Race Entry Fees

I generally don't blink an eye at paying $30 or even $40 here and there for a 10K or $80-$85 for a half marathon, but the other day I went to register for San Diego's Rock-N-Roll Half Marathon and had serious race registration fee sticker shock...$125! Seriously?! Add in processing fees and we're talking $10 per mile. What do I get for that big entry fee? A shirt. A finisher's medal. A free beer at the finish. Am I really going to pay $10/mile to run? Probably. I thought that maybe since it's a TNT event, I would be able to take part of it as a charitable contribution on my tax return, but no go there. I contemplated just registering for the full marathon because the price per mile drops dramatically ($160 for the full so just about $6.11 per mile). In the end, I'm sure I'll register for the half and defer buying that new iPod for another month.

What a great run!

The Surf City half marathon turned out to be a great race for me! I set a personal record and didn't even really suffer all that much in the process. I wrote down all the things that I did to prepare (water, granola, gu, etc.) to make sure I can replicate the "morning of" as much as possible.

I'm pretty stoked and ready for another half!

I also ran with the running club again this week. I love these people!

Surf City, Here We Come!

Well, tomorrow is the Surf City Marathon. I'll be running in the half marathon race. The weather forecast is for sunny skies, mild breezes and good temps.

One other vendor I saw had some pretty funny t-shirts that caught my eye. I resisted buying one for now (goodness, the last thing I need is another t-shirt!), but they also have stickers and magnets, so I might have to pick up one of those.

I seriously contemplated buying a new iPod for the race tomorrow. I decided to get a hotel room near a shuttle instead. :( Besides, it's never a good idea to try out new equipment on race day. Maybe if I make my goal time, a new iPod will be my reward!

Surf City, Here I Come!

Stoked...My First Post

I got super stoked last night about running and thought I might blog about it a bit.

Last night, I went running with a club. It was awkward at first, but really fun. The experience left me feeling the same way I feel when I go to buy a new pair of running shoes. I walk into the store and get immediately stoked about running. I start thinking about races and times and places to go to race and check out this or that piece of clothing. Everyone I met last night is as stoked about running as I am. Running is who they are - it's what they do.

I felt incredibly energized just hanging out with them last night.

woohoo!