I have an itch

A running itch. Which is ironic because this morning I was all "I don't wanna run but stupid marathon in like 2 weeks means I gotta run". So I ran, whatever....

This whole "after OKC I will take a break" thing is just not jiving with me. Sure I did go for a 4 miler this morning, shower and then crawl back in bed, so, it's wildly obvious that I am burning the candle at both ends and am actually looking forward to the flight to Boston + some Advil PM because that = sleepy time for me. Seriously.

Anyways! I don't think I'm going to run any big races this summer (the Too Hot is a staple and I will only miss it if we're out of town or some craziness like that--or if I decide to be uber crazy and sign up with Gen to run El Scorcho. Which would be stupid because who wants to run an ultra that starts at midnight? Besides Gen? Because I love her, but, she's crazier than me). Did I have a point? Oh yes, I did. Summer racing season will be kind of blah. I'll sneak in a half or a trail run if I can (::coughs::May 22 in Waco::coughs::Leadville Heavy Half::coughs::), but, it's that time again--fall marathons!! (hey, I might still finagle my way into Missoula this year, we'll see).

Obviously (and shockingly) my heart still belongs to the Route 66 Tulsa Marathon (which I don't fully understand because I said I would never do that one again, but, I suppose after Catalina I'm a total badass and can do whatever I want thankyouverymuch) and it's kind of perfect timing for me to be all "birthday month!" but then I wonder if I'll somehow get roped into being at the Atlanta Marathon on Thanksgiving (you read that correctly) and because I'm obviously sick and twisted, a little bit of me is all "hmmm, 26.2 miles before turkey? This I could get onboard with". To which I would beg, borrow and steal for a discounted entry and be all "haha, I worked an expo and now I'm running 26.2 in effing Atlanta. Sleep is for suckas!" (only not really)

And then there's White Rock. Good ol' Dallas staple. Which my DRC trains for. Which is 3 weeks after Tulsa and 3 weeks before Disney. See the problem?

And yes, there is Philadelphia, and Marine Corps and RnR San Antonio (too big, hot and humid!) that are all in the fall (missed registration for Chicago, sad panda), but, I'm still leanin' towards Tulsa.

What say you, oh experienced marathoners? I don't want to spend a lot of $$ on getting to the race unless it's somewhere totally kick ass in which case I would make a vacation out of it and thus it would become "birthday season" if it's not in November which is totally fine by me because no matter how hard I try I keep getting older and I still don't look anything like Reese Witherspoon or Isla Fisher and this is a crime. And only remedied by celebrating my birthday for a ridiculous amount of time. It is all about me, after all (holy Lord, y'all should see if after a race. It could be a damn 5k and I still expect that I be carried around like an Egyptian queen and fed grapes and soda--Diet Coke, obviously).

Also, no out and back courses. They suck and I hate them. And no one at my work seems to understand my hatred for out and backs. Is it just me?

Have I yapped about running enough for you today?

Have I mentioned I get to see my best friend in Boston recently? Yes? You sick of all the Boston talk? Could you imagine if I ever got fast and actually qualified for Boston? I fear for us all if that day ever comes.