Today is the day to research which race I want to run. This was kind of exciting. I want to run in a city I have never been to. I don't want to have to travel to far. It could either be near Nashville or Davenport. The dates and choices were:
Cincinatti - May 2
Missouri Race - May 15
Traverse City, Michigan - May 29
Rockford, IL - May 16
Madison, WI - May 30
Rochester, MN - May 30
Stillwater, MN - May 30
South Bend, IL - June 5
Minneapolis, MN - June 6
After looking at all the scenrios I decided that the Madison, WI. It was only 3 hours from Davenport, IA. We could as a family head off to Iowa to help Brenda out with David. I could disappear on Saturday to the expo and get my number and then run with Sunday. I could then drive back to Davenport Sunday afternoon. If things are going well maybe Heather and the boys can come up with me. The Madison Marathon has a limit the number of runners. They only allow about 8,000 runners compared to the Country Music Marathon 32,000 runners. It might be nice to be able to run when it is not so crowded.
I officially registered with the Madison Marathon. I am now officially registered to run in Madison, WI. I have never been to Madison, WI and look foward to it. Also, I needed to get a hotel room for Saturday night. I found a room at the Crowne Plaza about 6 miles from the starting line. I reserved a double bed room in case anyone comes up to watch me run. Hopefully, Heather and boys will be able to come. If they can't that is fine as well. Some things are more important. The main part is that I will finish.
I now need to change my posting to prepare for the Madison Marathon! Now one month until the race. Time to take a step back.
10 years ago
