Race Calendar

After seeing a few blogs with race schedules and talking to Mere, I've decided to post my planned race schedule for 2009. It's not as ambitious as it was in 2005/2007 in terms of number of races when I did 7 and 6 triathlons, a couple 10 milers each year and a marathon thrown in there. It does, however, surpas the ambition in terms of number of long course races with 2 races at 140.6 miles, 2 at 70.3 miles and a pair of relays on one weekend that nearly adds up to 70.3 miles on possibly toughest course in the U.S.

My definite Races are...
Scope it out 5K
Washington, DC
29 March 2009
Comments: Before I started experiencing my foot problems, my last 3 miles of my long runs (longer than 14 miles) was at a faster clip than my 5k race times from 2005/2006 according to my Garmin 301. This race will probably be too soon after breaking in my new orthotics to see if I can go that fast, but that is the goal.

2009 Colonies Zone SCY Championship
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
24 April 2009
Comments: I'm hoping to get signed up for the 1650. I did the 1650 there 2 years ago and the 1000 last year. My best 1500 open water is about 26:30, and I was thinking of using that as my target seed time, but I've decided to go with 26:00. Last year, my 1000 time was 14:49, so a 26:30 should be very attainable.

Arlington Science Focus 5K
Arlington, VA
2 May 2009
Comments: With this race being a month after Scope it out 5K, I should really be able to test out my new orthotics and fitness gains/reclaimation.

Kinetic Half Ironman
Lake Anna State Park, Spotsylvania, VA
9 May 2009
Comments: A return to the site of my only race experience to put me in an ambulance on a trip to the emergency room. A case of severe dehydration knocked my butt out 2 years ago. Having learned my hydration lesson, I plan to take my revenge on this course as my only race tune-up prior Ironman USA.

Reston 1 & 2 mile swims
Reston, VA
31 May 2009
Comments: Two years ago, I did the 2 mile swim. This time around, I plan on doing the double. The triple does not appear to be an option this year (2 mile, 1 mile, and the 1 mile U.S. Master swim championships).

PRR 4 miler
Ashburn, VA
27 June 2009
Comments: This is a fun race that our team has been doing since it's inception in 2007.

Ironman USA
Lake Placid, NY
26 July 2009
Comments: My third time tackling this race. Hopefully I'll have a better race than last year, and also hopefully the weather will cooperate more.

From Blogger Pictures

Savageman Half Ironman Relay & Oly Relay
Deep Creek Lake, MD 9/10 September 2009
Comments: A fun race where Mere and I are thinking of splitting the relays each day. She would do the bike on the Oly and the swim and run on the Half, and I'd do the complement.

Bassman Half Ironman
Bass River State Forrest, Little Egg Harbor, NJ 4 October 2009
Comments: We did this race 2 years ago, and are going back. I'll use this race as a tune up for Beach2Battleship.

Beach2Battleship 140.6
Willington, NC
7 November 2009
Comments: This will be my first attempt at 2 Ironman distance races in one year.

If Mere talks me into more races
Rumpass in the Bumpass Oly
Lake Anna State Park, Spotsylvania, VA
19 April 2009

Montclair Oly
Montclair, VA
28 June 2009

Patriots Triathlon sprint
Bath, PA
2 August 2009

Culpepper sprint
Culpepper, VA
2 August 2009

Steelman Triathlon oly
Quakertown, PA
9 August 2009

Lums Pond sprint
Bear, DE
16 August 2009

Luray Oly
Luray, VA
15 August 2009

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