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There are two races that I try to run every year:
• Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 8k. Last week I mentioned that this year was my 14th year running this race. This race is unofficially the beginning of racing season. I love the distance – there aren’t that many races of that distance. It is one big party afterwards. I will confess that the past couple of years I haven’t participated in the afterparty. The reason is that I am usually tired and very cold afterwards. I do not want to stick around in the cold weather. My PR is 48:38 from 2014.
• Elmhurst 4 on the 4th of July. I can’t remember how I found out about this race. Besides a different race I did in 2008, this is the only one I’ve done that is 4 miles. My first time running this race was in 2013. I’ve run it every year since then except for 2020 (we all know why) and 2021. My PR is 39:39 from 2014. July 4th is a very special day for me because it was the day I emigrated to this country with my family. We’ve been here since 1978.
Did you watch the Boston Marathon yesterday? I was still at home when it started so I was able to watch the beginning. We then left for my mom’s doctor appointment. Then we were in the parking lot when the men finished and then on the way home when the women finished. 🙂 No matter what, I will always root for Des!
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Ah, yes, you had your mum’s doctor’s appointment yesterday. So glad you were able to watch a part of the Boston Marathon!
I’ve never run an 8k! It does sound like a very nice distance.
I don’t have a favourite race that I do every year – but I do have some bucket list races. Boston being one of them!
8k is a nice distance and something different too.
Those seem like fun races. If I lived in Chicago I’d want to run them.
I was working but rooting for Des.
I run our local 5k. Freihofer’s run.
I read your post. Sounds like a fabulous race too!
It’s great to have a slew of races that keep us coming back to very year! I have several myself, and I look forward to the familiarity of the race course & trying to better my finish times. It’s crazy how the same route can give one such different race results, often due to the changes in race day weather.
Absolutely. The weather and the training make a huge difference. I knew this year I wasn’t going to do well but I didn’t care. I just wanted to have fun. Let’s see how I do for the July 4th race.
I absolutely run several of the same races every year- sometimes it’s because I really like them,and sometimes it’s because they are convenient. Either way, these are two great ones.
I did watch some of the Boston Marathon. Des was amazing and I loved seeing her with Sara and Emma!
I loved it when they were hugged and high-fiving the crowd.
I love having a few favorite local races to run every year. You know the course and the logistics which makes everything less stressful
I agree.