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My husband Bill and I have been planning for several years to return to our old stomping ground in Utah, and have decided that 2018 is the year we’re going to finally make the trip. We’ll fly into Salt Lake City, head north to Wyoming for a few days to revisit both Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons where we spent our honeymoon so many years ago. We’ll time it so I can run the Grand Teton Half Marathon before we head back south to explore the National Parks in Southern Utah.
On my radar, but not officially on my racing calendar, is the Utah Valley Half Marathon on June 9th. Perhaps we can plan two days in Provo on our drive back north to SLC after our Southern Utah excursion and I can run the race the day before flying back home. Our itinerary is still up in the air, but that could be a possibility!
June 2 – Grand Tetons Half Marathon – Jackson, WY
June 9 – Utah Valley Half Marathon – Provo Canyon, UT (only on my radar at this point)
July 4 – Firecracker 5K – Reston Town Center, Reston, VA
November 22 – Ashburn Farm Thanksgiving Day 5K – Crossroads UMC, Ashburn, VA
- Questions:
- How far in advance do you plan your racing calendar?
- Have you started looking at your 2018 race schedule?
- Are you running any of the races I have on my schedule?
Hope to see you at a race!
I currently have races planned out all the way until November. I like to plan my races early so that I know what I’ll be training for, etc.
I only have one race scheduled this winter and that is the Shamrock Marathon in March. I really hope that I can finally obtain that marathon PR I have wanted for over a year!
I hope you get that marathon PR in March!
I have a few races and tri races on the calendar already. Excited to be running Cherry Blossom again this year and the 10K this weekend
Have fun on Saturday! Sorry I won’t be there, but I’m excited to see my kids and meet my new granddog this weekend! 😀
Your trip sounds amazing! I ran the Utah Valley Half last year and highly recommend it. My race schedule is spotty but filling in nicely. Still haven’t picked a fall marathon though.
I’m really looking forward to our trip and my race/races! Last year I was in Chicago for my son’s graduation from Booth when you were running Utah Valley. I was so bummed it didn’t work out last year for me to run that race with my blogging friends.
Just added mine. Happy training!!
Thanks, I’ll check it out!
Utah is so beautiful! I would love to run the Utah Valley Half at some point. I’ve got a few races planned but the fall is still a work in progress. Thanks for the link-up!
My husband and I lived in Utah the first two years we were married and I haven’t been back since, so I’m really looking forward to our trip!
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What a fun idea. I think I linked back right, but this is my first time so please let me know if I didn’t.
I have Jan-May signed up for, June planned but races not yet available. Unclear if I’m racing in July or August yet. There’s one I did last year though that moved to July. I loved it, so might if it isn’t miserable out.
We’re happy to have you join in on the Race Linkup fun, and yes, you did link back correctly. Thanks for joining us!