Help Me Narrow It Down?
I'll recap 2021 soon, but what should I run in 2022? As per usual, I'd like to run about one race a month, but I don't mind stringing together back to back weekends if it makes for a nice vacation. I didn't get into States or Hardrock, and I don't have major hiking plans, since my usual hiking partner did get in. For the first time I'm thinking about a European race. Likely at most one trip to conserve PTO for a trip to Alaska sometime in the future, but I put a bunch of the UTMB World Series races on the list--they look gorgeous. I'm assuming I'll be based in Southern California, but that depends on a lot. Anybody have any thoughts? Bold =already signed up, or just mandatory; *=Western States qualifier Jan 23: Calico 30K/50K (about as local as a race gets) Feb 5: Sean O’Brien 100K* Feb 13: Black Canyon 100K* March: Barkley (waitlisted, very unlikely--2023 or 2024 more likely) April 3: Cherry Blossom 10 Miler (Great time to be in Washington