I've finally assembled my race calendar for 2011 and registered for all races. Spanning four official half-marathons, two 10k's, and one 5k covering 68.1 time-chipped miles. Hopefully this will be my strongest running year yet. I just might break 1:45 for the half. Not to mention all the 10+ mile training runs leading up to the big races.
Special thanks go out to my new running circle who tipped me off to North Olympic Half-Marathon, my close friend Micky who's hosting me a second year in a row for the Eugene Half-Marathon, and to my long-time running buddy Tea-Leaf who registered me for the Seattle Rock 'n' Roll Half-Marathon for my 40th birthday.
And check out the 2011 Running Playlist I put together (at bottom). I use the same playlist all year, chosen for target pace and distance. This year's list has less techno, more classic rock, and includes half-dozen contemporary Led Zeppelin covers, and of course, James Bond theme songs!
| DATE | RACE | DISTANCE |
| Sunday, May 01 | Eugene Half-Marathon | 13.1m |
| Sunday, June 05 | North Olympic Half-Marathon | 13.1m |
| Saturday, June 25 | Seattle Rock 'n' Roll Half-Marathon | 13.1m |
| Sunday, July 03 | Firecracker 5000 (midnight) | 3.3m |
| Wednesday, Aug 24 | Seward Park 10k | 6.2m |
| Sunday, Oct 16 | Harvest 10k | 6.2m |
| Sunday, Nov 27 | Seattle Half-Marathon | 13.1m |
My 2011 Running Playlist:
- Big Daddy Kane/Jurassic 5/Percy P - A Day at the Races
- Black Eyed Peas - One Tribe
- Cee Lo Green - Bright Lights Bigger City
- Cee Lo Green - Fuck You [Explicit]
- The Clash - Rock the Casbah
- David Bowie - Cat People (Putting Out Fire)
- Depeche Mode – Useless
- Dread Zeppelin - Your Time Is Gonna Come
- Elbow - One Day Like This
- Eminem – Superman
- The Fixx - One Thing Leads To Another
- Foreigner - Juke Box Hero
- Goldbug - Whole Lotta Love
- Groove Armada – Madder
- Jack White & Alicia Keys - Another Way To Die
- Jethro Tull - Locomotive Breath
- Missing Persons - Walking In L.A.
- The Moody Blues - I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock & Roll Band)
- Peter Frampton - Do You Feel Like We Do
- Peter Gabriel – Sledgehammer
- Pink Floyd - Have A Cigar
- Primal Scream - Come Together
- Propellerheads - On Her Majesty's Secret Service
- Queen - We Will Rock You
- Reverend Horton Heat – Marijuana
- Rob D - Clubbed To Death (Kurayamino Mix)
- Rodrigo Y Gabriela - Stairway To Heaven
- Rush - The Spirit of Radio
- Rush - Working Man
- The Sisters Of Mercy – More
- The Soul Rebels - Let Your Mind Be Free
- The Sounds - Living in America
- The Soup Dragons Feat. Junior Reid - I'm Free
- Supertramp - Take the Long Way Home
- Van Halen - Runnin' With The Devil
- The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army
- The Who - Join Together
- The Who - Eminence Front
- Yes - Owner of a Lonely Heart