Race Schedule 2016

Because I have a nice gym sitting right next door, waiting for me to get buff, I am going to plan my 2016 race schedule. Or at least make a wish list. Lots of people say that one of the biggest motivations to keep running is to sign up for races. Have something to look forward to, y'know?

March
10k - Circuito das Estações: Outono

April
1/2 - Meia Maratona Internacional de São Paulo

July
10k - Circuito das Estações: Inverno

September
10k - Troféu Independência do Brasil
10k - Circuito das Estações: Primavera

October
1/2 - Meia Maratona de Sampa

December
10k Circuito das Estações: Verão

A photo posted by O2CorreBrasil (@o2correbrasil) on Nov 30, 2015 at 8:57am PST

There are a few other runs I might be interested in:

• The São Silvestre is a 15k race that happens on the last day of the year. It's a very famous race in São Paulo because it is old. But because it's so famous, it's televised, and thus doesn't start until 9am. It's too hot and too late for me! 
• A Star Wars run happens in November. It's 7k, I think to try to cut down on the amount of participants. I don't really like fun runs though. If I'm running and paying to run, I want to run fast.
• I really want Nike to host a 10k or 1/2 in São Paulo. I've only heard positive things about the way they organize races, and my experience at We Run DXB was awesome.

Meia Maratona de Sampa

Race Report: Run the Night 5k

So, I realize that a race report from May 30 is a little delayed. But I was waiting for official photos to appear online and they never did, and then I promptly forgot about my blog. And running.

My boyfriend and I trained for the Run the Night 5K in São Paulo. This was my second registered race, and Silas's first. He normally never runs at all. I was glad he did it with me.

The course was held at the University of São Paulo, mostly alongside the Pinheiros River. We didn't see much of the river since it was night, however. We finished the 5k in about 40 minutes. As you can see in the photos, I'm a lot taller than Silas, and it's more leg height than torso height. So, we make uneven running partners, but we stuck together. 

Afterwards there was a band, acrobats, and lots of families with kids hanging out. It was fun, but we were hungry and decided to walk back home.

It was a good experience for my first 5k run, and even more fun that I had a buddy.

Motivation for Run the Night 5k

I finally sat down and registered for the Run the Night 5k happening here in São Paulo at the end of May. I waited to register because my boyfriend said that he wanted to run it too, but I wasn't sure about his/our commitment levels.

Uhm well now that it's purchased, we don't really have a choice to not commit. This is only my second registered race, but I learned a lesson just now: MONEY MAKES ME EXERCISE.

I'm not a gym person. I don't want to have an ongoing commitment with a trainer or coach. But a fun road race where my mantras will once again be DON'T STOP RUNNING and YOU PAID FOR THIS...That'll motivate me to workout today.

I will surely be much slower than I was in October/November last year when I was regularly running, and running at a fast clip. And my running partner has much shorter legs than I do.

But it's okay. This looks like it will be a really fun race.

And, I've got my sights set on a 15k in September...