A Need to Race

It's official the new year is upon us. The food the fun the additional pounds happily gained. What a grand month. From hosting two family Christmas parties, New Years, Bijou's second birthday on New Years day. What a month. Now winter stares us down, severely entrenched with its cold and wonderful blanket of snow. I have wanted to get out on those cross country skies I bought years ago but they continue to collect dust in the garage.

As life has it's funny way, I have found a real need to race again. As you all know racing is a great outlet for me. I have found it to be that for many things in my life. In the beginning it was a great bridge to dealing with Adams death by doing something I love and raising money for cancer research and family support. Once again life has renewed its self with fresh challenges and thus a lack of comfortable sleep if any at all at times. As life goes at times these challenges are no fault of our own at times, and thus you have little to no control of them being over your head. Therefore I had a need today to get my mind re focused on the race season ahead. So the money is spent and the registrations are in. I now have a clear focus on things ahead and a great season starting in just seven weeks.

My season will start March 14 at the 100% Irish for a Day 5K & 10 Mile http://www.needtorace.com/race.php?calendar_id=4897 I did this race last year and loved it. It is a must for me again. It is a good motivation for early training on the cold days.

Next is a new one for me. Just needed something in the month of April so a found the inaugural Get in gear half marathon on April 25 they have a 5&10k too http://www.getingear10k.com/

Last year in May I did the inaugural Maple Grove half and is another must for me this year. May 16th They also have a 5k option so here is the link http://www.maplegrovehalfmarathon.com/

The tri season starts with Buffalo June 7. last year I did this for the first time and loved it. They also offer a sprint distance and is a great one to do if you are a first timmer. http://www.tribuff.com

I may squeeze the new Trinona race in because of the hills but other than that the next one will be June 28 in Sunriver Oregon. http://www.racecenter.com/pacificcrest/halftridu/index.htm
The big TNT half Iron! I am super excited about this one, all my other races up to this are a tune up. I am a team captin for this race and am encouraging some other crazies to join me on a life changing journey.

After that is the olimpic lifetime fittness tri (also with TNT) on July the 11th http://www.ltftriathlon.com/raceinfo/ I really loved the specticle of this big city race with the pros and the crowds.

Then we gear up (or may be down) the season into the Green Lake Tri Aug. 9 http://greenlaketri.com/
Another great small town race with great friends to end the race season.

After that I look forward to family vacations and hopefully setteling into a different house. I'm sure many things will change around the race schedual but no matter what it will the greatest race season yet.