2014 Races

I stated my 2014 running goals in my last blog post, now it's time to list my planned races that will achieve those goals. Main goal is to reach 100 or more marathons/ultras by the end of this year. I'm at 89 and need 11 more. Plus, I need at least one fast marathon attempt to try for a Boston qualifying time (3:25 for me). Simple, eh?

Here are my 12 tentative races for the year (yellow highlight indicates PR attempts). All are marathons or ultras.

Race	Distance	Date	PR?	Ultra/marathon #
Riddle-Like Run	28	1/25/2014		90
KRR Fat Ass	28	2/15/2014		91
Land Btwn Lakes	26.2	3/8/2014		92
Clinton Lake	30	3/29/2014		93
St Louis Marathon	26.2	4/6/2014		94
Illinois Marathon	26.2	4/26/2014	pr	95
Kettle Moraine	62	6/7/2014	pr	96
Howl at Moon 8-hr	48	8/9/2014	pr	97
Evergreen Lake	34	9/14/2014		98
Farmdale	30	10/11/2014		99
McNotAgain	30	11/8/2014		100
Across the Years	Lots of miles!	12/31/2014	pr	101

If something goes wrong, I'll make adjustments. I'm currently targeting the Illinois Marathon on April 26 as my BQ attempt. If it goes poorly, then I'll add a fall marathon for another BQ try. In  addition to the marathon personal record, I'd like to set a new PR at the 100K distance (Kettle Moraine in June) and also at Howl at the Moon 8-Hour in August. And to close out the year, what's better than the "Across the Years" race (24hr-48hr-72hr-6 day events)? Not sure which event I'll select. The shortest is 24 hours and I'd knock off more than 100 miles in that time period! Maybe 6-days of running is the best way to celebrate my 100th ultra/marathon?