Who is Racing this Weekend - 10/10 - 10/13

I'm in for cyclocross both Saturday and Sunday. Rumor is that Lance Armstrong is coming to compete but that's a rumor. This is the big cross race weekend in NE. There are over 1000 folks racing each day. My women's race will have over 60 women racing each day which 3-4 years ago would only happen at Nationals.

Erdinger Gran Prix of Gloucester
NACT, Verge NECCS, UCI Cat 2
Gloucester, MA

I'm running the Spokane Marathon on Sunday. 

Most of the proceeds go to the local high school cross country teams.  They run all of the aid stations and at the end of the race you vote on who had the best station.  More votes = more $$.

My goal is to start.  I had a bad patch of training this spring/summer and signed up for this race as a way of training my way out of a funk.  As long as I start then I've met my goal, after that the rest of the race is a bonus.

There are a few hills... http://www.usatf.org/routes/view.asp?rID=73273

Long Beach Half Mary...goal is to go 1:50-1:59

I feel good, I feel ready.

Doing the PBR Off-Road Tri down in Tempe, AZ.  It'll be my first off-road event (outside of a mtn bike "race" and my first tri since surgery in May!

Yummy Tempe Town Lake!

My goal is just finish.  The mtn bike skills aren't quite there, so just going out for some fun, the slip'n'slide finish line and some PBR!

Fit City Dash N Splash 2mile run 150 yd swim

My Goal is under 17 minutes.

Whistlestop marathon.  'Experimental' run.  Hope to figure out the whole race nutrition mystery.

Pretty wide goal.  I'll take a 4:20, but I'll shoot for 3:50 if things are working in my favor.

Me ... first tri!  Arrowhead Day At the Beach in Hermosa - 400m/10 mile/5k.

Goal is to finish.  Swim and bike will be no problem, and I might actually be competitive in those areas.  Running is another story   If I can run at a 10 minute/mile pace, I'll consider that a victory!

Baltimore Marathon (Rd. 5, so far I'm 3-1 for finishes).

Goal?

Hmmmmmm, either just run to finish or do something stupid like run too fast in the beginning and suffer for another BQ.  Still not sure which one yet ........

Screw lack of training!  So what if I've only run 12 miles for a long run a few different times in the last few months!  LSD runs are overrated!

I am running the Long Beach Marathon this Sunday.

This is my 3rd year running this race and doing it as a "Tuneup" for my fall marathon season.

No goals except to run and finish strong and remind the body what it is like to do the 26.2 and "Don't Die"!!!