What races are you planning to race?
BY: ssshaunaaa on 2007-04-10 6:59 AM

Just wondering what races everyone is planning to race this year. I'm thinking:

 - Calgary - try this tri - June 3rd

- Calgary - Arbour Lake (maybe olympic, maybe sprint)

- A triathlon in my home town in NS (1km, 33km, 12km)

 Shauna

RE: What races are you planning to race?
BY: tmason on 2007-04-10 10:16 AM

Hi Shauna,

I'm planning on SPG in Lethbridge, Wasa Lake, Sylvan Lake and Strathmore Womens. May add one more, but not sure which. Maybe Lake Chapparal?

Was quite sad that sub 10 wasn't doing Stanley Park.. that was my very first tri and I loved it!

Trudi

RE: What races are you planning to race?
BY: ssshaunaaa on 2007-04-10 11:20 AM

Sylvan lake, eh? I think I need a season or too before I attempt that one! I'm looking into volunteering for it .. in the hopes it'll get me inspired to run and bike more! Good luck with your races

RE: What races are you planning to race?
BY: roblaw on 2007-04-10 4:23 PM

Wasa lake sprint in June, maybe the Ft. Macleod oly again in August?  Tmason - you did Vancouver?  I was thinking about that one too.. but supposed to be moving into a house in Jjuly or August (knock on wood).. so, that might be a next-year thing.  If I can keep getting my butt outa bed in the morning and not fall off the training wagon again..
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RE: What races are you planning to race?
BY: tmason on 2007-04-10 5:40 PM

I'd like to do Stanley Park (Vancouver).. but this was Stanley Park in Calgary. Nice race, good course, well organized.

Hard to get out of bed when it's snowing!!

RE: What races are you planning to race?
BY: Micawber on 2007-04-11 4:56 PM

Cut and pasted from my log header:
SPG Olympic tri, May 13
Music marathon, May 27
GWN 1/2 IM, July 1
Sylvan Lake 1/2 IM, July 21

I did Sylvan Lake last year as my first half IM and this will be my first marathon in May. I may be biting off too much but I'll see how it plays out. I haven't been looking past the end of July too much yet.

Edit: I had Wasa scheduled in there too but my wife wanted me to cut down a bit somewhere.

Edited by Micawber 2007-04-11 4:58 PM

RE: What races are you planning to race?
BY: roblaw on 2007-04-12 8:42 AM

My wife's doing a 1/2 Marathon in the Music Marathon..  just another example of why she's destined to kick my butt in Wasa
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RE: What races are you planning to race?
BY: tmason on 2007-04-13 4:19 PM



Forgot about that one.. I'm doing that 1/2 also!

I'll buy you both a beer at Wasa if she kicks your butt.

RE: What races are you planning to race?
BY: ch2626 on 2007-04-15 2:19 PM

Hey...
Hope you had fun at the MRC tri. I tried to get in yesterday, but it was sold out!

I'm doing:

UofA sprint (May something)

Arbour Lake Olympic

Sylvan Lake HIM

Ironman Canada

RE: What races are you planning to race?
BY: Jpaul on 2007-07-26 10:35 PM

I'm running my first sprint Triathlon on August 26. The Tri-River Triathlon in Peace River, Alberta.

RE: What races are you planning to race?
BY: brmorris on 2007-07-27 11:49 AM

I decided to do my first tri this summer (only been training about 8 weeks) and have decided to do the Summerside Triathlon in Edmonton on August 26 (750m/29k/5k). I've only heard good stuff about Summerside. I decided to do this one because there is a Kids of Steel that my 7 and 4 year olds are going to do too! I was thinking and wondering if there might be another one somewhere fairly close in September since I will be trained? ~Rachelle

RE: What races are you planning to race?
BY: ChrisCameron on 2008-02-14 4:18 PM

Starting this for 08.

I've got:

Aurbor Lake Oly
Chinook 1/2 IM
Waitng list for GWN (fingers crossed)
IM Canada

for this year. Like to add a couple more.


ch2626,

I was thiking about Sylvan, but thought it was too close to IM Canada. How did you approach the race or did you have any concerns about the timing?

Chris

Edited by ChrisCameron 2008-02-14 4:20 PM

RE: What races are you planning to race?
BY: ch2626 on 2008-02-14 4:25 PM

I'm fortunate, in that I have a coach to make these decisions for me. Last year's coach thought the Sylvan timing with IMC was good. (The post you're replying to was from last season).

Not to disrespect last year's coach, but my coach this year (Sara Gross) prefers me to have July/Aug without races to really build up my training....this could be because I'm off all summer, so she wants to maximize the training time. My last pre-IMC race is going to be Osoyoos this year (July 6th). I'm more on board with this mentality, as I think Sylvan was a bit close in timing...

If you get in for the GWN, I'd go with that...if not, are you willing to travel? The Osoyoos course is really good prep for IMC (scared the crap out of me the first time I was there!) 

Let me know if you have any other questions!

 

RE: What races are you planning to race?
BY: ChrisCameron on 2008-02-17 11:23 AM

Hey thanks for the reply,

I'm along the same thinking as far as racing that close to the A race. I suspect that you could treat Sylvan as a training day and keep the intesity a bit lower, but you know that wont work . I did the Desert Half last year (my first half) and it was a good learning experience.

Good Luck this year!

RE: What races are you planning to race?
BY: Clifton on 2008-02-18 11:12 PM

Oliver Half Ironman to start, Ironman Canada (my first Ironman) to finish. Thinking about adding in Sylvan Lake HIM just to have a race in between the previous two.

RE: What races are you planning to race?
BY: tracyhmcd on 2008-02-19 4:34 PM

Nice to see some action in this thread!  I am doing the Try a Tri on June 1 in Calgary.  It will be my first.  If it goes well, maybe something in August.

Tracy

 

RE: What races are you planning to race?
BY: tmason on 2008-02-19 5:48 PM

Not 100% sure yet, but so far:

Splash, pedal, gasp (Lethbridge) in May

Wasa Lake in June

July ?? original plan was Sylvan Lake, but coach says no.

August:  Kelowna Apple tri

All oly's.

RE: What races are you planning to race?
BY: Calgary Clyde on 2008-02-20 2:24 PM

So far this year:

June 1 - Try This Triathlon - Sprint (500M/16K/3K)
July 13 - Tri It Triathlon at Coral Springs - Sprint (750m/20K/5K)
August 17 - Lake Chaparral Triathlon - Olympic (1500m/38.5K/9.5K)

And I'll try and enter the Harvest Half Marathon (Sep 27) once registration opens.

This will be my first season.

CC

RE: What races are you planning to race?
BY: Micawber on 2008-02-21 3:51 PM

For 2008
In Lethbridge:
Moonlight Run 10k, Mar 15
SPG Olympic tri, May 11
Music 1/2 marathon, June 1
Stoney Plain:
GWN 1/2 IM, July 6
Penticton:
IM Canada, Aug 24