Well, I’m really excited about my race season this year. After completing my first two half-Ironman distance races last year (Musselman in NY and Timberman in NH), this year the aim is to build the entire year towards doing the Ironman in Cozumel Mexico next Thanksgiving weekend. Talk about giving thanks!

I was hoping to take out a USA Cycling license this year and at least do some time trials, but it seems that there aren’t too many in this area.  Maybe 2012!

This year’s training is already under way, with spinning in the Coffee Garage, and running building towards the National Marathon in March. After that, some decisions still need to be made. But here’s my preliminary race schedule:

March 26: Nation’s Marathon

April 16/17: Rumpass in Bumpass (Sprint and International)

Memorial Day weekend—TBD, but as our anniversary, this weekend is always us doing something special

June—here it gets difficult, because we have awesome options every single weekend, but it might get to be too much

June 4/5: General Smallwood MTS

June 12: Eagleman, this one’s a definite go

June 19: Cubs play the Yankees on my second Father’s Day weekend…here, the triathlon will be beer, deep dish pizza and Garrett’s popcorn

June 25: two Gran Fondos, the hilly Diabolical Double, or the 200 mile true Double Century

July 15: the µMussel (I’m looking for a Green Machine, or possibly a tricycle)

July 17: Musselman Half Iron (I’ll be sure to remember the inhaler this time)

July 30/31: Culpepper…not a Team Z race, but because I need a fifth to qualify for VTS

August 13/14: Luray (don’t try and pronounce it, unless you grew up in Virginny)

October 8/9: Waterman’s MTS series…..maybe, we’ll see

November 27: Ironman, Cozumel