The following is a list of IRONMAN events that take place in my window of opportunity next year (the month between finishing SWOS DH school and reporting to ELROD)...give or take a few weeks.
All events take place from 8/15 – 10/31, 2007.
8/26/07, Ironman Louisville- Louisville, KY; 2100 entrants. Info: It's an “Ironman” event (sponsored by FORD)! 1st class race. River swim, rolling hills. Downside: Early race affects other races. Register by: 10/21.
9/15/07, Esprit Triathlon- Montreal, Canada; 60 entrants. Fast/interesting/boring course! Swim in ’76 olympic rowing basin, bike on F-1 track (41 laps), run 9-laps around basin.
9/15/07, The Grand Columbian- Grand Coulee Dam, WA; 100 entrants. Small and far away!
9/22/07, Redman Triathlon- Oklahoma City, OK; 150 entrants. Hot! Rolling bike, flat run.
9/29/07, The ChesapeakeMan Ultra Triathlon- Cambridge, MD; 200 entrants. Pancake flat and possibly windy. Excellent Organization!
10/20/07, Great Floridian Triathlon Festival- Clermont, FL; 750 entrants. Short swim usually, hilly bike, fairly flat run. Well organized.
So, those are my options if I want to race in the one month window (Sept 19-Oct19) between when I finish DH school (18SEP07) and when I report to my next command (approx. 19OCT07). Why during that month?? Well, leave opportunities will be few and far between while I'm in DH school. Pretty much the only time I'll have off is weekends and federal holidays. Besides, I'm pretty sure I'll need some R & R the days following the race. So, as you can see, traveling to an IRONMAN out of state is problematic, unless it falls on a holiday, and even then, it's probably not enough time for a mini vacation. Plus, I need a good year to get ready for this event. So, that said, ChesapeakeMan on 29SEP is pretty much my main choice...plus it's moving in the right direction (on the way to Norfolk, where my next ship is).
Let me know if anyone has any advice otherwise...
All events take place from 8/15 – 10/31, 2007.
8/26/07, Ironman Louisville- Louisville, KY; 2100 entrants. Info: It's an “Ironman” event (sponsored by FORD)! 1st class race. River swim, rolling hills. Downside: Early race affects other races. Register by: 10/21.
9/15/07, Esprit Triathlon- Montreal, Canada; 60 entrants. Fast/interesting/boring course! Swim in ’76 olympic rowing basin, bike on F-1 track (41 laps), run 9-laps around basin.
9/15/07, The Grand Columbian- Grand Coulee Dam, WA; 100 entrants. Small and far away!
9/22/07, Redman Triathlon- Oklahoma City, OK; 150 entrants. Hot! Rolling bike, flat run.
9/29/07, The ChesapeakeMan Ultra Triathlon- Cambridge, MD; 200 entrants. Pancake flat and possibly windy. Excellent Organization!
10/20/07, Great Floridian Triathlon Festival- Clermont, FL; 750 entrants. Short swim usually, hilly bike, fairly flat run. Well organized.
So, those are my options if I want to race in the one month window (Sept 19-Oct19) between when I finish DH school (18SEP07) and when I report to my next command (approx. 19OCT07). Why during that month?? Well, leave opportunities will be few and far between while I'm in DH school. Pretty much the only time I'll have off is weekends and federal holidays. Besides, I'm pretty sure I'll need some R & R the days following the race. So, as you can see, traveling to an IRONMAN out of state is problematic, unless it falls on a holiday, and even then, it's probably not enough time for a mini vacation. Plus, I need a good year to get ready for this event. So, that said, ChesapeakeMan on 29SEP is pretty much my main choice...plus it's moving in the right direction (on the way to Norfolk, where my next ship is).
Let me know if anyone has any advice otherwise...
1 Comments:
go with "ChessyMan"!! It's your best option man!
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