While I continue to whimper in the corner over my hamstring, plenty of you are hitting the road with fabulous races. Instead of sulking, I would like to offer my support with Fueled by Vivác training tips!
The following races were selected because...well because I Googled "top fall marathons" and this list came up. If I missed your favorite, feel free to contact me and I will tailor training to you.
Detroit Free Press/ Talmer Bank Marathon: They claim you cross the Canadian boarder twice and run a mile under water (in a tunnel silly). To prepare for this race, it is essential to drink Vivác Pinot Noir the night before your long runs and our Diavolo for recovery. The Pinot is because Canada produces some incredible Pinots, the Diavolo is because you will be in Detroit...which some refer to as hell.
Nike Women's Marathon: Located in San Fran, this race includes a chocolate stop and Tiffany necklace at the finish. This race will require drinking our dry Rosé of Dolcetto before and after ALL training runs. Why so much of the pink stuff? Because girls supposedly like pink and this is a very girlie race...but they do allow men...if the men like pink.
Marine Corp Marathon: This race is located in Wash. D.C. and while I am sure it is beautiful, what they promote about it is that it is the "race for the people" with no big prizes for top finishers which draws more recreational runners. I don't know why they call it "Marine Corps" (obviously I didn't do much research) but the name makes me think this is going to be hard...like boot camp. So in preparation you will need to drink A LOT of our Divino the night prior to each training run...because you will be praying for your life at this race, and plenty of our Syrah for recovery because it sorta sounds like "Simper fi".
ING New York City Marathon: This marathon is harder to get into than...something really hard to get into! Based on lottery, your admittance to this race really is...well...winning the lotto, until you realize you have to run 26.2 miles (some lotto you just won right?). This race will require our Nebbiolo both pre and post long runs. Why the Nebbiolo you ask? Because we often don't have the Nebbiolo grape due to late freeze so getting your hands on this wine will feel like you won the lotto...again.
Anthem Richmond Marathon: Called the friendliest marathon, this race sounds delightful and offers junk food on the course! You will need to train with copious amounts of our Dolcetto red wine. Dolcetto is an amazing pairing with many junk food combinations and while I don't know what will be offered on the course, Dolcetto will likely be the wine for it. In fact, I recommend that you fill your hydration belt with Dolcetto for the race.
Philadelphia Marathon: A combination of city sights and river paths, this race sounded lovely...until they suggested that at the finish line I should run up and down the steps of the Art Museum like "Rocky". After I run 26.2 miles I am trying to will my sausage legs to the booze tent NOT running up and down stairs. I found that suggestion insulting. So for training I recommend focusing on the historical nature of the city sights and recommend our Cabernet Sauvignon, a classic of wines, for training. Cab should be drank prior to ALL runs and preferably with reading glasses on...to look scholarly. For the "Rocky" fans you should drink our Fire Vineyard blend, it is bold and comes from hearty rootstock.
Some might balk at the amount of wine recommended in our Fueled by Vivác training, but remember that all of the professionals out there say the #1 thing to do is drink plenty of fluids!
-Cheers from the Vivác Winery Family!
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