Fit Fun Mom

Next up: Nothing on the calendar but I love being on a training plan so I am definitely contemplating what’s next.

Bucket List (dates for races are approximate and change each year):

Raise funds through running a race (iCureMelanoma 5K)
Run the Boston Marathon (qualified in Aug. 2014 but didn’t make the -1:02 cutoff for 2015; qualified by -8:02 for 2016 at the 2015 Phoenix Marathon)
Run the Big Sur Marathon (~April 27)
Run a big name race like the LA Marathon (~March 9), Chicago (~Oct. 12) or New York (~Nov. 2)
Run a race in another country and on another continent (marathons in London ~April 13, Rome ~March 23, Vancouver ~April 12)?
Volunteer at a race – Girls on the Go Los Angeles Sept. 20, 2015
Run a relay race (looking forward to the Napa Valley Ragnar Relay!)
Improve my swim start for future triathlons
Ride a century bike ride like the Los Angeles River Ride (~June 22), Bike MS Bay to Bay (~October) or Bike MS Coastal Challenge (~October)
Run a trail half marathon – Griffith Park Marathon & Half (~March 5, ~Nov. 21)
Run a trail marathon – Catalina Island Marathon (~March 16) or Griffith Park Marathon (~March 5)
Do an ultramarathon – Chino Hills 50K (~Nov. 21)

50 States Marathon Bucket List (I would love suggestions — leave a comment!)

3 States Completed: Arizona, California, and Massachusetts.

Alabama
Alaska – King Salmon Marathon (~July 16)
State #2 Arizona – Phoenix Marathon 2015 (#5, BQ 2016)
Arkansas
State #1 California – Santa Barbara 2012 (#1), Mountains2Beach 2013 (#2), Long Beach 2013 (#3), Santa Rosa 2014 (#4, BQ 2015), REVEL Canyon City (#6 BQ 2017), Death Valley Marathon (#8)
Colorado – Colorado Marathon (~ May 3)
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii – Kauai Marathon (~ Sept. 6)
Idaho – Couer d’Alene Marathon (~May 29); Hayden Lake Marathon (~Oct. 17, not a Boston qualifier course)
Illinois – Chicago Marathon (~ Oct. 12)
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
State #3 – Massachusetts – Boston Marathon (2016, Marathon #7)
Michigan – Charlevoix Marathon (~June 25)
Minnesota – Twin Cities Marathon (~ Oct. 4)
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana – Missoula Marathon – (~June 24)
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire – Loco Marathon (~Oct. 23); NH Marathon (~Oct. 1)
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York – NYC Marathon (~ Nov. 2), Hamptons Marathon (~Oct. 1)
North Carolina
North Dakota – Fargo Marathon (~May 21)
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon – Eugene Marathon (~ May 5) or Columbia Gorge Marathon (not a Boston Qualifier certified race) (~ Oct. 24)
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island – Providence Marathon (~May 1)
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah – Ogden Marathon (~ May 16); Big Cottonwood Marathon (~Sept. 12); St. George Marathon (~Oct. 1)
Vermont
Virginia
Washington – Tacoma City Marathon (~May 1)
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming – Jackson Hole Marathon (~Sept. 3)