Nat--I'm super jealous you have a tri schedule figured out!! I'm so behind in identifying any races other than MiTi
(national championship
) and Townsville
(world championship
)--both of which are in August.
Rest week continues and it is *almost* distracting me from the fact that my marathon was supposed to be this weekend. I mean, the race is still going on, but I'm not doing it. Now I think I should have just dropped down to the HM, but then, I know I can do that and it doesn't sound like that much fun, really. 60' tempo ride this morning with 24' in Z3--watched the team the Bombers are going to play on Friday absolutely obliterate the team that absolutely obliterated the Bombers two weeks ago as my "entertainment." Tomorrow might be a depressing day.
Summer Schedule
(so far
):
May 4--Ride the Sky, a hilly 53mile ride to support the local humane society
May 27--Trifesta Italiaia sprint
(pool swim--350y/15mi/5k--ish, sorta, from memory
)
June 22--Tour de Corn, flat af century ride where there will be no corn to be seen until mile 60
July---???
August 11--MiTi 140.6
(National Champioinship
)
August 25--Tri the Reef Ultra
(some insanely weird distances for an ultra--like a 3/4 IM--World Championship
)
September--don't know yet, maybe like this past year with an Oly and maybe a gravel bike and gravel HIM race
(same one as last year. For some reason I think my bike handling skills will have improved with absolutely zero additional practice at gravel riding
).
I'd like to get in a couple more races in June and early July, including a HIM just for funsies, but the one I like is the same weekend as my Mom's birthday and the other one I've done more locally is usually the last weekend in July, which is a bit close to my 140.6 for comfort. If anyone knows of a HIM in early July somewhere where it might not be STUPID hot and humid that is within driving distance of the butt hole of Illinois, let me know!