Tentative 2008 Race Calendar

These are the races that I am hoping to run in 2008, assuming all goes as planned (which it never quite does).

January 13	P.F. Chang's Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Half Marathon
April 26	Country Music Half Marathon
June 6-7	Madison Chicago 200 Relay
September 21	ING Philadelphia Distance Run
October 12	Bank of America Chicago Marathon
* Due to lack of interest, we couldn't field a team for Wild West Relay in August

Fun Running Routes

These are some of the routes that I really enjoy running.

• Gravelly Park to Iwo Jima out and back
  
• Arlington Loop that passes the Airport and Pentagon
  
• Tidal Basin loop
  
• Georgetown and National Mall
  
• East Potomac Park/Haines Point 5K
  

Cool Races I've Run

While I've run a bunch of races, these are the ones that really stand out as being cool or unique.

• Chicago Marathon: My first marathon!
• Philadelphia Distance Run: This has probably been my favorite race to date -- beautiful course, running with lots of friends, my parents being there, getting to see my sister run her very first half marathon the day before her 30th birthday. Couldn't have been more fun.
• Rock 'N' Roll Arizona Half Marathon: My first half marathon.
• Wild West Relay: In 2006, some friends and I completed the Wild West Relay. Check out our pics from the race.

Training Schedules

Some training schedules I've come across that have been helpful.

• Half Marathon Schedule: the schedule my sister used in DC Fit when she trained for her first half marathon
• Marathon Schedule: the schedule I used in DC Fit when I trained for my first marathon
• 50-Miler Schedule: a schedule I found in Runner's World magazine

Random Stuff

• The Official Blog of Back off Man, I'm a Scientist: This is the running blog of our team that ran the WWR in 2006. It continues to cover our athletic endeavors.