have I just gone insane??? I'm getting ready to plop down 265$ of racing registration fees for the Summer of 2014. Never thought I'd even think about such a possibility just 6 months ago...
Here's how it would fall down for the Summer schedule:
May 4, Lévis Half Marathon
May 19, Duchesnay trail run (8 or 18 km)
June 1, Royal Descent (5 or 10k going downhill about 90% of the distance)
June 15, Quebec Stairs challenge (13.5 or 19 km)
August 22, Under the stars fun run (2k loop you do 1, 2 or 3 times)
August 24, Quebec City Marathon
These events are all part of the Run Quebec City circuit and you can read more about them on their website
Run Quebec City | Run Quebec City Series
Some very varied events as you can see. I've never done a trail race so I'll probably go with the 8k but I'm tempted by the 10k downhill and the 19k stairs challenge, as much as I'm frightened by that last one... The fun run is part of the whole marathon weekend experience. They give everybody hats with lights and it's run in the dark on the Friday evening preceding the Marathon that's held on Sunday...
I will probably add another 5 or 10k on July 4th which is very close to home but I'd shift all my attention after that to getting ready for the marathon.
I live about 5 minutes away from the start of both the Lévis Half Marathon and the Quebec City Marathon. Both start from the same place and share the first half except the Full Marathon in August keeps going and goes over the St-Lawrence river and ends in Old Quebec City...
FM