The ITU will have an amazing atmosphere since it is a qualifying event for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The age groupers (like myself) will have an early-morning start in Mission Bay on Saturday while the elites will start later in the day and will be a blast to watch. Hopefully will catch up on some quick R&R on the beach before heading back to New Mexico and getting back to training.
I'll be back in Philadelphia for the Philly Triathlon in late June and plan to extend the weekend to catch the local nine play a game (or two) in South Philly. The swim goes with the current and usually brings some fast swim times. It'll be good to be "home."
Last but not least, I'll push the limits a bit and tackle a 1/2-Ironman in gorgeous New Hampshire. Should be an electrifying atmosphere and some beautiful scenery. I haven't been up to New Hampshire in about a decade and look forward to this trip.
Scattered in between my three A-list events are some fun local races. Chasing3 is doing an open water race series this season which I'm very excited for. Points will be accumulated for races included in this series and awards will be given out at the end of the season. The four races that count towards this series that I'm planning to enter are Billy the Kid Tombstone, Damnit Man, Cochiti Lake and Elephant Man. These will be my B-list events. There isn't much open water here in New Mexico so you have to take advantage of any opportunity that comes up.
The other two triathlons on my list, Coyote Carrera and Candyman, are local to Albuquerque and will be a fun warm-up and cool-down triathlon, respectively. They are typical Albuquerque races and are reverse-order sprint triathlons. Instead of starting with the swim, these will start with a 5K run, transition to a 20K bike and end with a 400-yard swim in a pool. Pool swims can get kind of hectic, especially if it's set up such that athletes are swimming both directions in one lane. But they are fun events to try new things that you don't want to attempt during an A- or B-list race.
In addition to the triathlons, I have two very exciting swimming events on my calendar which I'm very psyched about. The weekend after the 4th of July I'll be heading up to San Francisco to swim with some friends in the bay. The SF bay offers some fun open water swimming opportunities. The water is chilly and rough... can't wait! I met some real nice people during a Total Immersion Open Water Workshop in Maho Bay, St. John, USVI this past January who are planning to meet up in San Francisco that weekend to join me on these swims.
Although the official date has yet to be advertised, I'm planning a trip to Austin, TX in the middle of October to participate in the Highland Lakes Challenge. This is a five-day, five-lake, fifteen-mile staged event. Never been to Austin but I've heard some great things. Regardless, the swims should be awesome and a great challenge.
Here's my schedule:
(1) Coyote Carrera Triathlon
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Albuquerque, NM
Sprint Reverse Triathlon: 5K run, 20K bike, 400m pool swim
(2) ITU World Triathlon San Diego (A-list)
Saturday, May 12, 2012
San Diego, CA
Olympic Triathlon: 1.5K swim, 40K bike, 10K run
(3) Billy the Kid Tombstone Triathlon
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Fort Sumner, NM
Olympic Triathlon: 1.5K swim, 40K bike, 10K run
(4) Philadelphia Triathlon (A-list)
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Philadelphia, PA
Olympic Triathlon: 1.5K swim, 40K bike, 10K run
(Bonus) San Francisco Bay Swims
July 7 and 8, 2012
San Francisco, CA
Open Water Swims: Alcatraz (1.3mi) and Bridge-to-Bridge (6mi)
(5) Damnit Man Triathlon
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Truth or Consequence, NM
Sprint Triathlon: 400m swim, 12 mile bike, 2.25 mile run
(6) Cochiti Lake Triathlon
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Cochiti Lake, NM
Olympic Triathlon: 1.5K swim, 40K bike, 10K run
(7) Ironman 70.3 Timberman (A-list)
Sunday, August 19, 2012,
Gilford, New Hampshire
Ironman 70.3: 1.2 mi swim, 56 mile bike, 13.1 mile run
(8) Elephant Man Triathlon
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Elephant Butte, NM
Olympic Triathlon: 1.5K swim, 40K bike, 10K run
(9) Candyman Triathlon
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Rio Rancho, NM
Sprint Reverse Triathlon: 5K run, 20K bike, 400m pool swim
(10) Highland Lakes Challenge
October 17-21, 2012
Austin, TX
Open Water Staged Swim: 5 lakes, 5 days, 15 miles
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