"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.

G

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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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Brian Stover USAT LII
Accelerate3 Coaching
Insta

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.

----->Trent

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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Mike Plumb, TriPower MultiSports
Professional Running, Cycling and Multisport Coaching, F.I.S.T. Certified
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