2011 Race Season

[Susan Otcenas]

Canby Gator Grinder - May

Pacific Crest OLY - end of June

These 2 are on my to-do list also. I did the Oly at Pac Crest last year and the half this year. They are both REALLY hard. Far be it for me to tell you how to plan your calendar, BUT you might want to consider making Blue Lake in early June your 1st Oly instead of Pac Crest. Blue Lake is a great 1st Oly. The lake is calm (and not freezing cold like Wickiup), the bike course is flat and smoooooooth, and the run is flat too. Having a relatively "easy" course as your first Oly would be a huge confidence booster.

Pac Crest is tough. Wickiup is cold and choppy. And very hard to sight the swim. And its at 4300 feet or so. The bike course is hilly, and of course, at altitude. And the run, while having no hills per se, is definitely not flat. And, its at 4000+ feet of elevation. Oh yeah, and it's usually 90+ degrees. I know how much you like the heat. I'm not suggesting you can't do it. I know you well enough to know that you can do whatever you set your mind to. I just think it's not the best course for a first time effort. In retrospect, I wish I'd chosen something closer to sea level for my first half-iron. Pac Crest took everything I had to complete it.

Susan

[Brina]

Current races on my calendar:


Nov 6, 2010: Chicago Hot Chocolate 15K
Jan 8, 2011: Disney Half Marathon
July, 2011: Sprint - not sure if I will do the Kenosha Danskin or something else
August 2011: Chicago Oly - a friend and I just agreed to train for this together.



All of the above is now dependent on how quickly I recover from the sprained ankle I sustained on the paddle tennis court this morning.

[GLC1968]

I thought about that too, but I really want to do the sprint at Blue Lake to have the comparison to 2010.

I know it'll be a challenge, but I really like that. I need something to get me excited and a little scared. Honestly, the OLY distance doesn't really phase me at all (except on the run and by then, I will be fine)...so the other challenging aspects of this race in particular will keep me on my toes. Otherwise, I might slack off thinking that it was in the bag, you know?

Besides, it was YOUR idea to make this my first OLY!


(and I prefer cold water!)

[Pika]

I love seeing everyone's plans for next year! makes me anxious to start putting more pen to paper myself.
So far I have
10km race in Feb
half marathon in April
half iron in June
Ironman end of Aug
I am hoping to add a sprint or Oly in there somewhere and there is another 1/2iron in July that is about 6weeks out of IM- I would like to do it but it might be a little close for me..
I really need to get back to some reg schedule I have been eating and eating and not exercising! Yikes! So it helps to start thinking about racing goals

[kacie tri-ing]

Pika! I was hoping to hear from you! That sounds awesome!

I am playing around with some other ideas, and I am meeting with my coach to see what he thinks about a crazy one I have for august!

[roadie gal]

I haven't signed up for anything yet. It all depends on the state of my blood clot and what the cardiologist will let me do.

IF I'm allowed to swim again I'll try to find at least one oly to do. If I'm not allowed to swim I'll look into trying some du's.

Either way I hope to be able to do SOMETHING.

[Melalvai]

I want to complete the NEMO Triathlon in September. It will be my first tri as an individual (last one was a team). I have secret wild dreams of finishing in 2 hours but more realistically my goals are:
1. To finish all 3 events, and
2. To match or beat our team time (2:28). I'm actually not sure how realistic this one is.

[kacie tri-ing]

I've been holding something back. I applied for Ultraman Canada. I have to wait to see if I get in though!

[HillSlugger]

I've been holding something back. I applied for Ultraman Canada. I have to wait to see if I get in though!

Wow!

[kacie tri-ing]

Yeah, well I won't know if I get in for a while.....so I can't really put it on my plan yet!

[Pika]

yikes!!
An acquaintance did this last year- is there only one? This one was in this area (BC)- Wow- the distances are impressive!! Her training days made me laugh ( and feel like a bit of a wimp)...12km swims followed by a marathon etc etc...all I can say is wow... I had a hard enough time fitting in the training for "just an IM" ohh you'll have to keep us updated! What a grand adventure..I hope you get in!!

[artifactos]

I'm planning on:

Nov 2010: Chicago Hot Chocolate 15k
Feb 2011: (Maybe) Myrtle Beach Half Marathon
April 2011: (Maybe) Miami University Triathlon (sprint)
May 2011: Flying Pig Marathon
May 2011: Tri For Joe OR Morgans Canoe/Run/Bike again
Oct 2011: Morgans Canoe/Run/Bike

I am still figuring out where I will be going to school next year and when I will be starting, so I might be moving to Columbus by summer or to Chicago sometime during spring/summer/fall. So my race plans will likely change accordingly.

[bikerHen]

This past August we cheered a friend on at a local sprint tri. We decided it looked like fun and though we should give it a try in 2011. Yesterday I check on the registration for another local tri and low and behold registration started this morning at 12:01 AM. I signed up! Three other friends did as well. OMG! Now I have to start training for two tri. What was I thinking! I've never done anything like this before. I'll be visiting the Triathlon topics alot! bikerHen

[HillSlugger]

This past August we cheered a friend on at a local sprint tri. We decided it looked like fun and though we should give it a try in 2011. Yesterday I check on the registration for another local tri and low and behold registration started this morning at 12:01 AM. I signed up! Three other friends did as well. OMG! Now I have to start training for two tri. What was I thinking! I've never done anything like this before. I'll be visiting the Triathlon topics alot! bikerHen

Congrats! Enjoy the trip

[colby]

This past August we cheered a friend on at a local sprint tri. We decided it looked like fun and though we should give it a try in 2011. Yesterday I check on the registration for another local tri and low and behold registration started this morning at 12:01 AM. I signed up! Three other friends did as well. OMG! Now I have to start training for two tri. What was I thinking! I've never done anything like this before. I'll be visiting the Triathlon topics alot! bikerHen

See you there!!