As I've said before, I'm not running as many races this year, and it appears that I'm not running a few of my mainstay races either. This year's
Wilma Rudolph 5K and 10K is giving way to the Kentucky
Warrior Dash on June 23. Yesterday I signed up for my marathon for this year, the
Southern Plunge Marathon in Winchester, TN on October 6. Today I also managed to snag a spot in the Murfreesboro
Middle Half half-marathon on October 13. That race sold out within hours of opening up. It is crazy that a Tennessee half-marathon sells out that fast, but it is a really good, flat, fast race. I'm also considering the Tennessee
Warrior Dash on September 22 and the 50K (that's 31.1 miles for the metrically challenged)
Nashville Ultra Marathon on November 3 for my birthday race. So while the number of races that I'm running has dropped, the one's that I've picked have a fairly high degree of difficulty attached to them.
On an endnote, I really am digging the obstacle course races. I just did the
Ridiculous Obstacle Course Race in San Diego, and I had a blast. I finished that in 29:08. Personally, I thought it was harder than the Warrior Dash that I did last year, but then again the difficulty may have been enhanced by my lack of sleep (only 2.5 hrs) and my slight hangover (which contributed to my lack of sleep). Still it was a fun race and I really enjoyed it. The fact that the volunteers got into it and tried to slow you down made it even more fun. It really added to the game show mentality of the race. Here are a few pics from the race:
After the foam bath, running towards the tube carry.
Riding the tube down the slide!
Gotta get back on my feet and into the race!
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