Running Bucket List

As I read running blogs, I've noticed that a lot of people have bucket lists of future races they would like to someday run. Many people have the goal of running a race in all 50 states (that would be amazing). I don't know if that is a goal of mine, but as I search the internet for interesting races across the country, I have come up with a list of my own.

When I first started running, I only had the goal of running a Disney Half Marathon. It seemed like the ultimate (and only) reason to run that far. As I got more and more involved in running and began to enjoy it, I found myself always wanting to do "just one more"

In the past few years, I've run 7 half marathons. The first being when I was 18 years old, in Seattle...for High School gym class credit.

2000: Seattle Half Marathon
2014: Oakland Half Marathon, Rock N Roll Las Vegas Half Marathon
2015: Country Music Nashville Half Marathon, Disneyland Half Marathon, Rock N Roll Vancouver BC Half Marathon, Golden Gate Half Marathon

Clearly, 2015 was a big year. I often find myself looking into races in cities that I would like to visit....and then plan my vacation time around them. That's what happened with Nashville. A lot of times, like BC, I literally fly in and out to make it a quick weekend trip and it works out really well.

So, here are a list of the races that I'd like to one day do....I'm going to clearly need to earn a lot more hotel and flight points!!!

1. NYC Half Marathon
2. Disney World Princess Half Marathon (or a Walt Disney World Half) (January or February)
3. Miami Half Marathon (January)
4. Rock N Roll San Diego (May)
5. Run the Bluegrass (April)
6. Bird in Hand Half (Amish Themed!! In September)
7. Boston Half Marathon (In the Fall)
8. Chicago Half Marathon
9. NYRR Brooklyn Half Marathon (May)
10. Indy 500 Mini Marathon (May)
11. Kauai Half Marathon (September)

This list just seems to keep growing and growing. I'm okay with that. It's good to have goals right?

Speaking of goals, I secretly have finishing a marathon on my list. It would have to be a pretty big race (like the NYC Marathon) to get me to actually do it....but the idea is there.

I don't know who put it in my head.

But like most things, whoops, there it is.