I’m thinking about making 2014 the “Year of the Marathon-a-Month” (aka “Marathon Book Tour 2014”). That would be a nice little challenge; not much, maybe, compared to the recent spate of marathon-a-week runners, but enough for my tastes. I might even get around to registering as a Marathon Maniac.
It’s NEVER too soon to start planning these things, so today I put together a spreadsheet with some possible races. The criteria:
- One marathon in each month
- Keep travel expenses low by picking marathons near where we live (eastern Massachusetts) when possible
- In April, running Boston is a given
- Avoid mega-marathons wherever possible
Travel expenses are the biggest potential hurdle. The preliminary list I came up with doesn’t have many options for March, August, or December. I’d love to get your suggestions for those months in the comments!
Why not just run the distance on courses that you come up with and use a garmin? Who cares if others dont approve of them as being “official” and who needs more t-shirts and expensive medals. Lets get back to running for the love of the RUN!
Then I’ve already done more than one a month. And how DARE you say this is about what other people think! 🙂
Ray, you probably have these links all ready but on my blog I have a listing of sites to find races. runningintheusa.com has 868 marathons listed for 2013. hope that helps.