2013 Race Season Schedule

   

   Ok I know this is my first year in racing, so I may have gone a little overboard. I have to say though that anyone who knows me will testify to this character attribute, so why would it be any different now! 

   I have already registered for a number of these races and will mark the tentative ones with an asterisk (*). The only reason I haven't registered for these are because the registration hasn't opened yet, but I'll be first inline, online when they do.

   So here it is. An ambitious first year in Racing. I really wanted a good mix of races. Quite a few 5km running and sprint distance Tri's which is where I want to be. I really don't have a drive for distance or endurance yet, it's more about speed and power right now. I want to be more like a drag race than a Daytona 500. I have 3 half marathons spaced throughout the season. I still feel like I can work up to a decent speed over 21.1km. The idea for Around the Bay 30km was started back when I met Christine, as it was something we could do together. We began the training, but she quickly realized cycling was where she needed to focus her attention and decided not to run. Since I started training for it and it's what has motivated me to the point of half marathon distance I'm going to see it through. 

   Eighteen races is the total (I'm not counting Tough Mudder as a race), commencing February and coming to completion in December. It's almost 2 per month.

   Here goes nothin' as they say...

Sun Feb 24/12	Run	Grimsby 3K	Grimsby, ON	3km
Sun Mar 3/13	Run	Chilly Half	Burlington, ON	21.1km
Sun Mar 24/13	Run	Around the Bay	Hamilton, ON	30km
Sat Apr 6/13	Run	Jordan 5k	Jorndan, ON	5km
*Sat Apr 20/13	Run - Trail	Head for the Hills	St.Catharines, ON	5km
Sat May 11/13	Obstacle	Tough Mudder	Mnt St. Louie ON
Sat May 25/13	Run	Whitby Half Marathon	Whitby, ON	21.1km
*Sat June 1/13	Run	Moon in June	Burlington, ON	10km
*Sat June 15/13	Tri - Sprint	Guelph Lake Tri	Guelph, ON	750m/20km/5km
Sat July 13/13	Run	Beamsville Bench	Beamsville, ON	5km
*Sun July 28/13	Tri - Sprint	Niagara Triathalon	Grimsby, ON	750m/25km/7km
Sun Aug 25/13	Tri - Off Road	Mine Over Matter	Kelso CC Milton, ON	500m/7.5km/4.9km
*Sat Sep 7/13	Tri - Sprint	Wasaga Tri	Wasaga Beach, ON	750m/20km/5km
Sun Sep 15/13	Run	Run for the Grapes	St. Catharines	21.1km
*Sun Oct 13/13	Run	Turkey Trot	Oakville, ON	5km
Sun Oct 27/13	Run	Halloween 7km	Stoney Creek, ON	7km
Sat Nov 9/13	Run	Casablanca Classic	Grimsby, On	3km
*Sun Nov 24/13	Run	Santa Shuffle	Hamilton, ON	5km
*Sun Dec 1/13	Run	Tannenbaum	Toronto, ON	10km

 

   Wow now that I see it all written out like that it does seem a little crazy. All I can do is train hard and give it my best on race day. I will be posting outcomes on my blog as they happen.

   Let the madness begin...