Here's my schedule:

Santa Cruz 1/2 marathon (3/28)
Uvas triathlon (4/25)
Caliman 1/2 IM (5/22) - "A" race
San Jose Intl Tri (6/20)
Folsom Intl Tri (8/15)
Big Kahuna 1/2 IM (9/12) - "A" race
?? (still planning my late season)

I'd like to throw in a late season marathon- maybe California International. We'll see. No IM's this year with the second baby on the way in three weeks, but IM Canada 2005 is definitely on the radar! (Can I already offer to bribe someone to register me at this year's race ?!)

I was thinking about Memphis in May,but then I found out about one in Navarra Florida on April 4.Then today the wife informed me that was the same weekend we do a local 5k race every year.Decisions decisions.

Other than Active.com where is a good listing of 2004 races?

Dave

World's Toughest Half
Big Sur International Marathon relay
Ironman CDA
Big Kahuna Tri


I am going to try to get a late season sprint or olympic distance in there, just need to find the right one. Any suggestions? (other than Treasure Island...)

Here's what's scheduled, some of which I still need to register for. I planned to do some sprints leading up to an Oly. I didn't know sprint races filled up in 5 minutes. So, it looks like I'll be doing 1/2IM and Olys this summer.

Galena, IL ... closed. Leroy, IL ... closed.

1. 6/20 -- (1st Ever) Ironhorse -- Springfield, IL (Father's Day) S1.5mi -- B56mi -- R13mi

Mark? See ya there? This race is likely over my head. It will be one where "finishing" is the goal. I wanted to avoid that, but oh well, I am confident I can handle it.

Are you signed up: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/...anJAvery/IHE2004.HTM

If I'm still alive ...

2. 7/17 -- Hammerfest -- Ottawa, IL -- S1500m -- B24.9mi -- R6.2mi

3. 8/15 -- Effingham, IL -- S0.5mi -- B24.9mi -- R6.2mi

4. 8/29 -- Chicago, IL (Why Not?) -- S1500m -- B24.9 -- R6.2mi

Anyone know of open races in Indiana and/or Misery ... err ... Missourri? I'd like to do more than 4 races for a year's worth of training.

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I signed up tonight for Springfield...just decided I better get after some of this the way the races fill. Paul McDevitt runs a great race. It is still recovering from the water/leptospirosis situation a few years back. They are hyper-careful with the water in Lake Springfield now and if it rains alot in the days right before the race, they will cancel the swim and turn it into a duathlon. It is very well run though and the 10 mile run is just a little hillier than advertised!

I see where the Ottawa race is under new management this year. Last year was a bit of a disappointment with the swim being canceled and some other situations. I wish them luck with the new direction.

Good Luck

Mark

Rumor has it Hammerfest was cancelled.

You might check out the whole "Ultramax" racing family in Missourri. I've never done any of them, but I'm kicking around doing the half in August/September.

www.trifind.com is good. It's frequently updated, though it may be better for some states than others.

I am Booked for a few oly's, 2 1/2 im's and several local sprints. The sprints are at a great turn for a nice century. 45 miles to the race 11 during and 45 home. I am on the east coast specifically in Jersey. There are tons of places to look for races. Metro race forum -raceforum.com, triath.com, lin-mark.com, trifind.com and others that are not coming to mind.

allentown 1/2 marathon 5-04

NYC tri (oly) 6-04

escape from fort Delaware (oly) 6-04

Tupper Lake 1/2 im 6-04 still thinking?

Timberman 1/2 im 7-04

I need to fill in July and september and suggestions for the east coast driving distance from Joisey.

I'm heading to Kona in October and plan on doing the Muskoka Long Course, Peterborough 1/2, Kingston Long Course, and Ottawa 1/2 for sure as part of my prep for the biggie. I may also through in a sprint race (Milton, Orillia, Brockville OD) for some speedwork along the way.

Ralph's HIM (April)

CaliforniaMan IM distance (May 22)

June 28 - July 16 Belgium/France, THE TOUR, partying Aussie travel mates and lots of bike riding with some beer and wine drinking to round out the evenings

Half Vineman (August 1)

Some bike racing after May.

Thinking about doing UltraMax (IM) in late September. It's even closer to the parental units now.

clm

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my 2004 season is:

Disney Marathon 1-11

Florida 1/2 Iron 5-23

Various Sprints : ) (depends on my job this summer)

Great Floridian 1/2, or Florida Ironman, if i can get into it!

just so your plans (or anyone else's) don't get too screwed up ...

Tupper Lake is 6/26 and Timber Man is 8/22

Already got the Phoenix Rock 'n Rock 1/2 marathon under my belt........the rest looks like this:

Feb - Desert Classic Du

March - Valley of the Sun 1/2 Marathon

April - Ralph's 1/2 IM

May - Memphis in May

June - Duece's Wild Tri

July - 5430 1/2 IM

Aug - CATS 1/2 IM

Sept - IM Wisc or Big Kahuna 1/2 or that "new" Nat'l Champs 1/2 in MO

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It's a little like wrestling a gorilla.........you don't stop when you're tired.........you stop when the gorilla is tired.

Other than Active.com where is a good listing of 2004 races?


Also, www.cooltri.com (Michigan based) has a pretty good calender listing all states but is more complete for states in the midwest.

Maybe some races in western Michigan would be close enough for you. If you do some of them, let me know.

I've got 2 races paid for

Eagleman and IMFL

Planning on 5 to 7 olys and sprints in Michigan to train through. I'm still looking for something in early October that is within driving distance (400 miles from SE Michigan) to fill the gap between my last oly and IMFL. If anyone has any suggestions let me know.

jaretj

If money could talk, it would say goodbye.

Being a duathlete I don't have to plan to far ahead to register for races. That being said 2 duathlons in phoenix in feb, Powerman Alabama in March. March 7 the new duathlon in Phx or going to the Worlds qualifier the week before Bama depending upon the closing of my house. Probably to VA Beach for the final qualifier and to see family. The AZ Dannon du, some of the other duathlons that have sprouted up in the Phx area. Off to Oh to race the long course qualifier and then to choose either belgium or Denmark if I qualify. Never been to Denmark, have stayed in Brussels for a few days. Will wrap the season up with Dannon nationals in GA and dannon catherdal city 10k/60k/10k race. Can't race more than 12 or 14 du's as they are more physically demanding than tri's. I'll toss in a bike race or 4 and some 5k and 10k runs.

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Two biggies paid for:

Columbia OD 23MAY

Dairyland HIM 25JUL (see ya there Mark!)

Four smallish & local races I'm about to enter (online reg opened this week for some of the Triathlantic events):

Pt Lookout Sprint Du 25APR

Spud and Son of Spud OD 13JUN and 15AUG

Cedarfest MTB Sprint Du 18JUL

and there are 11 other races, generally small to medium fields and all within a couple hours of me, from sprint du/tri to HIM that I've got listed on my '04 wishlist. 3 of them are highly probable: 2x HIM and an OD near the close of the season.


Pardeeville, eh? I did that one way back in the day (like, 1988 or '89 when it was part of the WI Vic Tanny series). seem to remember the distances at that time were about 0.5mi, 20mi 4mi...that's a longish sprint if they haven't changed it!

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Races I've Signed up for:
May:
Columbia Triathlon
June:
Eagleman (A Race)

Races I'm Thinkabout doing:
May:
Bear Mountain Road Race - if it happens this year
July:
Diamond in the Rough
August:
Lums Pond
PA State TT (A- Race)
Sept:
Nutcracker Road Race - Bike Race (A+ Race)
Oct:
Cape Henlopen Du or Tri

Lots of bike racing also in the mix probably a stage race or two in there someplace.

Matt

Looking at only the midwest since that is where I live:

River Bank Run (25K)

Michigan Grand Prix Series:
Ann Arbor Tri
Hubbard Lake Tri (Great retro race)
Waterloo Tri

Racine Half (Old Dairyland)

IM Wisconsin (it's got to be cooler than last year!)

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January to April - Crits

May - Wildflower Oly

June - Escape from Alcatraz

July - local Oly or Sprint

August - Escape from the Rock

September - Big Kahuna Half

The remainder of the year - who knows?



Rusty

Hey JohnA - have you done World's Toughest before? I debated on that one, but there's a local 1/2 marathon I can miss (this'll be my 10th consecutive, so can't say no). I'd love to hear more about it - sounds like a brutal race!

San Diego Half Marathon - Training Run

Camp Pendleton Bike Race - Fun

California Half Ironman - 'A' Race

La Jolla Half Marathon - Training Run

San Diego Rock and Roll Marathon - Training Run

San Diego Intl Tri - Fun

Camp Pendleton Intl Tri - Fun

Vineman Ironman - 'A' Race

March - a local 5K

April - Boston Marathon

May - Broad Street Run 10 miler

pine barrens sprint distance

June- Eagleman 1/2 IM

August - 1 local oly & 1 local sprint

Sept. pine barrens oly

Phila Distance Run 1/2 marathon

Oct. Chesapeake Man Iron Distance ?

Nov. Philadelphia marathon

Hope to do some TT's, 1/2 marathons and other running races in March, April. Main goal is IMOO, secondary goal is faster sprints. Conflicting?

5/22 Galena Il Sprint

6/5 Tri Shark Sprint

6/12 Elkhart Lake, WI almost Intl

7/11 Schaumburg IL Sprint??

7/17 Muncie 1/2 or 7/25 Racine 1/2

8/29 Chicago Tri Sprint (much better than OLY, no bike crowds!)

9/12 IMWI (Definately hope its cooler this year! Hate the porto pottie tour)

After 9/12 Rest, get a life, hang out with family

October - Watch Kona get inspired for 2005

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"I need to fill in July and september and suggestions for the east coast driving distance from Joisey. "

Check out Anthracite, olympic distance, July 18 in Jim Thorpe Pa. and Lancaster YMCA, olympic distance, in Lancaster, PA, the first or second week of September.

One of my favorite races! Love the course AND the RD!

Perhaps we can plan to meet pre- or post-race.

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It's a little like wrestling a gorilla.........you don't stop when you're tired.........you stop when the gorilla is tired.

May - Wildflower Long Course

June - San Jose International

August - 1/2 Vineman

Hopefully the bike leg of a Vineman Relay.
Fill the rest of the months up with some bike racing and sprints.

What TT's are you planning on doing in March-April?

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Whew..just got home tonight and it looks like everybody has some big plans already!

A comment on a post or two...If you are local to IL or WI you may remember the Pardeeville Triathlon which ran for 15 consecutive years in WI before the race director Bill Ehlert felt he needed a break for abit. I raced all 15 of them and was happpy to see that it is being restarted (with a little of Bill's help I bet)by the Wisconsin Triathlon Series folks who took that over after Ken MacKenzie's troubles. I highly recommend the race...nice course, nice little town.

Also, it looks like we'll see some of you in Racine in July (bring the fullsuit...Lake Michigan was pretty chilly last year!) and some more of you in Madison in September. Hopefully we'll have a nice 68 degree day!

Best,

Mark

(and Cathy....have fun in France.... #6!!!!)

Tom H,

Do you remember the long course race they held at jim Thorpe, PA. I think it was called the Carbon County Tri. Great area to host a race and a very supportive community.

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Maraton Popular de Valencia on Feb 1, in Valencia Spain. First time racing overseas and really looking forward to this one!

Cincinnati Flying Pig on 5/2

IMUSA Lake Placid on 7/25

TriAMerica Cleveland on 8/11 (scheduled to be held this year, we hope, at Mentor Headlands state park, just a few miles from where I live!)

If still walking, possibly the HFP Pineman full IM distance in September

There will be other races between, but those are the ones I am really looking forward to.

Good luck at IM WI. Did it last year. Great race.

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desert dude,

I've never heard of it. Is it still going? I did Anthracite two years ago, skipped it last year, and am signed up for it this year. It's a decent race; the course is rough in some spots but it's nice and hilly.

This is still tentative, and I'd like to do more races this year, but the schedule doesn't look promising.

March: Mass Law Enforcement 1/2 Marathon(tentative)
April-May: Still looking (plenty of sprints, but not worth my time)
June: Ashland Int'l Tri(1/26/6) Ashland, MA Good race, moderate difficulty, 3 miles from my house+++)
July: IM Lake Placid - Needless to say, this is the big one NY
August: 2 weeks in Hawaii(partly for a wedding, mostly to keep my tolerant wife happy)
August: Cranberry Country Tri(Oly) Nice flat course, windy on the bike, but only if I recvoer from IMLP in time
September: FirmMan 1/2 IM Narragansett, RI Ocean swim, accurate distance

I'd like to do more, but in these parts, races of Oly distance or longer are fairly uncommon. Ideally, I'd like to do 3-4 Oly's, 2 1/2's, and an IM every year. To do that, I'd have to travel a lot more, which I find both inconvenient and cost-prohibitive. If I survive IMLP with my body, mind, and marriage intact, maybe I'll plan to do a destination race like St. Croix or Lanzarote in a year or two.

I've said it before, and it bears repeating: I know you folks in Cali have your own set of problems, but the plethora of races and a near year-round schedule sure does make me green.

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Ralphs Half in April

Memphis in May

IM Coeur d'Alene in June

Chicago in August

maybe TriAmerica in Louisville in July, since it is right outside my door.

Rather slow year for me, but with twin boys due in 5 weeks decided that my training and races would take a hit this year.

San Francisco 1/2 Marathon (February)

Markleeville Death Ride (if I make it through the lottery again) (July)

SF Marathon (July - depending upon exact date and conflicts with Death Ride and/or IMS below)

IM Switzerland (July - maybe - I have to be out there on business, but that may detract from my main 04 race below)

IM Canada (August - thanks to a lucky lottery draw).

Cal Int'l Marathon (December)

   

Jan-Mar: XC race season

Feb 07 Lake Placid Loppet 50K XC ski race

Feb 14 Keskinada World Loppet 100K XC ski race

Mar 07 PenguinMAN 100K XC ski race

Mar 21 Tour Mont Valin 50 XC ski race

April: Active Rest Phase, start getting ready for tris...

Mid June Muskoka Long Course

Late June Tupper Lake Half Ironman

Jul 17-30 Ride the Alpes in France and Switzerland and catch the TdF at Alpe d'Huez

Mid Aug Brockville Olympic Tri

Late Aug Ottawa Half Ironman

Early Sep Esprit Half Ironman

Late Sep Westchester NY Olympic Tri

Oct-Dec: Doughboyland

Home state of Ohio ...

'Last chance for Boston' marathon (Columbus, 2/04)

Cincinatti marathon (5/04)

River Bank Run (maybe ... 25K, Grand Rapids, 5/04)

Little Smokies 1/2 IM (Plymouth, OH, Memorial Day)

Muncie 1/2 IM (7/04)

A few other Oly tri's, wife permitting ...

Mulligan

May: Florida Half

June: Buffalo Springs Half

July: Dairlyland (Racine) Half..lets hope bike course is 56 and not 59 this year

Nov: IMFL

Hello! Folks, what do I pay you people for!?!?!?

Bit of Austin Powers to start off your Friday.

May I remind you that THE MUSSELMAN is debuting in central NY this summer, on July 11th. Within driving distance of all of New England and parts of the midwest (Cleveland, Erie, Ohio and Indiana), a beautiful course, and reasonable entry fees. Plus, Karen Smyers will be speaking at the pre-race dinner (free for athletes).

I may be a partial observer but this one will be worth your time. Learn more at www.musselmantri.com.

-Your local friendly RD, Jeff

anthracite and the carbon county tri are the same race.... it was before my time but originally the race was cct then there was a few years the race didnt run and now it is anthracite. as for my schedule:

3/20 MAP - sprint NC
4/3 Azalea festical sprint - NC
4/24 collegiate nationals - AZ
6/13 Eagleman
7/24 - Sunset sprint - NJ
8/8 - Wilkes-Barre tri - PA
11/6 - IMF

bob

April - Abitaman (Sprint)
April - Mulletman (Sprint)
July - Small Texan (Oly)
November - IMF (IM)

There are two more that I am going to sign up for in the Pensacola - Panama City area, and there are 5 more that I am still contemplating.

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Tentative plan:

Big races:

• Half IM California
• Wildflower Olympic possibly
• CaliforniaMan IM
• Buffalo Springs 1/2 IM(mostly to watch a friend I'm coaching as it's 4 weeks after IM, though knowing me I'll probably race anyway)
• Vineman 1/2 IM
• Xterra Big Bear
• IM Wisconsin

Numerous other running races, possibly bike races, shorter tris and du's

Jeff,

I hit the website today and see the race is in my old backyard...grew-up in Ithaca and most of my family still live up on the east side of Cayuga Lake. I have to know about the bike course.... I can't recall the terrain in Geneva but if its anything like the southern end of the lakes you could map out one nasty bike route. So what do you have in store?

World's Toughest In April

Kona in October

Anything else will probably not be planned except on short notice. I will be doing 2-3 of the swim/run series here in Tempe, AZ through the spring. I am also thinking of doing a 12 hour TT on the bike if I get the chance.

Justin D

Sweet Tomato's Desert Classic Duathlon, Feb., Phoenix (if I get my move completed in time to go)

Corrilatis Duathlon, March, Santa Cruz
Powerman Alabama, March
LaQuinta Triathlon, April, Palm Springs (maybe)
Baker to Vegas Relay, April
Dannon Duathlon, Miami, May (maybe)
Dannon Duathlon, Phoenix, May
Rock n Roll Marathon, San Diego, June
Lake Tahoe Relay, Team Slowtwitch, June
Dannon Duathlon, Utah, July
Dannon Duathlon, USAT Nationals, Atlanta, August
Ironman Revisited, Oahu, August
Dannon Duathlon, Palm Springs, November

plus several more running races

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