FRW – 2016
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- VCM Relay – 2016
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- 2016
- Distance
If there’s a 10k or a 15k around, I’ll run it because there aren’t that many. Most races around here are 5ks. Sometimes I choose a 5k because I want to work on speed. Sometimes I just want to have a short one so I can add on miles for a long training run.
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- Mastodon Challenge 15K – 1:36:10 – 2nd in AG (but prize for 1st)
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- Spring Run Off 10K
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- Troy Turkey Trot 10K
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- Stockeade-athon 15K
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- Great Pumpkin Challenge 10K
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- Fishy Frolic 10K
- The Course
I love a scenic course (especially with a water view). I don’t really like hills (but I do run them) I hate loops.
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- 2016
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- Sarasota, FL
- The Location
I like to stick to a 30 minute drive. In the summer, when there are so many choices, I often choose races that are north on the way to our boat.
- Free Stuff like Swag, Awards or Post-Race Food
Who doesn’t like free stuff or bling? And I am always hungry after a race.
Happy Running! How do you choose your races?
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I have to admit, peer pressure is a large part of how I choose races too 🙂 And I try to get a balance of favorites I run every year as well as new races.
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Peer pressure – that’s my #1 for choosing a race. My running buddies are the worst – er, I mean THE BEST, lol, at making sure we sign up for the same races. It definitely makes for fun times on race day, so I can’t complain.
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Yes. You do have the best running buddies.
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I am NOT always hungry after a race! It really depends. Often not hungry after a hot one (like yesterday) & have to force myself to eat. And then sometimes I’m starving after a short training run!
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I choose my races by bling and location! Racecations are the best!
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I agree. When are you coming east?
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We haven’t figured that one out yet. There’s a big possibility we’ll aim for Philadelphia in the fall next year, but you have so many states to tic off over there, it’s almost like we should double up, lol!
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I agree a 15K is one of my favorite distances, there are only a few here a year. I had to miss them the past few years due to the injury issues. I keep wondering if I ill ever run them again?? Still unknown right now. The one race I hope to run this fall is because it is close to home!
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