What races are you doing next year

[Offthegrid]

Florida Ironman (tentative, hopefully definite after registration opens this weekend)

Oooh, I hope you get in!

[JmcG]

Oooh, I hope you get in!

Thanks! Me too. If not, then I think I'll go for the Grand Floridian full distance. I've heard great things about that race series. But let's keep our fingers crossed for IM Florida!!

[HillSlugger]

I've got several "event" rides planned but no real races.

May: Joe's Ride, 28 miles, a local charity ride in Olney, MD

June: American Diabetes Association Tour de Cure, Stillwater, NY, 50 miles (I did the 25 miler this year, my first real event ride)

August: Iron Girl Columbia Triathlon, 1k swim/30k ride/5k run, Columbia, MD (technically this is a race, but for me it really all about survival)

September: Civil War Century, 50 miler, Thurmont, MD (did the 25 miler this year)

October: Seagull Century, metric century, Salisbury, MD

[btchance]

Oh goodness, I have ideas, but who know what will actually happen. I know that I won't do all of these, but this is what I'm looking towards.

January - strength/base building focus
February - run focus - possible 1/2 mary, the Mercedes Mary in Birmingham
March - bike focus

April - Whistlestop Duathlon - part of the powerman series, just shorter distance than the full powerman; also swim focus

May - work on bricks - consider doing Oly distance this month - Memphis in May (Would change training schedule to get in more swimming earlier); also my first tri ever is this month (Y-tri in Birmingham) - may do it to see how I've changed

June - Buster Britton Tri (can you say hills - there is no flat section on the entire bike or run - the transition area is even on a hill; and some of these are pretty steep)

July - consider Chatanooga (Sp?) Oly Tri; also Wet Dog Tri

August - Hiwaay sprint (may just volunteer here), Mountain Lakes tri, Rocketman tri

September - Frantic Frog

October - duathlon, music city tri (I think this month - Oly - questionable)

November - Huntsville 1/2 mary

I just want to get in one olympic distance next year, and I have 2, maybe 3 to choose from. I'll probably do on average one race per month, and I'll try to peak for the WhistleStop Duathlon in April, whichever Oly I do, and then either Buster Britton or Rocketman.

[roadie gal]

Here's my tentative plans:

winter: indoor training, XC skiing and snowshoeing with the dogs

June: Tri For Real #1, olympic length, Sacramento, CA

July: Donner Lake International Tri., olympic length, Truckee, Ca I had to pull out of this one last year because of a calf injury.

August: *fingers crossed* Barb's Triathlon, HIM, Sacramento, Ca . I hope, I hope I can do this length.

(Sacramento in the summer is SOOO hot.)

[Offthegrid]

The MS Society moved the PA Dutch bike tour from June to ... guess when ... July 21 and 22 (Ironman Lake Placid weekend! I be volunteering).

So, I was really bummed.

But then I looked further on the MS Society Web page, and they moved the City to Shore, too!!!! Last year it was on the same weekend as A race triathlon is going to be next year. They moved it to the end of September. I can do City to Shore (N.J.), and it's even better because it's MUCH flatter than PA Dutch.

So, boo but yeah!