Looking Ahead

Many of my running friends have their race calendars set for 2015.

I am either not as dedicated or organized as they are.

Right now, I have my Steve 50 Fun Run in March.

Then I have my annual June race, Storm the Dam Trail Run in El Dorado, Kansas.  I ran this race it's inaugural year 2009, as a half marathon.  I have ran it every year since, the last two years have been marathons.  It's not an especially scenic or even fun race, but it's one of my favorites.  A marathon is a fairly easy distance when you are used to 50 and 100 miles, it's home, and the fun of running it every year it's been in existence keeps me going back.

I will most likely run some shorter races with my wife throughout the year.

But the biggie, I have thrown my name in the lottery for Cascade Crest 100 in Seattle the last weekend in August.  The lottery is February 14, and then they waitlist 50 people.  We have family there, so we are planning to go regardless.   If I don't get to run this year, I'll volunteer to make my chances better for 2016.

The beginning of October I ran the Heartland 100 for the third year.  It was a good time, as it always is.  My buddy Elden.

My friends Marquis and Harpreet came out to run through the night with me.

The end of October I ran a once in a lifetime race, my wife and I traveled to Niagara Falls and ran the Niagara Falls International Marathon.  Starting line was in Buffalo, New York and the finish line was at the Falls in Niagara Falls, Canada.  The course was five miles through historic Buffalo, past Fort Erie and then 21 miles next to the Niagara River.  It was a beautiful course, cool and windy, but a truly great experience.

I ran the Turkey Trot here in Wichita, 10 miles.  One of my favorite race pictures.