So, I have decided to make 2014 my year of Challenges! As I've gone through my training for the Shamrock Marathon, I started to realize how easy the shorter runs have become for me. So, I decided to add the Anthem 8K and do what J&A Racing calls the "Whale Challenge." With the Challenge, you do the Anthem 8K on Saturday and the Shamrock Marathon on Sunday. You get a medal for each individual race and a separate medal for completing the Whale Challenge.
So, in the spirit of challenging myself, I have decided to do as many of the race challenges as I can. I am currently signed up for three! The first will be the Whale Challenge. My next Challenge will be the Patriots Challenge as part of the Run for the Dream in Williamsburg, VA. This challenge includes an 8K on Saturday and a half marathon on Sunday. The third challenge will be the Shell Yeah Challenge as part of the Crawlin' Crab Half Marathon. For this challenge, you run a 5K on Saturday and a half marathon on Sunday. What challenges will you be doing this year? Sound off in the comments!
Excited to say that I officially have my first medal of 2014! I decided to try my first Virtual Race! I'm going to say that I'm a fan. I registered a few months ago knowing that I would be pretty far into marathon training and that a half marathon would be totally doable! I decided to do one through Mom's Run this Town. They are a great group and if they had a chapter where I live, I would totally join (as I am a Mom to my lovely cat Lynx). Registration was free and it was only $10 to order the medal. It came in the mail on Saturday and so I went out and did my 13.1 right then and there! Wasn't fast, but I got the miles under my feet and I'm feeling good for Shamrock!! Take a look at this awesome medal :)
