A few months ago I got after my roommates for wanting to take the bus home 6 blocks so we could start off our evening. I made them walk home (it was cruel...it is Chicago in winter) so we would "earn our wine".
In that spirit - and since I am a lifetime lover of wine - I kicked my running into gear by signing up for a lot of races this year. The hope is that if I'm constantly training for an upcoming race, I'm also constantly earning wine. Which is amazing because there are so many wine Groupons here that we don't get in Tennessee because of lame liquor laws (I can also buy wine on Sunday...at Walgreens) like a pay $25 for $75 worth of wine online. I'll take two.
It's also starting to warm up here which is really getting me excited about running. I am a huge fan of running in 35-40 degree weather (probably my favorite, actually) but I seem to be faster when it's warmer. My goal is to run 10 races this calendar year but I'm going a little bonkers with signing up so I may be talked into more.
Thus far I've signed up for the:
Shamrock Shuffle 8K - March 25
Lakefront 10 Miler - April 28
Chase Corporate Challenge - May 24 (I'm told it was freezing for this race last year...in MAY. Ugh)
Soldier Field 10 Miler - May 26
Chicago 13.1 Marathon - June 9
Rock and Roll Half Marathon - July 22 (I'm running this with all my roommates...very excited)
Beach Dash 5K - July 28 (think Warrior Dash on Lake Michigan...again, with the roommates)
Champions Run 10K - August 11
The Chicago Half - September 9
Firefly Run 10K - September 15 (running with my sister - her first race since Annabelle!)
tentative Music City Half - October 11
I'm hoping to throw a few 5Ks in there as well. As you can see, there is a lot of wine drinking in the forecast. If anyone is running a race in Nashville (I'm thinking about including the Music City Half if it works out logistically with Mark) or elsewhere, please message me and let me know! Also, if you want to come up here and join for any of these, you can crash here. (Kim....you just ran a half so time for another)
