2011 race commitments already!

Yesterday, I signed up for three half mary's for 2011.  The first is the CF Rocks Half Marathon that is in March.  It is their inaugural race so I am excited to be one of the first runners to run this.  It takes place on an island called Grosse Ile in Michigan just south of Detroit.  It will have fantastic views of Canada and Detroit off the Detroit River and should be a great race.  Early sign up is only $35 - an excellent bargain for a half marathon.  If anyone is close, I would recommend it.  Actually, the organizer, Emily Schaller was in September 2010 Runner's World.

The second race I signed up for was the Let's Move Festival of Races Half Marathon.  This is another inaugural event in Mt. Clemens.  I'm excited about this one because I worked in Mt. Clemens so I know the area well.  It should be a great run since much if it is near the river so the views should be great.  Early sign up was only $40 - another great bargain for a half marathon.

The third race I signed up for was the Detroit Free Press Half Marathon.  Since I did the relay last year, I know part of the course but I really want to run over the bridge so I'm excited to run this race as well.  It should be a really fun race.  It's not until October but signing up early gets you in for only $45 which is great!  While it's $10 more than the CF half, I can't even imagine the logistics to close an international bridge and tunnel, can you?

The other race I am committed to is the Bayshore Marathon but most of you already knew that.  I can't wait for this one since it's my first full.  I had to sign up for this in December just to get in.

You can see the rest of the races I plan on doing so far in 2011 on my Dailymile race widget.

Today, 6 miles was on the schedule and that's exactly what I completed.  I can say that I already miss the warm weather.  It was a cold 32 degrees(with a wind chill in the teens-stupid wind)out but this is what we expect in Michigan.  You never know what you are going to get from day to day.

I'm also still in the process of reading Extreme Running.  So far it's very interesting.  It has a great explanation of each of the races in detail.  I still have not read one that I'd be willing to run - there are some seriously crazy people doing these races.  Who thinks up this shit?  The only bad comment I have right now is the print is very small.  I know it's a small book but jeez, I'm not that old and it's hard for me to read.

What about you?  Have you committed to any races yet for 2011?

Have a great day and......Keep running!