Must-do races before you die

Nos Galan

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nos_Galan_road_race

it used to be held at midnight on December 31st.

1969 video (David Bedford, Lillian Board)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1tDjuwj2A4

any Olympic games race

Yonkers Marathon

Springbank, London, Ontario, CAN

San Blas Half Marathon, Puerto Rico

Sao Sylvester Midnight Run, Sao Paulo, Brasil

5 Mills xc, Italy

Is there still a marathon through Big Sur? I wish I'd done that back in the day.

And what's the Italian race where they run through houses and up steep steps in a town, I think Shorter won it in the early 70s?

And Fukuoka would be cool or that Japanese road relay.

Presidential fitness rest mile

Obviously meant presidential fitness test mile

BlazingBison33 wrote:

Presidential fitness rest mile

Fgjvcv wrote:

Stu's 30k

Yes, again! Can't believe I forgot that one. And extra cool because it is a perfect winter tune-up for Boston.

The barkley marathons.

LIDINGÖLOPPET - that huge 30K XC race in Sweden. Seems like it would be very interesting experience.

In other XC I would have put our US national champs back when it was one race on either T-day weekend or one of the following weeks. Club nats is close but not the same as running with everyone.

On the road - most of my favorites have already been mentioned. But I would like to do Garden of the Gods and perhaps Big Sur but only if I was in decent shape.

I agree with those who say local is the way to go. One of my favorite memories is of a 5K in a little town in GA, where we were put up in the local hotel (this beautiful Victorian hotel with those wonderful odd shaped rooms), had a scenic 5K and picked up cash to boot. Good stuff.

Bucket list wrote:

Let's start a list

What if you die in a race you wanted to do before you die?

Damn. Missed 'em all, married, and done. The rest of you carry on, like your humour.

Any race where you put it on your calendar as the one/only goal and spend an entire year of training with that race in mind.

Long base buildup, supplemental work, living right, focused specific training, training races, taper, and then going all out on race day.

Unfortunately the Magnolia 5M has gone the way of so many good 5M and 10K races. It is now a 5K. Still a great course and small town New England race.

hillz wrote:

Yonkers Marathon

People always say "the original course was the real one."

I ran it on an interim loop which did legitimately encompass the entire city, north, south, east, west. Now it is double loop, so I figure just do the Half.

Boston Harrier wrote:

Unfortunately the Magnolia 5M has gone the way of so many good 5M and 10K races. It is now a 5K. Still a great course and small town New England race.

Too bad, grew up in Hamilton, good memories.

Everyone saying the bay-to-breakers in SF is in decline is that really true? It's expensive af still and they have no problem selling out in the last couple years. No more hiding kegs in the floats they use I guess unlike prior years, and nudity might not be quite as prevalent so perhaps that's what we mean by 'decline'

Also fewer pukes related to alcohol all over the course lately

I did some 10K or 7 or 8 mile race in Colorado long ago, from one ski area to another, primarily on dirt trails. We ran through a culvert under I-70 at one point. I don't recall the name, but if that still went on I'd do it again.