Ooof! 2025. That just seems crazy. Time is zooming by and here I am, 60 years old! Yes, 60! For 20 years I've been writing this blog.
I've set a few goals as this brand new 60 year old. I am running FANS 24 hour run in June. When I looked at my past results at FANS I realized I was a beginner runner while I was racing there. I ran each year from 2004-2009. My first FANS I would have been running only a few years and I was 38 years old. Wow. Well, as a 60 year old I'm doing some things that I have been putting off. One of them is going back to FANS. A goal I placed in 2004 was to run 1000 miles at FANS-I have 648 miles now and am going to pick that goal back up and finish it off over the next few years.
Another goal is to book a running trip with Andy and Kim's Adventure Running. I had booked a trip to run the Wonderland Trail with them in 2014 but had to back out. I booked with them this June for a Yosemite running trip. I'm sure looking forward to it. I'd like to go to Europe with them next year.
I'm going to try to qualify for Boston again. When I last qualified I had to run a 345 which I did at Grandma's but I decided to run McNaughton 100 instead of Boston. Now I believe I have to run about 7 minutes faster than my qualifying time as there are so many people trying to get there. My qualifying time is 420. I'm running Wobegon in May to see if it will happen.
Race wise for 2025:
January-ran Northwoods Marathon
April-Zumbro 34
May-Wobegon Marathon
June-FANS 24 Hour Run
June-Adventure Running Yosemite
July-Afton 50K
August-Badger Run 100
October-Hennepin Hundred - maybe -this is a Western Qualifier - I am so shocked
Many many more 'turned 60' goals to come.
I bought a new puppy since I've last posted, he's now 1.5 years old. Another Border Collie, of course. A blue merle, a little boy I've named him Tempo. Rising Sun Run Tempo Run. He's a cutie, a smart little guy, loves to run and train. Just what I needed.
