I’ve considered doing the series for points (where you need to do seven of them), but since I’ll be out of town this year for both the Sun Run and the First Half, I likely won’t be able to do enough of the races. Not that I’d get any points in those, but they would count toward the seven. There are 15 races in the series but they are not all in the Vancouver area.

Absolutely, the idea of wearing a Value Village sweatshirt and tossing it when you warm up is often mentioned. And I could go to the Salvation Army or Goodwill shops since I can’t think of where the closest VV is to where I live. I think for most/all races, what is discarded gets picked up, washed, and donated to another charity.

Last time I was in VV looking for such a sweatshirt (or shirt), I was quite picky and didn’t come away with anything/cheap enough. Fortunately, NPY was at Victoria to hold on to my jacket when we started! I have resigned to wearing a garbage bag as the disposable 100% waterproof garb – maybe next time I’ll wear a “pretty” translucent blue recycling bag!!

The Timex series has a representation of 5K, 8K, 10K, and one half-marathon. In the comment section of this post I used the 2007 dates for reference and considered which races I might do. I didn’t rule out 5K, and shouldn’t, for I have never officially run 5K before. Partly, registration fees do not scale linearly down (they don’t scale linearly up, for sure) so I would only do the bare minimum and make them “worthwhile” 10K, maybe. (I’m mildly impressed yet also daunted by the bill I managed to rack up this year in registration and running-related costs.)

Heh, even though 10Ks are now “short races”, I still put myself through the pre-race anxiety because it’s a 55-minute-ish run. *Not sure* about doing that for a 27-minute 5K – there’s a whole different kind of training and racing strategy to that distance that I’m not yet planning to train for.

If it’s cold I often will wear a throw-away sweatshirt that I get at Value Village (or one that I don’t mind parting with. But the past couple years, these weren’t needed at the Sun Run.

Jennifer: I did indeed forget about H2H and have adjusted my list accordingly!

The crowds at the Sun Run don’t bother me nor affect my time – but sometimes waiting in the cold makes me swear I won’t do it again the following year! :P

I’m volunteering for the half-clinic (if they will have me) because my longest-distance race in the first half of the year will be a half-marathon. I’m entirely certain that I won’t train for a full marathon in spring ’08 so I wouldn’t pace the marathon clinic and do their training distances *for fun*. :-)

The Sun Run is my favorite race of all times and one where I always post my best time of the year. But I also love the HBC Canada Day 10K.

You’re volunteering in the half-marahton clinic? For some reason I thought it was the marathon clinic. There aren’t a whole lot of perks, but it is fun. I’ll see you there.

I think its time.
Its time for you to start winning team awards and/or age group awards.

*DO* the RRS – and come in the top 3!! Only 7 races =)

Cheers,
H
p.s. do the E2E – its in early/mid June

And here I was, so proud of myself running a 4 mile race last weekend, my first in almost a year…I’m so not worthy (sob).