I have some extra time in this R/R week, so I'm putting together my race schedule and signing up for some races. This is what it looks like so far:
May 30: Rigby Lake Tri....thinking about it but that's pretty early, meaning really cold water!
June 6: Vikingman in Burley is possible but I'm not sure I want to race that early.
June 14: Bismarck ND Tri. I'll be in my hometown of Center for a high school reunion, and this race is only 50 miles away. I'm planning on doing it, but haven't signed up yet.
June 20: Janet's Triathlon in Hebgan Lake near Yellowstone. I'm guessing on the date right now, but I'm planning on it being this weekend because that's when it was last year. I consider this my first fishing trip to Yellowstone National Park with a triathlon thrown in. This is really a nice course and is a mountain bike and trail run. This is the same weekend as the Redfish Triathlon in the Sawtooths, which is simply too far for just a triathlon, although it's in a gorgeous area.
July 4th: no race this weekend.
July 11th: probable fishing trip to Yellowstone during the salmon fly hatch (good times!). Otherwise, the Idaho Falls Blacktail Tri is this weekend.
July 18th: Twin Falls Tri is a possible. This will be a late registration if I feel like I want to do a race that weekend. Tera will be out of town this weekend, so babycare is an issue.
July 25th: Burley Spudman....lottery draw this year, and it costs five bucks just to get into the lottery, and then another $70 if you get in. Quite expensive, but only an hour drive. It's a really big triathlon with good swim times. I'm not too keen on swimming in the Snake River. Probably won't do it.
Aug 1: Pocatello Tri. Doing it.
Aug 8: no race. Probably a fishing weekend!
Aug 15: Rexburg Tri in Rainbow Lake. Doing it. Registered tonight.
Aug 23: Portland Tri. My primary race of the year. Registered last week. A family trip, too.
Sept 12?: Probably date for Bear Lake Brawl. I'm planning on doing it whenever it is. I did it last year and liked the course. It's a nice family camping weekend, too. This will be a primary race, too, and the last chance to break 2:08 for the year. If I get a good swim, it is doable.
That's the line-up at this point. Getting this pinned down makes training alot easier because it's easier to stay motivated with specific goals in mind.
I'm a family guy who is addicted to swim/bike/run and anything to do with getting out into the backcountry wilderness areas. This blog focuses on the swim, bike, run and other various aspects of my attempts to finish in the top ten percent of my age group in whatever race I do. It used to be all about finishing the legs of an Olympic Distance triathlon: swim in 20 minutes, bike in 60 minutes, and run in 40 minutes. Now, it's more about training well and finishing well.
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