2012 Race Schedule

Fly_Tyn
Fly_Tyn Posts: 12
edited October 5 in Social Groups
With races opening up for next year, what does your race schedule look like next year?

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  • bbarr66
    bbarr66 Posts: 17 Member
    As of today I have the following planned:

    * March 2012: Martian Half Marathon
    * April 2012: Glass City Half Marathon
    * July 2012: Muncie Half Ironman
    * August 2012: Steelhead Half Ironman
  • December 2011 ~ 5K
    March 2012 ~ 10K
    May 2012 ~ Bloomsday (Maybe)
    June 2 2012~ Sprint Tri
    July 28 2012~ Sprint Tri
    August 4 2012 ~ Long Bridge Swim 1.76miles

    Sarah
  • bstamps12
    bstamps12 Posts: 1,184
    I'm super organized so I'm panicking that I can't set my schedule through June right now, haha. So far I only have the New Orleans Rock & Roll Half on March 4th (for American Cancer Society DetermiNATION).
  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
    Right now I have the following planned -

    Febuary - Long John Jaunt half marathon
    April - fitness competition.
    May - Cabot Trail Relay race (don't have leg picked yet, most are between 15-21 k). I also have a registration for the Halifax half marathon in May from last year. I rolled it over because I didn't want to run a HM then the relay the next weekend, but it looks like they are a week apart again. I may run the 10k instead of the HM for that.
    July - no date set, usually around the first weekend, Ingonish sprint tri (it was my first race ever and I will return every year I can).
    There are two other local tris that I will be doing, not sure if I will bump up to olympic or not. Dates aren't set yet but I know one is in August.

    And a pile of local 5 - 10 k races. I don't think we have set our races schedule yet, but there is usually one or two a month. I go to whatever ones my work schedule allows. I will book time off for the above noted races.
  • bstamps12
    bstamps12 Posts: 1,184

    That is ultra-organized, I LOVE it! I also love that you gave each race a priority. Good idea!
  • My wife and I have set a goal to race in one event each month next year: mostly 5k/10k and some sprint tris and some other endurance events.

    Here's the list so far:

    January - Winter Cross 5k
    February - TBD
    March - Big Climb 2012
    April - TBD
    May - Over the Dam Run 5k
    June - Issaquah Triathlon (Sprint)
    July - Ocean Shores Big Weekend Tri and Foot Fest (Sprint)
    August - Lake Union 10k
    September - TBD
    October - TBD
    November - TBD
    December - TBD
  • Kilter
    Kilter Posts: 188 Member
    I plan on doing everything on the A, B, and C lists. But realistically, only the A race matters.

    "A" Race
    Ironman Canada - August 26 (<12h)

    "B" Races
    UBC Olympic Triathlon - March 11 (<2:45)
    Oliver Half Ironman - June 3 (<5:45)
    Desert Half Ironman - July 8 (<6h)

    "C" Races
    Resolution Run 5km - January 1 (<22:30)
    Vancouver Sun Run 10km - April 15 (<48)

    "May do" Races
    Fort Langley Half Marathon 21.1km - February 18 (<1:50)
    Vancouver Olympic Triathlon - September 3 (<2:30)
    Victoria Marathon - October 7 (<3:50)
  • IronmanPanda
    IronmanPanda Posts: 2,083 Member
    Just finishing up this season with my first 70.3 this weekend, HITS Palm Springs 70.3, so I've been putting off putting my 2012 schedule together. So far this is what it looks like and nothing is really set in stone except a few local races that I did this year that I want to do again to PR next year.

    Feb 5: Surf City 1/2 Marathon
    March 18: SuperSeal Triathlon Olympic Course
    April 15: HITS Triathlon Series: Napa Valley - Half Iron Course (Depending on how Palm Springs is organized and ran)
    May 6: OC 1/2 Marathon
    May 20: Orange County International Triathlon
    Sept 9: Pacific Coast Sprint Triathlon
    Dec 2: HITS National Championship: Palm Springs - Half Iron Course (Depending on how Palm Springs is organized and ran)

    TBA:
    Long Beach Triathlon
    Newport Beach Triathlon
    Los Angeles Triathlon
    Long Beach 1/2 Marathon

    And if I get in through the lottery:
    June 10: Escape from Alcatraz
  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    As of today, I'm registered for:

    Musselman half ironman, July 15
    Xterra Dirty Grizzly, July 22
    Cayuga Lake sprint, Aug 5


    Still being considered:
    Tough Mudder PA, May 12
    Warrior Dash, Aug 11
    Lake George olympic, Sept 1
  • Just finishing up this season with my first 70.3 this weekend, HITS Palm Springs 70.3, so I've been putting off putting my 2012 schedule together. So far this is what it looks like and nothing is really set in stone except a few local races that I did this year that I want to do again to PR next year.

    Feb 5: Surf City 1/2 Marathon
    March 18: SuperSeal Triathlon Olympic Course
    April 15: HITS Triathlon Series: Napa Valley - Half Iron Course (Depending on how Palm Springs is organized and ran)
    May 6: OC 1/2 Marathon
    May 20: Orange County International Triathlon
    Sept 9: Pacific Coast Sprint Triathlon
    Dec 2: HITS National Championship: Palm Springs - Half Iron Course (Depending on how Palm Springs is organized and ran)

    TBA:
    Long Beach Triathlon
    Newport Beach Triathlon
    Los Angeles Triathlon
    Long Beach 1/2 Marathon

    And if I get in through the lottery:
    June 10: Escape from Alcatraz

    Good luck with your race! I ran my first 70.3 this year and it was tuff but I had a blast.
  • trijoe
    trijoe Posts: 729 Member
    With races opening up for next year, what does your race schedule look like next year?

    What are yours? Staying with HIM's? Pretty addictive, aren't they?

    I toggle back and forth: "Epic" season then "fun" season. Repeat ad infinitum. 2011 was "Epic". Savageman 100. My God, what was I thinking? So 2012 is all fun stuff. Nothing on the docket, and races probably won't be added till a month or two before. I may throw in a local HIM, but nothing to really spend the next 10 months pursuing.

    It sounds boring, but it's actually nice to be able to float through a season, just enjoying it as I go. It keeps the burnout in check.
  • crux
    crux Posts: 454 Member
    I finally paid my money...

    2012 AAA goal race - Ironman Wales Sept 16th.
  • IronmanPanda
    IronmanPanda Posts: 2,083 Member
    Yeesh... I actually plotted my race schedule for 2012 on a calendar and realized it doesn't leave a lot of actual training/recovery time. I may have to pass on a few of the ones I wanted to do for this year just because I really want to focus on building a much larger base to work off of for 2013 when I get the balls to do a full IM.
  • Training2Tri
    Training2Tri Posts: 28 Member
    I'm committed to the New York City Triathlon on July 8, 2012. My first Olympic distance!

    Is it bad that I am already starting to hope it doesn't rain that day?
  • girlontherun5
    girlontherun5 Posts: 59 Member
    So far this is what I have....

    April 15, 2012 - 10 miler run
    May 27, 2012 full marathon
    June 3 - 8k run
    June 16 - sprint tri
    July 8- sprint tri
    Aug 18 - sprint tri
    Sept 8 - olympic tri ( this will be by first olympic distance:)
    maybe a 1/2 marathon in the fall....

    :happy:
  • bstamps12
    bstamps12 Posts: 1,184
    Updated race schedule:

    Feb 28th: The Beat Goes On 5K (To get back in the "racing" mode before 1/2)
    March 4th: New Orleans Rock n Roll Half Marathon (For American Cancer Society Determination)
    March 31st: Clark County Relay for Life 5K (I'm the Race Organizer, not sure if I'll run it or not)
    May 19th: Joplin Memorial Run Half Marathon (TBD)
    June 24th: Sprint Tri (Arkansas Triathlon Series--ATS)
    July 8th: Sprint Tri (ATS)
    July 22nd: Riverside Duathlon (ATS)
    August 19th: Sprint Tri (ATS)
    Sept 9th: Sprint Tri (ATS)

    Some of you guys have very ambitious race years planned--good luck & let us know how training and racing are going!
  • This will be my first triathlon! Can't wait!

    March 17: Lucky Run (7 miles) (this will be the longest I've ever run and a challenge as I don't consider myself a "runner")
    June 2: Tri for Fun (sprint)
    June 24: Livestrong Ride, Davis (assuming I'll do the 45 mile ride, but they haven't released courses yet)
    July 29: Goleta Beach Tri (Olympic)

    Hubby is doing the Vineman 70.3 July 15, so I'll be up there to support him!
  • kimeister
    kimeister Posts: 212
    New to the group -- hola, everyone!

    I'm brand spanking new to triathlons this year. When I say "new" I mean that I haven't even tried running in 20 years and I've just started to take lessons to learn to swim. Doing a tri was on my "Goals for 2013" list until a friend signed up for a half-sprint tri and said, "Come on, you know you want to!" It's a teeny, tiny tri, but given that I'm learning two of the three components from the ground up, I'm okay with that (for this year).

    I'm primarily a distance cyclist. Back in December I planned out my rides for 2012 without a thought to a triathlon. My biggest challenge in 2012 -quite frankly, my biggest athletic challenge ever- will definitely be the GranFondo Whistler in September. Just last week I registered for the 5K in March so that I could have a running goal. If I can make 5K by March running the entire event, then I should be able to do a decent 1.5 mile run by June.

    March 11, 2012: Shamrocks & Shenanigans 5K Run
    May 5, 2012: Bike Ypsi Spring Ride & Festival (33 miles)
    June 9, 2012: Michigan Mountain Mayhem (100km)
    June 24, 2012: Tri Goddess Tri (.25 mile swim, 10.7 mile bike, 1.5 mile run)
    July 14, 2012: One Helluva Ride (100 miles)
    Sept. 8, 2012: GranFondo Whistler (75.8 extremely hilly miles -- the big one!)
    Sept. 15, 2012: Tour de Troit (25 miles)
    Sept. 16, 2012: Taco Tour Cinco (15 miles) mmmm taco tour
    Sept. 30, 2012: Apple Cider Century (100 miles)
    Oct. 14, 2012: Tour de Livingston (62 miles)
    Nov. 16, 2012: Silver Bells Electric Light Parade, (2 miles) Cyclists wear lights and form a living "float" in the parade - sweet!

    If I find a Sprint tri in the Fall after my big Whistler ride, I may do that. My goal for 2013 will be an Olympic distance tri.
  • skiing1313
    skiing1313 Posts: 9 Member
    I have 3 races scheduled so far. The Hy-Vee 5150 is my goal race for the year. I want to finish in the top 10 of my age group. I am hoping to add another Olympic distance or a 70.3 at the end of the year.

    4-28 Drake on the roads 1/2 marathon
    5-19 Penny's Pieathlon / Sprint - yes they serve pie to all finishers
    6-24 Copper Creek / Sprint
    9-2 Hy-Vee 5150
  • Man, Lots of good races throughout here.

    I think I am getting close on settling my race schedule now.

    http://www.gebhardtchiropractic.com/sports-fitness/planning-your-race-season/

    My Tentative Race Calendar for 2012

    June 6 2012 Mt. Evans Accent -run race
    June 10 2012 Denver Triathlon
    June 26 2012 Aquaman Series
    June 23 2012 Loveland Lake to Lake Triathlon
    June 30, 2012 Lookout Mountain Triathlon
    July 3 2012 Aquaman Series
    July 10 2012 Aquaman Series
    July 17 2012 Aquaman Series
    July 24 2012 Aquaman Series
    July 28, 2012 My Way or the Tri Way
    July 31 2012 Aquaman Series
    August 18 2012 Rattlesnake Triathlon
    August 19 2012 Rattlesnake Triathlon
    September 8 2012 Littlefoot Triathlon
    September 9 2012 Harvest Moon -long course
    September 15, 2012 Crescent Moon Triathlon
  • Drudoo
    Drudoo Posts: 275 Member
    April: Memorial Hermann Ironman 70.3-Galveston, Texas
    June: Ironman Kansas 70.3- Lawrence, Kansas
    August: Ironman Louisville- Louisville, Kentucky
    Fall: Have not decided on a race.
  • Working upto Ironman next year :-)

    25th March - Around the Bay 30K - Hamilton
    28th April - Derby Festival Marathon - Louisville
    9th June -Sprint Binbrook - Hamilton
    23rd June - Sprint -Welland
    14 July - Olympic - Gravenhurst
    28 July - Olympic - Coburg
    19th August - Steelhead 70.3 - Michigan
  • irongirl73
    irongirl73 Posts: 98 Member
    Here's the plan:

    4/7 sprint
    5/5 sprint
    6/3 sprint
    8/5 sprint
    8/25 olympic
    9/30 olympic
    11/4 half ironman
    11/10 warrior dash

    and I may do the MS 150 which is a bike ride from Houston to Austin. It's in April.
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