First Tri-Dog Days Triathlon in Belmond-Aug 22, 2009

Nichi,

Dog Daze is a fun race. Almost half the people that did it last year were first timers so you won't be alone. With your first tri the important thing is to have fun. Enjoy the atmosphere and have a good race. See you there.

Buc

Buc,

Thanks for the encouragement.  I have been reading all of the first timer stories on BT and that is encouraging, too.  Had a great long ride today-cooler temps.  I really do think it will be fun! 
My mantra will be, "this is fun, this is fun, this is fun!"  not "this is crazy, what am I doing?"
See you there.

Nichi

It is crazy.

Welcome to the insanity!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I did the Belmond Tri 2 years ago - my wife is from Belmond, so it's a good reason to spend the weekend there. It's a fun race, and it's short, so it doesn't wipe out your whole day. It's a fun experience. They even had a lot of SWAG 2 years ago. There is also a big drawing afterwards where it seemed like half of the competitors won something. And yes, there are many first-timers, so you won't be alone!

I am getting ready to be sworn into the Iowa Air National Guard on Wednesday. Guess the dates for my first training weekend?!?!?! ARGH!!!!!! Have fun doing Dog Days.

BUMMER!!!   I mean...
Congratulations!  Thank you in advance for serving!  
It would have been nice to have a fellow BTer there, but maybe next year?
I will definitely have fun and am now starting to look at what my next tri will be...any suggestions?


 Nichi
still probably need it to be a sprint 

SWAG is the goodies you get for being in the race. They gave out a TON of door prizes (SWAG) last year if you stayed til after the award ceremony. Most races give a goody bag with t-shirt, water bottle, discount coupons from local businesses, etc. That is SWAG.

Check out www.fitnesssports.com. They have most of the races (road, du, and tri) in the area listed there. The ones that I saw from just a quick glance at the site were:

Iowaman in Davenport on Sept 12 (400 swim, 20k bike, 5k run)
Lamars YMCA in Lamars on Sept 12 (300y, 11M, 5k)
Cy Man in Polk City on Sept 13 (500y, 14.3M, 5k)
Knoxville Sprint Tri on Sept 19 (300y, 14M, 5k)
Trihawks, Iowa City, Sept 20 (500y, 15M, 5k)

There are also a couple of duathlons (run/bike/run):
D.O.athlon for Life, West Des Moines, Sept 13 (5k, 20k, 5k)
Waukon Wellness Center Duathlon, Waukon, Sept 19 (5k, 10k, 3k)


Stinkfoot 5k, October 4 @ 8:00 am, Lion's Park, Altoona. altoonatriathlonclub.com
My tri club is hosting a 5k with the proceeds going to help fund the weightroom at the new high school.

Edited by BucNIowa 2009-07-21 10:22 AM

Buc,

Thanks much for the info and  the website!  I didn't know there were so many options out there for races-pleasant surprise! Now I can pick one for every month until next year! Have a great day tomorrow.
Nichi