Last week’s topic was: Show us your year in bling!
Believe it or not, I did run 34 races this year (and only one was virtual).
Many more than during the pandemic years and I am very proud of each medal/bling that I received/earned.
Half Marathons:
- Fred Lebow Half Marathon (in NYC)
- Publix Florida Half Marathon
- Central Park Half Marathon (in NYC)
- Virtual NYC Half Marathon
- Helderberg to Hudson Half Marathon
- Steel Rail Half Marathon
- Run 4 the River Half Marathon
- Maine Half Marathon
- Upstate Classic Half Marathon
Other distances: (5k, 3.5m, 3.75m, 4m. 5.7m, 5.8m,10k, 15K, 10M)
- Winter Series #2 (3.75m)
- Electric City 5 Miler
- Shamrock Shuffle (5m)
- Shape 5.8M Loop (NYC)
- Delmar Dash (5m)
- Sasha’s Super Hero 5k
- Prospect Mountain Road Race
- Tropicool 5k (Naples, FL)
- CDPHP Workforce Team Challenge (3.5m)
- Miles on the Mohawk 10 miler
- Freihofer Run for Women 5k
- Valley Cats Father’s Day 5k
- Race to the Lakes 15k
- Firecracker 4
- Al Goldstein 5k (Brooklyn)
- Run for the Roses 5k
- Run 4 the River Half Marathon
- Malta 5k
- Barn to Bridge Fall Fest 5K
- Great Pumpkin Challenge 5k
- Summer Smith Memorial 5k
- Stockade-athon 15K
- Troy Turkey Trot 10k
- Ted Corbitt 15k (NYC)
- Winter Series #1
Most races around here if they are not half marathons do not give out medals.
Age Group Awards:
- Electric City 5 miler – 2nd
- Delmar Dash – 1st
- Sasha’s Super Hero 5k – 1st
- Prospect Mountain Road Race – 2nd
- Tropicool 5k – 2nd
- Valley Cats Father’s Day 5k – 2nd
- Race to the Lakes 15k – 2nd
- Firecracker 4 – 2nd
- Al Goldstein 5k – 1st
- Steel Rail Half Marathon – 1st
- Run for the Roses 5k – 1st
- Run 4 the River Half Marathon – 3rd
- Malta 5k – 3rd
- Great Pumpkin Challenge 5k – 2nd
- Summer Smith Memorial 5k – 1st
- Upstate Classic Half Marathon – 1st
- Troy Turkey Trot 10k – 3rd
My favorite awards, however, were not medals but usable items such as glasses, hat, gloves.
And remember, the older you are, the better your chance of winning in your age group. You don’t have to be fast to win. Sometimes, you just have to show up!
Happy Running! Did you run many races this year? What is your favorite bling from 2022? Please share.
Since today is Tuesday, I’m linking up with Zenaida and Kim (Kooky Runner).
with co-hosts Coach Debbie Runs, Confessions of a Mother Runner, Mile by Mile, Runs with Pugs, and Laura Norris Running.