2013 Running Schedule and Goals

It's that time of the year for New Year's Resolutions. Here is a list of races I'm considering running this year. Be sure to follow my blog all season to see how I am performing. 2012 running goals

February:
2/16/13 - Chili Bowl Classic 5K - Cleveland

March:
3/16/13 - St. Malachi Run - 5 mile race
3/23/13 - Strongsville Super Saturday 5K Run

April:
4/28/13 - Glass City Marathon - Toledo

May:
5/19/13 - Cleveland 10K - registered

June:
6/8/13 - Dean DePiero 5k, Parma

July:
7/6/13 - Run for the Pierogies, Parma – 5k
7/20/13 - Winking Lizard "A Shot in the Dark"

August:
8/3/13 - Cleveland Clinic 5K Run

September:
9/8/13 - River Run Half Marathon
9/21/13 - Cleveland Race for the Cure, 5k race
9/28/13 - Akron Marathon

October:
10/12/13 – Monster Mutt Dash, Berea – 5k
10/13/13 - Towpath Marathon
10/20/13 - Columbus Marathon

November:
11/28/13 - Cleveland Turkey Trot
11/30/13 - Pigskin Classic

December:
12/7/13 - Reindeer Run, Lakewood – 5k

Training for St. Malachi has already started. I hope to break 45 minutes. My 5k and 10k goals this season are to break 27 and 55 minutes respectively.

Cleveland 10K race, 2012

Ran the 2012 Cleveland 10k race earlier today. Official time was 59:28 (59 seconds slower than last year). Below are some of the memories of the event.

Moments away from the start of the race.

2012 Running Schedule and Goals

Most of you know I took up running and exercising around the same time I started this blog. Today I’m laying out all the races I’m targeting in 2012. The Cleveland race is a definite – the others are races I may or may not run depending on running partners. Be sure to follow my blog all season to see how I am performing.

March:
3/10/12 - St. Malachi Run - 5 mile road race
3/17/12 - Strongsville Super Saturday 5K Run

April:
4/14/12 - Run for your Life, Berea – 5k

May:
5/20/12 - Cleveland 10K

June:
6/23/12 - Dean DePiero 5k, Parma

July:
7/7/12 - Run for the Pierogies, Parma – 5k

August:
8/4/12 - Cleveland Clinic 5K Run

September:
9/15/12 - Cleveland Race for the Cure, 5k race
9/29/12 - Akron Marathon, team relay event

October:
10/13/12 – Monster Mutt Dash, Berea – 5k

November:
11/22/12- Cleveland Turkey Trot

Training for St. Malachi has already started. I hope to break 48 minutes. My 5k and 10k goals this season are to break 27 and 55 minutes respectively. Keep your fingers crossed.

Cleveland 10K race, 2011

Ran the 2011 Cleveland 10k race earlier today which marks my first ever race of that distance. Official time was 58:29 (91 seconds under goal). Below are some of the memories of the event.


Joel Peebles and Andrew Gerber getting psyched up for the race in front of the Great Lakes Science Museum.