Appx. 60.
3 IMs and a whole bunch of Olys.
In 2006, I walked off the IMCDA run course in disgust, then one month later PR’d Oly after seven years, finishing second in the championship series. I went home from that Oly and sold my tri bike on Craigslist and haven’t entered a triathlon since. I boxed up my medals and moved on. REALLY on.
Martin C
Hello, all.
I did my first tri in 2001. I only completed two that year, then came back in 2002 and raced a full season. I guess I’ve done about 45 or so. I’ve done 1 iron-distance, 5 half IM, 3 Oly with the rest being sprints. When I first started, there were no races within 2 hours of home. Now there are four within about an hour’s drive, including one half IM. There is another half IM two hours away now, but I have family close to that race so it’s not like it’s a big deal. I’ll probaby race as much this year as I ever have. I plan on doing one a month from at least April until October or November, maybe more. But they will all be either sprints or Oly. No half IM races for me this year, and I don’t know if I’ll ever do another IM. Not for many years – at least not until my kids are much older. Maybe I’ll do all these sprints and Oly races while my kids are young. Then when they get older and I can do longer races, I’ll be really fast. Right, Dev and Fleck? 
No idea but
More importantly at least 1 race per year for last 15 years.
goal is 1/year so long as possible.
cheers
It is clear from this thread that I don’t race enough.
You are confusing the bizarro world of ST with reality. I think I am going to try to get down to 12 races this year, which by any objective measure is probably still way too much time to spend doing this stuff.
This coming weekend will be number 309 for me, that includes 8 IM, 25 Halfs, while the rest are long course, Oly, and sprints starting in 1984(I also threw in 44 marathons during that time frame). Last year I only did 10, but hope to get back to the 15 per year this year, since I am in the 70-74 age group. My business activities did not interfere with my racing as much as race directing has. Since I sold my manufacturing company 6 years ago Marti and I have taken on some more races, so makes it hard to produce events and do them to. Aching backs, and sleepless nights seem to make it more of a challenge to train, and compete. While there are many out there that have done more races than the person who holds the Guiness book world records, no one can compete with his record keeping of races he has entered, i.e. completed entry form, award won, finishing results, brochure of race, etc. He is a friend of mine and I helped audit his proof for Guiness(I think that final number was 279). While I had more races than he did, and I know Monty, ST, Molina, and probably many others had more, we just didn’t have the proof that Guiness requires. My only proof would be in my daytimers I have kept over the years, plus whatever hardware I picked up. I remember reading about an athlete in California that was doing 30-40 per year, so he has got to have some big numbers by now. Maybe he is a paper work type of guy who saves everything.
2 IM’s ( New Zealand 2008 & 2009)
5 Half Irons
6 Olympics
10 Sprints.
Speaking for Dick and Rick Hoyt; they are planning their 1000 th event this year at the Boston Marathon (not all tri’s but still an incredible accomplishment)
I’m at the other end of the spectrum, one or two a year for the last 10 years.
Started last June,
3 sprint
4 olympic
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