What races are you doing next year

[Offthegrid]

Here's my tentative schedule after taking 12 months ago.

April - Lehigh Valley 5K. Goal: Walk/jog and finish in under 40 minutes

May - Devilman sprint triathlon in New Jersey. My first co-ed. Goal: finish

June - MS charity bike ride. Goal: Finish one day of 50 miles
- Sprint triathlon in New Jersey. Goal: Finish in under 2 hours.

July - Volunteer at Ironman Lake Placid. Probably a 5K, too.

Aug. - All women's triathlon in Portland, Oregon. Well, that is if I can talk my friend into doing it. Goal: Finish in under 2 hours.

Sept. - Danskin NY Metro sprint triathlon. My "A" race for the year. Goal: Finish in 1 hr. 45 minutes?

Oct. - 5K. "A" race. Goal: Run the entire thing.
- 10K. Goal: Finish.

[KSH]

WOW! You have a serious year planned!

As for me, I think I will have to play it by ear to see how my running comes along. If I can run without pain for a 5K, I might try to do a tri once very couple of months.

And I want to do the MS150 again... but not sure if I will do one in May or October. I have to see what the boyfriend is up for.

I might also take my shot at the Hotter N Hell 100 miler again... BBBUUUTTT... if my tri stuff/running coming along, then I might not have time to train for it.

I would like to try to do an Olympic distance tri next year, as I want to do a Half Ironman and then an Ironman by 2010... BBBBUUUTTTT... if my running is not coming along... that will not happen.

So yea, it's all up the air.

Good luck with your plans for 2008!!!!

[Bikingmomof3]

I have yet to plan out my year.

Dumb question time. How do I find out if their is an MS150 near me? Also, I have googled to find out if their are any runs to benefit stroke research and came up with nothing.

Okay, now I need to seriously think about what I realistically do.

[Offthegrid]

How do I find out if there is an MS150 near me?

Check http://www.nationalmssociety.org/MS%20Bike%20Tour.asp

Good luck.

(I want a lot of events so I can't quit exercising. Plus I'll probably see some rapid improvement yet.)

[Bikingmomof3]

Thank you for the link. Hopefully there will be one closer to me in 2007.

[tygab]

Check http://www.nationalmssociety.org/MS%20Bike%20Tour.asp
Good luck.
(I want a lot of events so I can't quit exercising. Plus I'll probably see some rapid improvement yet.)

It's time for me to plan out my year also. There is so much I want to do but I will look to fill in specifics in the next few months, not all today.

Here's what I am thinking:

Jan/Feb/March:
indoors - spin, lift, swim n run.
outdoors - snowshoe 1x week as snow permits

April:
5k & spring duathlon, time goals tbd later

May:
spring metric or greater?

Jun:
sprint tri #1

Jul:
volunteer IMLP & PMC long training rides
(Offthegrid bring your bike I know some great roads, not to mention the course!!)

Aug:
PMC
-week off-
then
sprint tri #2 around end of month

Sept:
Century month (will catch up to 3 but probably only go for 100 at one)
Greenway challenge as a relay

Oct:
Fall rec rides & repeat the du

it sounds aggressive but if I do 1/2 this I'd still be pretty happy. I might have to make some trades to maximize similar types of training for the different events. PMC is the firm one, and the rest will squish in around it somehow.

[rocknrollgirl]

Most of these are off road races...mountain biking

Race Goal
March- Running of the Dogs sport division-3hour race
April-six hour adventure race beat last years time of 4:11:41
May-traditional sprint triathlon
June-12 hour mt bike race team of 2 with DH Place in our category
June-sprint triathlon
July-Lewis Morris Challenge 21 mile mt bike race-sport
August-Dark Horse 40 -40 mile mt bike race Place in our category
Sept-ITC off road triathlon defend first place female team
October-Timberbrook off road triathlon defend first place win
October-Mountain Man Biathlon-run,bike,run Drop 5 mins off time

hey off the grid, maybe I will do The Devilman Sprint in May too!!! That could be my My tri...we could train online together!

[Offthegrid]

off the grid, maybe I will do The Devilman Sprint in May too!!! That could be my My tri...we could train online together!

That'd be awesome! I like riding in New Jersey sometimes because it's so flat (at least, portions of it are). I'm hoping to do better in the swim, too. We'll definitely have to meet for a ride when it gets warmer.

[colby]

Wow, I feel like a slacker!! You ladies sure have it figured out.

So far I have planned on doing the Danskin sprint tri with my mother in law in August, and another sprint tri in July. I will also do a 12k run in May, maybe a 1/2 marathon in May again (the hilly 12k was a good builder for the HM). Would love to do a bike tour or century, too. The rest is all up in the air!

I really want to go for olympic and half-ironman (and yes, eventually IM someday!), but I think it might be too soon for HIM. I'll have to look around and see what's local. There are lots of sprint-to-oly bridge programs, but I haven't seen anything that jumps all the way to HIM. I suppose it's possible... but anything's possible

[bullseye]

Hi,
am completely new to forum and triathalon. I have supported my husband through tri's, HIM x 3 and one full IM. I have entered the HIM in the UK next June and have already started training in earnest.

I am a breast stroker only, my two kids spent four days teaching me to put my face in the water after 41 years and I am hoping to better my time for the distance which is just over the cut off at 106 mins. (I am not doing it for the time!) Husband set up my bike and I am doing 40 min turbo sessions and a long outdoor ride at the weekend.

Staggered the Great South Run last weekend which is 10 miles and didn't do very well as the weather was atrocious, but I know I can improve. Been out for two 40 min runs this week.

It is only one event, and doesn't look good compared to you guys, but I have been training for 6 weeks with 32 to go! until my first HIM!!

[JmcG]

Ok, some tentative, some definite:

March 24 - National Half Marathon (tentative)

April - Promise Land 50k (tentative, most likely a definite)

June 3 - Mooseman Half Ironman (definite)

June - Viewtrail 100 century ride

June - Tri to Win (sprint tri - tentative - a fun one!)

September - Civil War Century (definite)

November 3- Florida Ironman (tentative, hopefully definite after registration opens this weekend)

That's what I have on the calendar for now. Several 5ks and 10ks will be interspersed for fun and possible sprint triathlons. I'm still considering Iron Girl next August - it's a great race, but have to determine my training, etc by that time for Florida IM.

[Offthegrid]

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

Oooh, I hope you get in!

[KnottedYet]

I only have one race planned:

August: Danskin sprint tri. Goal: finish in 2 hrs.

Unfortunately it is the same weekend as the RSVP bike ride. (Seattle to Vancouver BC) And, of course, I wanna do both!

[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