NC Series Offerings - what are y'all doing?

I tried to compete participate in a series this year. I'm not even close to fast enough that it matters, just something fun to do. My problem is that I have 3 races I like to do every year; one is independent, and the other two are in seperate series'. Now this year I'm planning to do the spring Oly in the FS series - just waiting patiently to see the details today.

Travel is such a big part of the cost, I'd be more likely to do a series if it had the required number of races nearby. FS would be the most likely for me, they have several within an hour drive. I'm only seriously looking at 3 of there races this year, but if it only required 4, then I'd be more likely to do that 4th. Since it's 5, maybe some other year.

I am registered for the B2B 1/2 (gulp.) so far.  I am planning on registering for the Azalea Tri, TOA sprint tri, and the 5280 swim... and maybe a few others 

After a year of barely racing I think I'm going to do a lot more NCTS races next year.  My inclination is to open with Belew's Lake again.  I like the course better than MAP and it's at a better time of the year.   After that:
WL Half I, Latta, Bandit's, LKN and probably finish with Duke half.

With the exception of WL & Duke, these are all races that I can drive to the day of the event and that keeps the cost down.  My general rule of thumb is that the drive to the event should not take longer than the event itself.    The FS stuff is just to far away to bother with for me.  I would really like to Beast of the East, but I think that's going to interfere with spring fishing.

As of right now thinking:
MAP
White Lake HIM I
Over the Mtn
Latta
Lake Wylie (maybe)
Bandits
LKN
Pinehurst (maybe)
debating on a second HIM for the fall, not sure if I want to do SC, Duke, B2B, or Augusta

Here is what I'm thinking:

Riverwood Sprint

White Lake Half 1 or 2

Kerr Lake Olympic

Triangle Sprint (if its moved)

Nations Triathlon 

B2B Half

Uh oh, that's another person finishing ahead of me at Riverwood!

1. April 18th - Beaverdam Oly (FS) 
2. April - Riverwood (Of course)
3. June - Gary Kirby Sprint
4. June - Smile Train Sprint? (FS) 
5. July - Triangle Sprint? Where?
6. Sept. - Wilmington YMCA Sprint
7. Oct. - Pinehurst Oly?

I'd consider B2B Half instead of Pinehurst if I could wait until summer to decide, but it sells out so early. I'll probably drop at least one of those questionable races.

It's shaping up to be a lean racing year...

not in NC...Shamrock Marathon (Va. Beach) 

maybe Falls Lake Oly (Finish Strong)

doing Tour de Cure again (not a race, but a chance for a double century)

Duke Half

maybe City of Oaks again, not sure

I'd love to have more races in there, but finances will be tight.

As you can see, I have my ducks securely scattered.

MAP  -- maybe

Belews Lake Sprint or Beaverdam Oly

White Lake HIM

Latta   -- glad they changed the run course

Lake Logan Oly – (only if I score a free entry)

Lake Norman

Pinehurst

B2B HIM

 ***Plus whatever 'secret sprint' Keyone does

A friend convinced me to race for the TrySports Tri Team next year and we get a limited number free entries into TrySports Series races.  I may do more races in the series if the 'free' oppty arises.

I'm trying to stay closer to home this year. These are the definites for the tri's.

Riverwood

White Lake Half (first ever .....ugh)

Triangle Tri (I agree with Nuthouse, only if they move it)

Savageman Olympic (in MD)

Pinehurst - if it doesn't conflict with schedule

Ramblin Rose with my 8 year old (her first "adult triathlon" very exciting)

Well - I was gettin my hope up for doing my 1st HIM this year..but then I took a dose of a lil pill called reality and realized I may have been jumpin to far to fast.  Like some of you last year was my 1st tri season and I only raced 2 ( MAP & Latta ) both sprints and then I gotta the bug up my butt to do GCHIM!  WHAT...well..I know that I cannot prepare myself for any HIM this year.  With my wife in school fulltime I am very limited on "free time" so I have to be realistic...plus..I have not even conquered an Oly tri yet. So..with that being said I am planning on focusing on more sprints this season and then makin the HIM goal in 2010.  I can see me doing an Oly this season, which would be the most logical move for me as I am at best still an amatuer on the tri scene.  I want to keep the fun in racin and not get consumed with the other parts of the sport...I still think sprints are challenging..and if I need to raise the bar a notch then an Oly would be the best one for me to tackle this season.  All in all I am excited about racing again this season..I have come a good ways in my training and I am really lookin forward to seeing how much better I can do in the sprints I did last year....and then doing some more as well..with an Oly to cap the year as my crowning acheivement......the for sures are below..the others I will throw in where and when my schedule allows..but I know I will get in more then 2 races this season...

 MAP - 1st race for this season as it was my 1st tri race ever last season!

 Latta - 2nd and last race last year, but I plan on doing some others before this one since its late in the season.

Wilmington YMCA ( sprint )

Over the Mountain - I think this one is an Olympic and will be the one I aim for this season

Races I would like to compete in this season - Lake Norman & Wylie, White Lake (sprint), Pinehurst, and maybe some others.

Hi all. I've been MIA for a few months due to a pretty big back injury.  But, I am slowing getting back in shape and hoping to start serious training in January. Next year I'm looking at:

Parris Island - 3/14  (??)

Belews Lake - 4/18

White Lake Sprint - 5/10

Tri Latta - 6/14  (??)

Mission Man - 7/25

Triad Triathlon - date ??

Wilmington - 9/19

And the finale - Pinehurst - 10/10!