2012 Race Schedule

like you, i thought 2012 was going to be my year to step up in distance...to HIM, but after a newly found competitive drive after a 3rd place finish at a small race, i'm only doing sprints in 2012 with the goal of getting on a podium in one of the bigger sprints in h-town.  so far these are officially on my calendar...

frost yer fanny, woodlands half marathon, kemah, cb&i, bridgeland, houston, and lonestar in g-town if they have it.

the big ones for me are:

Cowtown 26.2 in Ft Worth in Feb

Quebec 70.3 in June

Austin 70.3 in October.

I plan to pick up the odd local area race as well. I also have down as a goal for 2012 to sign up for a 140.3 for 2013. I think that in general I am going to race less often next year and try and be more focused for the races that I sign up for.

Looks like you are doing back to back 26.2's on the double - is that right?

Yeah, that's just crazy... I'm still trying to convince the wife to do the Trans Rockies Run with me.

It is hard to see past my First HIM in April - and that is the only thing I'm registered for... but i have a few thoughts:

• 2/19 Austin HM
• 4/1   Galveston 70.3 Let the training begin!
• 4/21 MS/150 (This is only if my company sponsors)
• 4/29 Kemah (not sure if Oly or Sprint... I kind of want to jump off the boat, but the sprint was my first last year... payback might be fun)
• 5/28 Cap of Texas
• 8/5 Bridgeland
• 9/30 Houston
• 10/?? Highland Lakes Challenge (no 2012 dates yet - but 5 lakes in 5 days sounds fun).
• 11/?? Oilman

I'm sure there will be a ton of stuff that isn't on the list.  But those are what I can see right now.

Galveston (especially as your first HIM) + MS150 = issues for Kemah.  Your body is going to be trashed.

CapTex - some people like the mega Oly races like this.  Others despise dealing with several thousand other people on a 24.8 mile bike course - make that a 6+ mile bike course since CapTex is a four looper. It can get real sketchy out there with that many folks on that small a course.

Yea, MS150 and Kemah are both still just options.  But both things I'd like to do.  It will really depend on how things playout over the winter.  I'd say I'm more likely to do Kemah.

I remember Cap Tex had some problems last year, but I also thought the river swim would be fun. 

Here's my tentative list:

March - The Woodlands HM
April  - Texas State Sprint
May - CB&I Sprint (sadly, this will probably get dropped due to timing of IMTX)
May - Ironman Texas
July - Small Texan Olympic

I'm trying to decide on 2 out of state HIMs toward the end.  The ones below are currently under consideration:
August - Augusta 70.3
August - Timberman 70.3
Sept - HalfRev Cedar Point
October - Soma Triathlon

March- The Woodlands Marathon (running with my wife)

April- Kemah Oly

May- IMTX

Aug- Bridgeland

Sept- Houston Oly

Oct- Longhorn if I come up with the cash for the weekend or

Nov- Oilman

I had major blues after IMTX so I hope I do not have it again. 

Here's what I've been eyeing for 2012.. Not sure exactly which ones i'll do but this is what I'm interested in. (obviously won't do them all, especially the ones very close to one another)

???1/7 - Bandera Trail run, 50k

2/19 - Austin Marathon

3/10 - Prickly Pear Trail run, 30k

3/31-4/1 - Texas Independance Relay Run (need a team if anyone is interested!)

4/7 - Hells Hills Trail Run, either 25 or 50k

4/28-29 - HITS 70.3 or Oly in Marble Falls

May - Shiner GASP Century ... not sure what day this is yet, but its a great ride!

5/19 - Tour de Cure San Antonio

5/28 - CapTex Oly

6/10 - Escape from Alcatraz (if I can get in the Jan lottery)

6/24 - Buffalo Springs 70.3

July - Small Texan Oly

8/25 - North Country Ultra Trail Run (Manistee, Mi)

9/9 - Rev 3 Cedar Point 70.3

October - Austin 70.3

So far I'm registered for:

Texas 70.3 - April 1st

NOLA 70.3 - April 22nd

Syracuse 70.3 - June 24th

Unfortunately, I'll miss Kemah for the first time due to my race schedule.  No way I'm going to feel like doing Kemah after doing two 70.3's the three weeks proceeding.  I will more than likely do the Houston Triathlon on September 30th.  I will also look to closeout my season with one or two more 70.3 races but haven't decided on which.  I was hoping the Austin 70.3 would be my year end finale each year but the quality of the roads used on the bike course was just dreadful.  Which will probably lead me in another direction like the Miami 70.3.  Maybe I'll do Oilman but if it sticks to the same weekend as usual it would be the weekend after Miami (or Austin as Austin moves a week later).  Two 70.3's in 7 days might be a bit much.

I'm racing a bunch of WTC 70.3's because I'd like to qualify for Vegas in the not so distant future.

Very simple

Las Vegas 1/2 

Lone Star Galveston - 70.3

IM Texas

Done!! 

See Simple 

Galveston Marathon (maybe) 2/5

Lonestar 70.3- 4/1

MS 150 at a very leisurely pace

Kemah Oly

Bridgeland

Houston Oly

Rev3 SC 70.3 or Miami Man 70.3

Looking for a summer race depending on budget.

January (MAYBE) Austin HM

February - Austin Marathon

April - Galveston HIM

May - IMTX

August - Bastrop Lost Pines

October - Kerrville Quarter or Half

November - San Antonio Rock 'n' Roll (with an attempt to BQ)

I'm in the process of becoming a sponsored runner, so there will probably be other races added as time goes on.

1. 1/28 - The Texas Half (HM), Dallas

2. 3/11 - St. Patrick's Day Tri (Sprint), Keller

3. 4/25 - The Big D Marathon (HM), Dallas / This will be my wife's first Marathon

4. 5/5-6 - MS 150 Denton to FTW (Tentatitve)

5. 6/03 - Playtri Festival (Oly), Lewisville

6. IM70.3 Austin (HIM), If the training this year goes well

Hope everyone's off-season goes well and injury free!

Cool!  I am super interested in this race, I missed it last year.  I need to ramp up my running a bit after the RnRSA this weekend and get some trail runs in.  I haven't done trail runs since my X-country days in high school.  This brings back good memories!

Two other out of state HIMs in September you may want to consider are Branson and Savageman. They're both great events. In my mind, Savageman stands alone as the best tri I've ever done.