Athletic Schedule

It looks like I have the possibility of being a busy bee this summer if I want to be.

I just got confirmation today that I was chosen in the lottery for the Horribly Hilly Hundreds.  It’s a one day bike ride a little bit west of Madison, WI.  It is 150 km (93 miles) with 9,300 feet of climbing.  Downhill distance is not counted in the climb.  That is just the amount you go up throughout the day.  That amount of climbing is grueling and could possibly be horrible if you are not prepared.  Hence the name.

I also signed up earlier this week for TOMRV (Tour of the Mississippi River Valley).  That’s a well respected two day ride starting in the Quad Cities.  That one is 106 miles on the Saturday, camp out that evening, and return back through another route on Sunday for an additional 90 miles.  And this is the weekend immediately before Horribly Hilly.  I will be very tired after that 8 day stretch.

Here’s what I tentatively have planned for the year.  Items in Bold I am definitely doing.  Everything else is just a possibility.  The dates are the Saturday and Sunday of that week.  DSM = Des Moines area.  Oly = Olympic distance triathlon.  If you have ideas for other events, please let me know.

5/11-5/12            Newton YMCA Sprint Tri

5/18-5/19            Off week

5/25-5/26            Snake Alley Criterium (watch only) – Burlington

6/1-6/2                Dam to Dam 20K run – DSM

6/8-6/9                TOMRV – Quad Cities / Dubuque

6/15-6/16            Horribly Hilly Hundreds – Madison, WI area

6/22-6/23            Copper Creek Sprint Tri – probably won’t do, DSM

6/29-6/30            Off week

7/6-7/7                Off week

7/13-7/14            Lake Geode Oly Tri – Burlington

7/20-7/21            RAGBRAI

7/27-7/28            RAGBRAI

8/3-8/4                Perry Sprint Tri – probably won’t do

8/10-8/11            Bluff Creek Oly / Sprint Tri – unsure, DSM

8/17-8/18            Off week

8/24-8/25            Black Squirrel Oly Tri – unsure - Council Bluffs

8/31-9/1              Hy-Vee Triathlon – DSM

9/7-9/8                Ironman Wisconsin (volunteer for spot in 2014)

9/14-9/15            Coralville Oly Tri - unsure

Quite a few off weeks

10/19-10/20        Des Moines Marathon – might do first full marathon here

Quite a few off weeks

11/23-11/24        Living History Farms Race