Progress on "All the marathons and 1/2 marathons in Maryland"

[marathoner452]

To date, I have run:

B&A Trail 1/2 Marathon, March, 2005
Baltimore 1/2 Marathon, October 2004
Bachman Valley 1/2 Marathon, September 2004
Frederick Marathon, March 2003

My rules: for a race in Maryland to be counted as complete, I only need to run one event. For example, even though the Baltimore 1/2 Marathon is associated with a full marathon, I only needed to complete the one event to mark it as complete. On the other hand, I am perfectly free to run both events if I so choose, as there are just too many good events in Maryland to pass up!

Up next this year:

Frederick 2-person relay (essentially a 1/2 marathon, just the first 1/2 of a marathon with David Kemp, my running partner, running the other 1/2)
Baltimore 1/2 Marathon (though I'm still vaguely debating running the full, I'm not sure if I want to put myself through 26.2 miles of those hills! Plus, running the full at Baltimore might jeopardize my chances at my goal race for the fall...)
The NCR Trail Marathon (otherwise known as my first marathon in over 2 years! Also, a new Maryland race to add to my collection, 'cause even though I've volunteered there twice and run on the NCR Trail bunches of times, I've never run the race.)

Other races left to run:

BRRC NCR 1/2 Marathon
George Washington Birthday Marathon
Ocean City Marathon
Marathon in the Parks (if they find a new sponsor)
Greenway Trail Marathon (if I ever feel up to it!)

And geez, I know there are more but I'm all tired out right now and I don't feel like looking for them. After 13.1 8:47 miles and a wake-up call at 5 this morning, I'm off to bed!

~Bethany

Comments

[avehoward.livejournal.com]

I forgot to say this to your post earlier but great job with your Half Mary!


How did the hamstring hold up?

[marathoner452.livejournal.com]

I'll reply more in-depth after a good night's sleep, suffice to say that my legs are really stiff right now and my right hip tightened up pretty badly in the last 3 miles. I hope I didn't injure it or do any serious damage. That tight hip (probably caused by tight hams) cost me at least a minute in the last few miles.
Okay, off to bed with me. And thanks for asking about my race.

~Bethany