If you follow me on Facebook, you may know that I ran three half marathons on three consecutive weekends in May and June of this year. You may think I’m crazy (I don’t deny that.) I had a purpose for running all these races, and since I received my official notification, I wanted to share and explain.
I belong to an organization called the Half Fanatics. This is for runners who like to do half marathons. (If you like to do marathons, you can join our sister group, Marathon Maniacs.) Half Fanatics is not for people who like to do a couple of races a year. Instead, it is for people who like to do A LOT of half marathons. To join at the lowest level, Neptune, you have to run:
- 2 half marathons in 16 days (or)
- 3 half marathons in 90 days.
Easy!
I ran two half marathons in 16 days in 2017 and joined at the Neptune level. Ever since then, I have wanted to level up. To achieve the Uranus level, I had to either run:
- 3 Half Marathons within a 16-day time frame (or)
- 6 Half Marathons in 6 consecutive calendar months (or)
- 8 – 11 Half Marathons within 365 days.
And so I did. I ran 3 half marathons in 16 days. I tossed in a couple of 5ks also, but that was for a different goal.
Now, I want to level up to Saturn. All I have to do is run:
- 4 Half Marathons within 37 days (or)
- 12 – 18 Half Marathons within 365 days (or)
- 4 Half Marathons in 4 different US states, Countries, or Canadian Provinces (any combination) 51 days.
This year, my three races were in three different states, so it will be easy to run four half marathons in four states. Maybe I’ll even run a race in Canada (when everything opens up.)
So there you have it. I’m not crazy; I’m a Half Fanatic. It is a fun way to run races, get medals, and run more races.