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Event Schedule for 2009

I have spent the last few weeks trying to figure what events I wanted to do in 09. I had already signed up for Ironman Canada, so I just worked back from there to get in some good fitness test events before that. I love to train and race, but with scheduling and races filling up, I have to be diligent and signup early for the events I want to do. My only A-race is Ironman Canada, but I hope to have good results all year. Here are the races you will find me at:

Jan 18, 2009 – Rock and Roll Marathon in Arizona
May 25, 2009 – Bolder Boulder 10k
Jun 21, 2009 – 5430 Sprint Triathlon
Jul 11, 2009 – Triple Bypass
Aug 1, 2009 – Copper Triangle
Aug 9, 2009 – 5430 Long Course Triathlon
Aug 30, 2009 – Ironman Canada
Sep 10, 2009 – Skirt Chaser 5k (tentative)
Sep 11-12, 2009 – Colorado Relay (tentative – looking for sponsor)

I hope to see you out there racing with me and/or cheering me on!!!

I’m worth it… maybe

Those who know me well know I like to say “I’m worth it”… when shopping. Today could very well be the first day that I am not sure. I just received my new Cervelo P3. So I have been training hard the last couple months, but I am not in the same shape as the average P3 owner. I guess its a great reason to keep the training going hard all winter. I have to send out a special thanks to Cervelo, Excel Sports, and Retul to get me on this sweet ride.

Buffalo Bicycle Classic Century Ride

I wasn’t sure it was a great idea to race a 5k the day before this ride… or go to a bar afterwards to eat hot wings, but I haven’t felt better at any other century ride. I bike the route all the time, so it wasn’t anything special… but it was great to be biking with hundreds of others. The route goes up to Larimer County which has been notorious this year to openly hate cyclists. To welcome us up there a resident glued tacks to the road. Luckily I dodged them, but one of the guys I was biking with Dirk got a flat… along with many others. I know that most in Larimer County are friendly to cyclist, but a few haters have really ruined the reputation this year.

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Skirt Chaser 5k

It was the first year for the Skirt Chaser, and I loved the idea of chasing a bunch of hot skirts… so I had to sign up. The course was pretty constricted and it was kinda hard to pass the girls ahead easily… I found it to be more of a contest of dodging than a run, but it was still fun. I finished in 24:24 (7:51 pace). I will probably do it again next year, but I hope they find a road with a bit more room.

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5430 Long Course

The 5430 Long Course was the last triathlon I signed up for 2008 and promised to be quite a challenge. My biking is back on track, but the run proved to be quite a challenge… My training has had a primary focus on the bike, at least I felt great on my road bike passing P3s with discs

I finished the 1.2 mile swim in 37:59, the 56 mile bike in 2:42:01 (20.7 mph), and the 13.1 mile run in 2:08:42 (9:50). My total time was 5:31:58… about 15 minutes off my fastest 1/2, but I was happy with the results. I placed 365/933.