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features [ blueprint ]

38 | Take on The MighTy MaraThon

Prepare to run 26.2 miles straight to glory.

By Erin BErEsini

44 | hail The rise of rowing

Non-impact, high-intensity rowing—as rehab or cross-training— is catching on in the running world.

Here’s how to jump on board.

By T.J. Murphy

50 | Big Players To waTch in BosTon

By Mario Fraioli

53 | This sPring’s 26 BesT shoes By adaM W. ChasE and ThE EdiTors

60 | Don’T call iT a coMeBack

By MaTT FiTzgErald

ON THE COVER: Photograph by John Segesta Styling by Antonella Annibale

Kara Goucher’s wardrobe provided by Nike: • Cyclone Vapor Women’s Running Jacket, $100 • Swift U-Back Women’s Running Bra, $50 • Tech Women’s Running Capris, $55 • Nike+ SportWatch GPS, $199

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[ kara goucher ] She’s battled injury and self-sabotage in the past.

Will new mom Kara be mentally and physically prepared to win Boston?

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CONTENTS APRIL 2011

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Departments 10 | EDITOR’S NOTE

[ rowing ] Get the most out of this killer cross-training exercise. Top rowers show you how.

12 | WHAT’S ONLINE AT COMPETITOR.COM 16 | FIRST IMPRESSIONS PHOTOGRAPH BY TOM SPERDUTO

19 | STARTING LINES BULLETIN > Exercise Fights Aging

BY CIELESTIA CALBAY > Oklahoma city’s million-pound diet

BY ERIN BERESINI TRAINING > 30 Minutes to a Stronger Core

BY JEFF BANOWETZ Do You Need a Coach? > Discover what type of coaching works for you.

INJURY PREVENTION > Should You Be Worried about Rhabdo?

BY ERIN BERESINI

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EAT SMART > Breakfast: To Eat or Not To Eat

BY ERIN BERESINI PROFILE > Ultrarunner Ray Zahab Conquers the Atacama Desert

BY ERIN BERESINI DESTINATIONS > Australian Outback Marathon

BY HOLLY BENNETT GEAR > Drink Up Five options for runners to stay hydrated.

BY JEFF BANOWETZ

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[ blueprint ] You can cross a marathon finish line in 5 months!

OUT THERE > Self-Talking Our Bodies into Submission

BY SUSAN LACKE I’M A COMPETITOR > 71 Marathons, 25 Ironmans, and Counting

BY JÉNE SHAW

65 | WHAT’S HAPPENING IN YOUR REGION > > > >

Profiles Must-do Races Fitness and Exercise Tips Calendar of Events

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FROM THE EDITOR

BY T.J. MURPHY

Sally

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n March 8 Sally Meyerhoff, 27, was struck by a pickup truck during a bike ride when she failed to stop at an intersection in Maricopa, Ariz. She was killed on impact. Formerly a track star at Duke University, she was fiercely passionate about her ambitions as a professional runner and triathlete. Recent results signaled her rise: She won the 2011 P.F. Chang’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon and last year had qualified for the 2010 Ford Ironman World Championship.

Meyerhoff began blogging in late 2009. She was a fearless writer, creating a vivid portrait of a woman in love with running, competition and the dreams she engaged. Her blogs also reveal a professional athlete grounded in the firm realities and pressures that trying to make a job of it entail. In her posts, Meyerhoff fought openly with her demons, particularly the battle of containing a desire for greatness against a conviction she would not let fears of failure disrupt a commitment to live in the moment.

“I don’t like to make the excuse ‘Oh, I’m young. I have time,’” Meyerhoff wrote in February. “Because we don’t know how much time we will have in life, and I want to live every day with no regrets.”

Thinking about this woman who inspired so many with the courage to live their dreams, I couldn’t help but think about a long-lost friend of mine, Shane Berry,

who was on my high school 4x800 meter team. Shane was 20 when he died in a motorcycle accident more than two decades ago, yet has become more remarkable to me over the years.

He was authentically happy, compassionate and loved every moment. I recall the early races of the season when he ripped into an 800-meter leg without a trace of caution, blowing up in the last 100, and then vomiting behind an equipment shed. Minutes later we’d be jogging, while he laughed about it all. He was a leader by example of loving life.

In her blog entries, Meyerhoff routinely plugged in favorite quotes. One that hits particularly hard had apparently been relayed to her by Jon “Blazeman” Blais, the triathlete who heroically raced the 2005 Hawaii Ironman five months after being diagnosed with the fatal disease of ALS. Meyerhoff posted the following lines from Oriah’s “The Invitation”: It doesn’t interest me how old you are.

I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love for your dream for the adventure of being alive.

On behalf of my coworkers at Competitor Group, who have been fortunate enough to watch Meyerhoff passionately live and race for her beliefs, our deepest condolences go out to her family and friends.

Trust that she will never be forgotten.

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The Boston Marathon is right around the corner, and on April 18 Ryan Hall will attempt to become the first American winner of the race since 1983. After finishing fourth in last year’s race, Hall left his longtime coach to try a new solo training approach. We caught up with Hall in his new home base of Flagstaff, Ariz., and spent the day with him as he performed one of his key workouts in preparation for his big race. Check out CompetitorTV.com in early April to follow a day in the life of Ryan Hall as he prepares for his biggest race of the year.

Contributors

susan LaCke • columnist

tom sperduto • photographer

sCott Jurek • columnist

Lacke, who authors the “Out There” column in every issue, does 5Ks, Ironmans and everything in between to justify her love for cupcakes (yes, she eats that many). She is also the resident triathlete for Nomeatathlete. com, a website dedicated to vegetarian endurance athletes. Lacke lives in Phoenix with three animals: a Labrador, a cattle dog and a freakishly tall triathlete boyfriend. Follow her on Twitter: @SusanLacke.

Sperduto is an award-winning photographer from New Jersey. He learned photography while serving in the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Coast Guard and is recognized as the most published and award-winning photographer in Coast Guard history. Sperduto also teaches lighting and creative process workshops for many organizations including the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA).

Saying that Jurek loves to run is a fantastic understatement. One of the great ultra-runners of our time, Jurek began his career on a dare by running the Minnesota Voyageur 50 Mile Trail Run in 1994 at age 20. Last year, he set a new American record (165.7 miles) in the IAU-IAAF 24-Hour World Championship road race in Brive, France. In June he plans to run the 24-hour world champs in Brugg, Switzerland. Jurek lives in Boulder, Colo.

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FIRST IMPRESSIONS

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Fun Run

SHENANDOAH VALLEY, VA.

Ultra-runner Denis Cook of Bethesda, Md., leaps for joy despite facing the rigors of the 2008 Massanutten Mountain Trail 100-miler, considered one of the toughest ultras on the East Coast.

This year’s MMT 100 will take place on the weekend of May 14.

Photo by Tom Sperduto To submit images for “First Impressions,” please e-mail Sperry@competitorgroup.com for photo submission guidelines.

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Exercise Fights Aging

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here might be some truth to the Fountain of Youth myth, as researchers at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, found that regular exercise could delay premature aging. Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the study focused on a group of mice that were genetically programmed to age faster than normal mice. Some of the mice ran on treadmills for 45 minutes, three times a week, while the other mice were inactive.

Five months later, the mice that exercised were still young and their organs and brains functioned

Can you run your way to better health?

normally.

However, the sedentary mice had begun to age, go bald, were less active and had weakened organs.

Researchers examined

mitochondria—power centers within cells that generate energy—and found that the exercising mice had fewer signs of damage to their mitochondria. Several

studies have found similar results; however none have shown that exercise has such an important antiaging effect.

—Cielestia Calbay

“The 4-Hour Body” by Timothy Ferriss $27; Crown Archetype publishing

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@AnnabelLuxford

Ahhhh, love getting smashed by high school kids in HR swim sets. Love it even more when they tell me I’m OK for an “old person.”

—Annabel Luxford, professional ITU triathlete

Readers who pick up “The 4-Hour Body,” all seem to share the same initial comment about where a reader lands upon first cracking the spine: The boldly illustrated “Sex Improvement” section—a fourchapter spree that might preclude granting the book a place on your coffee table, or, for those with more Victorian sensibilities, might leave $30 untouched in your wallet.

Written by Tim Ferriss, author of “The 4-Hour Workweek,” “The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-loss, Incredible Sex and Becoming Superhuman,” bursts through a 571-page variety show of topics from fat-loss to how to train for an ultramarathon to, “How to hold your breath longer than Houdini.”

The operative theme is the author’s penchant for happily slaying sacred cows and seek-

Sleep two hours a day, binge your way to fat loss and more! ing maverick experts to help him do it. Quoting Oscar Wilde—“Everything popular is wrong”—Ferriss dedicates more than 100 pages to detailing weight-loss techniques and strategies that he argues are superior to mere calorie counting and restriction. Through the “Slow-Carb Diet,” Ferriss asserts that the user can lose 20 pounds in 30 days without exercise by adhering to five rules: avoiding white carbs, eating the same meals repeatedly, not drinking calories, dissing fruit and by binging through one cheat day per week.

Ferriss works to make the case for

his assertions less with science journal data and more with data he says he has collected by experimenting on himself and by coaching others. If you prefer peer-reviewed, double-blind findings to support your health and training goals, this book will likely not be your cup of calorie-free coffee. But if you’re into being your own lab rat and want to punch up your training program, buckle up for a fitness joy ride.

—T.J. Murphy

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No New Olympic Records After 2020?

Oklahoma City’s Million-Pound Diet In 2007, Oklahoma’s Mayor Mick Cornett had an epiphany: He was fat. He typed his height (5 feet, 9.5 inches) and weight (217) into a government body mass index calculator and it told him he was obese. Like a punch in the gut, Men’s Fitness also named his city one of the top-10 fattest in America. Cornett

fired back with a citywide New Year’s resolution to loose 1 million pounds.

Now in its fourth year, the OKC Million challenge has helped 44,412 registered members loose 701,323 pounds, according to the program’s website, Thiscityisgoingo nadiet.com.

Why has Mayor Cornett’s initiative been the most suc-

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and lonely,” Cornett said. “The website helps people feel connected.”

But the website isn’t the only source cessful among the of the program’s nation’s citywide success, said weight loss efforts?

Cornett, “It’s also Starting off with the infrastructure major publicity, the changes we’ve made challenge gained at the same time.” traction with a City council website that members 44,412 allows both led an registered groups and effort to members have make inindividuals to lost 701,323 track weight ner city pounds. loss and keep streets food and exermore cise diaries. pedestrian“Weight loss can friendly and less be very personal car centric. The

24.5 Number of miles the first 27 Boston Marathons covered.

city put in more than 400 miles of new sidewalks and is completing 100 miles of biking and jogging paths.

The mayor is also leading by example; he dropped 41 pounds and rid his closet of clothes that fit his larger frame.

“If I gain 10 pounds, I will not have anything to wear,” he said. “It works for me!”

—Erin Beresini

1927 Year the course was lengthened to the full marathon distance.

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Oklahoma City residents have .

298,677 pounds to go on their way to loosing 1 million pounds.

A study published in 2011 in the International Journal of Applied Management Science hypothesizes that human swimmers and runners will reach their speed limit in about the next 7.5 to 10.5 years—unless the sports’ governing bodies change the rules. But there’s still hope for running fans; a book published in 2010 by ESPN’s “Sport Science” host, John Brenkus, predicted the fastest 100-yard dash will be run 900 years from now.

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Runners run. Triathletes add swimming and biking to the mix. And while we’d all benefit from strength training, it’s often difficult to squeeze in the extra workouts when our passion lies outside the weight room.

But the recent surge in functional strength training might convince the endorphin-hooked crowd that a small investment in

pockets.

“The muscles work in a coordinated effort,” he says.

Endurance athletes often develop weaknesses in the core muscles that stabilize the spinal cord and promote balance and coordination between sides of the body. Functional strength training improves those weaknesses with exercises that emphasize unrestrained motion.

30 Minutes to a Stronger Core

Are Intervals More Fun?

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Most runners know that adding high-intensity intervals to their training program is a great way to build fitness, but a new study

by British researchers suggests it’s also a great

Number of seconds by which Kenya’s Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot shattered the course record in 2010.

way to make the training process more enjoyable.

Researchers from Liverpool John Moores University recruited eight recreationally active men to participate in the study. They were asked to perform two different types of runs on separate occasions. One was a 50-minute

—Jeff Banowetz

steady run at a moderate intensity. The other was a workout featuring six highintensity intervals lasting three minutes apiece. Each interval was followed by easy jogging.

After each run, the subjects rated their perceived exertion (how hard the session felt) and how much

2:05:52 Kenya’s Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot’s time in 2010.

Unlike traditional weight training, the most functional strength training for an endurance athlete takes place in the vertical position—the same way you run. The exercises usually involve some kind of twisting to engage the core and medicine balls or exercise bands to provide resistance.

The good news is that you don’t need a lot of time to see results. Just 20 to 30 minutes twice a week is usually enough— you even can do the exercises as a warm-up before a run.

they enjoyed the workout.

While they rated the interval workout as more difficult (14 vs. 13 on a scale of 6-20), they also rated it as far more enjoyable: 88 versus 61 on a scale of 1-100.

Intervals might be the answer to making your training program more effective and more fun.

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Number of people who competed in the first Boston Marathon on April 19, 1897.

Source: Baa.org

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time could improve performance and help avoid injuries.

In its most basic sense, functional strength training aims to replicate the motions found in an athlete’s primary sport— think swinging a tennis racquet or kicking a soccer ball—but with a more holistic approach to how the body accomplishes the action.

Pete McCall, an Functional strength exercise physiologist training for endurance with the American athletes takes place in Council on Exercise, the vertical position— describes the body as the same way you run. one muscle—with 600

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Do You Need a Coach?

You have no problem getting yourself out the door, but don’t want to spend your time developing a training plan. Check out Trainingpeaks.com to download running, triathlon and cycling plans that fit your goals.

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For some extra motivation and training expertise, find a coaching option that fits your budget.

Popular picks include group coaching, such as Team in Training, individual online coaching and one-on-one, in-person coaching.

If you like to train by using articles you’ve read and by searching out new tips, says Alan Culpepper, a selfcoached former Olympic marathoner, coaching yourself might be an option.

But keep a training log to track your workouts and record your progress.

Illustration by Hunter King

Discover what type of coaching works for you.

STARTING LINES [ injury prevention ] [ ExpErt AdvicE ] It’s normal to feel sore after running or walking a full or half-marathon. How can a runner reduce the post-race pain?

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n January, 13 University of Iowa football players were hospitalized with rhabdomyolysis, a disease caused by muscle breakdown that can lead to kidney failure. The news shot “rhabdo” into the spotlight, highlighting how one single workout caused the illness. But how concerned should endurance athletes be about getting rhabdo?

It’s not as much the sport you do, but how you do it that causes the problem, says David Wallis, MD, a team physician with the U.S. Soccer Team and Major League Soccer.

“Many factors go into a person’s likelihood of developing rhabdo, including temperature, hydration, genetic predisposition, workout intensity and baseline training level,” says Wallis.

For example, just because you’ve run a marathon in the past doesn’t mean you should run 26 miles without an appropriate build up; doing so can put you at risk because your body has not been trained to handle that stress.

Wallis recommends these three rhabdo prevention tips: Anticipate environmental conditions and plan your hydration accordingly; get in solid base training before pushing maximal intensity workouts; and get tested for sickle cell trait, a genetic disorder that might increase your chances of getting rhabdo—it’s now required that all NCAA Division I athletes are tested.

Rhabdo Symptoms • Tender, sore muscles • Dark, cola-colored urine If you develop these symptoms after you push yourself harder than you feel you should have, see your doctor, says Wallis.

—Erin Beresini

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• • Eat properly the morning of the race, consuming the foods you ate before runs during training.

Practice including protein with carbs, a little fat and only a little roughage (so it doesn’t haunt you race morning) during training.

• • Keep your portions small and add in protein for necessary amino acids to aid in recovery. Also, practice drinking the sports drink available at the race.

• • Wear the same shoes and clothing for race day that you’ve trained in to prevent blisters and chaffing.

• • During training, if you have a new ache or pain, get checked by a sports doctor early,

especially if you develop chest pain or shortness of breath.

• • Avoid taking a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory, such as Advil, Aleve or Motrin, before or during the race, as these pain relievers can put you at an increased risk for hyponatremia, or low levels of sodium in your blood.

• • Drink a recovery drink that contains protein within 30 minutes of finishing your race.

• • Immerse your feet and legs in an ice bath for 15 to 20 minutes after racing.

• • Wait to get a post-race massage for at least two hours after crossing the finish line. Lactic acid needs a chance to buffer to a neutral pH before it gets moved around.

—Lewis G. Maharam, MD

Have a question for the Running Doc? E-mail him at Runningdoc@ competitorgroup.com.

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Should You Be Worried about Rhabdo?

Staying hydrated is one of the best ways to safeguard the body against this disease.

It is true, even with the best training, a runner will not feel “normal” at the finish of a long race. Here are some guidelines to reduce post-event muscle soreness and other discomforts:

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STARTING LINES [ eat smart ]

Make Kale Chips.

They’re good for you.

Recipe by Deena Kastor

IngredIents: • Olive oil • tuscan or Lacinato kale, stems removed • sea salt

edItOr’s nOte: For places with high humidity, consider storing these in an airtight container to maintain the crunch.

Healthy alternative to potato chips!

Kale is a highly nutritious vegetable with powerful antioxidant properties. It also has antiinflammatory properties.

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Kale is very high in beta carotene, vitamin K, vitamin c, lutein, zeaxanthin and is reasonably rich in calcium.

Do You Need to Eat Breakfast?

By Erin Beresini

ian and Katy If you’re trying Food is Cotton. to lose weight, fuel, and “You’re gothe answer the idea of ing to break is maybe not, according to a not eating down lean body study published breakfast, mass—your own muscle—and be in January in to me, is too depleted Nutrition Journal just crazy, in glycogen to and popularized work out the by the New York next day,” she said.

Times.

A 2003 study pubThe study concludes lished in the American that “reduced breakfast Journal of Epidemiology energy intake is asconcluded that skipping sociated with lower total breakfast “is associated daily intake.” Therefore with a significantly higher overweight people should risk of obesity,” and that consider reducing breakbreakfast skippers are fast calories “as a simple 4.5 times more likely to option to improve their become obese than regudaily energy balance.” lar breakfast eaters.

But what about endurSo who’s right? Lewin ance athletes looking to lauds the breakfast drop a few pounds? eaters. “From many years “This study is disof studying athletes, we turbing to me because know that breakfast eatI don’t want people ers tend to have a lower thinking that this is a BMI and that they tend to good thing—working out be leaner. without eating breakfast “Food is fuel, and the to lower their body fat,” idea of not eating breaksaid Florida-based sports fast, to me, is just crazy,” nutritionist, Barbara said Lewin.

Lewin, who has worked Training for something? with ultra-athletes Terri Better fuel up.

Schneider, Michael Ward-

Breakfast image iStockphoto.com/pixhook; Kale image iStockphoto.com/Mark Jensen

dIrectIOns: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place kale leaves on a baking sheet and brush both sides of kale with olive oil. sprinkle with sea salt and bake about 15-20 minutes or until crispy.

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Ultrarunner Ray Zahab Conquers the Atacama Desert

By Erin Beresini

C

So how bad was it?

Atacama was especially difficult because there seemed to be a new wrench thrown at me every day. If it wasn’t a massive blister then it was an enormous headwind or exhaustive heat or getting out on the road when the pavement was so hot I thought my feet were going to melt— there was always something.

About that blister.

It developed around Day 4. I did 70K the day before and I woke up in the morning, did 7K, then I could

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feel something come apart on my foot. The skin came off and there was this huge infection underneath.

That was really scary because I thought, “I’m not going to be able to continue on this foot, there’s just no way.” The last day was the only day I didn’t have to put a dressing on it.

Was that your scariest moment? Before the blister got really bad, I ended up in a mining area after running about 45K and my team was unable to get to the drop because they couldn’t

get permission to get into the mining territory. So I was completely out of Gatorade, out of water, out of everything and had to sit in the desert under this excruciatingly hot sun waiting a few hours for them to show up.

When they came, what did you eat? If the support team was eating it then I was eating it, too. One day toward the end, the team was heading to a small mining town

to get supplies and I said, “I’d die for chicken right now.” They came back with two rotisserie chickens and I said, “Do I want to know where these came from?” and they said, “No!” Did you run along a trail? Not usually.

Some of the terrain was sketchy. At one point I had to cross one of these huge gorges—about 3,000 feet high—and there’s no way across it

but the Pan Pacific Highway. It’s a narrow, two-lane highway that trucks use and I had to wiggle my way for 21K straight downhill to get to the bottom.

Trucks were screaming up it, there’s no shoulder, and it dropped off 1,000 feet on the side.

a strong character and a great view on life. Kathy gets what we’re trying to do.

We’re actually on our way to the hospital now because we might be giving birth to our second child early today.

Congratulations.

Does your wife, Kathy, worry about you? My wife is an amazing athlete. She’s a Newfoundlander—they’re like the Irish, with

Ray Zahab runs three expeditions a year through his foundation, Impossible2possible, teaching kids about world climates and social and political issues.

His daughter, Anika Ixa, was born Feb. 27.

Photos by Impossible2possible.com

anadian ultrarunner, Ray Zahab, has run to the South Pole, across Russia’s Lake Baikal and along all three Canadian coastal trails. Starting at the end of 2006, he ran 4,660 miles in 111 days across the Sahara Desert with two friends while a film crew followed, capturing footage for a Matt Damonproduced-and-narrated movie about the trek called “Running the Sahara.”

So running 745 self-supported miles across Chile’s Atacama Desert in 16 days with his Lake Baikal running partner, Kevin Vallely, seemed simple enough given Zahab’s past accomplishments—until Vallely bowed out because of a family illness, 16 days turned into 20 and a blister nearly ended it all. Competitor caught up with Zahab on Feb. 16, four days after he finished crossing the Atacama.

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Trail Guides

The Australian Outback Marathon

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Richmond trail Runs

WheRe: When and Where: July 30 the Red Centre, northern territory, australia

Brown’s Island, Richmond, Va.

Why: You’re a little bit Crocodile Dundee, a little bit Club Med, with a “no dramas” adventuresome attitude and a hankering to run in a remote locale.

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Your taste buds are in for exotic delights, with kangaroo, crocodile and barramundi headlining the Sounds of Silence-themed Celebration Dinner. There’s also plenty of vegetarian fare to choose from, served under a sparkling night sky canopy.

July is winter on this side of the world, so you’ll enjoy crisp cool nighttime temps and dry desert days topping out in the 70s. Consider making it a girls-gone-into-the-wild weekend—more than half of the 2010 inaugural race’s 200 participants were women. Fly to Ayers Rock Airport, a threehour jaunt following a stopover in super-chic Sydney.

Though Ayers Rock gained notoriety for an unfortunate 1980s dingo-snatched-thebaby incident, you’re unlikely to attract the ultra-shy ca-

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nines, even with the stinkiest sweat-soaked trainers. Rather, wild camels are a common sight. Some have been tamed and made available for tours.

An array of other flora and fauna dot the desert floor and duck into brush and rocky crevices. You’ll rarely spot the abundant large lizards that avoid the daytime sun, though chances are one might have his eye on you.

Whether you’re aiming for the first notch on your 26.2 belt, racking up a marathon on every continent or simply can’t resist the dreamlike draw of the didgeridoo used to signal the race’s start, the Australian Outback Marathon deserves top billing on your bucket list. With a rich palette of personalized touches, a once-in-a-lifetime location and ideal race conditions, you’re practically guaranteed to have a g’day.

—Holly Bennett

One of the sport’s oldest events, the Xterra Richmond Trail Runs remain popular. This celebration of off-road running includes 10K and 21K options, has been held every year since 1999, and has recently attracted about 1,000 runners.

The unique lap-style layout combines Richmond’s challenging natural terrain with manmade obstacles to provide runners with an unforgettable adventure-racing experience.

Racers scramble up railroad ties and cross a river by jumping from one Volkswagon-sized boulder to another, The only way to get to the finish line is by climbing an eightfoot steel ladder in the last mile.

Xterraplanet.com —Mario Fraioli

Photos courtesy of Australian Outback Marathon and Xterraphoto

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mack in the middle of nowhere—otherwise known as the Australian Outback—stand two of the world’s most remarkable rock formations. The awesome Uluru, commonly known as Ayers Rock, anchors the 311,000acre Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. About 30 kilometers to the west, the “many heads” of Kata Tjuta (aka The Olgas) balance Uluru’s monolithic majesty. Register for the Australian Outback Marathon and you’ll run the velvety red-dusted roads and trails betwixt these monuments and bask in their ochre-stained sunrise and sunset glory.

Runners repose at one of three Voyages Ayers Rock Resort hotels, ranging from five-star luxury suites to BFFbunkhouse accommodations.

A package booking complete with multiple meals and exclusive entertainment (prices range from $1,320 to $5,655 AUD) is required along with entry to the event. In addition to the mostly off-road, fairly flat marathon, half-marathon, 11K and 6K course options, extra-curricular activities abound. Fly high in a helicopter tour, gear up for a guided training run, attempt an Aboriginal dot painting workshop or pamper yourself with a plethora of treatments at the resort’s Red Ochre Spa.

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Drink Up Five options for runners to stay hydrated

Fuel Belt Revenge R30 $50 The Revenge is the latest from Fuel Belt, which offers almost endless customizable options for carrying cargo around your waist. The R30 features three, sevenounce water bottles that align symmetrically along your lower back, plus an adjustable zippered pouch to carry gels and personal effects. A velcro closure makes it a snap to take on and off (great for triathletes), and once in place, it doesn’t move on the run. However, the bottles had the most plastic taste of the group. Fuelbelt.com

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Camelbak Octane LR $89 A great option for adventure racers or long-distance trail runners, the Octane holds 70 fluid ounces. Camelbak’s new Antidote reservoir wraps around the waist rather than down the back, and manages to make you feel like you’re carrying half that load.

The pack itself has plenty of zippers, pouches and cinches for all manner of energy bars, headlamps, extra layers and anything else you’re willing to carry. Camelbak.com

Nathan Sports Swift $30 For the minimalist, it’s tough to beat the Swift, which places a single eight-ounce bottle against the small of your back on a comfortable waist belt. A zippered pocket has room for two or three energy gels or other small personal items. Removable clips on front make attaching a race number a breeze.

Adjusting the belt on the run was simple, and this was the most comfortable option of the group.

The problem? Eight ounces of water doesn’t take you very far. But for relatively short runs—or if you can refill along the way—this is your least intrusive option.

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Hydrapak Avila $47 The Avila features a more traditional hydration backpack design while getting rid of all but the essentials to create a just-the-basics pack that gets the job done.

Hydrapak’s reservoir is easy to fill, and the shoulder straps (no waist belt) provide a snug and comfortable fit.

The 70-ounce capacity is plenty. Your biggest problem, as with any backpack, is a sweaty back and shoulders. Plus the water is carried closer to your head, so you hear the sloshing a bit more.

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Amphipod Thermal-Lite $24 We’ll be honest: Despite their popularity, we’ve never understood the appeal of the handhelds. But the Amphipod makes it about as easy as possible to adapt to something in your hand with its quick-adjust strap that secures the ergonomic, 20-ounce bottle in your palm. A zipped storage pouch is perfect for gels, keys or money.

Amphipod.com —Jeff Banowetz

Photos by John Segesta

Runners know the importance of hydration, but they soon discover another universal truth—water is heavy.

The joke about 16-ounce curls rings a bit truer when that weight is sloshing on your body mile after mile. But options abound to help you carry that weight.

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Self-Talking Our Bodies into Submission

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ndurance athletes are a crazy bunch, aren’t we?

If it weren’t for our sport, we’d all fall under the diagnostic criteria for a psychological disorder. We feel anxious when we don’t fulfill our compulsion to run, bike or swim. We shave our bodies. We have no problem going in nature when nature calls.

There’s no greater proof of our craziness, however, than at the start line of a race. At that moment, we athletes can be observed talking to ourselves, like crazy folk.

Self-talk is an important part of the athlete’s arsenal. Without the internal monologue, many of us would struggle when we hit the proverbial wall in each race. After all, we’re not racing the Tour de France—there are no earpieces in our helmets connected to coaches barking motivation from follow cars.

So we talk to ourselves, crazy label be damned. There’s a race to finish.

Every athlete has a different strategy. Three-time Ironman world champion, Chrissie Wellington, relies on Rudyard Kipling’s poem “If” to give her strength and courage. Matt Frazier, runner and founder of the website, Nomeatathlete.com, uses the poignant lines of Robert Frost’s “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.”

I rejected the poetic strategy.

Come on, people, I can barely remember, “Roses are red, violets are blue.”

I needed something else.

My friend Bekki, who is in the midst of running a marathon in each state, pats her body down before every race and gives her muscles,

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Positive talk? Screw that. I decided that when I’m about to put my body through the rigors of training or racing I need to show it who is boss. bones and joints a pep talk, usually along the lines of, “You can do this.

You’ve done it before. Let’s go.”

When her body talks back during the race, she soothes it with talk of puppies and rainbows and happiness.

So I tried taking the positive self-talk approach. I felt like a parent telling her goofy kid that yes, she could be anything she wanted to be—including Miss Universe-Valedictorian-President-of-the-UnitedStates. I was deluding myself.

So I tried a fellow triathlete’s ap-

proach of repeating a mantra. During runs, top Arizona age-grouper Steve Rink appeases the Endurance Gods by reminding himself to be “fresh and loose.” While struggling during a long run, I began to think “fresh and loose” and lo and behold, I opened up. I took my fresh and loose legs up hills, down hills and over trails. I even started doing some fresh and loose shadowboxing as I ran.

Then I tripped over a rock and took a fresh and loose fall.

Positive talk? Screw that. I

decided that when I’m about to put my body through the rigors of training or racing I need to show it who is boss. My legs better bow down to me in submission, do what I ask of them and start and finish each statement with, “Ma’am, yes ma’am!”

Halfway through a trail run about a year ago, I was hungry and tired. To add insult to injury, I had to run uphill most of the way home. I could have walked, but that would’ve been a long walk in the hot summer sun, defeating the purpose of that day’s training.

So began the self-flagellation.

“Let’s go, legs. You’re mine now.”

I began to run.

“You don’t like it? Tough.”

I ran faster.

“That’s right. You’re my (bleep) now.”

I was sailing. I was in heaven. My body had finally submitted to my mind.

“That’s some talk you got going on there.”

I screeched to a halt. I didn’t say that. Who said that? Beside me, an older man smiled.

“Next time you use those kinds of names, make sure someone isn’t on the trail with you,” he said.

I sheepishly looked down. As he ran off, he yelled some parting advice: “By the way, I call mine Sissy (bleep)!”

I finally found the best mind-overmatter technique for me. Thank you, crazy guy on the trail, for the advice.

Since that day, I’ve used that term of endearment for my legs, and it has carried me through the toughest times—crazy label be damned.

Illustration by N.C. Winters

By Susan Lacke

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By Jené Shaw

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arry Lewis has a spreadsheet of all his race times since 1983.

But “Events.xls” isn’t a document filled with 5K splits and annual turkey trot PRs—it’s a list that includes 71 marathons, 12 50-milers, one 100-miler and 25 Ironmans, in addition to hundreds of other races.

Lewis, 53, is a Brooklyn resident with an incredibly consistent endurance resume.

He remembers crossing the finish line of his first marathon nearly 30 years ago thinking, “That wasn’t so bad!” and he’s been hooked ever since. This month, he’ll toe the line at his 17th Boston Marathon.

“I prefer my pain in an IV drip versus a gun shot,” Lewis says. “In the short races, the red zone is in your face once the gun goes off till the end. In the longer events, you can go for a long, long time before you begin to experience any discomfort.”

A New York City Marathon streak is Lewis’ biggest claim to fame—he’ll run it for the 29th time in November. For him not to do it, “something would have to happen to me where I couldn’t walk,” Lewis says. “I wouldn’t even let my career interfere with breaking the streak.”

By day, Lewis is an assistant port director for New York City and Newark. He spends a lot of time training around the 3.3mile loop in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park.

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He even holds an informal annual Father’s Day event, the Larry Lewis Invitational, which has drawn nearly 40 people to ride a century around Prospect Park, which is about 30 laps.

In the mid-80s, Lewis started with biathlons, which led to his first New York City Triathlon, held on Coney Island in 1991. By 1994, Lewis was ready for his first Ironman so he took on a one-time only event on Martha’s Vineyard. A couple years later, he caught wind of the Esprit Triathlon in Montréal.

The Esprit race is one that most triathletes would find nauseating: The bike consists of 41 laps of a Formula 1 Canadian Grand-Prix course, and the run is nine laps around the Olympic Rowing Basin. Lewis has done it 14 times.

“The bike course was a circle and I figured, well, I train in Prospect Park around a circle, so how bad could this be?” he says. He adds that he has become “somewhat of a celebrity” from consistently showing up since 1996. “One year, they even let me be the official starter and blow the horn before I jumped in the water.”

While Lewis loves the small, spectator-friendly scene of Montréal (the average number

of iron-distance participants is around 100), he also relishes the challenge of Ironman Lake Placid. He has competed in the race every July since 1999 with the exception of 2009, the year his wife, Kathleen, passed away. To honor her, one of his fellow triathletes gave Lewis his finisher’s medal. “If you know triathletes, you know that giving away your medal is significant,” he says. “I’ve developed some great friendships and met some very nice people doing these events.”

Tradition may be Lewis’ specialty, but he still ventures to new races every year, including Timberman 70.3, an Olympicdistance tri in Connecticut and three mud runs in 2010.

“I’m going to keep pushing the envelope,” he says. “Not many people started out like I did many years ago. I guess if you hang around long enough, people start to notice!”

Larry Lewis’ advice for competing consistently: Don’t go out too fast. “I used to experiment with marathon racing strategies such as running a mile hard, a mile easy, or trying to run the first half as fast as possible and just hold on.

Then it dawned on me: If I know I’ll end up running an average 7:30 min/mile, there’s no reason to be running any faster at the start.”

Cross-train to avoid injury. “Becoming a triathlete has helped keep me in check so that I’m not overactive in any of the three events.

I’ve also taken yoga classes for years.”

Evolve your goals. “As you get older, you have to let PRs go. You’re not going to be as fast as you once were, so you have to enjoy it more and encourage others that are out there, struggling to get to the finish line.”

Photo by Laura Casner

71 marathons, 25 Ironmans, and Counting

Lewis has completed the Esprit Triathlon in Montreal 14 times, which includes biking 41 laps of a Formula 1 Canadian GrandPrix course, and running nine laps around the Olympic Rowing Basin—14 times.

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marathon You can run 26.2 miles straight in five months.

We’ll shoW you hoW.

More than 100 marathons take place in October in the U.S., giving you just over five months to reach peak marathon fitness for your goal event. Check out our favorite races on page 43, then start your training with this plan.

Study up on our expert nutritional and motivational tips, too, then enjoy the run. When you cross the finish line you’ll become part of an elite group of people who have completed a marathon— less than one percent of the U.S. population. competitor.com 39

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Motivational Tips from Coach Abby Ruby

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Max King,

30, qualified for the 2012 Olympic trials in the marathon by running a 2:15:34 at the Baltimore Marathon in October 2010. He is also a three-time Xterra trail run world champion. He finished second and won $500 at the 2004 Just Around the Bend Marathon in Bend, Ore.

aBOuT THE COaCH: Carmichael Training Systems senior coach, abby ruby, Ph.d., has completed more than 50 marathons, five Ironman triathlons, the Leadville 100-mile trail run and several other ultramarathons. She has been helping athletes achieve their goals for more than a decade. aruby@trainright.com

My First Marathon

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y first marathon was the Bend Marathon in Oregon in 2004. I decided to jump in two weeks before the race because there was a little bit of prize money. It was the first year of the race and it was really small—there was one row of people across the start line.

We started out running a quick loop downtown then hopped onto the roads into the country. It was a beautiful, sunny day in the fall and the course

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was really hilly. At about 22 miles, I hit the wall. I started to slow down and my legs started to cramp. I was just trying to make it to the finish line—those were the longest four miles of my life.

When I crossed the finish line I was so glad to be done. I was thinking that I’d never do that again because it was the most painful experience. I laid down and didn’t move for quite sometime. I couldn’t walk for several days afterward, but it was a good experience and taught me a lot about how to run that kind of distance.

The marathon in the first modern Olympic Games was only 24.85 miles. Olympic organizers changed the distance at the 1908 London games so the course would go from Windsor Castle to White City Stadium, ending directly in front of King Edward VII’s royal box.

HEad OuT EarLy:

run first thing in the morning then relax the rest of the day.

PICK a ParTnEr:

Being accountable to someone will make it harder to skip a run or slack off during a workout.

SPICE IT uP:

Switch up your pace to keep it interesting and to work different muscles.

EnjOy THE SCEnEry:

Change your route to keep your mind stimulated.

Try SOmE audIO:

Twenty miles go by quickly when listening to the “da Vinci Code” audio book.

max King Photo by nils nilsen; Illustration iStockphoto.com/marianne Fitzgerald

[ As told to Erin Beresini ]

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Race Day Nutrition Fuel up so you don’t fade out.

“Race day nutrition includes the day before, not just the morning of,” says Philadelphia-based personal nutrition coach, marathoner and Ironman triathlete, Joanna Chodorowska. “You must figure out during your long training runs what works for you and what doesn’t.”

Pre-race dinner

Plan &Taper

By Abby Ruby, Ph.D.

How to Taper: Tapering

Running Photo by John Segesta; Pasta iStockphoto.com/Christina Norwood

allows your body to heal from the cumulative stress of training. It also gives your body time to catch up on rest and restock glycogen stores before your goal event. Follow these taper tips then let it rip on race day.

3 weeks out: Reduce your weekly mileage by 10 to 20 percent. Total mileage for this week should be 40 to 45 miles. This is the most common week to over train before the goal event.

2 weeks out: Reduce mileage by 30 to 40 percent.

Total mileage should be 30 to 35 miles. During this week’s long run, you should wear everything what you will wear on race day.

Chodorowska frowns upon the carbohydrate loading pre-race pasta dinner tradition.

She suggests runners eat normally the night before the race.

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Chodorowska recommends eating a breakfast of about 250 to 350 calories 2.5 to three hours before the race starts while nutritionist Nancy Clark, author of “Food Guide for k Try this: Marathoners: • 4 oz chicken stir Tips for Everyday fried with veggies Champions,” recand ½ to 1 cup ommends eating brown rice about 500 caloor ries one to three • 4 oz grilled chicken hours pre-race.

or turkey breast with 1 cup collard greens sautéed in garlic and olive oil and ½ to 1 cup baked sweet potatoes

• A bagel with peanut butter and banana slices

Practice eating what your race’s aid stations will provide if you don’t want to carry your own nutrition. As for hydration, Chodorowska recommends drinking about 16 ounces of fluid per hour, preferably in the form of an electrolyteenhanced drink such as Hammer Nutrition’s Heed.

• Energy gels • Diluted electrolyte replacement drinks • Half a banana • Raisins

Post-race

Now is the time to eat a high-carb meal with quality proteins such as pasta with chicken or fish, but don’t feel guilty about treating yourself to a post-race pizza and beer buffet.

“Having a pint of beer might be a good thing,” she says. “You get carbs and hydration, and hops actually have an anti-inflammatory effect.” But the benefits stop at one—three pints and you’re out.

Find more on Joanna Chodorowska, at Nutrition-in-motion.net.

Post-Race is the time to eat a high-carb meal with quality proteins such as pasta with chicken or fish.

Race week: Reduce mileage by 60 to 70 percent. Total mileage should be 15 to 20 miles. Be sure to run easy the day before your marathon for 15 to 20 minutes to keep your legs loose and ready. competitor.com 41

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Endurance miles run (EM): Aerobic run done at an easy to moderate effort.

Friday

Running strides:

A set of four 15-second efforts done slightly faster than 5K race pace. Take a one-minute recovery walk/ jog between strides.

Run intervals:

Shorter efforts performed at 5K to 10K race effort.

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60 min EM run with 4x15 sec running strides

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4 Get fit for running shoes 4 Listen to your body 4 Practice your fueling strategy 4 Enjoy the experience

Editor’s Choice Must-Do Marathons

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Editor’s notE: You should be able to run about 30 to 45 minutes, three days per week before starting this plan.

the inG new York City Marathon on nov. 6 Meb Keflezighi’s favorite, this point-to-point race holds a lottery to determine who gets to run, as more than 100,000 people apply annually.

If you get in, you’ll see New York City as few people do, running through all five boroughs to a scenic Central Park finish. It’s the world’s largest marathon with 45,103 finishers in 2010. Ingnycmarathon.org

DeSTiNaTioN:

Big sur international Marathon on May 1

Negative split run:

First half of the run done at an easy effort, second half at goal marathon pace.

Sign up early because this gorgeous point-to-point race along California’s famous coastal Highway 1 sells out quickly. The hilly course winds through towering redwood trees, past grassy ranches and looks out over the Pacific Ocean, ending in iconic Carmel. Bsim.org

SpeeD:

Bank of America Chicago Marathon on oct. 9 Three of the top 10 fastest women’s marathons ever were run in Chicago, including Paula Radcliffe’s 2:17:18 finish in 2002. It’s also the second largest U.S. marathon, with 36,088 finishers in 2010. Enjoy the camaraderie of thousands of runners and over a million spectators as you run your PR. Chicagomarathon.com Illustration iStockphoto.com/Simon Oxley

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Hail THe

Rise of Rowing Non-impact, high-intensity rowing—as rehab or cross-training— is catching on in the running world. Here’s how to jump on board.

By T.J. Murphy

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rossfit Endurance coach and 100-mile trail run fanatic, Brian MacKenzie of Costa Mesa, Calif., scrawled a simple looking workout set on a whiteboard in his home gym, then spent five minutes teaching me proper rowing technique. I was in need of a workout to help me retain fitness while I rehabbed a foot injury, so he directed me to a rowing machine—commonly referred to as an ergometer or “erg.”

Then I endured one of the most challenging cross-training workouts of my life—for exactly 12 minutes.

“Rowing is an invaluable tool for runners,” MacKenzie said. “When you learn how to do it right it lights up weaknesses you didn’t know you had. It helps runners and cyclists find power in muscles they hadn’t used before.”

MacKenzie points out that rowing is a potent weapon in an endurance athlete’s cross-training arsenal, or as a replacement for running when injuries surface. “It’s no joke,” he said. “It’s some serious, lung-searing stuff. When an athlete is dealing with a foot or Achilles tendon problem, I’ve never found issues in replacing running with work on the ergometer.”

Lori Gallon is evangelistic about

the magic that rowing can bestow upon an injured runner. A registered nurse who moonlights as a personal trainer at R.A.W. Training in Wildwood, Penn., Gallon said that rowing salvaged her dream of running the Boston Marathon.

In 2009, at 42, she qualified for Boston, but two weeks into a 15week training plan targeting the 2010 event, she developed a stress fracture in her fibula. Per doctors’ orders, she was not allowed to run or jump for eight to 10 weeks.

“I couldn’t believe I had made it that far and I didn’t know if I’d get another shot to qualify for Boston,” she said. “I talked to other trainers at my gym and decided to use rowing to train for the race. I had nothing to lose.”

In place of key running workouts, Gallon used indoor rowing. “It’s all about proper technique,” she said.

“If you don’t do it right it’s not going to work.”

Gallon’s doctor cleared her to run again two weeks out from Boston. “I did one five-miler and one 10-miler.

Everything else I had done in the buildup had been rowing and doing Crossfit workouts.” Gallon finished the marathon in 4:20:26.

While running and rowing are similar in cardiovascular benefits,

they differ in the muscular workout they deliver. Erin Cafaro, a 2008 Olympic gold medalist and member of the U.S. rowing squad, said that rowing punishes the body in different ways. “In one continuous motion rowing works legs, core, back and arms,” she said. “It’s a full-body workout.”

MacKenzie added that one of the chief benefits rowing offers runners is improved posture. “Runners typically have terrible posture, leading to bad form, leading to beating the hell out of yourself,” he said. Proper rowing, MacKenzie believes, helps runners develop robust midline stability to help shift running from smaller, weaker muscles such as hip flexors to more powerful muscles in the hips.

Properly performed rowing gives a runner a solid blast of cardio work, works the abs, core and lower back, and even develops flexibility in the hamstrings and calves.

Where should you start? Don’t make the mistake most runners do when they first hit the rowing machine and yank away—not only will you miss out on the primary benefits rowing has to offer, but you also might make things worse. Follow Erin Cafaro’s guide on page 48 to developing proper technique. competitor.com 45

Rowing for PoweR

SHane Farmer, at one wItH tHe erg.

How to supplement a running or multisport program with rowing.

Will Kirousis is the co-director of Tri-Hard Endurance sports Coaching and is a usA Triathlon-certified coach and strength specialist in leominster, Mass. Kirousis explains why and how to adopt rowing into an overall training program.

Any tips for runners and triathletes taking up rowing as cross-training? Strongly resist the urge to become a rowing specialist. This is especially true for triathletes, who tend to want to mimic the training done in the specific sub sports of their discipline. For example, very often triathletes fall into the trap of training like Masters swimmers, road cyclists and runners rather than training like a triathlete. The same intensity and inquisitiveness that leads to those miss-steps can also lead a motivated runner or triathlete to use the erg as if he is a crew specialist. This is counterproductive because it can hurt recovery. If you’re really trying to improve on the erg, it’s likely your training load will increase on the erg and will cut into your recovery, leading to decreased volumes of sport-specific training. Both problems reduce sport-specific performance.

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High-Intensity Workouts to Aid the injured runner Beating back an injury but want to sustain your running fitness? Shane Farmer, a former member of the University of San Diego rowing team and now a Crossfit Invictus coach, has several basic rowing workout suggestions for injured runners who need to replace track workouts. Be sure to get the all-clear from your doctor before jumping in.

500-meter repeats

The Time ladder

The stroke ladder

Buckle up. This one will kick your ass.

4x500 meters, 2 minute rest between each. similar in nature to the feel of running 800-meter intervals at a moderately high intensity. use the memory function on the rowing computer to log your workout.

Ten minutes nonstop: four minutes, three minutes, two minutes, one minute, building up intensity in each transition with no rest in between. The four minutes should be at a relative base tempo with the oneminute intervals at high intensity. Be sure to have enough in the tank to make moves at each time transition.

4x5 minutes. Each five-minute session is broken into five, one-minute segments with a focus on the number of strokes you take per minute (s/m), which the erg computer tallies in real time.

First minute: 18 s/m, second minute: 22 s/m, third: 26 s/m, fourth: 22 s/m, fifth, 26 s/m. “Again, there will be no rest,” Farmer says. “The

workout should last for 20 minutes total without stopping.” use the time spent at 18 s/m to recover.

Each jump up in stroke rate will come with an increase in intensity and vice versa. “This is a really good tempo piece that teaches people how to control their output and rate of recovery, which are two very crucial aspects of rowing.”

long sprints 8x45 seconds hard.

15-second easy recovery between each hard interval.

“Good old fashioned, short, high intensity interval training,” Farmer said.

the best way to dial in technique? take a ClaSS at yoUr loCal rowIng ClUB or CroSSFIt gym.

Photos by John Segesta; Rowing Illustrations iStockphoto.com/Douglas Bray

What benefits does rowing offer runners and triathletes? Rowing machines allow runners to do a non-impact form of endurance training. Don’t get me wrong, if you want to be a better runner, your training should focus on running. However, cross-training during noncompetitive periods in the year and during recovery blocks throughout the season helps runners stay injury free and mentally fresh. Those are the key benefits of rowing for runners.

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Rowing Technique EssEntials Rowing champion and 2008 Olympic gold medalist ERin CafaRO demonstrates the proper setup and stroke for maximum fitness gain and minimal chance of injury.

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PROPER gRiP. Curl your fingers around the handle and keep the wrist joints cocked slightly.

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ThE finish inTO ThE RECOvERy. Upon completing the drive and pulling the handle to a point just in front of your upper abdominals, you will transition into the recovery phase. While keeping a tight core, smoothly return to the starting position at half the speed used in the drive. Use this time to allow the muscles to recover. Reverse the sequence of the chain of movements—arms, back and core, and finally allow the legs to return to the spring-like position of the catch.

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from “the catch” or Start PoSItIon Into the early drIve. Keep your shins vertical and the muscles tight, pulling your belly button up and in, and make a point to retain good posture. Slant the upper body forward, extending powerfully from the hips. avoid hunching your shoulders. from this position, begin the “drive” phase by employing your leg muscles with a powerful push off. retain the forward tilt of your upper body for the first half of the drive phase—approximately a foot of travel as the seat slides backward on the rail.

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the drIve. Push through with your legs, and in a continuous motion, begin to use your back and abs as a lever, transferring the workload to a combination of your legs and the muscles surrounding your core. resist the temptation to begin pulling with your arms until you’ve completely channeled the power from your abdominal and back muscles. With legs fully extended, begin using your arms to pull and finish the stroke.

Keep the muscles of the core—the midline stability muscles—activated and tight.

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Secure the feet. Insert your feet into the footrests and adjust the toe strap so that it crosses over the top shoelace as pictured. Pull the straps snug around your feet.

Photos by John Segesta; Rowing Illustrations iStockphoto.com/Douglas Bray

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Big Players Boston to Watch in

By Mario Fraioli Photos by Photorun.net

The world’s oldest annual 26.2-mile event, the Boston Marathon, takes place April 18 and remains a perennial bucket-list race for nearly all competitive distance runners. Attaining the qualifying standard, which just got tougher this year, means you’ve earned your stripes. The race’s prestige lures the best marathoners in the world to Beantown, and we’ve previewed the crème de la crème of the professional field so you can pick your favorites.

Kara Goucher

Ryan Hall

Back in Boston for the third straight year, Hall, who finished fourth at last year’s race, was just two seconds behind third-place finisher and 2009 champion Deriba Merga of Ethiopia. Aside from Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot, Hall will be the other guy everyone will be watching on race day. The American has been something of an enigma since winning the Olympic Trials Marathon in 2007. Three years ago he was untouchable.

Recently, however, he’s been nothing short of streaky. The only American ever to break an hour in the half-marathon pulled out of last fall’s Bank of America Chicago Marathon after a disappointing 14th-place finish at the ING Rock ‘n’ Roll Philadelphia Half-Marathon in September. Now self-coached, Hall finished a close second to Mo Trafeh at the U.S. HalfMarathon Championships in Houston at the end of January.

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Back in Boston for the first time since her third-place finish in 2009, Goucher will be racing her first marathon as a new mom.

The question everyone’s asking is: Can she win the race? Recent race results might suggest otherwise, but Goucher shouldn’t be counted out, and she’s made it clear that anything short of a win on Patriots’ Day will be a disappointment. After opening up the year with a secondplace finish in 1:14:02 at the P.F. Chang’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Arizona HalfMarathon, she finished a surprising seventh at the USA Cross-Country Championships in early February.

She’s progressing at a rapid rate, but will it be fast enough to break the tape at Boston just seven months after giving birth to her first child?

Men’s elite Field

Gebre Gebremariam

Although this will be his Boston Marathon debut and only the second marathon of his career, Gebremariam is the most dangerous runner in the field. The lanky Ethiopian was unstoppable on the roads last year, winning all but one race he entered. He captured the ING New York City Marathon title convincingly in November, running away from the field to win by more than a minute in his first try at the 26.2-mile distance. If there’s anyone in the field who has the tools to run under 2:06 on a course not known for rocket-fast times, it’s Gebremariam.

Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot

Prior to last year’s Boston Marathon, no winner in the history of the race had ever run faster than 2:07:14. Then, Kenyan Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot did what many never thought could be done: He crossed the finish line in 2:05:52. It was a mind-blowing display of aggressive racing that will forever change the way runners at the front of the pack approach the Boston Marathon.

Can Cheruiyot turn the trick again in 2011? It will be tough, as three of the top-five finishers from last year’s race will make an appearance on April 18.

Geoffrey Mutai

The fastest man in the field, Mutai is the only man in the race ever to run faster than 2:05 for 26.2 miles. His personal best of 2:04:55 came last year at the Rotterdam Marathon. How will that performance translate to a course like Boston’s? Hard to say, but he’s certainly worth watching out for on Patriots’ Day. He’s been on a marathon hot streak since his breakthrough race in Rotterdam, following that up with a 2:05:10 runner-up finish to countryman Patrick Makau in Berlin last fall.

One thing’s for sure: No one is going to let him get too far ahead.

woMen’s elite Field

Tatyana Pushkareva

The 25-year-old Russian came oh-so-close to winning the 2010 Boston Marathon but simply ran out of real estate on the final sprint down Boylston Street. She knocked four minutes off her personal best at last year’s race, surprising a lot of people with her performance.

“Running is a struggle with yourself and your reserves,” she told the Boston Athletic Association. Will she have a similar breakthrough the second time around? The experience of last year’s tactical affair can only benefit her, but she’ll need to exhibit some earlier aggression if she wants to be the first woman across the finish line.

Teyba Erkesso

Who could forget the epic finish of the women’s race at last year’s Boston? After employing a bold mid-race move to break up the field, Erkesso held on for dear life to fend off a hard-charging Tatyana Pushkareva at the finish line to win by three seconds in 2:26:11. Erkesso will have her hands full again at this year’s race, as there are 16 women in the field with personal bests of 2:26 or better. The aggressive Erkesso hasn’t raced in a while, and although she was one of the favorites at the New York City Marathon last fall, she finished a disappointing 12th in 2:31:06. Look for her to come back with a vengeance.

Kim Smith

You read it here first: This is the woman to watch on April 18. Smith is a fearless racer with a box of tools as sharp as anyone else’s in the elite women’s field. The New Zealand native who trains in Providence, R.I., has momentum on her side, too, as she dominated the Rock ‘n’ Roll Mardi Gras Half-Marathon on Feb. 13 in a U.S. All-Comer’s record of 1:07:36. She’s no rookie in the marathon, either, evidenced by her 2:25:21 personal best, set at last year’s London Marathon, and fifth-place finish at New York last November. Don’t take your eyes off her—the other women in the race shouldn’t either.

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This Spring’s It’s spring. Snow is melting, flowers are blooming and the outdoor racing scene is in full swing. Whether you want to finetune your fitness for an upcoming race or focus on base building for a summer event, you need the perfect shoes. Find them here.

Puma Complete Faas 500 FIT

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Free

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$100 / 9.4 ounces It looks casual, but underneath the hood of the Faas lies a lightweight performance kick.

A plush, comfortable midsole, smooth heel-to-toe transition and unstructured build make these perfect for neutral-footed running—or for grabbing attention around town. Puma.com

Best Shoes Asics Gel Speedstar 5 FIT

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$90 / 8.9 ounces The Speedstar wins for highest praise-per-dollar. Overall, it’s snug and responsive, but testers loved the midsole best for its cushioning and long-run worthy firmness.

Tester talk: “Great for a road hill-repeat session. It places my foot in the perfect place to maximize my energy output.”

Asicsamerica.com

What does it mean?

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Scott eRide Trainer FIT

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RIde Free

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$115 / 10.5 ounces Great for long runs, the flexible, shockabsorbing eRide is also one of our fashion faves. Narrow feet need not apply.

Trainer talk: “Just the right blend of support and flex.”

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Somnio MK III FIT

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$140 / 11.9 ounces Past Trance-ers take note: The Trance had a makeover. The 10 has increased stability over past models and boasts a new, stiffer underfoot feel with comfy cushioning. Tester talk: “They’re versatile, stable, pliant, well-cushioned, everyday trainers that are quite comfortable.” Brooksrunning.com

New Balance Road Minimus FIT

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$100 / 8 ounces Throw in a run or two per week in the Minimus to become a stronger runner.

The low-profile design and flexibility will force you to concentrate on perfect form—or else. Once our testers got used to the curved fit, they were hooked.

Tester talk: “These shoes made me very aware of how I was running and conscious of my foot strike.” Recommended for short, fast training runs.

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Kahru Fast 2

Roomy

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$135 / weight varies This neutral trainer has a fan following of triathletes and marathoners because it’s fully customizable. Choose your footbed, wedge insert and cushioning for perfect, personalized alignment. Our testers lamented the lack of forefoot flex, however. Somniorunning.com

Brooks Trance 10 FIT

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Soft

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$130 / 10.5 ounces This shoe touts proprietary “rocker bottom” Fulcrum technology that allows the foot to go through its natural motion. Testers felt it, but mostly when walking. While running, testers felt the Fast Ride encouraged a faster turnover. Wide-footed runners rejoice—this shoe’s for you. Size down if you’re on the narrow side. Karhu.com

Zoot Ultra TT 4.0 FIT

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$140 / 8.7 ounces Superfast entry and zip laces make these speedy shoes a triathlete favorite. The tongueless, asymmetrical upper makes the TT feel like a sock. Well ventilated and moderately cushioned, this racer is best for narrow feet, but beware of the occasional heel slip.

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Asics Gel DS Trainer 16 FIT

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$110 / 10 ounces Fans of the DS Trainer 15 will swoon for the sweet 16. Testers loved the lightweight cushioning and quick lacing system. Narrow feet fit best. Tester talk: “They are light and flexible but with enough stability for longer distances.” Asicsamerica.com

Ecco Biom B FIT

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Saucony Saucony Progrid Triumph FIT

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K-Swiss K-Wicky Blade-Light

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$130 / 11.9 ounces This neutral shoe has a fabulously fluid heel-to-toe transition. A snug fit, plush footbed, responsive forefoot and resilient midsole joined forces in this relatively light, highmileage trainer that our testers enjoyed. Saucony.com

FIT FeeL

Roomy

Soft

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RIDe

$195 / 10.4 ounces If you’re a mid to rear foot striker, this is the Biom shoe for you. (Forefoot strikers should go for the A.) Flexible and light, our testers liked the natural feel of the one-piece upper with plenty of wiggle room in the toe box. At this price, it better feel fabulous. Eccousa.com

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$130 / 9.0 ounces This lightweight, race-worthy trainer impressed us. Ventilation: excellent.

Weight: feathery light. Cushioning: heel-centric. Testers were inspired to run the extra mile in these kicks. Just beware of the tongue—it’ll rub you the wrong way if you don’t position it just right. Kswiss.com

Hoka One One Bondi B Road FIT

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$170 / 10.2 ounces Our testers’ initial skepticism quickly transformed into fanaticism once they laced up these plush puppies.

The fit is snug and the feel, said one tester, is like “running on down pillows that fluff up for every step.”

However, the puff did hinder push-off performance, especially on ascents.

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Reebok Premier Road Supreme Narrow

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$100 / 11 ounces One of the softest shoes in this review, the Supreme makes a great all-purpose trainer. If cushy and comfortable trump weight when you’re searching for shoes, these reign supreme. Reebok.com

Nike Lunar Elite +2 FIT

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$100 / 9.9 ounces Second time’s a charm. The Lunar Elite hugs the feet and runs lighter and softer than the original. The deep flex grooves make a very flexible forefoot with a responsive transition. The 2 is stable without the feel of a stability shoe. Tester talk: “Great for speed work or a tempo run.” Nike.com

Avia Avi Quest Lite FIT

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Reebok Premier Zigfly Narrow

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$110 / 9 ounces This speedy shoe can be a functional racer because of its light weight, or a minimal trainer because of the cushioning. Pudgy-footed runners beware of the racer-like low-volume fit. Tester talk: “A great trainer if you have an efficient gait.”

Adidas.com

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Adidas Adizero Aegis 2

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$100 / 10.6 ounces Made for skinny-ankled runners who want a roomy toe box, the new Rider delivered perfectly on cushioning and protection. It runs like a stiff stability shoe, but the collar sits high enough that it might cause soreness in some runners. A raised heel completes the Rider. Mizuno.com

Firm

$100 / 9.6 ounces The Revlite is perfectly cushioned to be a fab half-to-full marathon runner. The no-sew upper prevents blisters. Tester talk: “A perfect shoe for the runner who wants to try the minimalist style but still needs some cushion for high-mileage days.”

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New Balance 890 Revlite Narrow

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$130 / 13 ounces Testers expected the substantial shoe to be bulky and stiff, but found it has a “less is more feel.” A seamless low-volume upper keeps it streamlined. The firm midsole was too much for some testers, but not overall: “Avia has a winner here. These are great for longer faster runs or just an easy day jog.” Avia.com

FIT

Mizuno Wave Rider 14

Free

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$100 / 9.3 ounces The funky sole is not just eye-catching, it’s performance technology. Reebok calls it ZigTech and it’s supposed to help propel you forward without tearing up your shins. Our testers liked the Zigfly’s midsole bounciness, smooth transition, high flexibility and responsiveness.

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Spira Odyssey

Mizuno Wave Creation 12 FIT

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Pearl Izumi Streak II Narrow

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$140 / 13.0 ounces Heel striker heaven. With cushioning and ankle support galore and a sock-like, snug upper, this shoe is worth the weight if you like to pamper your heels. Ideal for narrow feet.

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FIT

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$110 / 7.9 ounces The Streak remake is not a lot of things.

At less than 8 ounces, they aren’t heavy.

Nor are they structured or stiff. They are sock-like, out-of-the-box ready, flexible, nimble and well ventilated. Tester talk: “These are nearly unnoticeable on your feet.” Pearlizumi.com

Saucony Progrid Mirage FIT

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$ 100 / 8.9 ounces The Mirage has the comfort and stability of a trainer and the lightness and low profile of a racer. It has more support than Saucony’s Kinvara, but keeps that minimalist shoe’s efficient feel.

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Nike Free +2 FIT

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$100 / 10.8 ounces It’s a daily trainer that encourages a mid and forefoot strike for runners that like to be hugged. This shoe fits snug and has plenty of stability for mild pronators. Tester talk: “Cushioning, fit and stability are the Revenna’s strongest attributes, but traction—on and off road— ventilation and comfort also rank highly.”

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Soft

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Brooks Revenna 2

Free

RIde

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$115 / 13.4 ounces Heavier heel strikers take note: These spring-assisted shoes were made for you. A bit bulky and heavy, the Odyssey’s magic lies in its spring-loaded heel and forefoot. The springs absorb a lot of shock, so if you’re still perfecting your stride, give these a try. They’ll be lenient on your body while you nail down your form.

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Soft

FeeL

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$90 / 9.9 ounces Liberate your feet. The Free’s sock-like upper and absorbent midsole minimize the pounding that most minimalist shoes deliver, but that doesn’t mean you can slack off— these shoes were made for focused running. Tester talk: “I would warm up and cool down in these to help strengthen my foot and lower leg muscles.” Nike.com competitor.com 59

▼ Third at the 2009 Boston Marathon, Kara Goucher says today, “If I don‘t win it this time, I‘ll keep coming back until I do.“

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Don’t Call It a Comeback Less than seven months after giving birth to her son, Kara Goucher will toe the line at the Boston Marathon with only one goal: to win.

Can she do it?

By Matt Fitzgerald | Photos by Photorun.net

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t is 10:15 on a February morning in Beaverton, Ore. Kara Goucher’s husband, Adam, guides his Acura SUV into a parking space outside the Bo Jackson Performance Center on the Nike world headquarters campus. Goucher sits in the front passenger seat with an empty infant car seat behind her.

Nineteen weeks have passed since Goucher completed her first slow, painful run after giving birth to son, Colt, in September. Although rationally she knows that pregnancy does not kill inborn talent, and that her pre-pregnancy fitness will return if she puts in the work, Goucher is worried; in 58 days she will race the Boston Marathon.

The couple enter the Nike training facility, stash changes of clothes in lockers, stretch out and return to the soggy outdoors to start an 11-mile easy run. They make up their route as they go, weaving through the campus’ network of trails, known as the “Berm,” and through an even more extensive trail system at Tualatin Hills Nature Park across the street.

The once-dirt paths are muddy and full of puddles. At first the runners make every effort to keep their feet dry, but after the first misstep soaks a shoe, they stop caring and plow through, merrily becoming muddier and wetter by the mile.

Although Goucher completed a hard 21-miler yesterday, she feels good and begins to press the pace “She’s a perfectionist. She wants halfway into the run, gradually acceleratto get everything right.” ing from 7:30 miles —Alberto Salazar, Goucher’s coach to effortless sub-7:00 miles by the end.

“I had a huge breakthrough last week,” Goucher says. “I had my best speed workout, my best tempo run and my best long run since the start of my comeback.”

The speed workout, which Goucher completed with fellow Oregon Project member Amy Begley and Amy’s hus“When I run Boston, I don’t want people band, Andrew, included a 400-meter in- to say, ‘She did well, considering.’ terval that was supposed I want to do well period.” to be run, according to Goucher’s coach, Alberto Salazar, in 72 seconds. But when she got halfway through it, she realized she could finish the lap in less than 70 seconds if she picked up her pace—something she had not done in a very long time. So she abandoned the plan and shot past Andrew and Amy, hitting the line in 68 seconds.

“I wanted to stop right there and celebrate,” she says. “I needed that.”

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▲ Goucher’s bronze medal performance in the 10,000m at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka was a turning point in her professional career.

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ast August, Goucher and Adam moved into a large, beautiful and brand-new house in the hills of northwest Portland. It was custom designed to their specifications, and includes a wine closet, located just outside a home movie theater that is set up as a highaltitude room that mimics the oxygen level at 10,500 feet.

Shortly after Colt was born, Goucher lay awake for hours one night fretting about the possibility of Colt and his friends getting into the wine while hanging out in the home theater in 15 years or so.

While Goucher’s worrying nature does spoil her inner peace to some degree, it undoubtedly aids her running.

“She’s a perfectionist,” Salazar says. “She wants to get everything right.”

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pon returning to “the Bo,” Goucher and Adam change into clean, dry workout clothes and climb the stairs to the gym, where Salazar’s son, Tony, meets them. Tony works

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there as a trainer, and leads the couple through a series of mobility movements, core exercises and agility drills involving low hurdles. It’s part of a new program, heavy on squats and deadlifts, designed by Lance Walker of Michael Johnson Performance, who consults for the Oregon Project.

Goucher likes her old program better.

“I’m sure it’s fine for Galen and Dathan,” Goucher says, referring to her teammates Galen Rupp and Dathan Ritzenhein. “But I just had a baby. They didn’t. My legs are strong; they got used to running with an extra 35 pounds. I don’t need squats. But my core needs help, and that’s my weak spot anyway.

That’s what I should be focusing on.”

On their way out of the Bo, Goucher tells Adam that she intends to address her weak core on her own, whether it’s in the program or not.

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home video, filmed by Kara’s mother, Patty Wheeler, in the spring of 1990, shows 12-yearold Goucher playing a game of

pickup basketball in the driveway of her family’s home in Duluth, Minn., with her sisters Kelly and Kendall, her stepbrothers Andy and Nate, and the family dog, Molly.

Goucher follows the ball everywhere it goes with ungraceful leaps and skips, but never touches it. Molly seems to stand a better chance of scoring a basket than the enthusiastic but uncoordinated Goucher.

The fact that Goucher does make a living—a handsome one—as a professional athlete today remains a family joke, as it seemed so unlikely when she was young.

In grade school, Goucher tried every sport available—soccer, softball, volleyball, basketball—and showed a remarkable lack of aptitude for each. In one particular softball game, Goucher was standing in the outfield when suddenly all of her teammates ran to her, cheered wildly and smothered her in a group embrace. A fly ball had sailed straight into her mitt to end the game.

Afterward Goucher confessed to her mother that she’d never even seen the ball.

While Goucher showed little athleticism in her youth, she did demonstrate the mental traits of a winner.

“When she played soccer, she was crazy,” recalls Goucher’s mother. “She was really tough. She was fearless.”

She also hated to lose. In the fifth grade Goucher ran a local one-mile fun run and finished second to another girl her age. She brooded on the defeat for days and vowed to avenge it the following year, and she did.

Toughness and competitiveness, of which Goucher has plenty, will only take a runner so far. Success also requires inborn speed and endurance. Goucher’s exceptional talent for distance running revealed itself in the seventh grade, when she joined the middle school cross-country team following a traumatic experience in a volleyball team tryout. She improved with each race and won the city championship.

As a high school sophomore, Goucher won the Minnesota Class AA Cross-Country Championship and qualified for the Foot Locker Cross-Country Championship.

Although Goucher struggled with growth spurts through her last three years of high school, she performed well enough to earn a partial scholarship to the University of Colorado, where she won three NCAA national titles and got hitched to fellow Buffalo, Adam.

Injuries marred the first several years of Goucher’s professional running career, which began in 2000, but talent doesn’t just go away. In 2007, she finally beat the injury bug and broke out in a big way,

earning a bronze medal in the World Championships 10,000-meter event.

From there she went on a roll, qualifying for the 2008 Olympics in two events, running the fastest-ever marathon debut by an American woman at the 2008 ING New York City Marathon and placing third, and coming within nine seconds of winning the 2009 Boston Marathon—before she voluntarily took herself off that roll when she became pregnant in January 2010.

So now, she’s making her comeback. In February 2011, Goucher competed in the USA Cross-Country Championships in San Diego. Given the nascent state of her comeback and her heavy marathon training mileage—the race fell at the end of a 110-mile week—Gocuher had no reasonable expectation of being seriously competitive. Whereas other runners in her position might have patted themselves on the back for achieving a seventh-place result in such circumstances, Goucher was crestfallen, unable to even fake a philosophical attitude in post-race interviews.

Upon returning to Portland, Goucher told Salazar, “Stop babying me. It’s time for me to suffer.” Salazar gleefully met her request, and her big breakthrough week ensued.

“When I run Boston, I don’t want people to say, ‘She did well, considering,’” Goucher says. “I want to do well period. I don’t want to be held back by any excuses.”

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oucher changes into her third set of clean, dry workout clothes of the day and heads downstairs to run six miles at 93 percent of her body weight on an Alter-G antigravity treadmill. The treadmill sits in a huge exercise room with hardwood floors, plate glass windows that provide a beautiful view of the lush forest behind the Goucher home, and a dance-club quality sound system.

“This is why we built the house,” Goucher says. As she runs, she listens to an iTunes mix at earsplitting volume. She makes a special playlist for each major race. This one, featuring songs by Alicia Keys, Cee-Lo, Pink and others, was made for the upcoming New York City Half-Marathon.

While his wife takes care of business, Adam entertains Colt.

“I’m trying hard to alleviate all the stress I possibly can from her life,” he says. “All the little things I can take care of, I do my best to take care of so she can focus on her training.”

That help is not limited to midnight

Career Highlights 2000 NCAA Outdoor 3000m and 5000m champion 2007 World Championships 10,000m bronze medalist 008 U.S. 2 Olympic Trials 5000m champion 9th in 2008 Olympic 5000m 3rd in 2008 ING New York City Marathon 3rd in 2009 Boston Marathon 2009 5000m national champion Fastest American debut marathon: 2:25:53 Half-marathon PR: 1:06:57

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Kara’s hobbies include reading, cooking and wine tasting.

diaper changes. Adam’s greatest service to Goucher is as the perfect training partner.

“To get to her next level she needs to have someone there that she can train with on a daily basis where she can be pushed,” Adam says. “I can take her through anything she needs to be taken through and push her.”

Together, Adam and Goucher communicate constantly, verbally and nonverbally, as they execute key workouts, and cooperate in sophisticated and often subtle ways to get the most out of each session. During a recent set of 800-meter intervals, Adam noticed that Goucher was losing focus, so he forced her to lead instead of continuing to follow him. “That really saved the workout,” Goucher says.

Her father was killed by a drunk driver when she was 4 years old.

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Four Facts About Kara

Kara’s son’s middle name is Mirko, her father’s first name.

Her favorite indulgence is blond brownies that are, she says, “as big as my face.”

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n their way to an evening chiropractic appointment, Adam and Goucher stop at P.F. Chang’s for a quick bite. Goucher considers ordering a glass of wine, but decides not to, because she fears that consuming alcohol with Colt right there at the table would look bad.

Goucher knows she worries too much about what other people think. She wants to be liked, so much so that she often has a hard time saying no and sometimes allows herself to be influenced by people who should have no influence on her.

During the 2009 Boston Marathon, for example, Goucher made a decisive surge at 20 miles, obliterating the lead pack and leaving her with just two close followers, Dire Tune and Salina Kosgei. Goucher’s best chance to win was to keep pressing, but a photographer on the press truck in front of her shouted out that she was running too fast and had better slow down. She obeyed, and wound up losing a three-woman sprint in the homestretch.

When properly managed, Goucher’s people-pleasing side enhances her performance. She consciously tries to win for her family, friends, supporters and fans. In accepting the pressure of racing to make others proud, she tries that much harder and performs that much better. Except when she doesn’t.

Goucher collapsed with an anxiety attack during the cross-country state championship race her freshman year of high school, and has sabotaged her own performance in several races since, though less dramatically. She has worked with sports psychologist, Darren Treasure, for several years in

an effort to stop sabotaging herself.

Ironically, Goucher’s very humanity has made her perhaps the most popular American woman runner since Joan Benoit Samuelson—Goucher's name was the most searched running-related term on the Internet in 2009. “She talks about her fears,” says Wheeler. “She talks about how she beats herself up. Kara’s so honest. People love her for it.”

Middle-of-the-pack runners can relate to Goucher better than most runners at her level. There’s an appealing everyman innocence in her approach to running that is widely appreciated. To this day, Goucher seems amazed to find herself running on Paula Radcliffe’s shoulder in a half-marathon, or toeing an Olympic start line. Upon winning the bronze medal in the 2007 IAAF World Championships 10,000m, Goucher jumped around in celebration like a 9-yearold, nearly knocking over race winner Tirunesh Dibaba in her enthusiasm.

At 6:30 in the evening, Goucher changes into clean workout clothes for the fourth time today and lies down face-up on a low massage table at a clinic in downtown Portland. Colt sleeps close by in a bassinet and Adam sits in a chair, waiting his turn. The chiropractor sets to work on her left knee, which has been stiff and sore lately.

Goucher has had five surgeries. In college she lost a cumulative two years of racing to stress fractures and compartment syndrome in both legs. After she graduated, a part of her patella tendon died from lack of blood flow caused by another injury and had to be removed. Incision scars are plainly visible on both legs. They are reminders that Goucher has come back from significant interruptions and setbacks.

Of course, coming back from pregnancy over a few years and coming back in six and a half months—as Goucher is attempting to do—are two different things. Goucher’s friend and role model, Paula Radcliffe, shocked the running industry when she won the New York City Marathon 10 months after giving birth to her first child.

“I know this year’s Boston Marathon won’t be the best race I’ll ever run,” says Goucher.

“But I honestly believe I can win it, and I want to try, even though there hasn’t been a lot of time. I fell in love with that race the first time I did it. I’ve thought about it every single day since then. And if I don’t win it this time, I’ll keep going back until I do.”

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Everyday Athlete m NEWS

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11828 98th Ave. NE Kirkland, Wash.

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A decade ago, longtime friends Lance Carter, Len Fedore and Wade Praeger dreamed of owning a triathlon store while dining at Joe’s Bar & Grill in North Seattle.

Their dream became a reality in 2003 when they opened Everyday Athlete in the nearby city of Kirkland.

“The three of us joined forces financially and just knew we had to do it,” Carter said. “It was my lifelong dream that when I moved to Seattle I wanted to open a tri store or a running store.”

And the rest, as they say, is history.

Well, almost. On April 10, Carter, Fedore and Praeger will bravely take on one more venture. “We’re starting our own race: Captain Jack’s 8K,” Carter said. “At the end, everyone gets

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a cupcake from Radical Cupcake and prizes from free shoes to free coffee.”

And a T-shirt with a pirate on it. “You know when you sign up for a race, you get a cool T-shirt, and who doesn’t love pirates?” he asked.

Located near Lake Washington, Everyday Athlete caters to, well, everyday athletes and the local running community.

Since the store opened, it has been a major sponsor of the Kirkland Half-Marathon (May 8), now one of the largest half-marathons in the state.

The store carries everything from Sugoi compression sleeves to Asics compression socks, to Pearl Izumi triathlon shoes to Sport Beans by Jelly Belly.

Everydayathlete.us; Theradicalcupcake.com

bikes might be available in a $7.9 million Bay Area bike-sharing program in two years, if all goes well with test runs. Registered members would be able to unlock bikes—equipped with RFID tags and GPS units to deter theft—with a smart card or credit card, with fees assessed based on usage time.

Here’s some news to drink to. Eagle Rare Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey named Master Gunnery Sergeant Charles Padilla of San Marcos, Calif., the winner of the 2011 Rare Life Award in February. Padilla ran cross-country late last year to raise $50,555 for the Semper Fi Fund, which helps support wounded Marines and their families. In what was called the “Gumpathon,” (remember Forrest Gump’s epic journey across the U.S.?), Padilla ran, according to the Eagle Rare website, 3,530 miles from New York City to Los Angeles to help raise funds and awareness for his wounded comrades. The Rare Life Award is presented to those who go above and beyond in their devotion to others, and have outstanding character and heroism. competitor.com 67

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Race Ready

escape from Alcatraz Triathlon is considered one of the most challenging and scenic triathlons there is.

Torturous.

Historic.

Amazing.

Triathletes often describe the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon in San Francisco in these three words. This year’s race on June 5 is expected to attract about 2,000 participants and 20,000 gawkers. Racers will plunge from the San Francisco Belle into the nippy waters by Alcatraz Island, then bike and run Marina Green.

It’s considered one of the world’s most challenging triathlons, but don’t take our word for it.

Escapefromalca traztriathlon.com

The Blue Lake Triathlon in Fairview, Ore., is coming up on June 11 and 12, but that’s no surprise to locals. The Portland Triathlon Association and a local (now defunct) sporting goods store started the Olympic-distance race 28 years ago.

Since then, the association has added a sprint triathlon, sprint- and Olympic-distance duathlons, and even a Tri-It Triathlon for novices. The event has been split since 2002 into a two-day event to accomodate the increasing number of participants, so register early for a spot.

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Fans of military history will want to check out the San Diego Triathlon Classic on Sept.

17. Participants get the opportunity to swim 1,500 meters in the Naval Training Center’s boat canal, then ride 40 kilometers from the historic Liberty Station through the Naval Submarine Base in Point Loma.

The 10K run goes up to Cabrillo National Park where command posts, gun batteries and statues commemorating U.S. military history stand. Plus, there are amazing views of Mexico, downtown San Diego, and the Naval Submarine Base.

Momentcycle sport.com.

The Burton Creek Trail Run on June 19 boasts a 5K, 10K, halfmarathon and marathon for runners of all levels.

The course takes participants over challenging terrain in Tahoe City, Calif.’s Burton Creek State Park.

Run through forests, wildflowerladen meadows and alongside Burton Creek, which drains cool, mountain-fresh water into Lake Tahoe.

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Prove you’re a badass runner by signing up for the Bad Bass Half-Marathon, 10K and 5K races on July 30 in Castro Valley, Calif. (about 30 minutes outside the Bay Area). Participants will head out on a looping course that begins and ends at Lake Chalbot Marina.

The course’s terrain ranges from paved for the 5K to 50 percent paved and 50 percent fire trails for the half-marathon and 10K that follow Lake Chalbot’s shoreline.

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m news Yolanda Holder, 52, has done it again. The Corona, Calif., resident who calls herself the “walking diva” snagged last year’s Guinness World Record for most marathons completed by a woman in one year with 106. On March 20, Holder ran again in the Honda LA Marathon. Follow her progress at Myjourneytoguinness.blogspot.com.

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Our picks for great west Coast races to mark on your calendar

ON THE RADAR [ PACIFIC WEST ]  TRAIL GUIDE

OBJECTIVE: Increase hip and knee stability by strengthening the gluteus medius hip stabilizer muscle.

TIP: Stay low rather than standing up. Use your hip stabilizers and abductors.

Move your legs out from the hips only. Avoid letting your lower back do the work.

Stacy Munn is a USAT certified coach, holds a fitness instructor certification from the American Council on Exercise and is the founder of the Jet City Triathlon Club, Jetcitytri.com, which she launched four years ago in Seattle. You can take her fitness classes at Allstar Fitness and Rain Fitness in Seattle.

This exercise can help prevent ACL knee injuries that are common in runners and cyclists. It also prevents your energy from ‘leaking’ out through wobbly hips or knees, giving you more power in the direction you want to go,” Munn says.

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Place a therapy band or ankle band around both legs, just above the ankles.

with your right leg. Step with an arc-shaped motion rather than straight ahead.

2. Separate feet

5. Step forward and out to the left with your left leg. Keep your feet wide to keep tension on the band. Don’t allow any slack in the band throughout the exercise.

slightly so there is some tension on the band.

3. With knees and toes

pointed forward, bend your knees and come into a semi-squat position.

4.

Stay in the semisquat and step forward and out to the right

6. Repeat these wide “monster” steps for 10 yards forward, then 10 yards backward.

Florida Canyon Nature Trails Easiest point-of-entry: 2221 Morley Field Drive, San Diego Part of a network of trails near Morley Field, Florida Canyon offers runners steep climbs, rocky descents and the sweet smell of sage brush and lemongrass at every turn. One side of the canyon buffers the San Diego Zoo while the other side abuts the San Diego Velodrome, Sdvelodrome.com, and the Morley Field dog park, an off-leash area for your pup.

Although the trails only total about three miles, there’s really no place else where you can cycle, run, play with Fido and maybe even hit up the zoo all in one area.

@andrewwheating Hour 15 in the pool. Oh. Em. Gee. I don’t even have the energy to blink and I’m supposed to do a 20min core workout???”

—Andrew Wheating. American middle-distance track athlete in Eugene, Ore. 70 Competitor April 2011

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Monster Walks

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Ben Bruce

Although he was born in Utah, Bruce—one of the fastest steeplechasers this side of the Mississippi—now calls the Pacific Coast his home. Snagging second place in both the 2010 USA Track and USA 5K Championships and sporting an 8:22.88 3,000-meter steeplechase PR, Bruce primarily lives and trains in Eugene, Ore. Having spent much of his youth in Southern California for high school and college, Bruce has a long list of favorites up and down the coast.

a Favorite restaurant

• F. McLintocks Saloon & Dining House, 750 Mattie Road Shell Beach (Pismo Beach), Calif., 805-773-1892 Mclintocks.com

“Great steaks and the sides make it all come together. They start you off with onion rings and salsa, give you garlic bread, beans and more.”

Favorite local sPorts store

• Eugene Running Company 116 Oakway Center, Eugene, Ore. Eugene runningcompany .com

“It is the first store to carry my favorite snack, Picky Bars, and it also has my picture on the wall.”

Favorite shoes • Nike Vomero

“Since I wear them for all my easy runs, warmups, cool-downs, drills, etcetera—I’ve learned to love them.”

Favorite race • Gateshead Diamond League, United Kingdom

Favorite Place to run

• Los Peñasquitos Canyon (or PQ Canyon, as it’s called by locals), 12115 Black Mountain Road San Diego, Calif.

• Pre’s trail (501 Day Island Rd.); Hendricks Park (2200 Summit Ave.) 72 Competitor April 2011

“It was the first time I ran the World-A Standard in the steeple.

I’ll always remember cooling down after that race and being completely alone in another country on some random grass field and just being so happy.”

The steeplechase is a 3000-meter track and field race in which runners must clear four hurdles and jump over one water pit.

C adVice

“the strongest injurycorrelate is a poor bike fit—so get your bike fitted for you.

Your bicycling aero-position can change over time as your flexibility, strength and bike skills increase.”

• Erik Moen is a licensed physical therapist, and the owner of Corpore Sano Physical Therapy, in Kenmore, Wash. His clinic concentrates on bike fitting, physical therapy for injury recovery, and sports performance evaluation.

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Bike / Run / tRi events: get out theRe and Race

ARIZONA CyCling

4/3/11 Cactus to Ghost Towns Tucson, 714-267-4591, info@cyclingescapes.com, cyclingescapes.com 4/16/11 Holualoa Tour of the Tucson Mountains Tucson, 520-7452033, info@perimeterbicycling. com, perimeterbicycling.com 4/30/11 Echelon Tucson Gran Fondo and Challenge Tucson, info@echelongranfondo.org, granfondo.org Whiskey Off-Road Prescott, 520-745-2033, info@epicrides. com, epicrides.com 10/8/11 Cochise County Cycling Classic Tucson, 520-745-2033, info@perimeterbicycling.com, perimeterbicycling.com 10/23/11 Cactus to Ghost Towns Tucson, 714-267-4591, info@cyclingescapes.com, cyclingescapes.com 11/19/11 Ride to Cure Diabetes Tucson, 2149122648, keithgrust@yahoo.com, ride. jdrfdallas.org/ride.html Team In Training -- The Lukemia & Lymphoma Society Tucson, teamintraining-flp@lls.org,

Marathon/ half Marathon 5/14/11 Whiskey Row Marathon Prescott, 928-445-7221 x36, childcare@prescottymca. org, prescottymca.org/ whiskeyrowmarathon

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9/24/11 Flagstaff Marathon Flagstaff, 928-214-6331, mountainfun@ flagstaffnordiccenter.com , flagstaffnordiccenter.com/ marathon/marathon.php 10/23/11 Tucson Medical Center Mount Lemmon Marathon Tucson, info@ mountlemmonmarathon.com , mountlemmonmarathon.com 11/6/11 The Women’s Half Marathon and 5K Scottsdale, 727502-9202 ext.300, info@ womenshalfmarathon.com, womenshalfmarathon.com 12/11/11 Tucson Marathon Tucson, 520-320-0667, preed@theriver. com , tucsonmarathon.com

Multisport 4/9/11 Oyster Urban Adventure Race Phoenix, 877-3282783, info@tppevents.com, OysterRacingSeries.com 4/30/11 USAT Duathlon National Championship Tucson/Oro Valley, 719-597-9090 ext 118, nationalevents@usatriathlon. org, duathlonnationals.com 5/15/11 Tempe International Triathlon Tempe, tucsonracing.com 7/17/11 Mountain Man Sprint Triathlon Flagstaff, 000-000-0000, Eddie@ MountainManEvents.com, mountainmanevents.com/ mountainmantriathlon.htm 8/14/11 Mountain Man Olympic & Half Distance Triathlon Flagstaff, 000-000-0000, Eddie@MountainManEvents. com, mountainmanevents.com/

mountainman1.htm Mountain Man Triathlon Flagstaff, mountainmanevents. com 11/6/11 Blue Water Triathlon, 11th Annual Parker, 000-000-0000, Eddie@MountainManEvents. com, mountainmanevents.com/ bluewatertriathlon.htm Amica 19.7 Phoenix Peoria, 401-437-8881, brewer@eidentsports.com, amicatriathlonseries.com/ Phoenix/ Blue Water Triathlon, 11th Annual Parker, 000-000-0000, Eddie@MountainManEvents. com, mountainmanevents.com/ bluewatertriathlon.htm 11/20/11 Ford Ironman Arizona Tempe, ironmanarizona.com

running 7/17/11 Mountain Man Sprint Triathlon Flagstaff, mountainmanevents.com

CALIFORNIA CyCling

4/2/11 Renegade Off-Road Duathlon San Dimas, 949-975-1812, questions@ renegaderaceseries.com, renegaderaceseries.com

calendar 4/3/11 Apple Pie Criterium Santa Rosa, leslierene@hotmail.com, bikereg.com Hanford Criterium Hanford, 209-533-4996, velopromo.com, ncnca.org 4/9/11 Mulholland Challenge Agoura Hills, embassy@planetultra. com, PlanetUltra.com Renegade Muddy Adventure Race San Dimas, 949-975-1812, questions@ renegaderaceseries.com, renegaderaceseries.com 4/10/11 Gran Fondo Colnago San Diego San Diego, 619-742-0122, info@granfondousa.com, granfondosandiego.com Tour of Big Sur and the California Coast Monterey, 714-267-4591, info@cyclingescapes.com, cyclingescapes.com Fiesta Island Time Trial Series Fiesta island, fittdirector@sdbc.org, fiestaisland.com Vision Quest Santa Rosa Cycling Camp Santa Rosa, 877-851-8787, davenoda@ visionquestcoaching.com, visionquestcoaching.com Volkswagen City of Angels Fun Ride los Angeles, 818-3772006, riders@coafunride.com, coafunride.com

Counting Coup Cleveland national Forest, countingcoup@ warriorssociety. org <countingcoup@ warriorssociety.org>,

4/16/11 Gold Coast Ride for Literacy Ventura, (805) 665-3307, goldcoastride@gmail.com, goldcoastrideforliteracy.com

Orosi Road Race Sacramento, 510-552-0291, usacycling.org, ncnca.org

Chico Stage Race Chico, ncnca.org Harvest Ride For Literacy Ventura, 805-642-7089,

HarvestRide@quixnet.net, HarvestRideForliteracy.org Mount Laguna Bicycle Classic 103 miles Pine Valley, 888-917-1117, adventurecorps. com , Mr. Frog’s Wild Ride 50k & 100K Murphys, jbyost@ gmail.com, Tierra Bella gilroy, tierrabella. org 4/17/11 Diablo Century Walnut Creek, 925-938-7800, ccjcc.org,

4/30/11 Immortal Climbs Series #5 - 12,000’ Agoura Hills, 714-2674591, info@cyclingescapes. com, cyclingescapes.com American Diabetes Association Tour de Cure Sacramento, 888-DiA-BETE, tour.diabetes.org Mark Reynolds San Luis Rey Cycling Classic Bonsall, notgiven, webguy@celopacific. org, celopacific.org/SlRR/ SlRR09.htm

Santa Cruz Classic Criterium XXXV Santa Cruz, 209-5334996, velopromo.com, ncnca. org

The Temecula Challenge Bike Rides 25, 50, & 100 miles Temecula, temecularotary@yahoo.com, temeculachallenge.org

Sea Otter Classic - Gran Fondo and Off- Road Tours Monterey, 800-218-8411, seaotterclassic.com

Wente Vineyards Road Race livermore, usacycling.org, ncnca.org

Sharon’s Ride.Run.Walk for Epilepsy San Diego, 619-296-0161, kathleen@ epilepsysandiego.org, sharonforepilepsy.org 4/23/11 Copperopolis Road Race Milton, 209-533-4996, velopromo.com, ncnca.org 4/25/11 Climbing Camp - Santa Monica Mountains Agoura Hills, 714-267-4591, info@ cyclingescapes.com, cyclingescapes.com 4/29/11 BetterRide Mountain Bike Skills Camp Palo Alto, 970335-8226, info@BetterRide. net, BetterRide.net

5/1/11 American Diabetes Association Tour de Cure long Beach, 888-DiA-BETE, tour. diabetes.org American Diabetes Association Tour de Cure yountville, 888-DiA-BETE, tour. diabetes.org Auburn Downtown Criterium Auburn, 530368-1398, usacycling.org, globalbiorhythmevents.com Avenue of the Oaks Metric Century, Half Century & 15 mile ride Fallbrook, avenueoftheoaks.com Chico Wildflower Century Chico, 530-343-8356, velo@ chicovelo.org, chicovelo.org

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Whidbey Island Marathon and Half Marathon April 9-10 | Whidbey Island, Wash.

Located just north of Seattle in Washington State’s Puget Sound, the Whidbey Island marathon and half-marathon offer a scenic course on country roads with spectacular views of the waterfront.

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CALENDAR [ Pacific West ] Wente Vineyards Criterium Livermore, usacycling.org, 5/2/11 Cycling Climbing Camp Santa Monica Mountains Agoura Hills, 714-267-4591, info@cyclingescapes.com, cyclingescapes.com 5/7/11 Tour de Cure San Diego San Diego, afleming@ diabetes.org, diabetes.org/ sandiegotourdecure Atlas Peak Challenge Napa, info@trifiniti.com, trifiniti.com American Diabetes Association Tour de Cure San Diego, 888-DIA-BETE, tour. diabetes.org Barrio Logan Grand Prix San Diego, 858-495-2454, sdbc.org Breathless Agony Ride Tustin, cyclingpros.com Tour de Cure San Diego San Diego, afleming@ diabetes.org, diabetes.org/ sandiegotourdecure 5/8/11 Fiesta Island Time Trial Series Fiesta Island, fittdirector@sdbc.org, fiestaisland.com Undiscovered Wine Country California Petaluma, 877-3221667, information@udctours. com, udctours.com/bike-tours/ california/undiscoveredwine-country-pacific-coast/ introduction.h 5/13/11 Kern County Women’s Stage Race Bakersfield, 209-533-4996, velopromo.com, ncnca.org 5/14/11 Immortal Climbs Series #6 - 13,000’ Agoura Hills, 714-2674591, info@cyclingescapes. com, cyclingescapes.com Rosarito Ensenada Bike Ride Rosarito Beach Baja MX, 877-249-1224, RosaritoEnsenadaBikeRide@

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gmail.com, RosaritoEnsenada. com Anderson River Park Century Anderson, centurybikeride. com/ Cat’s Hill Classic Los Gatos, 408-248-8913, usacycling.org, catshill.org Death Valley Road Stage Race 77 Miles Big Pine, everestchallenge.com, Immortal Climbs Series #6 - 13,000’ Agoura Hills, 714-2674591, info@cyclingescapes. com, cyclingescapes.com Modesto Criterium Modesto , 209-606-6414, teamsmv.com, ncnca.org Rosarito Ensenada Bike Ride Rosarito Beach Baja MX, 877-249-1224, RosaritoEnsenadaBikeRide@ gmail.com, RosaritoEnsenada. com The Traverse Santa Ana Mountains, countingcoup@ warriorssociety.org, warriorssociety.org/events/ traverse_general_info.html 5/15/11 Tour of California - Follow the Race Nevada City, 714-2674591, info@cyclingescapes. com, cyclingescapes.com AMGEN Tour of California Sacramento, ATOCGeneralInfo@ amgentourofcalifornia.com, amgentourofcalifornia.com Modesto Road Race Modesto , 209-606-6414, teamsmv.com, ncnca.org Scotts Valley Grand Prix Scotts Valley, ncnca.org Tour of California - Follow the Race Nevada City, 714-2674591, info@cyclingescapes. com, cyclingescapes.com 5/21/11 San Diego Century Bicycle Tour Encinitas, 760-632-6843, century@encinitasrace.com, encinitasrace.com/sdc/

Echelon Napa Gran Fondo Napa, info@echelongranfondo. org, granfondo.org San Diego Century Bicycle Tour Encinitas, 760-632-6843, century@encinitasrace.com, encinitasrace.com/sdc/ 5/22/11 Orange County Duathlon Lake Forest, 949 644-6263, billleach@sbcglobal.net, octri.com Panoche Valley Road Race Hollister, usacycling.org, ncnca.org 5/23/11 Cycling Climbing Camp - Santa Monica Mtns Agoura Hills, 714-267-4591, info@cyclingescapes.com, cyclingescapes.com

Immortal Climbs Series #7 - 14,000’ Agoura Hills, 714-2674591, info@cyclingescapes. com, cyclingescapes.com Velo De Femme Women’s Fun Ride and Clinic Paso Robles, 866-909-4927, info@ GreatWesternBicycleRally.com, greatwesternbicyclerally.com 5/29/11 Great Western Century and Metric Century Paso Robles, 866-909-4927, greatwesternbicyclerally.com 5/30/11 Classic Climbs of the Sierras Bishop, 714-267-4591, info@cyclingescapes.com , cyclingescapes.com Classic Climbs of the Sierras Bishop, 714-267-4591, info@cyclingescapes.com , cyclingescapes.com

Cycling Climbing Camp - Santa Monica Mtns Agoura Hills, 714-267-4591, info@cyclingescapes.com, cyclingescapes.com

Memorial Day Criterium Morgan Hill, 408-920-1771, usacycling.org, ncnca.org

5/24/11 Over the Hump Series Irvine, john@overthehumpseries.com, raceoc.com

5/31/11 Over the Hump Series Irvine, john@overthehumpseries.com, raceoc.com

Over the Hump Series Irvine, john@overthehumpseries.com, raceoc.com

6/4/11 12 Hours Of Temecula #2 Temecula, 951-294-7191, jr@12hrsoftemcula.com, socalendurance.com

5/27/11 Great Western Bicycle Rally Paso Robles, 866-909-4927, info@greatwesternbicyclerally. com, GreatWesternBicycleRally. com 5/28/11 Immortal Climbs Series #7 - 14,000’ Agoura Hills, 714-2674591, info@cyclingescapes. com, cyclingescapes.com Bicycles Plus/Sierra Nevada Criterium Folsom, usacycling. org, ncnca.org

Dash for Cash Pleasanton, usacycling.org, ncnca.org The Cross Country Challenge Bike Tour San Francisco, 603382-1662, americabybicycle. com, US Cup Triple Crown #3 Mountain Bike Race Los Olivos, uscup.net

Hearbreak Hundred Frazier Park, embassy@planetultra. com, PlanetUltra.com

6/5/11 Bicycle Tour of California Big Sur and the California Coast Monterey, 714-267-4591, info@cyclingescapes.com , cyclingescapes.com

Heartbreak Double Century Palmdale, planetultra.com

Aids/LifeCycle San Francisco, 866-245-3424, aidslifecycle.org

Dunlap Memorial Time Trial Davis, dbcraceteam.org, ncnca. org Salinas Valley Criterium Salinas, usacycling.org, ncnca. org 6/6/11 Climbing Camp - Sequoia & Redwood Forests Kernville, info@cyclingescapes.com, cyclingescapes.com Cycling Climbing Camp Santa Monica Mtns Agoura Hills, 714-267-4591, info@ cyclingescapes.com, cyclingescapes.com 6/7/11 Over the Hump Series Irvine, john@overthehumpseries.com, raceoc.com 6/11/11 3rd Annual 2011 Fiesta Metric Century San Diego, 858-692-6220, jimk@ shadowtour.com, tury_ Rides/2011_Fiesta_Metric.htm 2011 Fiesta Metric Century San Diego, 858-692-6220, jimk@shadowtour.com, shadowtour.com/Century_ Rides/2011_Fiesta_Metric.htm E.B.C. Criterium Pleasanton, usacycling.org, ncnca.org 6/12/11 American Diabetes Association Tour de Cure Palo Alto, 888-DIA-BETE, tour. diabetes.org Sattley TT Sattley, renowheelmen.org, ncnca.org 6/13/11 Classic Climbs of the Sierras Bishop, 714-267-4591, info@cyclingescapes.com , cyclingescapes.com 6/14/11 Over the Hump Series Irvine, john@overthehumpseries.com, raceoc.com Over the Hump Series Irvine, john@overthehumpseries.com, raceoc.com

Race Across America Women Oceanside, 866-4604288, raceacrossamerica.org 6/15/11 Race Across America Oceanside, 303-717-2229, rick@ raceacrossamerica.org, raceacrossamerica.org Race Across the West Oceanside, 303-717-229, rick. boethling@raceacrossamerica. org, raceacrossthewest.org Race Across America - Men Oceanside, 866-460-4288, raceacrossamerica.org 6/16/11 Ride Across America (RAAM) Oceanside, 866-460-4288, director@raceacrossamerica. org, raceacrossamerica.org 6/18/11 Race Across America Teams Oceanside, 866-4604288, raceacrossamerica.org 6/19/11 Bicycle Tour of Yosemite Country lake Tahoe, 714-2674591, info@cyclingescapes. com , cyclingescapes.com Ride the Bear Big Bear, 909.633.6729, teambigbear@ aol.com, teambigbear.com Central Coast Circuit Race Series #5 Monterey, ncnca.org Ride the Bear Big Bear, 909633-6729, teambigbear@aol. com, teambigbear.com 6/20/11 Classic Climbs of the Sierra Bishop, 714-267-4591, info@ cyclingescapes.com , cyclingescapes.com Climbing Camp - Sequoia & Redwood Forests Kernville, 7142674591, info@ cyclingescapes.com, cyclingescapes.com 6/21/11 Over the Hump Series Irvine, john@overthehumpseries.com, raceoc.com 6/24/11 BetterRide Downhill

Volkswagen City of Angels Fun Ride April 10 | Los Angeles Take a tour of Los Angeles by bike with two route options—an advanced 49-mile route with speeds averaging 15-18 mph or a recreational ride of 31 miles averaging 12 miles per hour. Coafunride.com

CALENDAR [ Pacific West ]

6/25/11 Spring Hill Road Race Petaluma, ncnca.org 6/26/11 Bicycle Tour of Lake Tahoe and Sierras lake Tahoe, 714267-4591, info@ cyclingescapes.com , cyclingescapes.com Burlingame Criterium Burlingame, 650-348-6701, burlingamecriterium.com 6/28/11 Over the Hump Series Irvine, john@overthehumpseries.com, raceoc.com 7/2/11 Central Coast Circuit Race Series #6 Monterey, ncnca.org Leesville Gap Road Race Williams, 209-533-4996, velopromo.com, ncnca.org 7/3/11 Bicycle Tour of Lake Tahoe and Sierras lake Tahoe, 714267-4591, info@ cyclingescapes.com , cyclingescapes.com 7/4/11 Classic Climbs of the Sierras Bishop, 714-267-4591, info@cyclingescapes.com , cyclingescapes.com Davis Fourth of July Criterium Davis, dbcraceteam. org, ncnca.org 7/9/11 NCNCA Championship TTT Dublin, fremontraceteam.org, ncnca.org Tour of the California Alps Death Ride 30th Anniversary Markleeville, 530-694-2475, info@deathride.com, deathride.com 7/10/11 LIVESTRONG Challenge Davis Davis, 877-236-8820, teamlivestrong@livestrong. org, livestrong.org/team

Event Spot Light 78 Competitor April 2011

Lodi Cycle Fest Lodi, deltavelo.com, ncnca.org Team LIVESTRONG Challenge Davis Davis, teamlivestrong@ livestrong.org, teamlivestrong. org 7/16/11 Colavita NorCal Grand Prix Novato, colavitaracing-norcal. com Watsonville Criterium Watsonville, 209-533-4996, velopromo.com, ncnca.org 7/23/11 Ancient Peaks MTB Classic Santa Margarita , 805 5410401, events@all-outevents. com, ancientpeaksclassic.com 7/26/11 Over the Hump Series Irvine, john@overthehumpseries.com, raceoc.com 7/28/11 High Altitude Cycling Camp Mammoth Lakes Mammoth Lakes, info@fitnesscoaching. us,

Ridgecrest, 714-267-4591, info@cyclingescapes.com, sonofdeathride.com

8/14/11 Suisun Harbor Criterium Suisun, 209-533-4996, velopromo.com, ncnca.org 8/15/11 Tour d’Organics Sebastopol Sebastopol, 707-360-8511, bradley@organicathlete.org, tourdorganics.com 8/16/11 Over the Hump Series Irvine, john@overthehumpseries.com, raceoc.com 8/20/11 Midnight Madness Fun Bicycle Ride San Diego, 619338-9981, tolson@ sandiegohostels.org, sandiegomidnightmadness. org/ San Ardo Road Race San Ardo, 209-533-4996, velopromo.com, ncnca.org 8/21/11 2-Wheel Racing Criterium Rohnert Park, 2wheelracing. com, ncnca.org

7/30/11 Central Coast Circuit Race Series #7 Monterey, ncnca.org

University Road Race Santa Cruz, 209-533-4996, velopromo. com, ncnca.org

Mount Diablo Hill Climb Walnut Creek, c4racing.org, ncnca.org

8/23/11 Over the Hump Series Irvine, john@overthehumpseries.com, raceoc.com

8/2/11 Over the Hump Series Irvine, john@overthehumpseries.com, raceoc.com 8/7/11 Paterson Pass Road Race Tracy, 209-533-4996, velopromo.com, ncnca.org Tour de Peninsula San Mateo, 650-321-1638, TdP@ supportparks.org, supportparks.org/tdp/ 8/9/11 Over the Hump Series Irvine, john@overthehumpseries.com, raceoc.com 8/13/11 Dunnigan Hills Road Race Yolo, 209-533-4996, velopromo. com, ncnca.org

8/27/11 Ride of the Immortals Ridgecrest, 714-267-4591, info@cyclingescapes.com, sonofdeathride.com 8/28/11 Classic Climbs of the Sierras Bishop, 714-267-4591, info@cyclingescapes.com , cyclingescapes.com Bike The Bay San Diego, 619269-6873, webmaster@ bikethebay.net, bikethebay.net Classic Climbs of the Sierras Bishop, 714-267-4591, info@cyclingescapes.com , cyclingescapes.com That Which Does Not Kill Us Makes Us Stronger

wavestowine.org

Vacaville Gran Prix Vacaville, 209-533-4996, velopromo.com, ncnca.org

Arthritis Foundation California Coast Classic Bike Tour Los Angeles, 323954-5790, californiacoastclassic.org

8/30/11 Over the Hump Series Irvine, john@overthehumpseries.com, raceoc.com

Bike MS: Waves to Wine San Francisco, 415-230-6678, liz. bernstein@nmss.org, wavestowine.org

9/4/11 Esparto Time Trial Esparto, 209-533-4996, velopromo.com, ncnca.org

California Coast Classic Bicycle Tour San Francisco to Los Angeles, 323-954-5760, arobertson@arthritis.org, californiacoastclassic.com

9/5/11 Classic Climbs of the Sierras Bishop, 714-267-4591, info@cyclingescapes.com , cyclingescapes.com

Echelon Palo Alto Gran Fondo and Challenge Palo Alto, info@echelongranfondo. org, granfondo.org

Giro di San Francisco San Francisco, 209-533-4996, velopromo.com, ncnca.org

Henleyville Road Race Henleyville, 209-533-4996, velopromo.com, ncnca.org

9/9/11 San Rafael Twilight Criterium San Rafael, projectsport.com, ncnca.org

9/24/11 Rosarito Ensenada Bike Ride Rosarito Beach Baja MX, 877-249-1224, RosaritoEnsenadaBikeRide@ gmail.com, RosaritoEnsenada. com

9/10/11 Fiesta Island Time Trial Series Fiesta Island, fittdirector@sdbc.org, fiestaisland.com Mt. Tamalpais Hill Climb Stinson Beach, 415-284-9720, californiaroadclub.org, ncnca. org Race Across America Cycling Challenge Sacramento, 303-442-7223, rick@raceacrossamerica.org, raceacrossamerica.org 9/12/11 Cycling Climbing Camp Santa Monica Mtns Agoura Hills, 714-267-4591, info@ cyclingescapes.com, cyclingescapes.com 9/17/11 Echelon Palo Alto Gran Fondo and Challenge Palo Alto, info@echelongranfondo. org, granfondo.org Bike MS: Waves to Wine San Francisco, 415-230-6678, liz. bernstein@nmss.org,

9/25/11 Oakland Grand Prix Oakland, 209-533-4996, velopromo.com, ncnca.org Tour of Big Sur and the California Coast Monterey, 714-267-4591, info@ cyclingescapes.com, cyclingescapes.com Whitney Classic Lone Pine , 559-642-3899, jair@ summitadventure.com, summitadventure.com/whitney. htm 10/1/11 Bike MS: Coastal Challenge 2011 Ventura, 310-479-4456, kari.boatner@nmss.org, bikemssocal.org Redlands Rotary Ride Redlands, rotaryride@gmail. com, 10/9/11 Fiesta Island Time Trial Series Fiesta Island,

fittdirector@sdbc.org, fiestaisland.com Long Beach International City Bank Bike Tour Long Beach, 562-427-4606, BDAVIS@ RUNICR.COM, runlongbeach. com/Top_Nav/bikef235.htm 10/15/11 Ride to Cure Diabetes Death Valley, 2149122648, keithgrust@yahoo.com, ride. jdrfdallas.org/ride.html Million Dollar Challenge San Francisco - San Diego, 858-2103510, vikki@ challengedathletes.org, challengedathletes.org Ride to Cure Diabetes Death Valley, keithgrust@yahoo.com, ride.jdrfdallas.org/ride.html 10/16/11 Tour of Solvang Wine Country Solvang, 714-267-4591, info@cyclingescapes.com, cyclingescapes.com 10/17/11 Cycling Climbing Camp Santa Monica Mtns Agoura Hills, 714-267-4591, info@ cyclingescapes.com, cyclingescapes.com/ bicycletours/california/ climbingcamp/biketour.html 10/21/11 Levi Leipheimer’s King Ridge Gran Fondo Santa Rosa, 707478-9034, los@bikemonkey. net, levisgranfondo.com 10/22/11 Bike MS Bay to Bay Tour Carlsbad, 760-448-8413, jerry. russell@nmss.org, biketofinishMS.com Race Across America Cycling Challenge Orange County, (303) 442-7223, rick@ raceacrossamerica.org, raceacrossamerica.org 10/23/11 Tour de Cove La Jolla, 858-2103515, jennifer@ challengedathletes.org, challengedathletes.org 10/25/11 SLO Gran Fondo San Luis

Sea Otter Classic April 14-17 | Monterey, Calif.

This four-day celebration of cycling features more than 8,000 cyclists and nearly 50,000 fans. Choose from a full schedule of professional and amateur events for both road and mountain bike. There’s even a gran fondo—Great Endurance—with three route options. Seaotterclassic.com

Photo by John Mahan

Mountain Bike Camp Northstar, 970-335-8226, Info@ BetterRide.net, BetterRide.net

CALENDAR [ Pacific West ] Obispo, 805 748 1478, events@ all-outevents.com, slogranfondo.com 10/31/11 Cycling Climbing Camp – Santa Monica Mountains Agoura Hills, 7142674591, info@ cyclingescapes.com, cyclingescapes.com/ bicycletours/california/ climbingcamp/biketour.html Cycling Climbing Camp Agoura Hills, 714-267-4591, info@cyclingescapes.com, cyclingescapes.com/ bicycletours/california/ climbingcamp/biketour.html 11/5/11 Solvang Prelude Buellton, bikeice@aol.com, bikescor.com 11/6/11 Bicycle Tour - San Diego to Palm Springs San Diego, 714267-4591, info@ cyclingescapes.com, cyclingescapes.com Dinosaur Dash 50K Bike Tour Tustin, 714-832-6299, info@tpsf.net, tpsf.net 11/12/11 12 Hours Of Temecula #3 Temecula, 951-294-7191, jr@12hrsoftemcula.com, socalendurance.com 11/13/11 Bicycle Tour of Death Valley Death Valley, 714-267-4591, info@cyclingescapes.com, cyclingescapes.com 11/14/11 Cycling Climbing Camp Agoura Hills, info@ cyclingescapes.com, cyclingescapes.com/ bicycletours/california/ climbingcamp/biketour.html 11/20/11 Bicycle Tour of Joshua Tree Palm Springs, 714-267-4591, info@cyclingescapes.com, cyclingescapes.com 11/25/11 Fiesta Island Time Trial Series Fiesta Island, fittdirector@sdbc.org, fiestaisland.com

Event Spot Light 80 Competitor April 2011

12/12/11 Cycling Climbing Camp Agoura Hills, 714-267-4591, info@cyclingescapes.com, cyclingescapes.com/ bicycletours/california/ climbingcamp/biketour.html 12/17/11 Immortal Climbs Series 7,000’ warmup Agoura Hills, 714-267-4591, info@ cyclingescapes.com, cyclingescapes.com 12/26/11 Hi-USA Christmas Bike Trip San Diego, tolson@ sandiegohostels.org, sandiegohostels.org/events/ xmas_bike_ride.html

Marathon/ half Marathon 4/10/11 Wine Country Half Marathon and 5K Paso Robles, 805-2269911, mcrundoc@digitalputty. com, winecountryruns.com US Half Marathon 2 San Francisco, 415.111.1111, infosf@ projectsport.com, ushalf2.com Artichoke Half Marathon and 10K Pescadero, theschedule.com A Run Through Redlands Redlands, 909-748-0637, timtbm@email.com, redlandsevents.com 4/16/11 Skyline to the Sea Los Gatos, pctrailruns.com/event. aspx?dtid=5591 4/17/11 Painted Rocks Half Marathon San Diego, 619265-7374, paul@sdri.net, dirtdevilracing.com River City Marathon and Half Marathon Sacramento, 775-232-7933, info@ RiverCityMarathon.com , RiverCityMarathon.com La Jolla Half Marathon La Jolla, 858-454-0777, lajollahalfmarathon.com

4/23/11 Marin County Marathon and Half Marathon San Rafael, 415-479-1013, trimark@ comcast.net , marinmarathon. com/

6/5/11 Rock ‘n’ Roll San Diego Marathon and Half Marathon San Diego, 800-3111225, rnrsd@competitorgroup. com, runrocknroll.com

4/30/11 Diablo Marathon and 60K Clayton, pctrailruns.com

7/17/11 Napa To Sonoma Wine Country Half Marathon Napa/Sonoma, 707-933-1769, raceinfo@destinationraces. com, napa2sonoma.com

5/1/11 PCRF Cinco de Mayo Half Marathon Reaching for the Cure 10K & 5K Run | 5K Walk | 1K Kids’ Fun Run Irvine, 949-859-6312, admin@ pcrf-kids.org, pcrf-kids.org/ reachingforthecure/ Big Sur International Marathon Carmel, 831-6256226, info@bsim.org, bsim.org Avenue of the Giants Marathon and Half Marathon Bayside, 707-4431226, theave@theave.org , theave.org OC Marathon and Half Marathon Newport Beach, 949-222-3327, info@ ocmarathon.com , OCMarathon. com 5/7/11 Santa Barbara Wine Country Half Marathon Santa Ynez, 707-933-1769, raceinfo@ destinationraces.com, runsantaynez.com 5/21/11 Horseshoe Lake Trail Run Palo Alto, events@ coastaltrailruns.com, coastaltrailruns.com/ hl_horseshoe_lake.html 5/22/11 Windsor Green Half Marathon Windsor, 707-888-6256, info@ eventswithsole.com , windsorgreenhalfmarathon. com 5/30/11 Laguna Hills Memorial Day Half Marathon Laguna Hills, 949-975-8506, questions@ lagunahillshalfmarathon.com, lagunahillshalfmarathon.com

8/28/11 Santa Rosa Marathon Santa Rosa, 707-546-7356, osarabi@Fusionfitness.biz , thesantarosamarathon.com 9/17/11 Big Sur Trail Marathon, Half Marathon and 5 Mile Big Sur, envirosports.com 9/25/11 Lake Tahoe Marathon Lake Tahoe, 530-544-7095, Leswright@sbcglobal.net , laketahoemarathon.com 10/2/11 Dodge Rock ‘n’ Roll San Jose Half Marathon San Jose, 800-311-1255, rnrsj@ competitorgroup.com, runrocknroll.com 10/8/11 Golden Hills Trail Marathon Berkeley, 510-525-0337, firetrails50@gmail.com , goldenhillsmarathon.net 10/9/11 The Five Cities Marathon & Half Marathon Pomona, rodolfo.yela@ fivecitiesmarathon.com, fivecitiesmarathon.com Camarillo Marathon, Half Marathon and 5K Camarillo, 805-258-3779, bill@elitesportsvc.com, camarillomarathon.com Long Beach International City Marathon and Half Marathon Long Beach, 562427-4606, rseagren@runicr. com , runlongbeach.com 10/16/11 California Wine Country Marathon and Half-

Marathon Healdsburg, 707-888-6256, info@ eventswithsole.com , winecountrymarathon.org/ events.html Humboldt Redwoods Marathon, Half Marathon & 5K Redcrest, 707-443-1220, director@redwoodsmarathon. org , redwoodsmarathon.org Nike Women’s Marathon and Half Marathon San Francisco, nike@tricalifornia.com , nikemarathon.com 10/23/11 Grape Stomp Half Marathon, 10K, and 5K Livermore, 831.419.0883, Penni@ finishlineproduction.com, finishlineproduction.com Morgan Hill Marathon & Half Morgan Hill, 408-782-6406, info@mhmarathon.com, mhmarathon.com 10/29/11 Napa Valley Wine Country Trail Marathon and Half Marathon Calistoga, info@envirosports.com , envirosports.com 10/30/11 Dodge Rock ‘n’ Roll Los Angeles Half Marathon Los Angeles, 800-311-1255, rnrla@competitorgroup.com, runrocknroll.com 11/5/11 Stinson Beach Marathon Stinson Beach, 415-868-1829, info@envirosports.com , envirosports.com 11/6/11 Santa Clarita Marathon & Half Santa Clarita, 661-2554918, pdowning@santa-clarita. com, scmarathon.org Santa Clarita Marathon Santa Clarita, 661-286-4018, pdowning@santa-clarita.com, scmarathon.org Two Cities Marathon and Half Marathon Fresno, twocitiesmarathon.com Eye-Q Two Cities Marathon and Half Marathon Fresno

and Clovis, Talley, info@ twocitiesmarathon.com, runfresno.com 11/12/11 Catalina Eco Marathon Avalon, info@spectrumsports. net, catalinaecomarathon.com Select Staffing Santa Barbara International Marathon Santa Barbara, 805637-7417, sbimarathon@cox. net, sbimarathon.com 11/13/11 Malibu International Marathon and Half Marathon Malibu, 800-985-9783, info@ malibuintmarathon.com , malibuintmarathon.com 12/3/11 North Face Endurance Challenge Championship San Francisco, endurancechallenge@ hawkeyeww.com , thenorthface.com/ endurancechallenge Death Valley Trail Marathon Death Valley, 415-868-1829, info@envirosports.com , envirosports.com 12/4/11 29th Annual California International Marathon Folsom to Sacramento, runcim@jhu.edu, runcim.org

Multisport 4/2/11 Xterra Renegade OffRoad Triathlon San Dimas, 949-975-1812, questions@ renegaderaceseries.com, renegaderaceseries.com Renegade Kids Duathlon San Dimas, 949-975-1812, questions@ renegaderaceseries.com, renegaderaceseries.com Ironman 70.3 California Oceanside, ironmancalifornia. com Renegade Kids Duathlon San Dimas, 949-975-1812, questions@ renegaderaceseries.com,

Great Urban Race April 16, Los Angeles | April 30, San Jose, Calif. | July 9, San Francisco This wild urban adventure competition features teams attempting to solve 12 clues that take them throughout the city while completing mental and physical challenges. Greaturbanrace.com

CALENDAR [ Pacific West ] renegaderaceseries.com Renegade Off-Road Triathlon San Dimas, renegaderaceseries.com 4/3/11 Jenny’s Light Kids Triathlon San Jose, info@ thresholdracinginc.com 4/9/11 Vi Tri” Visalia Triathlon” Visalia, 559-713-4365, onyourmarkevents.com Shortest Triathlon Ever Emeryville, 510-336-1047, onyourmarkevents.com 4/10/11 Windman Half, Olympic, Sprint Triathlons Los Banos, WindmanEvent.com 4/16/11 Big Rock Sprint Triathlon Perris, 949 888 8284, kirk@ k9rx.com, sawsp.com Camp Pendleton Devil Dog Duathlon & 5K Camp Pendleton, 760-725-6836, cpraces@y-events.com, camppendletonraces.com 12th Annual Granite Bay Duathlon Granite Bay, tbfracing.com Big Rock Triathlon and Sprint Triathlon Perris, 949888-8284, kirk@k9rx.com, sawsp.com Camp Pendleton Devil Dog Duathlon & 5K Camp Pendleton, 760-725-6836, cpraces@y-events.com, camppendletonraces.com 4/17/11 Reservoir Triathlon Morgan Hill, 408-782-6406 , info@ thresholdracinginc.com, thresholdracinginc.com/ reservoir-triathlon.php Sharon’s Ride/Run/Walk for Epilepsy San Diego, hannah@ epilepsysandiego.org, ICE Breaker Triathlon Granite Bay, bill@totalbodyfitness. com, tbfracing.com

Event Spot Light 82 Competitor April 2011

4/29/11 AVIA Wildflower Triathlon Bradley, events@tricalifornia. com, tricalifornia.com 5/1/11 Moores UCSD Cancer Center Sprint & Duathlon San Diego, 858-268-1250, info@kozenterprises.com, kozenterprises.com/Triathlons/ sprintdf84.htm Napa Valley Sprint Triathlon Napa, 415-868-1829, info@envirosports.com , envirosports.com Spring Sprint Triathlon & Duathlon San Diego, 858-2681250, info@kozenterprises. com, kozenterprises.com 5/7/11 AquaTerra San Diego San Diego, aquaterraracing@gmail. com, aquaterraracing.com

5/15/11 Morgan Hill Sprint Triathlon Morgan Hill, 408-515-2860, ryan@usaproductions.org, usaproductions.org 2011 Compex Encinitas Sprint Triathlon Encinitas, triathlon@encinitasrace.com, EncinitasRace.com

O.C. Triathlon Mission Viejo, 949-701-5590, billleach@ sbcglobal.net, octriseries.com Alcatraz Challenge Swim San Francisco, events@ tricalifornia.com, tricalifornia. com 5/27/11 Wine Country Adventure Healdsburg, colleen@ womensquest.com, womensquest.com/retreats/ sonomaAthleta.htm

Encinitas Mini Sprint Triathlon Encinitas, 760-6326843, encinitasrace.com/ triathlon

Wine Country Adventure Healdsburg, colleen@ womensquest.com, womensquest.com/retreats/ sonomaAthleta.htm

6/8/11 Tri Rock - Training Program San Diego, 858-279-5570, jrobinson@rehabunited.com, racetostopms.com

5/28/11 Ocean Blue Adventure Race Half Moon Bay,

6/11/11 Silicon Valley Sprint Triathlon San Jose, 408-5152860, ryan@usaproductions. org, usaproductions.org

Morgan Hill Sprint Triathlon Morgan Hill, 408-515-2860, ryan@usaproductions.org, usaproductions.org 5/21/11 Eye-Q California Classic Weekend Fresno, 559256-8555, ccw.info.com, californiaclassicweekend.com

Tough Mudder SoCal - Saturday Running Springs, 7186436171, info@toughmudder.com, toughmudder.com

Jenny’s Light Kids Triathlon San Jose, info@ thresholdracinginc.com, thresholdracinginc.com

Whiskeytown Duathlon Whiskeytown, 530-221-8268, sweatrc.com, sweatrc@ sbcglobal.net

5/8/11 Aflac Iron Girl Del Mar 10k & 5k Del Mar, irongirl.com

5/22/11 O.C. Triathlon Mission Viejo, 949 701-5590, billleach@ sbcglobal.net, octriseries.com

5/29/11 Tough Mudder SoCal - Sunday Running Springs, 7186436171, info@toughmudder.com, toughmudder.com

PR* Bar Junior Aquathon San Diego, 760 529 1968, rachel@trainingtransition.com, trainingtransition.com 5/14/11 8th Annual City of Gold Triathlon & Duathlon Oroville, 530-370-2647, julie@underthesunevents. org, underthesunevents.org/ cityofgold.htm Central Coast Adventure Challenge Santa Margarita, 805-541-0401, events@alloutevents.com, ccadventure. com

Morro Bay Triathlon Morro Bay , 805-541-0401, events@ all-outevents.com, morrobaytri. com

Avia Encinitas Sprint, Super Sprint Triathlon & Duathlon Encinitas, 760-632-6843, triathlon@encinitasrace.com, encinitasrace.com/triathlon

Double Dare Duathlon Cloverdale, 707-888-6256, brad@eventswithsole.com, doubledareduathlon.com

Angels Camp Triathlon Angels Camp, 209-795-7832, onyourmarkevents.com, info@ onyourmarkevents.com

6/5/11 CEO Challenge at Escape from Alcatraz San Francisco, 720-222-3043, ted@ceochallenges.com, ceochallenges.com

Tri for Real Herald, bill@ totalbodyfitness.com, tbfracing.com

Silicon Valley Long Course Triathlon San Jose, 408-5152860, info@usaproductions. org, usaproductions.org Mermaid Triathlon & Duathlon Almadea Alameda, info@mermaidtriathlon.com, mermaidseries.com

5/30/11 Deer Valley Triathlons Antioch, allsportcentral.com

Mermaid Triathlon & Duathlon All Women Alameda, info@mermaidtriathlon.com, mermaidtriathlon.com/

6/2/11 TRIFECTA Santa Clarita , events@tricalifornia.com, trifectaworld.com/

Metro Triathlon San Jose, info@thresholdracinginc.com, thresholdracinginc.com/themetro-triathlon.php

Silicon Valley Long Course Triathlon San Jose, 408-5152860, info@usaproductions. org, usaproductions.org

Splash & Dash Cupertino, info@thresholdracing.com, thresholdracing.com

Auburn Triathlon Auburn,

Splash & Dash Cupertino, info@thresholdracing.com, thresholdracing.com

Silicon Valley Sprint Triathlon San Jose, 408-5152860, ryan@usaproductions. org, usaproductions.org

Orange County Duathlon Lake Forest, 949-644-6263, billleach@sbcglobal.net, octri.com

Metro Triathlon San Jose, info@thresholdracinginc.com, thresholdracinginc.com/themetro-triathlon.php O.C. 1500 meter swim Mission Viejo, 949-701-5590, billleach@sbcglobal.net, octriseries.com

TRIFECTA Santa Clarita , events@tricalifornia.com, trifectaworld.com/ 6/4/11 27th Annual TRI for FUN Sprint Triathlon & Duathlon Herald, bill@totalbodyfitness. com, tbfracing.com

6/12/11 Redondo Beach Triathlon Redondo Beach, 310-408-2414, tc@tctriporductions.com, rbtriathlon.com Silicon Valley International Triathlon San Jose, 408-5152860, ryan@usaproductions. org, usaproductions.org

Camarillo Duathlon #1 Camarillo, 805-258-3779, bill@ elitesportsvc.com, camarilloduathlon.com Redondo Beach Triathlon Redondo Beach, 310-408-2414, tc@tctriporductions.com, rbtriathlon.com Silicon Valley International Triathlon San Jose, 408-5152860, ryan@usaproductions. org, usaproductions.org 6/18/11 Central Coast Adventure Challenge san luis obispo, 805 541-0401, events@alloutevents.com, ccadventure. com Tri for Fun #1 Pleasanton, 209795-7832, info@ onyourmarkevents.com , onyourmarkevents.com 6/19/11 20th Annual Pacific Beach Self-Transcendence Swim & Run San Diego, 619-280-0735, vasudha@ix.netcom.com, us. srichinmoyraces.org 6/25/11 Alcatraz Sharkfestâ„¢ Swim San Francisco, 415-868-1829, info@envirosports.com, envirosports.com 6/26/11 San Diego International Triathlon San Diego, 8582681250, info@ kozenterprises.com, kozenterprises.com Golden Gate Triathlon San Francisco, 714-329-0520, info@ trifreaks.com, trifreaks.com/ GoldenGateTri.aspx Breath of Life Ventura Triathlon Ventura, information@triforlife2011. com, triforlife2011.com Alcatraz Sharkfestâ„¢ Swim San Francisco, 415-868-1829, info@envirosports.com, envirosports.com Breath of Life Olympic & Sprint Triathlons Ventura, triforlife.com

Devil Dog Duathlon April 16 | Camp Pendleton, Calif.

The first multisport event in the Camp Pendleton Race Series, the Devil Dog Duathlon features a 5K run followed by a 30K bike and another 5K run. Age-group winners will be awarded in both military and civilian divisions. Camppendletonraces.com

CALENDAR [ Pacific West ] Golden Gate Triathlon San Francisco, 714-329-0520, info@ trifreaks.com, trifreaks.com/ GoldenGateTri.aspx Race to Stop MS - SD International Triathlon San Diego, 858-279-5570, jrobinson@rehabunited.com, racetostopms.com 7/3/11 Jenny’s Light Kids Triathlon San Jose, info@ thresholdracinginc.com, thresholdracinginc.com 7/7/11 Splash & Dash Cupertino, info@thresholdracing.com, thresholdracing.com 7/8/11 San Francisco Triathlon at Treasure Island San Francisco, events@ tricalifornia.com, tricalifornia. com 7/10/11 AquaTerra Monterey Monterey, aquaterraracing@ gmail.com, Aquaterraracing. com Carlsbad Triathlon Carlsbad , carlsbadtriathlon.com TRI for KIDS Triathon Sacramento, bill@ totalbodyfitness.com, tbfracing.com 7/16/11 Tri for Fun #2 Pleasanton, 209-795-7832, onyourmarkevents.com 7/17/11 La Jolla Self-Transcendence Swim & Run San Diego, 619280-0735, vasudha@ix.netcom. com, srichinmoyraces.org/us Strawberry Fields Triathlon Oxnard, 310.944.4200, info@ strawberryfieldstri.com, strawberryfieldstri.com Alcatraz Challenge Aquathlon & Swim San Francisco, events@ tricalifornia.com, tricalifornia. com

Event Spot Light 84 Competitor April 2011

Dip and Dash Aquathlon #1 Santa Cruz, 831.419.0883, Penni@finishlineproduction. com, finishlineproduction.com/ events/Dip%20n%20Dash/ DipnDash.html

envirosports.com, envirosports.com

usatriathlon.org, usatnationalevents.org

Alcatraz Triathlon Escape From the Rock San Francisco, envirosports.com, active.com

27th Annual La Jolla SelfTranscendence Swim & Run La Jolla, 619-280-0735, vasudha@ix.netcom.com, us. srichinmoyraces.org

Solana Beach Triathlon Solana Beach, 858-268-1250, info@kozenterprises.com, kozenterprises.com

Xterra Snow Valley Triathlon/Duathalon Running Springs,CA, 626-482-4416, info@xterrasnowvalley.com, xterrasnowvalley.com

Alcatraz Challenge Aquathlon & Swim San Francisco, events@ tricalifornia.com, tricalifornia. com Donner Lake International & Sprint Triathlon Truckee, info@7thwave.com, bigblueadventure.com La Jolla Self-Transcendence Swim & Run San Diego, 619280-0735, vasudha@ix.netcom. com, srichinmoyraces.org/us Strawberry Fields Triathlon Oxnard, 310-944-4200, info@ strawberryfieldstri.com, strawberryfieldstri.com Vineman Ironman 70.3 Guerneville, 707-528-1630, raceinfo@vineman.com, active. com 7/23/11 Eppie’s Great Race Sacramento, 916-381-0255, eppie@thegreatrace.org, thegreatrace.org Catfish Crawl Open Water Swim - South Bay Cupertino, 408-515-2860, ryan@ usaproductions.org, usaproductions.org Eppie’s Great Race Sacramento, 916-381-0255, eppie@thegreatrace.org, thegreatrace.org 7/24/11 Solana Beach Triathlon & Duathlon Solana Beach, 8582681250, info@ kozenterprises.com, kozenterprises.com Alcatraz XXXI Escape from the Rock” Triathlon” San Francisco, 4158681829, info@

7/30/11 Barb’s Race Half Ironman Guerneville, 707-528-1630, amy@vineman.com, vineman. com Lake Tahoe 24 Adventure Race Lake Tahoe, bigblueadventure.com Vineman Triathlon Guerneville, 707-528-1630, info@vineman.com, vineman. com 7/31/11 California International Triathlon Pleasanton, 408-5152860, info@usaproductions. org, usaproductions.org California Sprint Triathlon Pleasanton, 408-515-2860, info@usaproductions.org, usaproductions.org 8/4/11 Splash & Dash Cupertino, info@thresholdracing.com, thresholdracing.com 8/6/11 4-Week Open Water Swim Clinic Santa Cruz, 831-6623993, terri@terrischneider.net, terrischneider.net SC Triathlon (Sprint and International) Open Water Swim Clinic 2011 Santa Cruz, 831-662-3993, terri@ terrischneider.net, terrischneider.net/clinics/html/ swimming.html Camp Pendleton Sprint Triathlon Camp Pendleton, 760-725-6836, cpraces@y-events.com, camppendletonraces.com USA Triathlon Junior Olympic Festival San Diego, 719-5979090, nationalevents@

8/13/11 Santa Cruz Sprint Triathlon Santa Cruz, 831-419-0883, info@finishlineproduction. com, finishlineproduction.com Folsom Sprint Triathlon Folsom, 408-515-2860, info@ usaproductions.org, usaproductions.org Folsom Long Course Triathlon Folsom, 408-5152860, info@usaproductions. org, usaproductions.org 8/14/11 Santa Cruz International Triathlon Santa Cruz , 831.419.0883, info@ finishlineproduction.com, finishlineproduction.com Dip and Dash Aquathlon #2 Santa Cruz, 831.419.0883, Penni@finishlineproduction. com, finishlineproduction.com/ events/Dip%20n%20Dash/ DipnDash.html Camarillo Duathlon #2 Camarillo, 805-258-3779, bill@ elitesportsvc.com, camarilloduathlon.com Folsom Olympic Distance Triathlon Folsom , 408-5152860, ryan@usaproductions. org, usaproductions.org 8/20/11 Tri for Fun #3 Pleasanton, 209-795-7832, info@ onyourmarkevents.com , onyourmarkevents.com 8/21/11 Surf Town Triathlon & Duathlon Imperial Beach, 858.268.1250, info@ kozenterprises.com, kozenterprises.com San Francisco Triathlon at Alcatraz San Francisco, events@tricalifornia.com, tricalifornia.com

8/27/11 Golden Gate To Bay Bridge Swim San Francisco, waterworldswim.com, active. com

billleach@sbcglobal.net, octriseries.com Superfrog Long Distance Triathlon Coronado, superfrogtriathlon.com

Santa Barbara Triathlon Santa Barbara, 805-682-1634, racedirector@ santabarbaratriathlon.com, santabarbaratriathlon.com

9/17/11 San Diego Triathlon Classic San Diego, 619-523-2453, race@momentcyclesport.com, sandiegotriathlonclassic.com

9/3/11 Practice Wharf Swim for the Santa Cruz and Big Kahuna Triathlons Santa Cruz, 831662-3993, terri@ terrischneider.net, terrischneider.net

Nautica Malibu Triathlon Malibu, 818-707-8867, info@ nauticamalibutri.com, nauticamalibutri.com

9/4/11 Camarillo Duathlon #3 Camarillo, 805-258-3779, bill@ elitesportsvc.com, camarilloduathlon.com

San Diego Triathlon Classic San Diego, 619-523-2453, race@momentcyclesport.com, sandiegotriathlonclassic.com Tahoe Big Blue Adventure Race North Lake Tahoe, bigblueadventure.com

9/9/11 Triathlon at Pacific Grove Pacific Grove, events@ tricalifornia.com, tricalifornia. com

9/18/11 Mermaid Triathlon & Duathlon Santa Cruz Aptos, info@mermaidtriathlon.com, mermaidseries.com

Sprint Triathlon at Pacific Grove Pacific Grove, 831-3730678, events@tricalifornia. com, tricalifornia.com

Dip and Dash Aquathlon #3 Santa Cruz, 831.419.0883, Penni@finishlineproduction. com, finishlineproduction.com/ events/Dip%20n%20Dash/ DipnDash.html

9/10/11 TBF Super Sprint Triathlon & Duathlon Herald, bill@ totalbodyfitness.com, tbfracing.com 9/11/11 TriRock San Diego San Diego, 1-800-311-1255, trirock@ competitorgroup.com, trirockseries.com Big Kahuna Triathlon Santa Cruz, 408-356-0518, info@ firstwave-events.com Crystal Cove Aquathlon Newport Beach, 949-701-5590, billleach@sbcglobal.net, octriseries.com Luna Bar All Womens Triathlon Herald, 916-7743488, bill@totalbodyfitness. com , tbfracing.com Pacific Coast Triathlon Newport Beach, 949-701-5590,

Iron Girl Lake Tahoe Women El Dorado, 813-868-4747, info@ irongirl.com, irongirl.com/ Events/Lake_Tahoe_South_ Shore.htm Mermaid Triathlon & Duathlon Santa Cruz Aptos, info@mermaidtriathlon.com, mermaidseries.com 9/24/11 Oyster Urban Adventure Race San Francisco, 877-328-2783, info@tppevents.com, OysterRacingSeries.com San Francisco Oyster Urban Adventure Race San Francisco, 303-777-6887, luann@teamsage. com, SFOyster.com See Jane Run Women’s Triathlon Pleasanton, 888-6064394, info@seejanerun.com, seejanerun.com

Bridge to Brews April 17 | Portland, Ore. Celebrate Portland with this 8K and 10K run that starts and finishes at the Widmer Brothers Brewing Company and takes runners over the Freemont Bridge. The post-race party features plenty of liquid refreshment from the Widmer Brothers plus food and live music.

Terrapinevents.com

CALENDAR [ Pacific West ] The CLIF Bar Team Challenge Triathlon Granite Beach, bill@ totalbodyfitness.com , tbfracing.com

Columbia Muddy Buddy San Jose San Jose, 800311-1255, muddybuddy@ competitorgroup.com, muddybuddy.com

AquaTerra 5K Championship San Francisco, Aquaterraracing@gmail.com, Aquaterraracing.com

Marin County Olympic Triathlon San Rafael, 415-4791013, trimark@comcast.net, marintriathlon.com

9/25/11 Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Triathlo Los Angeles, latriathlon.com

DiabloMan Triathlon Walnut Creek, 714-329-0520, info@ trifreaks.com, trifreaks.com/ DiabloManTri.aspx

AquaTerra Ultima San Francisco, Aquaterraracing@ gmail.com, Aquaterraracing. com

Columbia Muddy Buddy Los Angeles Los Angeles, muddybuddy@mesp.com, muddybuddy.com

Bonelli Olympic & Steamboat Express Triathlon San Dimas, 626-3310169, trievents.com

Golden State Triathlon & Super Sprint Triathlon Sacramento, 916-774-3488, bill@totalbodyfitness.com, tbfracing.com

10/28/11 AquaTerra 10K Championship San Francisco, Aquaterraracing@gmail.com, Aquaterraracing.com

11/27/11 Turkey Triathlon San Dimas, 949-975-1812, questions@ renegaderaceseries.com, renegaderaceseries.com

Magic Mountain Man Triathlon Castaic Lake , 949-975-1812, questions@ renegaderaceseries.com, renegaderaceseries.com

AquaTerra 10K Championship San Francisco, Aquaterraracing@gmail.com, Aquaterraracing.com

Pumpkin Pie Kids Duathlon San Dimas, 949-975-1812, questions@ renegaderaceseries.com, renegaderaceseries.com

Granite Bay Triathlon & Duathlon Granite Bay, bill@ totalbodyfitness.com , tbfracing.com Kaiser Permanente LA Olympic & Sprint Triathlon Venice, 714-978-1528, info@ PacificSportsLLC.com, latriathlon.com Santa Cruz Triathlon Santa Cruz, santacruztriathlon.org 9/30/11 Scott Tinley’s Adventures Arroyo Grande, events@ tricalifornia.com, tricalifornia. com Tinley’s Adventures Triathlon Arroyo, tricalifornia. com 10/1/11 Tri, Girl, Tri - All Women’s Sprint Triathlon Napa, 4158681829, info@ envirosports.com, envirosports.com 10/2/11 Mission Bay Triathlon San Diego, 858.268.1250, info@ kozenterprises.com, kozenterprises.com/Triathlons/ missiondf84.htm Merced Gateway Triathlon Merced, 209-795-7832, info@ onyourmarkevents.com , onyourmarkevents.com 10/9/11 San Diego Sharkfest Swim San Diego, 415-868-1829, info@ envirosports.com, envirosports.com

Event Spot Light 86 Competitor April 2011

10/15/11 7th Annual Land Rover Pumpkinman Triathlon Las Vegas, race@bbsctri.com, bbsctri.com 10/16/11 SheROX Tempe Triathlon Sprint San Diego, SheROXtri. com

10/29/11 AquaTerra 13.1 Championship San Francisco, Aquaterraracing@gmail.com, Aquaterraracing.com AquaTerra 13.1 Championship San Francisco, Aquaterraracing@gmail.com, Aquaterraracing.com

Playa Del Rey Triathlon Playa Del Rey, marcus@ vbcmultisport.com, playadelreytri.com

10/30/11 AquaTerra 26.2 Championship San Francisco, Aquaterraracing@gmail.com, Aquaterraracing.com

SheROX Triathlon - San Diego San Diego, barb@ phillytri.com, sheroxtri.com

AquaTerra 26.2 Championship San Francisco, Aquaterraracing@gmail.com, Aquaterraracing.com

10/23/11 Kring & Chung Newport Beach Triathlon Newport Beach, 714-978-1528, info@ PacificSportsLLC.com, pacificsportsllc.com San Diego Triathlon Challenge La Jolla, 858-210-3515, jennifer@ challengedathletes.org, challengedathletes.org 10/27/11 AquaTerra 5K Championship San Francisco, Aquaterraracing@gmail.com, Aquaterraracing.com AquaTerra Ultima San Francisco, Aquaterraracing@ gmail.com, Aquaterraracing. com

11/5/11 Marin County Sprint Triathlon and Kids Triathlon San Rafael, 415-479-1013, trimark@comcast.net, marintriathlon.com Catalina Island Triathlon Avalon, 714-978-1528, pacificsportsllc.com

9/10/11 Fiesta Island Time Trial Series Fiesta Island, fittdirector@sdbc.org, fiestaisland.com 10/9/11 Muddy Buddy San Jose San Jose, muddy-buddy.competitor. com

OutdOOrs 4/16/11 OC Chili Winter Trail Run Series - #3 Trabuco Canyon, 714-658-3426, jodi@bookthatevent.com, bookthatevent.com 7/9/11 Big Bear PaddleFest Fawnskin, (909) 866-3414, twodooleys@mac.com, bigbearpaddlefest.com/home. html

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Marin County Sprint Triathlon and Kids Triathlon San Rafael, 415-479-1013, trimark@comcast.net, marintriathlon.com

4/10/11 CATS Victory for Victims 5K & 10K Encino, 310-828-4123, w2promo@aol.com, Stern Grove 4M San Francisco, 415-978-0837, dserunclub@aol.com, dserunners.com

11/6/11 Marin County Olympic Triathlon San Rafael, 415-4791013, trimark@comcast.net, marintriathlon.com

5/1/11 Jack Frost 10K Chico, 530-345-1000, events@ fleetfeetchico.com, fleetfeetchico.com

4/11/11 Strawberry Hill 5K San Francisco, 415-978-0837, dserunclub@aol.com, dserunners.com 6/19/11 Father’s Day Conservatory 5K San Francisco, 415-9780837, dserunclub@aol.com, dserunners.com 6/11/11 DeCelle Memorial Lake Tahoe Relay So. Lake Tahoe, 530-877-9731, tahoerelay@ gmail.com, laketahoerelay.com 4/2/11 3 Mile Trail Run Challenge San Dimas, 949-975-1812, questions@ renegaderaceseries.com, renegaderaceseries.com Carlsbad 5000 5K Carlsbad, 858-450-6510, carlsbad5000@ competitorgroup.com, carlsbad5000.com Golden Gate Headlands Marathon, Half Marathon & 7 Mile Sausalito, 415-8681829, info@envirosports.com, envirosports.com Junior Carlsbad Carlsbad, 800-311-1255, juniorcarlsbad@ eliteracing.com, eliteracing. com Melissa’s Memorial Walk and Fun Run 5K Point Loma, 619-278-6441, walkinfo@ sdhospice.org, Renegade 3 Mile Trail Run Challenge San Dimas, 949-9751812, renegaderaceseries.com Seal Beach Run 5K & 10K Seal Beach, 562-572-8661, sealbeachrun.com Urban Dare San Diego San Diego, 202-285-4510, kkeefe@ urbandare.com, urbandare.com Vasque 3 Mile Trail Run Challenge San Dimas, 949-975-1812, questions@ renegaderaceseries.com, renegaderaceseries.com

4/3/11 Trail Less Traveled Trail Runs Oroville, 530-370-2647, julie@underthesunevents. org, underthesunevents.org/ trail_less_traveled.htm SacTown 10 Mile Sacramento, sraevents@gmail.com, sactown10.org Trail Less Traveled Trail Runs Oroville, 530-370-2647, julie@underthesunevents. org, underthesunevents.org/ trail_less_traveled.htm 4/9/11 American River 50-mile Endurance Run Sacramento to Auburn, 916-765-6021, Julie@ fittorun.com, ar50mile.com Dyslexia Dash 5K Riverside, 951-784-2569, rifka@cpl.net, Dyslexia-ca.org Grizzly Peak Trail Run Berkeley, events@ coastaltrailruns.com, coastaltrailruns.com/ gp_grizzly_peak.html Muir Woods Marathon, 25K & 7 Mile Stinson Beach, 415868-1829, info@envirosports. com, envirosports.com Run For Good 5K Fairfield, 707-971-0777, info@runforgood. com, runforgood5k.com San Marcos Fitness Roundup 11K/5K San Marcos, 760-692-2900, info@inmotionevents.com, inmotionevents.com Santa Anita Derby Day 5K Arcadia, 760-434-1587, info@kinaneevents.com, kinaneevents.com Walk MS at UC Irvine Irvine, 800-486-6762, mspacific.org, mswalk.com 4/10/11 Artichoke Half Marathon and 10K Pescadero, theschedule.com Benicia Run For Education Benicia, 209-795-7832-, info@ onyourmarkevents.com,

Presidio 10 April 17 | San Francisco Choose either the 10-mile or 10K routes in this family-oriented race that takes runners over and back across the Golden Gate Bridge. The post-race party features a hot breakfast and live music in Chrissy Field.

Guardsmen.org/presidio10

CALENDAR [ Pacific West ] beniciarunforeducation.org Irvine Lake Mud Run Orange, 714-637-1871, kurt@ ecofunchallenge.com, irvinelakemudrun.com

Stinson Beach Trail Run Stinson Beach, not given, pctrailruns.com/Stinson_ Beach.htm

Run Through Red Lands Half Marathon & 5k Redlands, 909792-6666, redlands-events.com

The Great Spear-It Run 5m & 5K Stockton, 209-644-3740, info@asparagusfest.com, asparagusfest.com

San Luis Mountain Run San Luis Obispo, 805-541-0401, events@all-outevents.com, slomountainrun.com

The Great Urban Race Los Angeles Los Angeles, 773-7706032, info@greaturbanrace. com, greaturbanrace.com

Santa Cruz Half Marathon Santa Cruz, 408-356-0518, info@firstwave-events.com, firstwave-events.com

Unity In The Community 5K Lake Elsinore, info@ KathyLoperEvents.com,

Skyline to the Sea Trail Run Los Gatos, pctrailruns.com

4/17/11 Annadel Half Marathon Santa Rosa, annadelhalf.com

US Half Marathon 2 San Francisco, 415-111-1111, infosf@ projectsport.com, ushalf2.com

Caribbean Sounds 5K/10K walk LA Race Los Angeles, lacs2011.eventbrite.com

Wine Country Half Marathon and 5K Paso Robles, 805-2269911, mcrundoc@digitalputty. com, winecountryruns.com

Gator Run 2011 Simi Valley, 805-583-4971, gatorrun@mac. com, GatorRun.org

XTERRA Black Mountain Poway, 310-821-7898, info@ genericevents.com, trailrace. com 4/15/11 MYOMED Ragnar Relay Southern California Santa Barbara, 877-837-3529, jim@ ragnarrelay.com, ragnarrelay. com Ragnar Relay Southern California Huntington Beach to Coronado Island, info@ ragnarrelay.com, ragnarrelay. com/race/southerncalifornia 4/16/11 OC Chili Winter Trail Run Series Race #3 Rancho Santa Margarita, jodi@ bookthatevent.com, bookthatevent.com Pat’s Run San Jose, 480-621-4074, info@ pattillmanfoundation.org, pattillmanfoundation.org Skyline to the Sea Los Gatos, pctrailruns.com/event. aspx?dtid=5591

Event Spot Light 88 Competitor April 2011

Kids 4 Kids 5K Run/ Walk Los Angeles, 310-207-5330, ccrfkids@hotmail.com, ccrfkids.org/runwalk La Jolla Half Marathon & 5K La Jolla, 858-454-0777, lajollahalfmarathon.com Marina’s Long Beach Marathon & Half Marathon Long Beach, charliealewineracing.com Presidio 10K & 10 mile San Francisco, info@presidio10. com, presidio10.com River City Marathon and Half Marathon Sacramento, 775-232-7933, info@ RiverCityMarathon.com , RiverCityMarathon.com

4/23/11 Ayala Cove Trail Run (5mi, 10mi, 15mi) Tiburon, 999-999-9999, events@ coastaltrailruns.com, coastaltrailruns.com/ac_ayala_ cove.html Costa Mesa Community 5 KRun Costa Mesa, (949)5156545, kbarloon@nmusd.us, CostaMesaCommunityRun.com.

Marin County Half Marathon, 10k and 5k San Rafael, 415-479-1013, trimark@ comcast.net, marinmarathon. com Resurrection Run 5K Sacramento, 916-457-4726, koininiafitness@yahoo.com, kfitness.org/ Ruth Anderson Ultras San Francisco, 408-838-8911, StanJ@Run100s.com, run100s. com/ra.htm Sycamore Canyon Trail Run (8 Km, 18 Km, 30 Km, & 50 Km) Malibu, events@ pctrailruns.com, pctrailruns. com 4/24/11 Easter Roller Coaster 5K San Francisco, 415-978-0837, dserunclub@aol.com, dserunners.com 4/30/11 8th Annual Loop The Lagoon Vacaville, (707) 971-0777, info@ vpef.org, vpef.org Leona Divide 50mile/50k/30k Lake Hughes, 949 322-2048, leonaracedirector@gmail.com, leonadivide5050.com

Santa Cruz Slug Run XI Santa Cruz, cquan@ucsc.edu, xc.slugly.ucsc.edu

Napa Valley Vintage Triathlon (half-iron distance) Napa, 415-868-1829, info@envirosports.com, envirosports.com

Merrell Down and Dirty National Mud Run Los Angeles, 818-707-8866, mesp@mesp.com, downanddirtymudrun.com/

Every Step Counts 1 Mile Walk/5K Run San Leandro, 510-568-3331, ashley@ eventfuleventsinc.com, firstgiving.com/ everystepcounts

Berry Creek Falls Trail Run (10 Km, 15 Km, 25 Km, 50 Km) Boulder, events@ coastaltrailruns.com, coastaltrailruns.com/bcf_ berry_creek_falls.html American River Parkway Half Marathon Sacramento, parkwayhalf.com Diablo Marathon and 60K Clayton, pctrailruns.com Donate Life 5K/1k Fullerton, 714-961-1356, donateliferunwalk.org Ethan’s Runlifornia Menifee, 909-215-7117, bigmamadalton@ verizon.net, ethansrunca.com Every Step Counts 1 Mile Walk/5K Run San Leandro, 510-568-3331, ashley@ eventfuleventsinc.com, firstgiving.com/ everystepcounts Gaucho Gallop Santa Barbara, 8058938416, john@ucsbalum. com, ucsbruns.com Leona Divide 50mile/50k/30k Lake Hughes, 949-322-2048, leonaracedirector@gmail.com, leonadivide5050.com Napa Valley Vintage Triathlon (half-iron distance) Napa, 415-868-1829, info@envirosports.com, envirosports.com Quicksilver 50 mile and 50K San Jose, contactus@ quicksilver-running.com, San Diego County Credit Union Walk MS San Diego, nationalmssociety.org, mswalk. com SDCCU walk MS: San Diego Point Loma, 760-448-8435, jennifer.west@nmss.org, MSwalk.com The Relay - California’s longest Party Calistoga to Davenport, 650-508-9700, run@TheRelay.com, therelay. com

Walk to Cure Psoriasis Los Angeles, walk@psoriasis.org, walk.psoriasis.org 5/1/11 Workday Devil Mountain Run Danville, (415)759-2690, info@ rhodyco.com, rhodyco.com SDCCU walk MS: Carlsbad Carlsbad, 760-448-8435, jennifer.west@nmss.org, MSwalk.com Avenue of the Giants Marathon and Half Marathon Bayside, 707-4431226, theave@theave.org , theave.org Avia Orange County Marathon, Half Marathon &5K Newport Beach, 949-2223327, ocmarathon.com

eventswithsole.com , doubledareduathlon.com Diva Dash 5K Chico , 530-3451000, events@fleetfeetchico. com, fleetfeetchico.com Komen Race for the Cure sacramento, 916-492-6474, info@komensacramento.org, komensacramento.org Mermaid Run East Bay Fremont, info@ mermaidtriathlon.com, mermaidseries.com Miwok 100k Trail Race Sausalito, Miwok100k@gmail. com, run100s.com Revlon Run Walk for Women Los Angeles, 310-322-3344, revlonrunwalk.org

Big Sur International Marathon Carmel, 831-6256226, info@bsim.org, bsim.org

Run with the Panthers 5K Corona, 310-821-7898, runwiththepanthers.com

Diablo Marathon & 50 m Endurance Run Clayton, pctrailruns.com/Diablo.htm

Santa Barbara Wine Country Half Marathon Santa Ynez, 707-933-1769, raceinfo@ destinationraces.com, runsantaynez.com

Orange County California Marathon, Half Marathon, 5K, & Kids Run the OC Newport Beach, 949-222-3327, ocmarathon.com, PCRF Cinco de Mayo Half Marathon Irvine, 949-8596312, pcrf-kids.org/ reachingforthecure/ San Diego County Credit Union Walk MS Carlsbad, 760448-8425, sarah.janssen@ nmss.org, MSwalk.com Workday Devil Mountain Run Danville, 415759-2690, info@ rhodyco.com, rhodyco.com 5/7/11 Mermaid Run East Bay Fremont, info@ mermaidtriathlon.com, mermaidseries.com Asti Vineyard Run Cloverdale, 707-888-6256, brad@ eventswithsole.com , doubledareduathlon.com Asti Vineyard Run Cloverdale, 707-888-6256, brad@

Wild Wild West Marathon Lone Pine, active.com XTERRA Malibu Creek Calabasas, 310-821-7898, info@genericevents.com, trailrace.com 5/8/11 Marine Discovery Run Santa Cruz, (831) 419-0883 , info@ finishlineproduction.com, finishlineproduction.com/ events/LML/MDR.html Mother’s Day Marina Green 5K San Francisco, 415-9780837, dserunclub@aol.com, dserunners.com Rina’s Mother’s Day Run Ripon, 209-599-6861, rcaf@ clearwire.net, onyourmarkevents.com Sequoia Trail Run 10K/20K/30K & 50K Oakland, pctrailruns.com 5/14/11 PCT 50 Mile Run Campo,

Merrell Down and Dirty Mud Run April 16-17 | Los Angeles Take part in the first-ever Night Mud Run on Friday night. On Saturday, the Down and Dirty Mud Run features both 5K and 10K courses with military-style obstacles, water crossings and, as you can probably guess, plenty of mud, at the Castaic Lake State Recreation Area.

Downanddirtymudrun.com

CALENDAR [ PACIFIC WEST ] jmartinez37@cox.net, pct50. com 20th Annual City of Encinitas 5K/1K Encinitas, 760-633-2740, bthill@ cityofencinitas.org, encinitasrace.com

Bishop High Sierra Ultramarathons Bishop, bhs50rd@msn.com, bhs50.com

Sacramento, 202-285-4510, kkeefe@urbandare.com, urbandare.com 5/29/11 Vista Strawberry Festival 5k, Bike Ride & Kids Race Vista, 760.434-5255, info@ kinaneevents.com, kinaneevents.com

5th Annual Cinco de Mayo Trail Run poway, (858) 8293490, mschirmacher@ valleyeef.org, CincodeMayoTrailRun.org

Horseshoe Lake Trail Run Palo Alto, events@ coastaltrailruns.com, coastaltrailruns.com/hl_ horseshoe_lake.html

Bull Canyon Run 5K & 10K Santa Maria, bcrun.org/

Iris Festival Around the Lakes Yucaipa, donruh@aol. com, yucaipavalleykiwanis.org

The Buffalo Run Marathon Catalina Island, 714-978-1528, pacificsportsllc.com

Magic Shoe 5K Run/Walk & Kids Run Newport Beach, 714658-3426, jodi@bookthatevent. com, bookthatevent.com

5/30/11 Laguna Hills Memorial Day Half Marathon Laguna Hills, 949-975-8506, questions@ lagunahillshalfmarathon.com, lagunahillshalfmarathon.com

Cinderella Trail Run (10 Km, Half Marathon, Marathon, Ultramarathon) Oakland, events@coastaltrailruns.com, coastaltrailruns.com/cin_may_ cinderella.html Folsom’s Run With Nature Folsom, 916-355-7285, folsomrunwithnature.com, sacvalleyliving.com Hermosa Beach 5000 Hermosa Beach, 310-938-5544, jeff@olympianfitness.com, hb5000.com Palos Verdes Marathon San Pedro, 310-828-4123, w2promo@aol.com, palosverdes.com/marathon

Yucaipa Around the Lakes Fun 5K & 10K Yucaipa, 909790-7474, donruh@aol.com, kiwanis-yucaipa.org The Naked Foot 5K Santa Barbara, info@thenakedfoot5k. com, thenakedfoot5k.com 5/22/11 Sand Pit 5K- Spring Fest San Diego, 858-268-1250, info@ kozenterprises.com, kozenterprises.com

PCT 50 Mile Run Campo, 619795-1245, jmartinez37@cox. net, pct50.com

Alcatraz Challenge Swim San Francisco, events@ tricalifornia.com, tricalifornia. com

5/15/11 Bay to Breakers San Francisco, stephanie@singersf. com, baytobreakers.com

Dirt Inspires Women’s 4 Mile and 8 Mile Trail Run Boulder Creek, 831.419.0883, Penni@finishlineproduction. com, ditrailruns.com

Big Basin Redwoods Trail Run Boulder Creek, pctrailruns. com Los Angeles Arthritis Walk Santa Monica, 323-954-5750, mduggan@arthritis.org, smdp. com Master’s 4 Mile Race Chico, 530-345-1000, events@ fleetfeetchico.com, fleetfeetchico.com Avenue Of The Vines 1/2 Marathon and 5K run Acampo, 209-609-6325, thewellnessconnection@ymail. com, fleetfeetstockton. com/2011-kaiser-permanenteavenue-of-the-vines-1-2marathon-5k 5/21/11 Miles For Melanoma 5K RunWalk-Wellness Fair Fullerton, (714) 292-6146, m4m5kca@ yahoo.com, fullspectrumdermatology.com

90 Competitor April 2011

Iris Festival Around the Lakes Yucaipa, donruh@aol. com, yucaipavalleykiwanis.org

AquaTerra Sausalito Sausalito, aquaterraracing@ gmail.com, Aquaterraracing. com O.C. Aquathlon Mission Viejo, 949-701-5590, billleach@ sbcglobal.net, octriseries.com Practice Dipsea Run 6.8m Mill Valley, 415-978-0837, dserunclub@aol.com, dserunners.com Eureka Schools Foundation Fund Run Granite Bay, 916.837.1908, jmbrooding@ comcast.net, eurekaschoolsfoundation.org 5/28/11 Mount Wilson Trail Race Sierra Madre, 626-355-5278, amatsumoto@ cityofsierramadre.com, mountwilsontrailrace.com Urban Dare Sacramento

Rainbow Falls 5K San Francisco, 415-978-0837, dserunclub@aol.com

6/4/11 Camp Pendleton World Famous Mud Run-Saturday Camp Pendleton, 760-725-6836, cpraces@y-events.com, camppendletonraces.com Canyon Meadow Trail Run (5 mi, Half Marathon, 18 mi, Marathon) Oakland, events@ coastaltrailruns.com, coastaltrailruns.com/cm_jun_ canyon_meadow.html Fontana Days Run Fontana, 909349-6900, special.events@ fontana.org, fontanadaysrun. org Los Angeles Arthritis Walk Santa Monica, 323-954-5750, mduggan@arthritis.org, smdp. com Santa Barbara Wine Country Half Marathon Santa Ynez, 707-933-1769, matt@ destinationraces.com, runsantaynez.com World Famous Mud Run Camp Pendleton, 760-725-6836, cpraces@y-events.com, camppendletonraces.com Low Tide Beach Run Blast!!Carlsbad Beach Fest 2011 Carlsbad, 760-529-2479, tammyurie@yahoo.com, CarlsbadBeachFest.com Idyllwild 10K & 5K Run/ Walk Idyllwild, info@ KathyLoperEvents.com, 6/5/11 Camp Pendleton World Famous Mud Run-Sunday Camp Pendleton, 760-725-6836, cpraces@y-events.com, camppendletonraces.com

CALENDAR [ PACIFIC WEST ] Hillsborough Family Fun Run Hillsborough, 209-795-7832-, info@onyourmarkevents.com, onyourmarkevents.com Ojai 2 Ocean Marathon Ventura, 219-395-4503, tom@ competegreen.com, competegreen.com Platinum Performace State Street Mile Santa Barbara, 805-568-2316, RaceDirector@ sbmile.com, sbmile.com Rock ‘n’ Roll San Diego Marathon and Half Marathon San Diego, 800-3111225, rnrsd@competitorgroup. com, runrocknroll.com See Jane Run Women’s Half Marathon & 5K Alameda, 415814-1530, deb@seejanerun. com, seejanerun.com 6/6/11 Twin Peaks Loop 3.63 M San Francisco, 415-978-0837, dserunclub@aol.com, dserunners.com 6/8/11 Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas (Full) - Training Program San Diego, 858-279-5570, jrobinson@ rehabunited.com, racetostopms.com 6/9/11 Peters Canyon Summer Trail Run Series #1 Tustin, 949-9751812, questions@ renegaderaceseries.com, renegaderaceseries.com 6/11/11 12th Northgate Downtown Anaheim 5K Anaheim, (714) 774-9551, candhobbes1@ yahoo.com, downtownanaheim. com Northgate Downtown Anaheim 5K Anaheim, 714-7749551, candhobbes1@yahoo. com, downtownanaheim.com Amica Downtown Anaheim 5K Anaheim , 714-774-9551, candhobbes1@yahoo.com, raceplace.com Camp Pendleton World Famous Mud Run-Extra Saturday Camp Pendleton, 760-725-6836, cpraces@y-events.com, camppendletonraces.com Border Run 5K San Ysidro, info@kathyloperevents.com, 6/12/11 Coyote 5K & 10K San Diego, 619-265-7374, paul@sdri.net, dirtdevilracing.com

92 Competitor April 2011

San Lorenzo River Trail Run (10Km, Half Marathon, Marathon, 50Km) Santa Cruz, 999-999-9999, events@ coastaltrailruns.com, coastaltrailruns.com/slr_san_ lorenzo_river.html Valley Crest Half Marathon Tarzana, 575-756-4217, active. com, trailrunevents.com 6/18/11 Armed Services YMCA Mud Run at Camp Pendleton Camp Pendleton, 760-725-6836, cpraces@y-events.com, camppendletonraces.com Bonita 5K Run/Walk Bonita, info@KathyLoperEvents.com, 6/19/11 Culver City 5K Run/Walk Culver City, 310-838-6588, info@sporteve.com, culvercityrunwalk.com Pleasanton Rotary Spirit Run 5K & 10K Pleasanton, 209-795-7832, info@ onyourmarkevents.com, onyourmarkevents.com Run in the Name of Love Carmel-by-the-Sea, 831-8183989, susanwlove@sbcglobal. net, runinthenameoflove.org 6/20/11 Burton Creek 1/2 & Marathon Trail Run Tahoe City, 530-546-1019, info@ bigblueadventure.com 6/25/11 Double Dipsea Handicap Race Stinson Beach, 415-9780837, RunKenRun@aol.com, doubledipsea.com

909-964-3870, tmross@ verizon.net, ci.claremont. ca.us/ps.leisurerecreation. cfm?ID=1818 J.P. Blecksmith Memorial 5K San Marino, 310-496-5880, info@jpblecksmith.org, jpblecksmith.org Run San Ramon5K & 10K San Ramon, 209-795-7832, info@onyourmarkevents.com, onyourmarkevents.com Run to the Beach 5K and 10K Trail Run Kings Beach, 530-546-1019 Squaw Valley Mountain Run 3.4 miles Squaw Valley, 530425-3313, squawmountainrun@ gmail.com, squawmountainrun. com/ Surf City Run Huntington Beach, info@spectrumsports. net, surfcityrun.com/ Coronado Independence Day 15K/5K Coronado, info@ KathyLoperEvents.com, 7/7/11 Peters Canyon Summer Trail Run Series #2 Tustin, 949-975-1812, questions@ renegaderaceseries.com, renegaderaceseries.com 7/9/11 Cuyamaca 3 Peaks Julian, john@cuyamaca3peaks.com, cuyamaca3peaks.com Avon Walk for Breast Cancer San Francisco, 415-834-0404, info@avonwalk.org, walk. avonfoundation.org

Western States Endurance Run Squaw Valley, 916-3878796, ultrasignup.com, ws100. com/home.html

7/10/11 Eden Medical Center’s Run to the Lake Castro Valley, 415759-2690, diane@rhodyco.com, rhodyco.com

6/26/11 Coronado Low Tide Ride & Run Coronado, info@ kathyloperevents.com,

Los Gatos Jungle Run Half Marathon & 10K Los Gatos, 408-356-0518, info@firstwaveevents.com, firstwave-events. com

6/30/11 3rd Annual Running of the Bullipedes Folsom, sraevents@gmail.com, bullipedes.org Running of the Bullipedes Folsom, sraevents@gmail.com, bullipedes.org 7/3/11 Hernia Hill Half Marathon, 10k & 5k Vallecito, halfmarathons.net 7/4/11 Claremont Village Freedom 5000 Claremont,

Sidewinder 5K & 10K San Diego, 619-265-7374, paul@ sdri.net, dirtdevilracing.com 7/11/11 Badwater Ultramarathon Death Valley, 888-917-1117, outthere@adventurecorps.com , badwater.com 7/16/11 Strawberry Fields 5K Oxnard, 310-944-4200, info@ strawberryfieldstri.com, strawberryfieldstri.com

CALENDAR [ PACIFIC WEST ] San Clemente Ocean Festival San Clemente, info@ KathyLoperEvents.com, 7/17/11 Napa To Sonoma Wine Country Half Marathon Napa/Sonoma, 707-933-1769, raceinfo@destinationraces. com, napa2sonoma.com The Jail Break Run Dublin, 209-795-7832, info@ onyourmarkevents.com, onyourmarkevents.com 7/23/11 Urban Dare San Jose San Jose, 202 285-4510, kkeefe@ urbandare.com, urbandare.com Golden Gate Trail Run (5 mi, Half Marathon, 18 mi, Marathon) Sausalito, events@coastaltrailruns. com, coastaltrailruns.com/ gg_smmr_golden_gate.html Golden Gate Trail Run Sausalito, events@ coastaltrailruns.com, coastaltrailruns.com/ gg_smmr_golden_gate.html Urban Dare San Jose San Jose, 202-285-4510, kkeefe@ urbandare.com, urbandare.com

94 Competitor April 2011

7/24/11 Presidio Cross Country 5K San Francisco, 415-9780837, dserunclub@aol.com, dserunners.com

8/6/11 Salinas Valley Half Marathon Soledad, 831-214-1905, director@ salinasvalleyhalfmarathon.org, salinasvalleyhalfmarathon.org

7/25/11 High Altitude Running Camp & Clinic Grass Valley, 530-8780697, events@christianteam. org, christianteam.org

Xterra Snow Valley 10K/ Half Marathon Running Springs,CA, 626-482-4416, info@xterrasnowvalley.com, xterrasnowvalley.com

7/30/11 Headlands 100 Rodeo Beach, events@pctrailruns.com, pctrailruns.com

8/7/11 Summer Sizzler 10K Chico, 530-345-1000, events@ fleetfeetchico.com, fleetfeetchico.com

7/31/11 The San Francisco Marathon San Francisco, 888.958.6668, info@thesfmarathon.com, thesfmarathon.com/ The San Francisco Marathon San Francisco, 888-958-6668, info@thesfmarathon.com, thesfmarathon.com/ 8/4/11 Peters Canyon Summer Trail Run Series #3 Tustin, 949-975-1812, questions@ renegaderaceseries.com, renegaderaceseries.com

Walt Stack 10K San Francisco, 415-978-0837, dserunclub@aol. com, dserunners.com 8/13/11l Crystal Springs Trail Run (5 mi, 11 mi, 22 mi, Marathon, 50 Km) Woodside, events@coastaltrailruns. com, coastaltrailruns.com/ cs_aug_crystal_springs.html 8/14/11 Stairway to Heaven 15K San Diego, 619-265-7374, paul@ sdri.net, dirtdevilracing.com

8/20/11 Urban Dare Long Beach Long Beach, 202 285-4510, kkeefe@ urbandare.com, urbandare.com Cinderella Trail Run (10 Km, Half Marathon, Marathon, Ultramarathon) Oakland, 999-999-9999, events@coastaltrailruns. com, coastaltrailruns.com/ cin_aug_cinderella.html Urban Dare Long Beach Long Beach, 202-285-4510, kkeefe@ urbandare.com, urbandare.com 8/21/11 2011 Bay Vista Run San Mateo, 408-899-4446, info@ moshanproductions.com, moshanproductions.com/bay_ vista_5k10k_-_coyote_point

KathyLoperEvents.com, 8/27/11 Bulldog 50k and 25K Calabasas, bulldogultra@ yahoo.com, trailrunevents.com Moonlight Madness Shasta Lake City, midnightracing. timing@gmail.com, midnightracing.net 8/28/11 Dirt Inspires Women’s Half Marathon Aptos, 831.419.0883, Penni@ finishlineproduction.com, ditrailruns.com Golden Gate Park Cross Country 5K San Francisco, 415-978-0837, dserunclub@aol. com, dserunners.com

America’s Finest City Half Marathon and 5K San Diego, 760-692-2900, info@afchalf. com, afchalf.com

Santa Rosa Marathon Santa Rosa, 707-546-7356, osarabi@Fusionfitness.biz , thesantarosamarathon.com

Bay Vista Run San Mateo, 408-899-4446, info@ moshanproductions.com, moshanproductions.com/bay_ vista_5k10k_-_coyote_point

Women’s Trail Half Marathon Santa Cruz, 831-4190883, finishlineproduction.com

Fire Run 4 Mile Run/Walk La Jolla- Pacific Beach, info@

9/4/11 Disneyland Half Marathon, Family Fun Run 5K Anaheim, 407-938-3398,

disneyworldsports.disney. go.com, Marina Green 5K San Francisco, 415-978-0837, dserunclub@aol.com, dserunners.com 9/5/11 Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas (Half) - Training Program San Diego, 858-279-5570, jrobinson@rehabunited.com, racetostopms.com 9/6/11 Run To The Top Mt Baldylifornia, 909-946-2057, director@run2top.com, run2top.com 9/10/11 Urban Dare San Francisco San Francisco, 202 285-4510, kkeefe@urbandare.com, urbandare.com Camp Pendleton Heartbreak Ridge 13.1 Marathon Camp Pendleton, 760-725-6836, cpraces@y-events.com, camppendletonraces.com Endure the Bear Big Bear, kdlundgren@gmail.com, endurebear.wordpress.com/

116 Competitor April 2011

CALENDAR [ PACIFIC WEST ] Urban Dare San Francisco San Francisco, 202-285-4510, kkeefe@urbandare.com, urbandare.com 9/11/11 SUPERFROG Triathlon Coronado/Imperial Beach, superfrog@san.rr.com, superfrogtriathlon.com Santa Monica 5000 Santa Monica, 310.821.7898, info@genericevents.com, santamonica5000.com Santa Monica 5000 Santa Monica, 310-821-7898, info@genericevents.com, santamonica5000.com 9/16/11 Mindful Running: Trail Running, Meditation and Yoga Retreat Aptos, 831-6623993, terri@terrischneider.net, terrischneider.net/clinics/html/ running.html Ragnar Relay Napa Valley San Francisco to Calistoga, info@ragnarrelay.com, ragnarrelay.com/race/ napavalley Ragnar Relay Napa Valley San Francisco to Calistoga,

96 Competitor April 2011

info@ragnarrelay.com, ragnarrelay.com/race/ napavalley 9/17/11 The SAND PIT 5K- Fall Mania San Diego, 858-268-1250, info@kozenterprises.com, kozenterprises.com Back to School Scholarship Run Pleasanton, 209-795-7832, info@onyourmarkevents.com, onyourmarkevents.com San Francisco One Day San Francisco, pctrailruns.com The Chico Ten (and 3 Miler) Chico , 530-345-1000, events@fleetfeetchico.com, fleetfeetchico.com/chico-ten 9/18/11 Whiskeytown Relays Redding, sweatrc@sbcglobal. net, sweatrc.com 9/19/11 Emerald Bay Trail Run South Lake, 530-546-1019, info@bigblueadventure.com, bigblueadventure.com 9/23/11 Challenge Walk MS Carlsbad, 760-448-8435, jennifer.west@

nmss.org, myMSchallenge.com Challenge Walk MS Carlsbad, 760-448-8435, jennifer.west@ nmss.org, myMSchallenge.com 9/24/11 Salmon Run 5K/10K Oroville, 530-370-2647, julie@underthesunevents. org, underthesunevents.org/ salmon_run.htm Malibu Canyon Mud Run Malibu, 310.821.7898, info@genericevents. com, genericevents.com/ malibucanyon/ Survivor Mud Run Lake Elsinore, info@survivormudrun. com, survivormudrun.com Salmon Run 5K/10K Oroville, 530-370-2647, julie@underthesunevents. org, underthesunevents.org/ salmon_run.htm 9/25/11 Alive and Running Los Angeles, info@spectrumsports. net, events.didihirsch.org/site/ TR?fr_id=1030&pg=entry Almaden Times Classic Almaden Valley, 209-795-7832-,

info@onyourmarkevents.com, onyourmarkevents.com Lake Tahoe Marathon Tahoe, 530-544-7095, dserunners.com Oyster Point 5M San Francisco, 415-978-0837, dserunclub@aol.com, dserunners.com Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Run Santa Cruz, pctrailruns. com/Santa_Cruz_Mountains. htm 10/1/11 Urban Dare Los Angeles Los Angeles, 202 285-4510, kkeefe@urbandare.com, urbandare.com

Dodge Rock â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Roll San Jose Half Marathon San Jose, 800-311-1255, rnrsj@ competitorgroup.com, runrocknroll.com Glide Floss Bridge to Bridge 12K/7K San Francisco, 415759-2690, info@rhodyco.com, bridgetobridge.com Urban Cow Half Marathon, Relay & 5K Sacramento, 916548-8209, CamarilloMarathon. com XTERRA Point Mugu Malibu, 310-821-7898, info@ genericevents.com, trailrace. com

10/2/11 Bridge to Bridge San Francisco, (415) 759-2690, diane@rhodyco.com, bridgetobridge.com

10/8/11 Bizz Johnson Express Half Marathon Susanville, events@coastaltrailruns. com, coastaltrailruns.com/ bizz_johnson.html

Glide Floss Bridge to Bridge 12K/7K San Francisco, 415759-2690, info@rhodyco.com, bridgetobridge.com

Leona Valley Trail Races Lake Hughes, 949-322-2048, leonaracedirector@gmail.com, leonavalleytrailraces.com

Bridge to Bridge San Francisco, 415-759-2690, diane@rhodyco.com, bridgetobridge.com

Yellow Day 5K and One Mile Sprint Chico, 530-345-1000, events@fleetfeetchico.com,

fleetfeetchico.com 10/9/11 Bizz Johnson Marathon (10km, Half Marathon, Marathon) Susanville, events@coastaltrailruns. com, coastaltrailruns.com/ bizz_johnson.html Muddy Buddy San Jose San Jose, muddybuddy.com Bizz Johnson Marathon (10km, Half Marathon, Marathon) Susanville, events@coastaltrailruns. com, coastaltrailruns.com/ bizz_johnson.html Camarillo Marathon, Half Marathon & 5K Camarillo, 805-258-3779, CamarilloMarathon.com Happy Fish Run For Education Fremont, 209-7957832, info@onyourmarkevents. com, onyourmarkevents.com Long Beach International City Bank Marathon/Half Marathon/5K Long Beach, 562-427-4606, lelison@runicr. com, runlongbeach.com

CALENDAR [ PACIFIC WEST ] Magic Mountain Man 5K and 10K Castaic Lake, 949-975-1812, questions@ renegaderaceseries.com, renegaderaceseries.com The Five Cities Marathon & Half Marathon Pomona, rodolfo.yela@ fivecitiesmarathon.com, fivecitiesmarathon.com Raptor Ridge Half Marathon Escondido, 619-265-7374, paul@sdri.net, dirtdevilracing. com 10/15/11 Buffalo Alley Run Camp Pendleton, 760-725-6836, cpraces@y-events.com, camppendletonraces.com

& 5k Arcata, 707-443-1220, eventswithsole.com

finishlineproduction.com, finishlineproduction.com

rnrla@competitorgroup.com, runrocknroll.com

Rockaway Beach 5K Pacifica, 415-978-0837, dserunclub@aol. com, dserunners.com

Morgan Hill Marathon, Half, Marathon, & kids fun run Morgan Hill, 408-426-0509, info@mhmarathon.com, mhmarathon.com

Great Halloween Highway Run 4M San Francisco, 415978-0837, dserunclub@aol. com, dserunners.com

Team In Training -- The Lukemia & Lymphoma Society San Francisco, teamintraining-flp@lls.org, 10/22/11 Light The Night Against Crime 5k San Diego, 310-8217898, info@genericevents.com, genericevents.com Malibu Canyon Trail Run Calabasas, 999-999-9999, events@coastaltrailruns. com, coastaltrailruns.com/ mc_malibu_canyon.html

Race for the Rescues 5K, 10K, Kids Run Pasadena, 323-899-5640, info@therescuetrain.org, racefortherescues.org 10/25/11 LA Cancer Challenge West Los Angeles, 310-828-4123, phillip@pancreatic.org, lacancerchallenge.com

Whiskeytown Trail Runs Redding, sweatrc@sbcglobal. net, sweatrc.com

10/29/11 Healdsburg Wine Country Half Marathon Healdsburg, 707.933.1769, raceinfo@ destinationraces.com, runhealdsburg.com

Walk on the Wild Side 5K Walk San Diego, 760-692-2900, info@inmotionevents.com, inmotionevents.com

10/23/11 Golden Gate Bridge Vista 10K San Francisco, 415-9780837, dserunclub@aol.com, dserunners.com

10/30/11 Lake Natoma Four Bridges Half Marathon Folsom, runsra@gmail.com, fourbridgeshalf.org

10/16/11 Humboldt Redwoods Marathon & Half Marathon

Grape Stomp Half Marathon, 10K, and 5K Livermore, 831-419-0883, Penni@

Dodge Rock ‘n’ Roll Los Angeles Half Marathon Los Angeles, 800-311-1255,

Camp Pendleton Buffalo Alley 10K, 5K, and 1 Mile Fun Run Camp Pendleton, 760-7256836, cpraces@y-events.com, camppendletonraces.com

Laguna Lake Mud Mash San Luis Obispo, 805-541-0401, events@all-outevents.com, mudmash.com Lake Natoma Four Bridges Half Marathon Folsom, runsra@gmail.com, fourbridgeshalf.org 10/31/11 Silicon Valley Marathon, Half Marathon, and 5K San Jose, 415-462-6200, svmarathon.com 11/5/11 Catalina Island EcoMarathon Avalon, info@ spectrumsports.net, catalinaecomarathon.com My Sister’s House- 8th Annual Run for a Safe Haven sacramento, info@my-sistershouse.org, my-sisters-house. org/

Lake Chabot Trail Run Castro Valley, 999-999-9999, events@coastaltrailruns. com, coastaltrailruns.com/ lc_lake_chabot.html 11/6/11 Iron Girl Del Mar Del Mar, 813-868-5938, contact@ irongirl.com, irongirl.com/ Events/Del_Mar.htm Almond Bowl 5K/10K Chico, 530-370-2647, julie@ underthesunevents.org, chicorunningclub.org/almondbowl.html Aflac Iron Girl 10K/ 5K Run & Walk Del Mar, 813-868-5940, Info@IronGirl.com, IronGirl. com Columbia Muddy Buddy Los Angeles San Dimas, 800-311-1255, muddybuddy@ competitorgroup.com, muddybuddy.com Dinosaur Dash 5k, 10k, Kids Run Tustin, 714-832-6299, info@tpsf.net, tpsf.net Eye-Q Two Cities Marathon & Half Marathon Fresno, runfresno.com

Kennedy Drive 8K San Francisco, 415-978-0837, dserunclub@aol.com, dserunners.com Santa Clarita Marathon Santa Clarita, 661-286-4018, scmarathon.com 11/12/11 K9K Pet Cancer Awareness Walk Long Beach, 949975-1812, questions@ renegaderaceseries.com, renegaderaceseries.com Santa Barbara International Marathon Santa Barbara, 805637-7417, sbimarathon@cox. net, sbimarathon.com 11/13/11 Silver Strand Half Marathon Coronado to Imperial Beach (San Diego), 858-268-1250, info@kozenterprises.com, kozenterprises.com Calabasas Classic Calabasas, julie@talbertfamilyfoundation. org, calabasasclassic.com Mermaid Run San Francisco San Francisco, info@ mermaidtriathlon.com, mermaidseries.com

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[ PACIFIC WEST ] CALENDAR Napa Valley Silverado Half Marathon Calistoga, 4158681829, info@ envirosports.com, envirosports.com Calabasas Classic Calabasas, julie@talbertfamilyfoundation. org, calabasasclassic.com Embarcadero 10K San Francisco, 415-978-0837, dserunclub@aol.com, dserunners.com Silver Strand Half Marathon Coronado to Imperial Beach (San Diego), 858-268-1250, info@kozenterprises.com, kozenterprises.com Stockton Half Marathon Stockton, 407-599-0568, Dreinkesports@msn.com, Stocktonhalfmarathon.com 11/20/11 Big Sur Half Marathon on Monterey Bay Carmel, 831625-6226, julie@bsim.org, bigsurhalfmarathon.org Santa Monica Mountains Trail Run 8K, 30K and 50K Malibu, pctrailruns.com

Single/Double Lake Merced Run 4.5M/9M San Francisco, 415-978-0837, dserunclub@aol. com, dserunners.com 11/24/11 Father Joe’s Thanksgiving Day 5K Run/Walk San Diego, 619-446-2100, ryan.pocock@ neighbor.org, thanksgivingrun. org

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12/3/11 Death Valley Trail Marathon & 30K Death Valley, 415-8681829, info@envirosports.com, envirosports.com/events/event. php?eventid=2684

Make Room for Santa 5k, 10k & Kids Run Irvine, 949-975-1812, questions@ renegaderaceseries.com, renegaderaceseries.com

Thanksgiving Run and Walk Against Hunger Stockton, runagainsthunger.org

12/4/11 California International Marathon Folsom to Sacramento, runcim@jhu.edu, runcim.org

XTERRA Point Mugu Malibu, 310-821-7898, info@ genericevents.com, trailrace. com

Ferry Building Run 4M San Francisco, 415-9780837, dserunclub@aol.com, dserunners.com

11/26/11 Gobble Wobble Santa Monica, 310-821-7898, info@genericevents.com, santamonicagobblewobble. com

12/10/11 Coyote Ridge Trail Run (7 mi, 10 mi, 20 mi, 50 Km) Muir Beach, 999-999-9999, events@coastaltrailruns. com, coastaltrailruns.com/ cr_coyote_ridge.html

San Dimas Turkey Trot San Dimas, 949975-1812, questions@ renegaderaceseries.com, renegaderaceseries.com 11/27/11 Run Wild For A Child 5K/10K San Francisco, 415-759-2690,

Hark the Herald Angels 12K & 25K Tiburon, 4158681829, info@envirosports.com, envirosports.com 12/11/11 Fourth Annual Jingle Bell Rock Santa Cruz, 831.419.0883,

Santa Cruz Toy Run 5K Santa Cruz, 831-419-0883, Penni@ finishlineproduction.com, finishlineproduction.com XTERRA Crystal Cove Laguna Beach, 310-821-7898, info@ genericevents.com, trailrace. com 12/17/11 Jack Frost 10K Chico, 530-345-1000, events@ fleetfeetchico.com, fleetfeetchico.com 12/18/11 Rodeo Beach Trail Run Sausalito, pctrailruns.com 12/31/11 New Year’s One Day (6h, 12h, 24h) San Francisco, 9999999999, events@ coastaltrailruns.com, coastaltrailruns.com/nyod_ new_year_one_day.html

5/2/11 Cinco De Mayo Half Marathon & Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation’s For the Cure 10K, 5K & Kids Ru Irvine, 949859-6312, pcrf-kids.com

NEVADA CYCLING

4/1/11 BetterRide Downhill Mountain Bike Camp Boulder City , 970-335-8226, Info@ BetterRide.net, BetterRide.net 6/19/11 Nevada City Bicycle Classic Nevada City, usacycling.org, ncnca.org 7/27/11 Tour de Nez Reno, usacycling. org, tourdenez.org

MARATHON/ HALF MARATHON 4/10/11 Labor of Love Marathon and Half Marathon Las Vegas, 702617-3213, info@calicoracing. com, calicoracing.com/ 5/1/11 Reno’s Rock-n-River Marathon and Half Marathon Reno, 775722-9238, dmccoy@ castlerockmultisports.com , rock-n-riverhalfmarathon.com 8/13/11 E.T. Full Moon Midnight Marathon, Half, 10K, & 51K Rachel, 702-617-321, info@ calicoracing.com, calicoracing. com

9/11/11 Ride to Cure Diabetes Lake Tahoe, 2149122648, keithgrust@yahoo.com, ride. jdrfdallas.org/ride.html

10/29/11 Hoover Dam Marathon and Half Marathon Lake Mead, 702-617-3213, info@ calicoracing.com, calicoracing. com

11/5/11 Tri States Gran Fondo Mesquite, embassy@ planetultra.com, tristatesgranfondo.com

11/19/11 Mesquite Tri-State Marathon and Half Marathon Mesquite, 435-650-0155, info@

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CALENDAR [ Pacific West ] mammothmarathons.org , mammothmarathons.org Valley of Fire Marathon and Half-Marathon Overton, 435-817-3400, valleyoffiremarathon@yahoo. com, theamayzingrace.com 12/4/11 Zappos.com Rock n Roll Las Vegas Marathon and Half Marathon Las Vegas, runrocknroll.com

Multisport 4/10/11 XTERRA West Championship Las Vegas, Nevada, 877-7518880, info@xterraplanet.com, xterraplanet.com 4/16/11 Rage Triathlon Lake Mead, bbscendurancesports.com 4/30/11 Iron Girl Lake Las Vegas Women’s Triathlon Henderson, 813-868-4747, info@irongirl.com, irongirl. com/Events/Lake_Las_Vegas. htm Iron Girl Lake Las Vegas Women Henderson, 813-

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868-4747, info@irongirl. com, irongirl.com/Events/ Lake_Las_Vegas.htm 5/22/11 Amica Lake Las Vegas Triathlon Henderson, sunsetracing.com Lake Las Vegas Triathlon Henderson, 7/31/11 Lake Tahoe Sharkfest Swim Incline Village, 4158681829, info@envirosports.com, envirosports.com 8/7/11 Iron Girl Syracuse Women Brewerton, 813-868-4747, info@irongirl.com, irongirl. com/Events/Syracuse.htm 8/21/11 Aflac Iron Girl Las Vegas Women’s Triathlon Lake Las Vegas, irongirl.com

running 6/3/11 7th Annual Reno-Tahoe Odyssey Relay Run Adventure Reno, 775-8253399, eric@renotahoeodyssey. com, renotahoeodyssey.com

Reno-Tahoe Odyssey Relay Run Adventure Reno, 775-8253399, eric@renotahoeodyssey. com, renotahoeodyssey.com 6/25/11 Running With the Devil Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K, 5K & 50 miler Lake Mead, 702-617-3213, info@ calicoracing.com, calicoracing. com

OREGON CyCling

4/3/11 Cherry Blossom Cycling Classic The Dalles, info@ cherryblossomclassic.com, cherryblossomclassic.com 4/4/11 Cherry Blossom Cycling Classic The Dalles, info@ cherryblossomclassic.com, cherryblossomclassic.com 4/5/11 Hutch’s Hillclimb Tuesday PIR Eugene, 541-521-6529, comotionclassic@comcast. net, obra.org

Tuesday PIR Portland, 503233-3636, jeff.mitchem@gmail. com, obra.org 4/7/11 Port of Hood River Criterium Series Hood River, 541-4906837, obra369@yahoo.com, obra.org

4/18/11 Monday PIR Portland, 424-242-2326, adam@ racemondaynight.com, racemondaynight.com/blog 4/19/11 Tuesday PIR Portland, 503233-3636, jeff.mitchem@gmail. com, obra.org

4/9/11 King’s Valley Road Race Kings Valley, 541-343-4833, obra.org

Hutch’s Hillclimb Tuesday PIR Eugene, 541-521-6529, comotionclassic@comcast. net, obra.org

4/12/11 Hutch’s Hillclimb Tuesday PIR Eugene, 541-521-6529, comotionclassic@comcast. net, obra.org

4/20/11 Central Oregon STXC Series MTB Bend, 541-385-7413, kenji@obra.org, obra.org

Tuesday PIR Portland, 503233-3636, jeff.mitchem@gmail. com, obra.org 4/14/11 Port of Hood River Criterium Series Hood River, 541-4906837, obra369@yahoo.com, obra.org 4/16/11 Icebreaker Criterium Eugene, 541-747-3336, comotionclassic@comcast. net, obra.org

4/21/11 Port of Hood River Criterium Series Hood River, 541-4906837, obra369@yahoo.com, obra.org 4/23/11 Happy Ravens Time Trial Series McMinnville, 971-2371206, happyravens@yahoo. com, obra.org 4/25/11 Monday PIR Portland, 424-242-2326, adam@ racemondaynight.com,

racemondaynight.com/blog 4/26/11 Tuesday PIR Portland, 503233-3636, jeff.mitchem@gmail. com, obra.org Hutch’s Hillclimb Tuesday PIR Eugene, 541-521-6529, comotionclassic@comcast. net, obra.org 4/27/11 Central Oregon STXC Series MTB Bend, 541-385-7413, kenji@obra.org, obra.org 4/28/11 Port of Hood River Criterium Series Hood River, 541-4906837, obra369@yahoo.com, obra.org 4/30/11 Happy Ravens Time Trial Series McMinnville, 971-2371206, happyravens@yahoo. com, obra.org 5/1/11 Central Oregon Time Trial Series Bend, mplummer@bendcycling.org, deschuteshoney.com

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CALENDAR [ PACIFIC WEST ] 5/2/11 Monday PIR Portland, 424242-2326, adam@ racemondaynight.com, racemondaynight.com/blog

5/8/11 Co-Motion Time Trial/ Tandem Time Trial Championships Eugene, travel@co-motion.com, comotion.com

5/3/11 Tuesday PIR Portland, 503233-3636, jeff.mitchem@gmail. com, obra.org

5/9/11 Monday PIR Portland, 424242-2326, adam@ racemondaynight.com, racemondaynight.com/blog

Hutch’s Time Trial Coburg, 541-521-6529, comotionclassic@comcast. net, obra.org 5/4/11 Central Oregon STXC Series MTB Bend, 541-385-7413, kenji@obra.org, obra.org 5/6/11 Fast Twitch Fridays Portland, 503-302-4935, kenji@obra.org, obra.org 5/7/11 Eric Kautzky Memorial Track Race Portland, 503-657-0568, kenji@obra.org, obra.org Happy Ravens Time Trial Series McMinnville, 971-2371206, happyravens@yahoo. com, obra.org

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racemondaynight.com, racemondaynight.com/blog 5/17/11 Tuesday PIR Portland, 503233-3636, jeff.mitchem@gmail. com, obra.org Hutch’s Time Trial Coburg, 541-521-6529, comotionclassic@comcast. net, obra.org

5/10/11 Hutch’s Time Trial Coburg, 541-521-6529, comotionclassic@comcast. net, obra.org

5/18/11 Central Oregon Time Trial Series Bend, mplummer@ bendcycling.org, deschuteshoney.com

Tuesday PIR Portland, 503233-3636, jeff.mitchem@gmail. com, obra.org

5/20/11 Fast Twitch Fridays Portland, 503-302-4935, kenji@obra.org, obra.org

5/13/11 Fast Twitch Fridays Portland, 503-302-4935, kenji@obra.org, obra.org 5/14/11 OBRA Silverton Road Race Championships Silverton, 503-602-2307, kenji@obra.org, obra.org 5/16/11 Monday PIR Portland, 424242-2326, adam@

5/21/11 Mt. Tabor Circuit Race Portland, 503-679-5190, sixhobsons@comcast.net, obra.org 5/22/11 Kruger’s Spring Kermesse Portland, kris@portlandracing. com, portlandracing.com OBRA TTT Corvallis, 541-7608471, obra.org

5/24/11 Tuesday PIR Portland, 503233-3636, jeff.mitchem@gmail. com, obra.org Hutch’s Time Trial Coburg, 541-521-6529, comotionclassic@comcast. net, obra.org 5/25/11 Central Oregon Criterium Series Bend, mplummer@ bendcycling.org, deschuteshoney.com 5/26/11 Champion Thursday Medford, 541-664-7793, obra.org 5/27/11 Fast Twitch Fridays Portland, 503-302-4935, kenji@obra.org, obra.org 5/28/11 Bend Don’t Brake Road Race Bend, info@freshairsports. com, freshairsports.com Oregon Super D Series Hood River, devon@oregonsuperd. com, oregonsuperd.com/w/ Umpqua Criterium Roseburg , comotionclassic@comcast. net, obra.org

5/29/11 Black Rock Flow DH Falls City, blackrockflowcupevents. blogspot.com 5/30/11 Eugene Roubaix Eugene, 503302-4935, EugeneRoubaix@ midtowncycling.com, obra.org Monday PIR Portland, 424242-2326, adam@ racemondaynight.com, racemondaynight.com/blog

Hood River, 541-296-8908, info@mthoodcyclingclassic. com, mthoodcyclingclassic. com Champion Thursday Medford, 541-664-7793, obra.org 6/3/11 Fast Twitch Fridays Portland, 503-302-4935, kenji@obra.org, obra.org

Bike Tires Direct TT Portland, obra.org

6/4/11 Tour de Hood Hood River, 541912-9792, tourdehood@ orangecatevents.com, tourdehoodride.com

5/31/11 Tuesday PIR Portland, 503233-3636, jeff.mitchem@gmail. com, obra.org

6/6/11 Monday PIR Portland, 424-2422326, adam@racemondaynight. com, racemondaynight.com/blog

Hutch’s Time Trial Coburg, 541-521-6529, comotionclassic@comcast. net, obra.org

6/7/11 Eugene Twilight Crit Series Eugene, 541-747-3336, obra.org

6/1/11 Central Oregon Time Trial Series Bend, mplummer@ bendcycling.org, deschuteshoney.com 6/2/11 Mount Hood Cycling Classic

Tuesday PIR Portland, 503-2333636, jeff.mitchem@gmail.com, obra.org 6/8/11 Central Oregon Criterium Series Bend, mplummer@ bendcycling.org, deschuteshoney. com

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CALENDAR [ PACIFIC WEST ] 6/9/11 Champion Thursday Medford, 541-664-7793, obra.org 6/10/11 Fast Twitch Fridays Portland, 503-302-4935, kenji@obra.org, obra.org 6/11/11 Cirque du Cycling Criterium Portland, 503-975-8229, kenji@ obra.org, obra.org Castelli 24H Portland, castelli-cycling.com/en/ castelli24 6/12/11 OBRA TT Portland, 503-3024935, kenji@obra.org, obra.org Alpenrose Heartbreaker Portland, 303-881-8913, obra. org 6/13/11 Monday PIR Portland, 424242-2326, adam@ racemondaynight.com, racemondaynight.com/blog Portland MTB Short Track Series Portland, portlandracing.com 6/14/11 Eugene Twilight Crit Series Eugene, 541-747-3336, obra.org Tuesday PIR Portland, 503233-3636, jeff.mitchem@gmail. com, obra.org 6/15/11 Central Oregon Time Trial Series Bend, mplummer@ bendcycling.org, deschuteshoney.com

Portland MTB Short Track Series Portland, portlandracing.com 6/21/11 Tuesday PIR Portland, 503233-3636, jeff.mitchem@gmail. com, obra.org 6/22/11 Central Oregon Criterium Series Bend, mplummer@ bendcycling.org, deschuteshoney.com

Swan Island Criterium Portland, 360-241-8463, suckwheel@gmail.com, obra. org 7/3/11 Six Hours of Mt. Hood Mt. Hood, portlandracing.com/6hrs 7/5/11 Eugene Twilight Crit Series Eugene, 541-747-3336, obra.org Tuesday PIR Portland, 503233-3636, jeff.mitchem@gmail. com, obra.org 7/6/11 Life Cycle Short Track Series Eugene, 541-747-3336, obra.org

6/24/11 Fast Twitch Fridays Portland, 503-302-4935, kenji@obra.org, obra.org

Central Oregon Time Trial Series Bend, mplummer@ bendcycling.org, deschuteshoney.com

NWX Crit Bend, 541-385-7413, obra.org

7/7/11 Champion Thursday Medford, 541-664-7793, obra.org

6/25/11 Tumalo Circuit Race Bend, 541-385-7413, obra.org Franz Criterium Portland, obra.org 6/27/11 Alpenrose Sixday Portland, 503-302-4935, kenji@obra.org, obra.org Monday PIR Portland, 424242-2326, adam@ racemondaynight.com, racemondaynight.com/blog Portland MTB Short Track Series Portland, portlandracing.com

6/17/11 Elkhorn Classic Stage Race Baker City, 503-329-7978, elkhornclassic.com

6/28/11 Eugene Twilight Crit Series Eugene, 541-747-3336, obra.org Tuesday PIR Portland, 503233-3636, jeff.mitchem@gmail. com, obra.org

6/18/11 Ashland Super D MTB Ashland, 541-840-6580, obra. org

6/29/11 Central Oregon Criterium Series Bend, mplummer@ bendcycling.org, deschuteshoney.com

6/19/11 Blue Ribbon Track Race Portland, 503-228-9115, obra. org

6/30/11 Champion Thursday Medford, 541-664-7793, obra.org

Test of Endurance 50 Blodgett, mike@ mudslingerevents.com, mudslingerevents.com

7/2/11 Oregon Super D Series Bend, devon@oregonsuperd.com, oregonsuperd.com/w/

6/23/11 Champion Thursday Medford, 541-664-7793, obra.org

6/16/11 Champion Thursday Medford, 541-664-7793, obra.org

Fast Twitch Fridays Portland, 503-302-4935, kenji@obra.org, obra.org

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6/20/11 Monday PIR Portland, 424242-2326, adam@ racemondaynight.com, racemondaynight.com/blog

7/1/11 Fast Twitch Fridays Portland, 503-302-4935, kenji@obra.org, obra.org

7/8/11 OBRA Track Championships Portland, 503-661-5874, obra. org 7/9/11 High Desert Omnium Bend, highdesertomnium.com 7/10/11 Cascade Cream Puff MTB Westfir, 541-517-4278, obra.org 7/11/11 Portland MTB Short Track Series Portland, portlandracing.com Monday PIR Portland, 424242-2326, adam@ racemondaynight.com, racemondaynight.com/blog 7/12/11 Eugene Twilight Crit Series Eugene, 541-747-3336, obra.org Tuesday PIR Portland, 503233-3636, jeff.mitchem@gmail. com, obra.org 7/13/11 Life Cycle Short Track Series Eugene, 541-747-3336, obra.org Central Oregon Criterium Series Bend, mplummer@ bendcycling.org, deschuteshoney.com 7/14/11 Champion Thursday Medford, 541-664-7793, obra.org

CALENDAR [ PACIFIC WEST ] 7/15/11 Alpenrose Velodrome Challenge Portland, 503-3024935, charlie.warner@obra.org, alpenrosechallenge.com 7/16/11 Ironclad Criterium Portland, ironcladcycling.com 7/17/11 Jacksonville Forest Park Short Track MTB Series Jacksonville , subcultureracer@yahoo.com, obra.org 7/18/11 Portland MTB Short Track Series Portland, portlandracing.com Monday PIR Portland, 424242-2326, adam@ racemondaynight.com, racemondaynight.com/blog 7/19/11 Cascade Cycling Classic Bend, mbsef.org/ CascadeCyclingClassic

High Cascades 100 MTB Race Bend, mudslingerevents. com 7/24/11 Jacksonville Forest Park Short Track MTB Series Jacksonville , subcultureracer@yahoo.com, obra.org OUCH: The Larch Mountain Time Trial Corbett, consystency.net/obra/ouch 7/25/11 Monday PIR Portland, 424242-2326, adam@ racemondaynight.com, racemondaynight.com/blog Portland MTB Short Track Series Portland, portlandracing.com 7/26/11 Eugene Twilight Crit Series Eugene, 541-747-3336, obra.org

Eugene Twilight Crit Series Eugene, 541-747-3336, obra.org

Tuesday PIR Portland, 503233-3636, jeff.mitchem@gmail. com, obra.org

Tuesday PIR Portland, 503233-3636, jeff.mitchem@gmail. com, obra.org

7/27/11 Life Cycle Short Track Series Eugene, 541-747-3336, obra.org

7/20/11 Life Cycle Short Track Series Eugene, 541-747-3336, obra.org

Central Oregon Time Trial Series Bend, mplummer@ bendcycling.org, deschuteshoney.com

Central Oregon Criterium Series Bend, mplummer@ bendcycling.org, deschuteshoney.com

7/28/11 Champion Thursday Medford, 541-664-7793, obra.org

7/21/11 Champion Thursday Medford, 541-664-7793, obra.org

7/30/11 Gresham Criterium Gresham, obra.org

7/22/11 BetterRide Mountain Bike Skills Camp Bend, 970-3358226, Info@BetterRide.net, BetterRide.net

7/31/11 Jacksonville Forest Park Short Track MTB Series Jacksonville, subcultureracer@ yahoo.com, obra.org

BetterRide Mountain Bike Skills Camp Bend, 970-3358226, info@betterride.net, BetterRide.net

8/1/11 Bicycle Tour of Oregon Coast Portland, 714-267-4591, info@ cyclingescapes.com , cyclingescapes.com

Fast Twitch Fridays Portland, 503-302-4935, kenji@obra.org, obra.org 7/23/11 Race Across America Cycling Challenge Hood River, (303) 442-7223, rick@ raceacrossamerica.org, raceacrossamerica.org Race Across America Cycling Challenge Hood River, 303-442-7223, rick@

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Bicycle Tour of Oregon Coast Portland, 714-267-4591, info@ cyclingescapes.com , cyclingescapes.com Monday PIR Portland, 424242-2326, adam@ racemondaynight.com, racemondaynight.com/blog Portland MTB Short Track Series Portland, portlandracing.com

Salem STXC MTB Salem, 503602-2307, obra.org 8/2/11 Tuesday PIR Portland, 503233-3636, jeff.mitchem@gmail. com, obra.org Eugene Twilight Crit Series Eugene, 541-747-3336, obra.org 8/3/11 Life Cycle Short Track Series Eugene, 541-747-3336, obra.org Central Oregon Criterium Series Bend, mplummer@ bendcycling.org, deschuteshoney.com 8/4/11 Champion Thursday Medford, 541-664-7793, obra.org 8/5/11 Fast Twitch Fridays Portland, 503-302-4935, kenji@obra.org, obra.org Portland Twilight Criterium Portland, portlandtwilight.com 8/6/11 Bike MS: Explore Oregon Portland, 503-445-8347, josh@ defeatms.com, bikemsoregon. com Oregon Super D Series Hood River, devon@oregonsuperd. com, oregonsuperd.com/w/ Longview Grand Prix Criterium Longview, highlander-cycling.com 8/7/11 Bicycle Tour of Crater Lake Portland, 714-267-4591, info@ cyclingescapes.com , cyclingescapes.com Albany Criterium Albany, 541754-6630, hughrobe@comcast. net, obra.org 8/8/11 Salem STXC MTB Salem, 503602-2307, obra.org Monday PIR Portland, 424242-2326, adam@ racemondaynight.com, racemondaynight.com/blog 8/9/11 Tuesday PIR Portland, 503233-3636, jeff.mitchem@gmail. com, obra.org 8/10/11 Eugene Twilight Crit Series Eugene, 541-747-3336, obra.org Life Cycle Short Track Series Eugene, 541-747-3336, obra.org

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CALENDAR [ Pacific West ] Central Oregon Criterium Series Championships Bend, mplummer@bendcycling.org, deschuteshoney.com

8/16/11 Eugene Twilight Crit Series Eugene, 541-747-3336, obra.org

8/11/11 Champion Thursday Medford, 541-664-7793, obra.org

Tuesday PIR Portland, 503233-3636, jeff.mitchem@gmail. com, obra.org

8/12/11 Fast Twitch Fridays Portland, 503-302-4935, kenji@obra.org, obra.org

8/17/11 Life Cycle Short Track Series Eugene, 541-747-3336, obra.org

8/13/11 OBRA Criterium Bend, kenji@ obra.org, obra.org 8/14/11 Team Beer Track Race Portland, clintculpepper@gmail. com, obra.org OBRA MTB XC Championships TBA, 541-847-3030, obra.org Pistis STXC MTB Grants Pass, pistis.us/events.htm 8/15/11 Monday PIR Portland, 424-2422326, adam@racemondaynight. com, racemondaynight.com/ blog Salem STXC MTB Salem, 503602-2307, obra.org

Central Oregon Time Trial Series Championships Bend, mplummer@bendcycling.org, deschuteshoney.com

8/22/11 Monday PIR Portland, 424-2422326, adam@racemondaynight. com, racemondaynight.com/ blog Salem STXC MTB Salem, 503602-2307, obra.org 8/23/11 Eugene Twilight Crit Series Eugene, 541-747-3336, obra.org Tuesday PIR Portland, 503-2333636, jeff.mitchem@gmail.com, obra.org

8/18/11 Champion Thursday Medford, 541-664-7793, obra.org

8/24/11 Life Cycle Short Track Series Eugene, 541-747-3336, obra.org

8/19/11 Fast Twitch Fridays Portland, 503-302-4935, kenji@obra.org, obra.org

8/25/11 Champion Thursday Medford, 541-664-7793, obra.org

8/20/11 Tigard Criterium Tigard, obra. org

8/26/11 Fast Twitch Fridays Portland, 503-302-4935, kenji@obra.org, obra.org

8/21/11 OBRA Uphill TT Government Camp, 503-649-4632, obra.org

8/27/11 Eugene Celebration Eugene, 541-747-3336, obra.org

Pistis STXC MTB Grants Pass, pistis.us/events.htm

OBRA Masters Track Champs Portland, 503-661-5874, obra.org

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8/28/11 Pistis STXC MTB Grants Pass, pistis.us/events.htm 8/29/11 Monday PIR Portland, 424242-2326, adam@ racemondaynight.com, racemondaynight.com/blog 8/30/11 Eugene Twilight Crit Series Eugene, 541-747-3336, obra.org Tuesday PIR Portland, 503233-3636, jeff.mitchem@gmail. com, obra.org 9/1/11 Champion Thursday Medford, 541-664-7793, obra.org

Mt. Ashland Hillclimb Ashland, hogie0101@yahoo. com , obra.org 9/13/11 September PIR Handicap Series Portland, 503-302-4935, kenji@obra.org, obra.org 9/17/11 Oakride Fat 55 Mountain Bike Marathon Oakridge, fatfiftyfive.com 9/18/11 Bend Super D Bend, obra.org 9/20/11 September PIR Handicap Series Portland, 503-302-4935, kenji@obra.org, obra.org

9/3/11 Oregon Super D Series Sandy Ridge, devon@oregonsuperd. com, oregonsuperd.com/w/

9/24/11 Echelon Hood River Gran Fondo Hood River, info@ echelongranfondo.org, granfondo.org

9/6/11 September PIR Handicap Series Portland, 360-824-1803, obra.org

Echelon Hood River Gran Fondo Hood River, info@ echelongranfondo.org, granfondo.org

9/11/11 High Cascades 24 Bend, mudslingerevents.com

9/27/11 September PIR Handicap Series Portland, 503-302-4935, kenji@obra.org, obra.org

Marathon/ half Marathon 4/10/11 Oregon Road Runner Club Vernonia Marathon and Half Marathon Vernonia, 503-8219577, MBarretts@aol.com , orrc.net 5/1/11 Eugene Marathon and Half Marathon Eugene, 877-345-2230, information@ eugenemarathon.com , eugenemarathon.com 6/4/11 Newport Marathon Newport, 541-265-3446, run@newportmarathon.org, newportmarathon.org Timberline Marathon Timothy Lake, 503-539-9327, cneely@RogueMultiSport.com , roguemultisport.com/ 6/25/11 Pacific Crest Marathon and Half Marathon Sunriver, 503-644-6822, events@ racecenter.com , racecenter. com/pacificcrest

September 25, 2011 5th Annual Marathon, Half Marathon & 5K Fun Run

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CALENDAR [ PACIFIC WEST ] 8/7/11 Haulin’ Aspen Trail Marathon and Half Marathon Bend, 541-318-7388, haulinaspen@ freshairsports.com, freshairsports.com/events/ haulin_aspen 8/13/11 Crater Lake Marathon and Half-Marathon Klamath Falls, 541-884-6939, rimruns@aol. com , craterlakerimruns.com 10/9/11 Portland Marathon Portland, 503-226-1111, info@portlandmarathon.org, portlandmarathon.org/ 10/22/11 Columbia River Power Marathon and Half Marathon Umatilla, 541-567-6151, debbie@ hermistonchamber.com , columbiarivermarathon.com 10/23/11 Columbia Gorge Marathon and Half Marathon Hood River, info@ columbiagorgemarathon.com , columbiagorgemarathon.

11/5/11 Lithia Loop Trail

Marathon Ashland, info@ roguevalleyrunners.com, roguevalleyrunners.com/LLTM

MULTISPORT 4/17/11 Albany Sprint Triathlon Albany , 541-967-7600, triathlon@albanyaquaticassoc. com, teamunify.com

5/30/11 Heart of the Valley Triathlon Corvallis, 541-766-7946, racecenter.com/hotv 6/3/11 Wild Canyon Games Antelpe, 541-390-8379, carley.dillon@ wildcanyongames.org, wildcanyongames.org

4/30/11 WOU Triathlon Monmouth, beginnertriathlete.com

6/5/11 Iron Girl Portland Women’s Triathlon Coast Range, info@ irongirl.com, irongirl.com

5/7/11 Gator Grinder Triathlon Canby, canbygators.com

Pine Hollow Tri Wamic, 971998-6758, timberlinetrail@ gmail.com, pinehollowtri.com

5/14/11 U.S. Bank Pole Pedal Paddle Bend, 541-388-0002, molly@ mbsef.org, mbsef.org

6/11/11 Blue Lake Triathlon Troutdale, 503-644-6822, racecenter.com/ bluelake

5/21/11 McMinnville Parks and Recreation Sprint Triathlon McMinnville, beginnertriathlete.com

6/18/11 Xterra Solstice Triathlon La Grande, 541-663-1037, maryellenlaberge@hotmail. com, solsticetriathlon.com

5/22/11 Duck Bill Thrill Olympic Triathlon Lowell , duckbillthrill@gmail.com, duckbillthrill.com

6/24/11 Pacific Crest Kids Splash Pedal-n-Dash Sunriver, events@racecenter.com, racecenter.com

6/25/11 Pacific Crest Olympic Triathlon SunRiver, 541390-2821, racecenter.com/ pacificcrest Oyster Off Road Adventure Race Bend, 877-328-2783, emily@tppevents.com, oysterracingseries.com 6/26/11 Iron Girl Portland Women’s Triathlon Coast Range, 813-868-4747, info@ irongirl.com, irongirl.com/ Events/Portland.htm Pacific Crest Long Course Triathlon & Endurance Duathlon SunRiver, 503-6446822, events@racecenter.com, racecenter.com/pacificcrest 7/9/11 Hagg Lake Triathlon & Duathlon Forest Grove, events@racecenter.com, racecenter.com/hagglake 7/10/11 Rev3 Portland Triathlon Portland, rev3tri.com/ Revolution3 Half Ironman Portland, rev3tri.com/!/ portland/index.htm

7/16/11 Deschute Dash Weekend Sports Festival Bend, 541-3230964, gina@layitoutevents. com, deschutesdash.com 7/30/11 All Women’s Triathlon/ Duathlon Fairview, events@ racecenter.com, racecenter. com/allwomens 7/31/11 Amica Mid-Summer Triathlon/Duathlon Fairview, events@racecenter.com, racecenter.com/midsummer 8/13/11 Tri for Life Albany, 541-7583662, triforlife@optionsprc. org, trifind.com 8/14/11 AquaTerra Portland Portland, aquaterraracing@gmail.com, aquaterraracing.com 8/20/11 Portland Oyster Urban Adventure Race Portland, 303-777-6887, luann@ teamsage.com, portlandoyster. com

8/21/11 The Portland Triathlon Portland, portlandtri.com 9/10/11 Aluminum Man Olympic/ Srint Triathlon The Dalles, 541-296-9533, info@nwprd.org, racecenter.com/aluminumman 9/11/11 21st Annual Lincoln City Sprint Triathlon Lincoln City, ivanm@lincolncity.org, active.com 9/18/11 Columbia Muddy Buddy Portland Estacada, 1-800311-1255, muddybuddy@ competitorgroup.com, muddybuddy.com

OUTDOORS 6/25/11 Oyster Off Road Adventure Race Bend, 877-328-2783, emily@tppevents.com, OysterRacingSeries.com

TEAM IN TRAINING FALL EVENTS INFORMATION MEETINGS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ORANGE COUNTY INLAND EMPIRE CHAPTER teamintraining.org/ocie 714.481.5600 Aliso Viejo Library 1 Journey Aliso Viejo, CA Tues., April 19, 6:30 p.m.

Temecula Community Recreation Center 30875 Rancho Vista Road Temecula, CA Mon., April 25, 6:30 p.m.

Huntington Beach Central Library 7111 Talbert Avenue Huntington Beach, CA Wed., April 27, 6:30 p.m.

A.K. Smiley Library 125 West Vine Street Redlands, CA Sat., April 30, 10:30 a.m.

Ladera Ranch Middle School 29551 Sienna Pkwy Mission Viejo, CA Mon., May 2, 6:30 p.m.

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PACIFIC NORTHWEST

LLS Office 765 The City Drive South, #260, Orange, CA Sat., May 7, 10:30 a.m.

Sporteve 3849 Main Street Culver City, CA Wed., April 27, 7:00 p.m.

Central Park-Brulte Senior Center 11200 Baseline Road Rancho Cucamonga, CA Sat., May 7, 10:30 a.m.

Fairfax Library 161 South Gardner Street Los Angeles, CA Sat., April 30, 10:00 a.m.

GREATER LOS ANGELES CHAPTER teamintraining.org/los 310.342.5800 Montana Branch Library 1704 Montana Avenue Santa Monica, CA Sat., April 23, 10:30 a.m.

Norwalk Library 12350 Imperial Highway Norwalk, CA Sat., April 23, 10:00 a.m.

Manhattan Beach REI 1800 Rosecrans Avenue Manhattan Beach, CA Wed., April 27, 7:00 p.m.

Northridge REI 18605 Devonshire Street Northridge, CA Sat., April 30, 11:00 a.m.

Run With Us 235 North Lake Avenue Pasadena, CA Thurs., May 5, 6:30 p.m.

Road Runner Sports 1714 Newbury Road Newbury Park, CA Sat., May 7, 10:00 a.m.

OREGON & SW WASHINGTON CHAPTER

WASHINGTON/ ALASKA CHAPTER

teamintraining.org/oswim 503.245.9866

teamintraining.org/wa 206.628.0777

Lucky Labrador Brew Pub 915 SE Hawthorne Blvd.

Portland, OR 97214 Wed., April 20, 6:30 p.m.

Road Runner Sports 7020 Woodlawn Ave NE Seattle, WA 98115 Thurs., March 31, 5:30 p.m.

Lucky Labrador Beer Hall 1945 NW Quimby St. Portland, OR 97209 Sat., April 23, 12:00 p.m.

Portland Running Co. 22000 Willamette Dr. #106 West Linn OR, 97068 Tues., April 26, 7:00 p.m.

Nike Inc. – Tiger Woods Center One Bowerman Dr. Beaverton, OR 97005 Wed., May 4, 6:30 p.m.

Run 26 15603 Main St Suite B106 Mill Creek, WA 98012 Tues. April 5, 6:00 p.m.

Super Jock ‘n Jill 7210 E Greenlake Dr. N Seattle, WA 98115 Sat., April 9, 10:00 a.m.

Footzone 10640 Main Street Beelevue, WA 98004 Wed., April 13, 5:30 p.m.

Mountaineers 7700 Sand Point Way NE Seattle, WA 98115 Thurs., April 28, 5:30 p.m.

Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital, Jackson Hall 317 Martin Luther King Jr. Way Tacoma, WA 98403 Thurs., April 28, 5:00 p.m.

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Multi-Sport Events 2011 BuDu Schedule May 1

Mt Rainier Duathlon, Enumclaw Long & Short Courses

May 28 Spring Festival 10K Run & 5k Run/Walk, Moses Lake May 30 Spring Festival Triathlon/Duathlon, Moses Lake June 11 Moses Lake Tri (Multiple distances) (Includes Run for Your Life 10K/5K Run/Walk)

June 18 Five Mile Lake Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tri, Auburn July 2

Five Mile Lake Coed Triathlon, Auburn

July 11 XTERRA Vashon Off Road Triathlon July 30 Ellensburg Sprint Triathlon July 31 Whisky Dick Triathlon, Ellensburg (includes WD-10K Fun Run) Aug 27 Lake Sammamish Triathlon, Issaquah Sept 3

Bonney Lake Chamber of Commerce Tri Olympic and Sprint Courses

Sept 10 Lake Stevens Triathlon Olympic and Sprint Courses Free digital race photo included! (most events) BUDU RACING IS PROUD TO DONATE A PORTION OF THE REGISTRATION FEE TO THE JDRF FOR MOST MULTISPORT EVENTS.

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CALENDAR [ PACIFIC WEST ] RUNNING 6/4/11 3 Rivers Race Against Domestic Violence La Grande, 541-377-3175, maryellenlaberge@hotmail. com, 3riversrace.com 4/2/11 Shotgun Trail Blast Marcola, 541-484-9883-, runnerspace. com/EclecticEdgeRacing 20th Annual Salmon Creek Run Powers, 541-439-4485, southcoastrunningclub.com 4/3/11 Rippling River Run Eugene, runnerspace.com/ eclecticedgeracing Horse Butte 10 Miler Bend, 541-317-3568, superdave@ footzonebend.com, footzonebend.com/events Race for the Roses Portland, 503-262-0175, felicitam@albertinakerr.org, race4theroses.org 4/9/11 Oregon Marathon Relay Eugene, runnerspace.com/ eclecticedgeracing Spring Burst 5K & 10K Tigard, info@reasontorun.com , reasontorun.com/springRaces. html Pear Blossom Run Medford, 541-535-1205, pearblossomrun. com Walk MS Corvallis Corvallis, 503-223-9511, info@defeatms. com, walkmsoregon.com 4/10/11 Oregon Road Runner Club Vernonia Marathon and Half Marathon Vernonia, 503-821-9577, mbarretts@aol. com, orrc.net

Walk MS Pendleton Pendleton, 503-223-9511, info@ defeatms.com, walkmsoregon. com Walk MS Southern Oregon Merrill, 503-223-9511, info@ defeatms.com, walkmsoregon. com Walk MS Southern Oregon Central Point, 503-2239511, info@defeatms.com, walkmsoregon.com Columbia Gorge Running Club Spring Fun Walk/ Run Columbia Gorge, columbiagorgerunningclub. com Ekiden Trail Run & Relay Dexter, runnerspace.com/ eclecticedgeracing Annual Roseburg to Coos Bay Relay Roseburg, 541-2676329, southcoastrunningclub. com 4/17/11 CASA Light of Hope Run Bend, runnerspace.com/ eclecticedgeracing Bridgeway Run for Autism Eugene, runnerspace.com/ eclecticedgeracing Bridge to Brews Portland, 503-926-2622, info@ terrapinevents.com, terrapinevents.com 4/23/11 Earth Day Run Tigard, 360909-0211, brian@energyevents. com, energyevents.com 7th Annual Run for the Kids Coos Bay, 541-267-7711, southcoastrunningclub.com

Corvallis Half Marathon Corvallis, 541-738-4842, tyler.g.childers@rbc.com, corvallishalfmarathon.com

4/30/11 Seanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Run from Autism Portland, 503-284-0350, seansrun.org

Peterson Ridge Rumble Sisters, 541-549-1298, smeissner@lycos.com, oregontrailseries.com

Eugene Marathon 5K Eugene, 877-345-2230, info@ eugenemarathon.com, eugenemarathon.com

4/16/11 Walk MS Eugene Eugene, 503223-9511, info@defeatms.com, walkmsoregon.com

5/1/11 Eugene Marathon and Half Marathon Eugene, 877-345-2230, information@ eugenemarathon.com, eugenemarathon.com

Walk MS Bend Bend, 503223-9511, info@defeatms.com, walkmsoregon.com

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Walk MS Salem Salem, 503223-9511, info@defeatms.com, walkmsoregon.com

5/7/11 ORRC Hagg Lake Runs Forest Grove, 503-821-9577,

mbarretts@aol.com, orrc.net Millicoma Marsh Trail and Track Run Coos Bay, 541-2673489, southcoastrunningclub. com East Oregonian Butte Challenge Hermiston, columbia.corridor. corredor@gmail.com, columbiacorridorcorredor. blogspot.com/p/eastoregonian-butte-challenge. html 5/8/11 Cinco De Mayo Runs Portland, 503-926-2622, info@terrapinevents.com, terrapinevents.com Hippie Chick Half and Quarter Marathon Champoeg State Park, 503-524-7570, paula@runwithpaula.com, runwithpaula.com 5/14/11 McDonald Forest 50K Corvallis, scott.leonard@oregonstate.edu , oregontrailseries.com Casa Champions for Children Eugene, runnerspace.com/ eclecticedgeracing 5/15/11 Tualatin River Run-Walk Tualatin, solorunnerevents@ gmail.com, active.com 5/21/11 Born to Run Challenge Eugene, runnerspace.com/ eclecticedgeracing 5/22/11 10K Rum Run Tualatin, 360-9090211, brian@energyevents.com, energyevents.com 10 Cane 10K Tigard, brian@ energyevents.com, 10cane10k. com 5/28/11 Ridgeline Ramble Eugene, runnerspace.com/ eclecticedgeracing Portland Track Festival Portland, crice-pdx@comcast. net, portlandtrack.org/festival 5/29/11 Forest Park Trail Run Portland, pctrailruns.com 5/30/11 Run 4 the Memorial Eugene, runnerspace.com/ eclecticedgeracing ORRC Up the Lazy River Masters Run West Linn, upthelazyriver@orrc.net, orrc.net

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wharftowharf.com 116 Competitor April 2011

[ Pacific West ] CALENDAR 6/4/11 3 Rivers Race Against Domestic Violence La Grande, 541-377-3175, maryellenlaberge@hotmail. com, 3riversrace.com Timberline Marathon Timothy Lake, 503-539-9327, cneely@roguemultisport.com, roguemultisport.com Three Sisters Marathon Redmond, info@ threesistersmarathon.com, threesistersmarathon.com Miles of Mozart Eugene, runnerspace.com/ eclecticedgeracing Newport Marathon Newport, 541-265-3446, run@ newportmarathon.com, newportmarathon.org Starlight Run Portland, 503638-1305, hanmiltonevents@ aol.com, starlightrun.com 6/5/11 Gorilla Thrilla Trail Race Eugene, runnerspace.com/ eclecticedgeracing 6/11/11 Run for Ohm Roseburg, runnerspace.com/ eclecticedgeracing Helvetia Half Marathon & Drop Top 10K Hillsboro, 503524-7570, paula@runwithpaula. com, runwithpaula.com 6/12/11 Oregon Mile Eugene, runnerspace.com/ eclecticedgeracing

ericj@eosportstraining.com, eosportstraining.com 6/21/11 ORRC Summer Solstice Oregon City, summersolstice@ orrc.net, orrc.net 6/25/11 The Original Mud Run Portland, info@ theoriginalmudrun.com, theoriginalmudrun.com/ Pacific Crest Marathon and Half Marathon Sunriver, 503-644-6822, events@ racecenter.com, racecenter. com/pacificcrest 6/26/11 Pacific Crest 10K & 5K Bend, events@racecenter.com, racecenter.com/pacificcrest 7/3/11 Lostine River Run Wallowa County, 541-969-9724, ericj@ eosportstraining.com, eosportstraining.com 7/4/11 Aquafina Butte to Butte Eugene, runnerspace.com/ eclecticedgeracing Foot Traffic Flat Portland , 503-284-0345, info@ foottraffic.us, foottraffic. us/flat Mayor’s Firecracker Run 5k Coos Bay, 541-269-1199, southcoastrunningclub.com ORRC 4th of July Run Sauvie Island, 503-730-3274-, alanna_ woods@gmail.com, orrc.net

Footzone Dirty Half Bend, 541-317-3568, superdave@ footzonebend.com, footzonebend.com/events

7/9/11 Siskiyou Out and Back Mount Ashland, sob@ siskiyououtback.com, siskiyououtback.com

6/17/11 Oregon Epic Relay Portland, 303-999-1159-, epicrelays.com/ running-relay-eugene-portland. html

Columbia Corridor Corredor Trail Run Umatilla, columbia. corridor.corredor@gmail.com, columbiacorridorcorredor.blogspot. com/p/hermiston-fun-fest.html

Epic Oregon Relay Portland, 303-999-1159-, epicrelays.com

Kentuck Run North Bend, 541-756-4667, southcoastrunningclub.com

6/18/11 17th Jennifer’s Catching Slough Classic & 3rd South Coast Half Marathon Coos Bay, 541-267-6329, southcoastrunningclub.com

Smith Rock Sunrise Summer Classic Terrebone, info@smithrockrace.org, smithrockrace.com

6/19/11 Prost 8K Springfield, runnerspace.com/ eclecticedgeracing

7/10/11 Go Girl Trail Run Champoeg State Park, 503-524-7570, paula@runwithpaula.com, runwithpaula.com

East Oregonian River Run Pendleton, 541-969-9724,

7/16/11 Deschutes Dash 5K and

10K Runs Bend, volunteers@ freshairsports.com, freshairsports.com/events/ deschutes_dash/index.php 7/17/11 Run in the Country Half Marathon Coburg, racedirector@runinthecountry. com, runinthecountry.com 7/18/11 Ocean’s Edge 5K Beach Race Lincoln City, ivanm@lincolncity. org, active.com 7/23/11 REI Peak Challenge Eugene, runnerspace.com/ eclecticedgeracing 7/30/11 Wildwood Trail Run (10Km, Half Marathon, Marathon) Portland, 999-999-9999, events@coastaltrailruns. com, coastaltrailruns.com/ ww_wildwood.html Mt. Tabor Doggie Challenge Portland, 503-926-2622, info@terrapinevents.com, terrapinevents.com Mt. Hood 50 Mt. Hood, mthood50@gmail.com, mthood50.com 8/1/11 ORRC Dual Duel Portland, dualduel@orrc.net, orrc.net 8/5/11 Cascade Lakes Relay Diamond Lakes, scott@ cascadelakesrelay.com, cascadelakesrelay.com 8/7/11 Haulin’ Aspen Trail Marathon and Half Marathon Bend, 541-318-7388, haulinaspen@ freshairsports.com, freshairsports.com/events/ haulin_aspen 8/8/11 38th Annual Circle the Bay 30k Run/Walk/Relays North Bend, 541-756-2972, southcoastrunningclub.com 8/13/11 ORRC Garlic Festival 10K Vernonia, garlicfestival@orrc. net, orrc.net Crater Lake Marathon and Half-Marathon Klamath Falls, 541-884-6939, rimruns@aol. com, craterlakerimruns.com Crawfish Crawl Champoeg State Park, 503-524-7570, paula@runwithpaula.com, runwithpaula.com

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CALENDAR [ Pacific West ]

FALL 2011 EVENTS ALL CHAPTERS Nike Women’s Marathon A Race To Benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society San Francisco, CA October 16, 2011

The Nation’s Triathlon To Benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Washington, DC September 11, 2011

PACIFIC NORTHWEST OREGON / SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON CHAPTER

WASHINGTON / ALASKA CHAPTER

Eugene Women’s Half Marthon

Marine Corps Marathon

Eugene, OR September 4, 2011

Washington, D.C. October 30, 2011

Triathlon at Pacific Grove

Goodlife Fitness Victoria Marathon

Pacific Grove, CA September 10, 2011

Victoria, B.C., Canada October 9, 2011

Portland, OR October 9, 2011

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GREATER LOS ANGELES & ORANGE COUNTY INLAND EMPIRE CHAPTERS

SAN DIEGO CHAPTER

Disneyland Half Marathon

Anaheim, CA September 4, 2011

Nautica Malibu Triathlon Malibu, CA September 17 & 18, 2011

Moab Century Tour Moab, Utah September 18, 2011

Cool Breeze Century Ride

Disneyland® Half Marathon

San Diego Triathlon Classic San Diego, CA September 17, 2011

Bank of America Chicago Marathon® Chicago, IL October 9, 2011

RTC Viva Bike Vegas Las Vegas, NV October 15, 2011

Ventura, CA August 20, 2011

800.482.TEAM www.teamintraining.org 118 Competitor April 2011

12th Annual Bah Humbug Requiem Run Coos Bay, southcoastrunningclub.com Kelly Butte Classic Springfield, runnerspace.com/ eclecticedgeracing 8/26/11 American Cancer Society DetermiNation: Hood & Portland To Coast Portland, 503-795-3931, kristen.lee@cancer.org, htcptcdetermination.org 8/27/11 Eugene Celebration Mile Eugene, runnerspace.com/ eclecticedgeracing 9/3/11 Sunset Bay Trail Run Charleston, 541-290-7530, southcoastrunningclub.com 9/4/11 Eugene Women’s Half Marathon Eugene, 877-3452230, info@eugenemarathon. com, eugenewomenshalf.com Oregon Wine Country Half Marathon Carlton, 707-933-1769, raceinfo@ destinationraces.com, run4oregonwine.com

Portland Marathon & Half Marathon

Anaheim, CA September 4, 2011

8/20/11 Waldo 100K Ultramarathon Willamette Pass, ww100k.org

9/5/11 ORRC Wildwood Trail Trial Portland, wildwoodtrail@orrc. net, orrc.net 9/10/11 McKenzie River Trail Run McKenzie Bridge, markhumphreys@comcast. net, mrtr.org Brooks Runner’s Soul XC Fest 5K XC Hermiston, columbia.corridor. corredor@gmail.com, columbiacorridorcorredor. blogspot.com/p/brooksrunners-soul-xc-fest.html Scotty Brown Memorial Run Coos Bay, 541-297-6669, southcoastrunningclub.com 9/11/11 Pints to Pasta Champoeg State Park, 503-524-7570, paula@runwithpaula.com, runwithpaula.com Tri Trail Challenge Eugene, runnerspace.com/ eclecticedgeracing 9/17/11 Prefontaine Memorial Run Coos Bay, 541-269-

1103, prefontainerun.com, southcoastrunningclub.com 9/24/11 Flagline 50K - USATF National Championships Bend, 541-317-3568, superdave@footzonebend.com, footzonebend.com/events 9/25/11 ORRC Best Dam Run Estacada, 503-632-4676, bestdamrun@orrc.net, orrc.net

WASHINGTON CyCling

4/2/11 22nd Annual Frozen Flatlands Omnium Cheney, baddlands.org 4/9/11 Ronde van Palouse Road Race Spokane, spokanerocketvelo.com Volunteer Park Seattle, e.zimmerman@comcast.net, supersquadra.com/vp.aspx 4/10/11 Vance Creek Road Race Elma, wsbaracing.com

5/28/11 Lewis and Clark Ultra Vancouver, lacultra.com 6/4/11 Second Ascent Twilight Criterium Seattle, stepdownracing.com/twilight. htm 6/5/11 Brad Lewis Memorial Criterium Seattle, cascadiacrits.com 6/9/11 Seward Park Classic Seattle, cascadiacrits.com 6/10/11 Fuller Center Bicycle Adventure 2011 Seattle, 330201-1360, bike@fullercenter. org, fullercenter.org/ bikeadventure Capital Stage Race Olympia, capitastagerace.weebly.com Fuller Center Bicycle Adventure 2011 Seattle, 330201-1360, bike@fullercenter. org, fullercenter.org/ bikeadventure

4/15/11 Tour of Walla Walla Walla Walla, tofww.org

6/15/11 Volunteer Park Cascadia Criterium Seattle, wsbaracing. com

4/16/11 30th Annual Safe Kids/ Group Health Tulip Pedal la Conner, 360-428-3236, billc@ skagitems.com, skagitems. com/safe-kids-skagit-county/ annual-tulip-pedal/

6/18/11 Ride to Conquer Cancer Bellingham, bbayer@ endcancer.ca, va11. conquercancer.ca/site/ PageServer?pagename=va11_ homepage

5/7/11 Ravensdale Road Race Rochester, wsbaracing.com

Fremont Cascadia Criterium Fremont, cascadiacrits.com

Bellingham Mt. Bike Festival Bellingham, 201-0879, markomtb13@comcast.net, whimpsmtb.com/ Liberty Road Race Spokane, 509-868-8604, info@ spokanerocketvelo.com, spokanerocketvelo.com 5/14/11 Constitution Climb Orcas island, islandathleticevents. com/climb/index.html Wenatchee Velo Omnium Wenatchee, bikewenatchee.org Mutual of Enumclaw Stage Race Enumclaw, mutualofenumclaw.com/ stagerace/default.html

6/25/11 Tacoma Twilight Cascadia Criterium Tacoma, cascadiacrits.com 6/28/11 Spoke & Food Seattle, 206465-7761, info@spokeandfood. com, spokeandfood.com 7/16/11 Liberty Road Race Spokane, 509-868-8604, info@ spokanerocketvelo.com, spokanerocketvelo.com 7/23/11 Echelon Seattle Gran Fondo Kingston, davidc@ echelongranfondo.org, granfondo.org Echelon Seattle Gran Fondo Kingston, davidc@ echelongranfondo.org, granfondo.org

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CALENDAR [ PACIFIC WEST ] 7/29/11 BetterRide Mountain Bike Skills Camp Seattle , 970-3358226, Info@BetterRide.net, BetterRide.net BetterRide Mountain Bike Skills Camp Seattle , 970-3358226, info@betterride.net, betterride.net

MARATHON/ HALF MARATHON 4/10/11 Whidbey Island Marathon and Half-Marathon Oak Harbor, 360-279-4500, runwhidbey@oakharbor.org , whidbeyislandmarathon.com 4/16/11 Wenatchee Marathon and Half-Marathon Wenatchee, 509-662-2066, director@ wenatcheemarathon.com , wenatcheemarathon.com 5/1/11 Michelob Ultra Tacoma City Marathon and Half-Marathon Tacoma, 253-862-8890 , tony@ marathonmaniacs.com , tacomacitymarathon.com

5/8/11 Kirkland Half Marathon Kirkland, 206-729-9972, info@promotionevents.com , promotionevents.com 5/14/11 Windermere Marathon and Half Marathon Spokane, 509-321-9160, info@ windermeremarathon.com , windermeremarathon.com 5/15/11 Capital City Marathon and Half Marathon Olympia, jensent@olywa.net , CapitalCityMarathon.org 6/4/11 Green River Marathon Kent, 253-854-4916, barrick@ greenrivermarathon.com , greenrivermarathon. comgreenrivermarathon.com 6/5/11 North Olympic Discovery Marathon and Half-Marathon Sequim, 360-417-1301, larry@ nodm.com , nodm.com San Juan Island Marathon and Half Marathon Friday Harbor, 360-472-0908, info@ sanjuanislandmarathon.com , sjmarathon.org

6/19/11 Vancouver USA Marathon, Half Marathon and 5K Vancouver, 877-269-2009, info@discoverywalk.org , discoverywalk.org 6/25/11 Rock ‘n’ Roll Seattle Marathon and Half Marathon Tukwila, 800-311-1255, rnrseattle@competitorgroup. com, runrocknroll.com 7/24/11 Light at the End of the Tunnel Marathon and Half-Marathon North Bend, 253-350-1651, kc7wpd@hotmail. com , littlemarathon.com/ littlemarathon/tunnel

MULTISPORT 4/17/11 Easter Sprint Triathlon/ Duathlon Elma, 360-480-5981, wanttoduit@hotmail.com, ontherunevents.com 5/1/11 Mt. Rainier Short & Long Course Duathlon Enumclaw, 253-334-4433, info@buduracing. com, buduracing.com

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5/21/11 Alcoa Ridge to River Wenatchee, 1-800-258-2821, bicyclepaper.com, r2r.org 5/29/11 Onion Man Triathlon Walla Walla, 509-5299187, dpelsom@q.com, wwmultisports.com 5/30/11 Spring Festival Triathlon & Duathlon Moses Lake, 253334-4433-, info@buduracing. com, buduracing.com

6/18/11 Five Mile Lake Women’s Triathlon Auburn, 206-9203983, info@buduracing.com, buduracing.com

7/10/11 XTERRA Vashon Off-Road Triathlon Vashon, 206-9203983, info@buduracing.com, buduracing.com

6/25/11 USATriathlon Elite Race Series - TriMonroe-Gateway to Adventure Monroe, usatriathlon.org

Valley Girl Olympic & Sprint Triathlons Spokane, valleygirltri.com

Lake Padden Triathlon Bellingham, 360-778-7000, lromo@cob.org, cob.org/races

6/4/11 Issaquah Triathlon Issaquah, (425) 392-3866, info@ issaquahtri.com, issaquahtri. com/

7/2/11 Five Mile Lake Triathlon Auburn, 206-920-3983, info@ buduracing.com, buduracing. com

6/11/11 Moses Lake Family Triathlons Moses Lake, 253334-4433, info@buduracing. com, buduracing.com

7/9/11 Ocean Shores Tri & Foot Fest Big Weekend Ocean Shores, 425-766-8787, info@ trifreaks.com, trifreaks.com/ OceanShoresTri.aspx

Cottage Lake Tri and Tri Again Woodinville, 206-282-3959, mary@ marymeyerlifefitness.com, marymeyerlifefitness.com 6/17/11 Friday Night Swim Race Kent, info@weraisethebar.com,

Clear Lake Triathlon Bellingham, tonyt@co.skagit. wa.us, skagitcounty.net/ Common/Asp/Default.asp?d=Pa rksAndRecreation&c=General& p=triathlon/triathlon.htm

SheROX Triathlon - Federal Way Federal Way, barb@ phillytri.com, sheroxtri.com 7/16/11 ChelanMan Multisport Weekend Chelan, chelanman. com 7/17/11 The Summit Plummet Enumclaw, info@ weraisethebar.com, summitplummet.com/ Summit Plummet Triathlon & Duathlon Enumclaw, info@weraisethebar.com, summitplummet.com 7/21/11 TriRock Seattle Issaquah, 1-800-311-1255, trirock@ competitorgroup.com, trirockseries.com

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CALENDAR [ PACIFIC WEST ] 7/23/11 Oyster Urban Adventure Race Seattle, 877-328-2783, info@tppevents.com, oysterracingseries.com Padden Road Bike Duathlon Bellingham, 360-778-7000, lromo@cob.org, cob.org/races Seattle Oyster Urban Adventure Race Seattle, 303777-6887, luann@teamsage. com, seattleoyster.com 7/30/11 Federal Escape Triathlon Auburn, 425-766-8787, info@ trifreaks.com, trifreaks.com/ federalescapetri.aspx Ellensburg Sprint Triathlon Ellensburg, 206-920-3983, info@buduracing.com, buduracing.com 7/31/11 Whiskey Dick Triathlon & 10K Ellensburg, 206-9203983, info@buduracing.com, buduracing.com 8/6/11 Cascades Edge Triathlon/ Duathlon Enumclaw, events@ racecenter.com, racecenter. com/cascadesedge

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Lake Samish Triathlon Bellingham, 206-733-9405, jonathanhoskins@hotmail. com, lakesamishtriathlon.com 8/7/11 Kids Rock Triathlon Black Diamond, info@weraisethebar. com, kidsrocktriathlon.com Troika Triathlon Spokane, troikatriathlon@gmail.com, troikatriathlon.com XTERRA Black Diamond and 1/2terra Black Diamond, info@weraisethebar.com, xterrablackdiamond.com AquaTerra Seattle Seattle, aquaterraracing@gmail.com, aquaterraracing.com 8/14/11 Danskin Triathlon Series Seattle, 877-221-9665, info@danskintriathlon.net, xxtramile.com Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens Lake Stevens, lakestevens703. com 8/20/11 Finish Strong Multisport Weekend Sprint & Olympic

Triathlon Monroe, 425-2480908, teamfastt@comcast.net, finishstrongevents.com 8/21/11 Sammamish Splash Kids Triathlon Lake Sammamish, 206-282-3959, mary@ marymeyerlifefitness.com, active.com 8/27/11 Bellingham Youth Triathlon Bellingham, 360-778-7000, lromo@cob.org, trithecookie. com/ Lake Sammamish Triathlon Lake Sammamish, 206-9203983, info@buduracing.com, buduracing.com 8/28/11 Lake Meridian Triathlon Kent, info@weraisethebar.com, lakemeridiantri.com 9/3/11 North Bend MultiCross North Bend, 425-766-8787, info@ trifreaks.com, trifreaks.com/ NorthBendMultiCross.aspx Bonney Lake Triathlon Bonney Lake, 206-920-3983, info@ buduracing.com, buduracing.com

Scoggins Valley Triathlon/ Duathlon Forest Grove, events@racecenter.com, racecenter.com/scogginsvalley 9/10/11 Cottage Lake Tri and Tri Again Woodinville, 206-282-3959, mary@ marymeyerlifefitness.com, marymeyerlifefitness.com Lake Stevens Sprint & Olympic Triathlons Lake Stevens, 206-920-3983, info@ buduracing.com, buduracing. com North Bend MultiCross North Bend, 425-766-8787, info@ trifreaks.com, trifreaks.com/ northbendmulticross.aspx 9/11/11 The Max Muscle Vancouver Triathlon Vancouver , 360-573-7099, tracy@ maxmusclevancouver.com, maxmusclevancouver.com Seattle Escape from the Rock Triathlon Lake Washington, 415-868-1829, info@envirosports.com, envirosports.com

9/17/11 Kirklandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Triathlon Kirkland, 503-644-6822, events@ racecenter.com, racecenter. com/kirklandtri

4/2/11 Yakima River Canyon Marathon Ellensburg, dolphinmteam@earthlink.net, ontherunevents.com/yrcm

Grand Columbian Triathlon Grand Coulee, 425-766-8787, info@trifreaks.com, trifreaks. com/grandcolumbiantri.aspx

4/9/11 Skagit Valley Tulip Run Burlington, tuliprun.com

9/18/11 Trek Women Triathlon Series-Seattle Seattle, 877-221-9665-----, info@ trekwomenstriathlonseries. com, xxtramile.com 9/24/11 Black Diamond Triathlon/ Duathlon Enumclaw, events@ racecenter.com, racecenter. com/blackdiamond 10/9/11 RunningShoes.com MTB Duathlon Bellingham, 360-7787000, lromo@cob.org, cob.org

RUNNING 8/27/11 Bellingham Youth Triathlon Bellingham, 360-778-7000, lromo@cob.org, cob.org/races

Discovery Walk Festival Fun Walk Vancouver, 360-818-4280, info@discoverywalk.org, discoverywalk.org 4/10/11 Mt Si Relay and Ultra Runs Snoqualmie, 206-276-1635, mtsirelay@frontier.com, mtsirelay.com Whidbey Island Marathon & Half Marathon Oak Harbor, whidbeymarketing@comcast.net , whidbeyislandmarathon.com 4/11/11 Capitol Peak Ultra Marathon 55 miles & 55 km Olympia, 360250-2006, capitolpeak@gmail. com, capitolpeakultras.com 4/14/11 Port Gamble Half Port Gamble, 360-779-8757, rootsrockrun.com

CALENDAR [ Pacific West ] 4/16/11 Lumberjack Endurance Runs Port Gamble, 360-779-8757, rootsrockrun.com

Windermere Marathon and Half Marathon Spokane, 509-3219160, info@windermeremarathon. com, windermeremarathon.com

White River 5K Buckley, 253-862-8890-, nathan@ fleetfeetbonneylake.com, fleetfeetbonneylake.com

Trout Lake Run Trout Lake, troutlakerun2010@gmail.com , troutlakerun.blogspot.com

5/15/11 Capital City Marathon and Half Marathon Olympia, jensent@ olywa.net , capitalcitymarathon. org

Burien Festival 5K Seattle, runnerspace.com/ eclecticedgeracing

Walk MS Vancouver Vancouver, 503-223-9511, info@defeatms. com, walkmsoregon.com Wenatchee Marathon and Half-Marathon Wenatchee, 509-662-2066, director@ wenatcheemarathon.com , wenatcheemarathon.com 4/17/11 Spokane River Run Spokane, spokaneriverrun.com Bellevue 5K Run/Walk Bellevue, 206-203-1880, info@bellevue5k. com, bellevue5k.com 5/1/11 Top Pot 5K Seattle, 206-729-9972, info@promotionevents.com, promotionevents.com Tacoma City Marathon & Half Marathon Tacoma, 253-862-8890, tony@tacomacitymarathon.com, tacomacitymarathon association.com Lilac Bloomsday Run Spokane, 509-838-1579, bloomsdayrun.org Michelob Ultra Tacoma City Marathon and Half-Marathon Tacoma, 253-862-8890-, tony@ marathonmaniacs.com , tacomacitymarathon.com 5/7/11 Haggen to Haggen Bellingham, gbrc.net Cinco de Mayo Half Marathon Snoqualmie, 425-922-5844, runsnoqualmie.com Carson to Stevenson Ridge Run Carson, columbiagorgerunningclub.com Over the Dam Run Grand Coulee, 425-766-8787, info@trifreaks.com, trifreaks.com/overthedamrun.aspx 5/8/11 Kirkland Half Marathon & 5K Kirkland, 206-729-9972, info@promotionevents.com, promotionevents.com Forest 5K Port Gamble, 360-7798757, rootsrockrun.com 5/14/11 Human Race Bellingham, danh@whatcomvolunteer.org, whatcomvolunteer.org

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5/22/11 Rhody Run Port Townsend, 360385-3163, racedirector@rhodyrun. com, rhodyrun.com

6/19/11 Vancouver USA Marathon, Half Marathon and 5K Vancouver, 877269-2009, info@discoverywalk. org, discoverywalk.org

Sun Mountain Trail Races Winthrop, sunmountaintrailraces. blogspot.com

6/25/11 Dog Island Run Anacortes, timwittman@dogislandrun. com, dogislandrun.com

Great Kilted Run Seattle, 206729-9972, info@buduracing.com, promotionevents.com

Dodge Rock â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Roll Seattle Marathon & 1/2 Marathon Seattle, seattle.competitor. com

5/28/11 Spring Festival Fun Run Moses Lake, 206-920-3983, info@ buduracing.com, buduracing.com 6/4/11 Green River Marathon Kent, 253-854-4916, barrick@ greenrivermarathon.com, greenrivermarathon.com Race Beneath the Sun Bellingham, alisonallen@verizon. net, gbrc.net Rainier to Ruston Rail-Trail Relay & Ultra South Prairie, 253226-5495, rcwhester@yahoo.com, rainiertoruston.com 6/5/11 3 Towers Race Olympia, 360970-2896, guerillarunning@ hotmail.com, guerillarunning.com/ mountain_marathon.html San Juan Island Marathon and Half Marathon Friday Harbor, 360-472-0908, sjmarathon.org North Olympic Discovery Marathon and Half-Marathon Sequim, 360-417-1301, larry@ nodm.com, nodm.com 6/10/11 Fremont 5K & Briefcase Relay Seattle, 206-729-9972, info@promotionevents.com, promotionevents.com 6/18/11 Survivor Mud Run Seattle , info@survivormudrun.com, survivormudrun.com Beach to Chowder Long Beach, 360-642-5625, beachtochowder@ gmail.com, beachtochowder.com Urban Dare Seattle Seattle, 202-285-4510, kkeefe@urbandare. com, urbandare.com

7/2/11 2nd Annual Bigfoot 5k and 10k Fun Runs Yacolt, 360-904-7617, YacoltEvents@ gmail.com, active.com/running/ yacolt-wa/2nd-annual-bigfoot5k-and-10k-fun-runs-2011 7/3/11 Firecracker 5000 5K Seattle, 206-729-9972, info@ promotionevents.com, promotionevents.com 7/8/11 Relay for Life Bellingham, operations@ bellinghamathleticclub.com, relayforlife.org/relay 7/9/11 Chuckanut Footrace Bellingham, racekelly@ comcast.net, gbrc.net 7/10/11 Timber Town 10K Port Gamble, 360-779-8757, rootsrockrun.com Langley Half Marathon and 10K Langley, racedirector@ langleyhalfmarathon.com, langleyhalfmarathon.com 7/22/11 Ragnar Relay Northwest Passage Blaine to Whidbey Island, info@ragnarrelay. com, ragnarrelay.com/race/ northwestpassage 7/23/11 Shoreline 10K & 2 Mile Run Richland, 509-396-7719-, jrheineman@gmail.com, 3rrr.org Bluegrass Fun Run/ Walk Stevenson, columbiagorgerunningclub. com

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The Long Run By scott Jurek

By scott Jurek

What Running Can Teach Us Running is a vehicle for self-exploration.

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Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve raced ultramarathons for 17 years and have learned a lot about my body, mind and soul. In the early years of my running career, I would come back from a run and ponder new ways that I could train harder and perform better. I read books about exercise physiology and inspiring stories by legends of the sport about how they trained.

Back then I mostly focused on getting stronger and faster. It was a noble effort. Learning about my physiology allowed me to push my body to new limits, and doing so enabled me to explore the deeper aspects of my mind and soul. I never thought about what running could teach me, but as I gained more experience, I began to appreciate what else running had to offer. As the solo journeys into the forests ac-

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cumulated and I encountered new obstacles on racecourses, I started asking introspective questions. My mental fortitude became stronger, enabling me to solve the physical problems that would arise and deal with the discomfort that comes with running 100 consecutive miles.

Runners are inquisitive creatures.

We ask questions so we can reach our full potential. We dig deep to discover how to tackle seemingly insurmountable challenges while charging toward the finish line. We seek validation for why we put our bodies, minds and souls through all the discomfort and joy.

Ask yourself what you are learning from your running. Sometimes it might be how you can better control your heart rate, how you can fuel more efficiently, or how

you can get through that mental barrier at a low point in a race or training run. You might even learn something through running that can help you persevere in everyday life. When you do this you become a more complete runner. It might get you a PR or better yet, make you a better person.

So, letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s run and ask questions, because no matter how many miles we have run there is always something more to learn. Running is a way for us find out more about the individual that we are. All we need is an open road or windy path and a desire to explore.

Based in Boulder, Colo., Scott Jurek is a seven-time winner of the Western States 100-mile trail run. Read more from Scott at Competitor.com.

Photo by Brad Kaminski

think of this while running through mountains, deserts and long, lonely roads.

Bipedal locomotion is so much more than the number of miles run. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not only a test of physical abilities and mental machinery, but also a lesson about human potential. By looking at running from these vantage points, I have been able to appreciate the power of running more.

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INSIDE: Extreme Bike, Run, Core Page 67 Zonie Steph Rothstein on Celiac Disease Page 68 Pinpoint Recovery Secrets Page 70 Arizona: Trail Running Mecca Page 72

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WHAT YOU NEED:

A bike trainer, a run course that is two miles out-and-back and a mat or towel.

BETTER FITNESS

Photo by ©iStockphoto.com/Grady Reese

Xtreme Race Prep Jackie Arcana is a Level II USATF-certified coach, Level III USA Cycling coach and a 15-year resident of Las Vegas. A diehard triathlete, Arcana came in first for overall female at the full-distance 2007 and 2009 Silverman Ironman. When she’s not chasing her two children, Arcana coaches local triathletes, duathletes and those simply looking to improve their overall fitness through her personal training company, Xcell Performance Group, Xcellperformancegroup.com.

“As a coach, I strive to help athletes set high goals, learn new skills and keep sanity and balance in their lives,” she said.

Here is one of her favorite workouts that she uses to help triathletes get race ready.

“Athletes of all levels love a group class I coach called ‘Xtreme.’ This workout is a very good race prep and transition workout. It also builds endurance and mental toughness.”

WORKOUT:

1. Bike for 20 minutes.

2. Run for two miles, or for 20 minutes, whichever comes first.

3. Repeat Steps 1 and 2 two more times.

4. Close out the workout with 20 minutes of core work.

DETAILS: RUN:

“The runs are descending. The goal is for each run to be faster than the previous run. For my classes I have a big board that I log everyone’s time on. This gives runners of all abilities the chance to ‘win,’ if they pace correctly,” Arcana explained. “It is much harder than it sounds. The run is out and back. That way if someone’s run is over a 10-minute pace, they can simply turn around when they get to 10 minutes. Everyone can see each other on the course and cheer each other on. If someone returns before 20 minutes, they can use that time to rest. The same rules hold true if you are doing this workout alone.”

BIKE: The bike trainer sections are 20 minutes of continuous hard effort based on your level of athletic ability. Typically the bike portions look something like this: First five minutes are small ring middle gear at 75 percent effort.

Next five minutes are big ring at 85 percent effort.

Next five minutes at 90 percent effort.

Last five minutes down to 80 percent effort

. *If you’re up for it, incorporate three to four fast pickups of 20 seconds every five- minute block to simulate passing.

CORE: The core section targets your abs and back with four rotations of one minute each of: crunches, planks, supermans and pushups.

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 MY FAVORITE THINGS

Stephanie Rothstein, 27, was born in New York, but has fancied herself a “Zonie” since she was a young girl. She now resides in Phoenix, and trains primarily in Flagstaff, Ariz., with McMillan Elite. In addition to having a stellar track record, she recently placed third at the Houston Marathon with a time of 2:29:35—the fourth fastest 2012 Olympic Trials qualifying time. When she’s not running down a dream, Rothstein and her friend Lauren Fleshman are stirring up gooey wonders for their energy bar company, Picky Bars. She hopes her journey inspires others to pursue their dreams.

FAVORITE PLACE TO RUN Flagstaff Urban Trails System—a complex network of trails throughout all of Flagstaff that totals over 50 miles of running and biking bliss.

“The urban trails run through the entire town of Flagstaff and it’s accessible from most places around town.

It has loose gravel and feels good on your legs.”

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FAVORITE SPORTS STORE Run Flagstaff; 204-A E. Route 66, Flagstaff, Ariz.; Runflagstaff.com “The local running store Run Flagstaff is my favorite. It supports our group, runs a local running club and organizes running events throughout town.”

FAVORITE SHOE Adidas Adios; Adidas.com

FAVORITE RACE The Great Cow Harbor 10K; Northport, N.Y.; Cowharborrace.com “The course is so brutal, but the hospitality of the race and the race director are unparalleled. They are so welcoming and put you with host families for the weekend. I also have a special place in my heart for New York since that’s where I was born.

The Bolder Boulder 10K has changed its starting line.

On May 30, 80-plus waves of runners will start on 30th Street adjacent to the 29th Street Mall near Walnut Street, a mile south of the original start line, The Daily Camera reported. This is the first major course change in 30 years, and while many longtime racers are unhappy about it, race director Cliff Bosely said, This change should make it easier for participants to get to the race. Hopefully it will ease congestion on streets in and around the start area.

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FAVORITE RESTAURANT Diablo Burger, 120 N. Leroux St. #112, Flagstaff, Ariz.; Diabloburger.com “Diablo Burger—no contest! They have the best burger and fries. I eat there because everything is glutenfree and local. I have celiac disease— which means I cannot have any gluten. Plus, they help sponsor our team (McMillan Elite) and have the best service around.”

NEWS

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Marco Chung-Shu Lam is a Boulder, Colo.-based acupuncturist and the clinic director of the Mandala Integrative Medicine Clinic. Working in the fit mecca of Boulder, Lam sees athletes, from weekend warriors to pros, on a daily basis.

“Pros use acupuncture to boost performance, increase recovery time and help heal tendon and muscular injuries, which are the most common injuries I see in my patients,” he said.

Unfortunately, Lam finds that most athletes tend to only use the treatment when they’re injured.

“Chinese Olympians use acupuncture regularly,” he notes.

“There are many recent studies from China that show regular acupuncture treatment increases your anaerobic threshold and blood flow.”

While a cortisone shot uses a powerful anti-inflammatory to aid injuries, acupuncture decreases inflammation with the acupuncturist’s points, he says. Lam explains that acupuncture can be described from two very different perspectives: the Western or the Eastern. While Westerners look at the needle therapy as a foreign object that the body’s immune system reacts to by sending white blood cells to the area, forcing healing, the Chinese perspective says it’s all about “oi” (pronounced chee), or your life force.

6505 N. 16th St., Phoenix, Ariz.

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The Runner’s Den

For a whopping 33 years, Phoenix’s Runner’s Den has been serving the running and walking community of the sprawling desert city. Owned and operated by Dan Wallack and his wife, Ann, this family-run store employs a staff that knows and loves the sport—and it shows.

The store offers customized gait analysis, twicea-week group runs, free good form running clinics and, best of all, in-store workshops with podiatrist Dr. David Jenkins, a professor at the Midwestern University Arizona School of Podiatric Medicine.

Jenkins provides free foot evaluations at the store on Wednesday evenings to help runners of all kinds learn to take care of foot injuries. The Runner’s Den carries all the brands runners know and love, such as Mizuno, Nike and Saucony, while also carrying a variety of insoles, which are prescribed by a staff that is cherry-picked for their running know-how.

@iRunFar

lam’s secret

“If you are an athlete looking for a boost in energy, endurance and oxygen capacity, you will want to add Cordyceps to your supplement regimen. Cordyceps is a naturally occurring fungus that boosts multiple aspects of athletic performance. Performance coaches have observed teams shatter record after record after adding the supplement to their diets. One of the closely held secrets in Chinese training regimens is supplementation with this rare medicinal.”

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Heading off the ’net and onto southern Utah’s Gooseberry Mesa for a week of warm, snow-free trail running!

—Bryon Powell, iRunFar.com’s runner-in-chief, of Park City, Utah

Acupuncture photo by ©iStockphoto.com/Valentin Casarsa

Consider Acupuncture for Injury Prevention

TOP SHOP

ON THE RADAR [ MOUNTAIN WEST ]

Race Ready

 TRAIL GUIDE

OUR PICKS FOR GREAT MOUNTAIN WEST RACES TO SIGN UP FOR:

The Arizona Trail

Part of the Arizona National Scenic Trail The Arizona National Scenic Trail has been an ongoing project for the state since the late Flagstaff schoolteacher Dale Shewalter walked from Nogales, Mexico, to the Utah state line in the ’70s and early ’80s with the hopes of creating a cross-state and cross-country trail connecting the cities, towns and hamlets along his route. By 1994, the dream came to fruition and the Arizona Trail Association was born. The nonprofit organization became a representation for Shewalter’s goals, and the entire trail is now approximately 96 percent complete, with 800plus miles of trails from Mexico to Utah. Day hikers, backpackers, equestrians, mountain bicyclists, trail runners, nature enthusiasts, cross-country skiers, snowshoers and mule and llama packers are just some of the people who frequent the trail.

One of the association’s latest 2011 projects is the recently completed Flagstaff portion of the trail, the Arizona Trail. This mixed-terrain trail will take you alongside a ravine on the south side of McMillan Mesa (providing some stellar views) from Route 66 to the existing Flagstaff Urban Trails on top of the mesa.

According to the Flagstaff Parks Department, it completes the last missing section of the Arizona National Scenic Trail through Flagstaff.

The south end of the trail is in the early stages of planning for 2011 as part of a separate City of Flagstaff project to build a new concrete trail on the west side of Route 66. The entire Arizona Trail totals roughly five miles through Ponderosa pine forests and the Coconino National Forest beginning at Fisher Point Trail and ending at Oldham Trail.

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Arizona’s third-largest city, Prescott, is hosting the upcoming YMCA Whiskey Row Marathon on May 14, which includes a half-marathon, 10K and a 2-mile Fun Run/Walk. Challenging for runners because of its rugged terrain and high elevation, the Whiskey Row Marathon is still a hit in its 33rd year.

The race gets its name from its location along the 100 block of South Montezuma Street. Part of a historic district, South Montezuma was known as Whiskey Row because of the more than 40 saloons that once lined the street before 1900.

Although the saloons burned down at the turn of the 20th century, that doesn’t mean you can’t celebrate at one of the newer bars or restaurants postrace. Cheers to that.

Whiskeyrowmarathon.com If May is just too soon, but you’re looking for some 2011 Arizona runtime, check out the Flagstaff Marathon, Half-Marathon and 10K on Sept. 24.

Better suited for off-road trail runners, this race leads participants on a scenic tour up and down the trails of Flagstaff. The course elevation ranges between approximately 8,000 to 8,600 feet above sea level. The proceeds from this race benefit North Country Healthcare, an organization that offers healthcare to area patients regardless of their ability to pay.

Flagstaffnordiccenter.com Your Cause Sports is hosting its annual Boulder Sunrise Tri/Du/Run race on June 4 at the Boulder, Colo., reservoir.

When you sign up, you can choose the charity you’d like your fundraising efforts to support. Also, upon registration, participants receive access to create their own fundraising webpage to design for their charity. Plus, it has a little bit of everything from Olympic- and sprint-distance triathlons, to a duathlon and a 5K. Yourcausesports.org/events/bould er-sunrise/ “Test your strength. Question your sanity.” Endurance junkies live for taglines like this. The Leadville Trail Marathon, on July 2 in Leadville, Colo., takes runners high into the Rockies’ Mosquito Pass—13,185 feet, to be exact.

The course is out and back through historic (and sometimes eerie) mining districts, roads and trails throughout Leadville. In its 12th year, the Leadville Trail Marathon is a must-do for hardcore trail-running enthusiasts.

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ARIZONA CyCling

4/3/11 Cactus to Ghost Towns Tucson, 714-267-4591, info@cyclingescapes.com, cyclingescapes.com 4/16/11 Holualoa Tour of the Tucson Mountains Tucson, 520-7452033, info@perimeterbicycling. com, perimeterbicycling.com 4/30/11 Echelon Tucson Gran Fondo and Challenge Tucson, info@echelongranfondo.org, granfondo.org Whiskey Off-Road Prescott, 520-745-2033, info@epicrides. com, epicrides.com

MaraThon/half MaraThon 5/14/11 Whiskey Row Marathon Prescott, 928-445-7221 x36, childcare@prescottymca. org, prescottymca.org/ whiskeyrowmarathon

MulTisPorT 4/9/11 Oyster Urban Adventure Race Phoenix, 877-3282783, info@tppevents.com, oysterracingseries.com 4/30/11 USAT Duathlon National Championship Tucson/ oro Valley, 719-597-9090, nationalevents@usatriathlon. org, duathlonnationals.com 5/15/11 Tempe International Triathlon Tempe, tucsonracing.com 7/17/11 Mountain Man Sprint Triathlon flagstaff, mountainmanevents.com 8/14/11 Mountain Man Olympic &

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Half Distance Triathlon flagstaff, 000-000-0000, Eddie@MountainManEvents. com, mountainmanevents.com/ mountainman1.htm Mountain Man Triathlon flagstaff, mountainmanevents. com

COLORADO CyCling

4/2/11 Louisville Criterium louisville, info@boulderracing. com, boulderracing.com 4/3/11 Carter Lake Populaire loveland, rmccrides.com 4/8/11 MSC #1, Cheyenne Mountain Crankfest Colorado springs, 720-407-6142, info@racemsc. com, racemsc.com 4/9/11 Dakota Ridge Boulder, 850334-6232, rashidfarooqui@ hotmail.com, americancycling. org MSC #1, Cheyenne Mountain Stage Race Colorado springs, Co, 720-407-6142, info@ racemsc.com, racemsc.com 4/10/11 Mead Roubaix Road Race Mead, 303-444-9833, chris@ dbcevents.com, dbcevents. com/home/mead-roubaix 4/13/11 Karen Hornbostel Memorial T.T. Series Denver, 303-4585538, americancycling.org 4/16/11 Drake Doubleback louisville, rmccrides.com Haystack Mountain Time Trial Boulder, 303-817-8213, rorykelly@gmail.com, americancycling.org 4/17/11 The Primal Ardennes Classic Kiowa, 303-532-9777,

joepetrowski@gmail.com, americancycling.org 4/20/11 Karen Hornbostel Memorial T.T. Series Denver, 303-4585538, americancycling.org 4/22/11 BetterRide Mountain Bike Skills Camp fruita, 970-3358226, info@betterride.net, betterride.net 4/23/11 Deer Trail Road Race Deer Trail, roadrace@cyclingevents. com, cyclingevents.com 4/24/11 Voodoo Fire Pueblo, hutch@ warriorscycling.com, warriorscycling.com

racemsc.com, racemsc.com 5/1/11 The Koppenberg superior, info@boulderracing.com, boulderracing.com 5/4/11 Karen Hornbostel Memorial T.T. Series Denver, 303-4585538, americancycling.org Women’s Night Out at Wheat Ridge Cyclery Denver, 303424-3221, patm@ridewrc.com, ridewrc.com 5/5/11 Bikerpelli - Kokopelli Trail fruita, 303-875-9000, info@ bikerpelli.com, bikerpelli.com

4/25/11 Voodoo Fire Pueblo, hutch@ warriorscycling.com, warriorscycling.com

5/6/11 7th Annual 18 Hrs of Fruita @ Highline fruita, 970 8587220, festival@edgecycles. com, fruitamountainbike.com

4/27/11 Karen Hornbostel Memorial T.T. Series Denver, 303-4585538, americancycling.org

Women’s Mountain Bike Skills Camp fruita, 970-3358226, info@betterride.net, betterride.net

4/28/11 16th Annual New Belgium Fruita Fat Tire Festival fruita, 970-858-7220, festival@ edgecycles.com, fruitamountainbike.com

5/7/11 12 Hours of Mesa Verde Endurance Relay Mesa Verde, 12hoursofmesaverde.com

4/29/11 Cycling Recycling Junior Stage Race golden, 303-5228453, berlindg@aol.com, americancycling.org MSC #2, Rabbit Valley Rally fruita, 720-407-6142, info@ racemsc.com, racemsc.com 4/30/11 Lookout Mountain Hill Climb golden, 303-994-5207, philhar5@qwest.net, americancycling.org Stove Prairie 200K Brevet longmont, rmccrides.com MSC #2, Rabbit Valley Rally fruita, 720-407-6142, info@

Denver Fat Tire Festival lakewood, 408-410-7973, hutch@warriorscycling.com, warriorscycling.com Front Range 60 lakewood, 408-410-7973, hutch@ warriorscycling.com, warriorscycling.com Lookout Mountain Hill Climb golden, philhar5@Qwest.net, Vail Mountain Bike Camps Women’s Weekend fruita, 970-470-3431, info@ vailmountainbikecamps.com, vailmountainbikecamps.com Wheels of Thunder Classic Englewood, 303-818-4420, rich. beutner@christiancycling.com, americancycling.org

5/8/11 Battle the Bear lakewood, 408-410-7973, hutch@ warriorscycling.com, warriorscycling.com 5/11/11 Climbing Camp Colorado springs, trainright.com Karen Hornbostel Memorial T.T. Series Denver, 303-4585538, americancycling.org 5/13/11 BetterRide Mountain XC Race Skills Camp with Andy fruita, 970-335-8226, info@ betterride.net, betterride.net 5/14/11 Black Forest 300K Brevet littleton, rmccrides.com Desert RATS Classic fruita, 303-249-1112, reid_delman@ geminiadventures.com, geminiadventures.com Hugo Road Race Deer Trail, roadrace@cyclingevents.com, cyclingevents.com Southern Colorado Tour de Cure Woodland Park , main. diabetes.org/socotourdecure Vail Mountain Bike Camps Women’s Weekend fruita, 970-470-3431, info@ vailmountainbikecamps.com, vailmountainbikecamps.com WRC DEMO DAY at RED ROCKS Denver, 303-424-3221, patm@ridewrc.com, ridewrc. com 5/15/11 BoCo Loco Bike Bash Boulder, 303-938-5700, kathyb@ bnasurg.com, bocoloco.org Community Classic Bike Tour loveland, 970-203-2519, dawn.paepke@bannerhealth. com, mckeefoundation.com Uni Hill Criterium Boulder, 303-408-1195, lance@ withoutlimits.com, withoutlimits.com

University Hill Criterium Boulder, 303-408-1195, lance@ withoutlimits.com, withoutlimits.co 5/18/11 CU Boulder Short Track Series Boulder, 303cycling. com/2010-cu-boulder-cyclingshort-track-series Karen Hornbostel Memorial T.T. Series Denver, 303-4585538, americancycling.org 5/20/11 BetterRide Mountain Bike Skills Camp golden, 970-3358226, info@betterride.net, betterride.net Boulder B-cycle Launch Boulder, elizabeth.train@ boulderbcycle.com, boulderbcycle.com 5/21/11 Annual Buena Vista Bike Fest Buena Vista, 719-3956112, info@bvbf.org, bvbf.org MSC #3, Salida Mountain Stage Race salida, 720-4076142, info@racemsc.com, racemsc.com The Sonic Boom louisville, 360-927-1751, putelis@gmail. com, americancycling.org Vail Mountain Bike Camps Women’s Skills Workshop/ Coached Ride Eagle, 970-4703431, info@ vailmountainbikecamps.com, vailmountainbikecamps.com 5/22/11 Aspen Cycling Criterium aspen, 970-429-2093, aspenspecialevents@ci.aspen. co.us, aspencyclingfestival. com Boulder Racing HC Boulder, 303-981-7342, bhlud@yahoo. com, Road To Victory Bicycle Classic Boulder, 720-514-3244, info@road2victory.com, road2victory.com

Tortoise and Hare 5K Age/Height Handicap April 9 Colorado Springs, Colo.

This unique race in South Monument Valley Park handicaps all runners based on age, sex, height and weight. The runners start in order of their race handicap, and it’s up to the hares to try and catch the tortoises. Pprrun.org

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CALENDAR [ mountain west ] MSC #3, Salida Mountain Stage Race Salida, 720-4076142, info@racemsc.com, racemsc.com

Colorado Springs, 719-651-1677, andy@sandcreeksports.com, sandcreeksports.com

Bike Race Series #2 Vail, 970479-2280, bpappas@vailrec. com, vailrec.com

5/25/11 Karen Hornbostel Memorial T.T. Series Denver, 303-4585538, americancycling.org

6/3/11 24 Hours of ERock Larkspur, 303-282-9020, info@ elephantrockride.com, elephantrockride.com

6/11/11 Denver-Aspen Classic Denver, rmccrides.com

Vail/Beaver Creek Mountain Bike Race Series #1 Vail, 970479-2280, bpappas@vailrec. com, vailrec.com

BetterRide Women’s Mountain Bike Skills Camp Lakewood, 970-335-8226, info@ betterride.net, betterride.net

5/27/11 Super Morgul Classic Louisville, 303-981-7342, bhlud@yahoo.com, americancycling.org

MSC #4, Chile Challenge Angel Fire, 720-407-6142, info@ racemsc.com, racemsc.com

5/28/11 BetterRide Women’s Mountain Bike Skills Camp Lakewood, 970-335-8226, info@ betterride.net, betterride.net Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Durango Coca Cola Road Race Durango, 970-259-4621, director@ ironhorsebicycleclassic.com, ironhorsebicycleclassic.com Superior Morgul Classic Superior, 303.544.0959, angie@allthedetailsinc.com, superiormorgulclassic.com/ index.php 5/29/11 Gran Fondo Gunnison, 970641-5513, gunnisonmentors. com Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Morehart Murphy Criterim Durango, 970-259-4621, director@ ironhorsebicycleclassic.com, ironhorsebicycleclassic.com The Original Growler Mountain Bike Race Gunnison, 970-641-5513, info@ gunnisontrails.com, gunnisontrails.com/growler 5/30/11 Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Alpine Bank Time Trial Durango, 970-259-4621, director@ ironhorsebicycleclassic.com, ironhorsebicycleclassic.com 6/1/11 Ascent Cycling Series

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Teva Mountain Games Slopestyle Vail, 888-883-8245, info@vvf.org, tevamountaingames.com 6/4/11 Erock Twilight Criterium Castle Rock, 303-683-2453, danmieszala@q.com, americancycling.org Teva Mountain Games Freeride Dual Vail, 888-8838245, info@vvf.org, tevamountaingames.com Teva Mountain Games X-Country Mountain Bike Vail, 888-883-8245, info@vvf. org, tevamountaingames.com 6/5/11 City Park Criterium Denver, 303-886-3508, fleck278@ hotmail.com, rockymountainroadclub.org

Healing Wheels Tour Morrison, 303-534-1901, kanderson@brandiron.net, healingwheelstour.com/index. html John Stenner Memorial Time Trials: Colorado TT Championships Denver, 303-757-1892, yvangent@earthlink.net, americancycling.org Roan Cliff Chaos - XC Race Rifle, 970-665-6578, wayne@ rifleco.org, rifleco.org The Denver Post Ride The Rockies Colorado, 303-9546700, rtr@denverpost.com, ridetherockies.com Winter Park Mountain Bike Race Series - Hill Climb Winter Park, 970-726-1592, psmith@winterparkresort. com, epicsingletrack.com 6/12/11 Angelo’s Criterium Pueblo, 719-406-3939, carlann7@ yahoo.com, americancycling. org Beti Bike Bash Lakewood, 303-278-6909, betibikebash@ gmail.com, betibikebash.com

Elephant Rock Cycling Festival Castle Rock, 303-2829020, info@elephantrockride. com, elephantrockride.com

Denver Century Ride Denver, 303-55-8184, lripko@csgsponsorship, denvercenturyride.com

Teva Mountain Games Road Bike Time Trial Vail, 888-8838245, info@vvf.org, tevamountaingames.com

Durango Coca-Cola Triple Crown Durango, durangodevo. com

Triple Bypass Training Camp Evergreen, trainright.com 6/8/11 Summit Mt. Challenge Series Breckenridge, mavsports.com Triple Bypass Training Camp Evergreen, trainright.com Vail/Beaver Creek Mountain

Ridgeline Rampage Castle Rock, 408-410-7973, hutch@ warriorscycling.com, warriorscycling.com Roan Cliff Chaos - Hill Climb Rifle, 970-665-6578, wayne@ rifleco.org, rifleco.org 6/15/11 Steamboat Springs Twilight Criterium Steamboat Springs , 303-444-9833, chris@

dbcevents.com, dbcevents. com/home/steamboat-crit Vail Mountain Bike Camps Kids’s Camp Vail, 970-4703431, info@ vailmountainbikecamps.com, vailmountainbikecamps.com Vail/Beaver Creek Mountain Bike Race Series #3 Vail, 970479-2280, bpappas@vailrec. com, vailrec.com 6/17/11 Colorado Mini Classic Silt, 303-458-5538, americancycling.org Rocky Mountain Omnium Glenwood Springs, 970-6880102, bikermitchman@yahoo. com, americancycling.org 6/18/11 Boulder Sunrise Century Boulder, 303-875-9000, info@ bikerpelli.com, bikerpelli.com Senator’s Bailey 100 Hundo Bailey, 303-424-3221, patm@ ridewrc.com, bailey100.com UCI USA Cycling Pro SCT Race Colorado Springs, 719651-1677, andy@ sandcreeksports.com, sandcreeksports.com 6/19/11 Bicycle Tour of Colorado Central City, 303-985-1180, answer@bicycletourcolorado. com, bicycletourcolorado.com FIBArk Arkansas Hills Mountain Bike Race Salida, 719-539-5703, salidaraces@ gmail.com, salidarec.com or fibark.net RMO - Rock the River Road Race / Colorado Master RR Championships Glenwood Springs, 970-688-0102, bikermitchman@yahoo.com, americancycling.org 6/21/11 BetterRide Mountain Bike Skills Camp Crested Butte, 970-335-8226, Info@ BetterRide.net, BetterRide.net High Altitude Performance Camp Vail, trainright.com

6/22/11 Summit Mt. Challenge Series Breckenridge, mavsports.com Vail Mountain Bike Camps Kids’s Camp Vail, 970-470-3431, info@ vailmountainbikecamps.com, vailmountainbikecamps.com 6/23/11 Bike to Work Day Denver metro area, 303-458-7665, drcog.org Spin Sports Festival Aspen, 303-988-0600, craig@ spinsportsfestival.com, spinsportsfestival.com 6/24/11 MSC #5, Wildflower Rush Crested Butte, 720-407-6142, info@racemsc.com, racemsc. com 6/25/11 7th Annual Bridges of the Butte 24-Hour Townie Tour Crested Butte, 970-949-5075, emily@adaptivesports.org, adaptivesports.org Fat Tire 40 Mountain Bike Race Crested Butte, 800-5454505, scott@cbchamber.com, ftbw.com Great West MS 150 Bike Tour Colorado, 303-698-7470, coloradobikems@nmss.org, bikemscolorado.org Lap the Lake Bike Race Leadville, 719-486-7484, lcolley@co.lake.co.us, lakecountyco.com/recreation Lap-The-Lake 50” Cycling Race/Ride” Leadville, 719-4867484, lcolley@co.lake.co.us, lakecountyco.com/recreation MSC #5, Wildlfower Rush Crested Butte, 720-407-6142, info@racemsc.com, racemsc. com Mt. Evans Challenge Golden, rmccrides.com Winter Park Mountain Bike Race Series - X-C Super Loop Winter Park, 970-726-1592, psmith@winterparkresort. com, epicsingletrack.com

6/29/11 Vail Mountain Bike Camps KidsÇè_ Camp Vail, 970-470-3431, info@ vailmountainbikecamps.com, vailmountainbikecamps.com 7/2/11 Mike Horgan Hill Climb Boulder, info@boulderracing. com, boulderracing.com 7/3/11 Colorado Death Ride Ridgway, rmccrides.com 7/4/11 Firecracker 50 Breckenridge, mavsports.com 7/6/11 Breck Bike Week Breckenridge, 970-453-2913, events@gobreck.com, breckbikeweek.com GMSV MTB Short Track Series Golden , 303-489-7437, brucewhitesel@hotmail.com, Vail Mountain Bike Camps Kids’s Camp Vail, 970-470-3431, info@ vailmountainbikecamps.com, vailmountainbikecamps.com Vail/Beaver Creek Mountain Bike Race Series #4 Vail, 970479-2280, bpappas@vailrec. com, vailrec.com 7/8/11 BetterRide Downhill Mountain Bike Camp Summit County , 970-335-8226, Info@ BetterRide.net, BetterRide.net MSC #6, Full Tilt in Telluride Telluride, 720-407-6142, info@ racemsc.com, racemsc.com 7/9/11 BRC Real Estate Criterium Highlands Ranch, andrew@ brccycling.com, brccycling.com MSC #6, Full Tilt in Telluride Mountain Village, 720-407-6142, info@racemsc.com, racemsc. com Triple Bypass - West Bound Evergreen, 303-473-1998, triple@triplebypass.org, teamevergreen.org Winter Park Mountain Bike Race Series - Valley

Platte River Half-Marathon & Buckhorn Exchange Relay April 10 Littleton, Colo.

The race begins with two miles through downtown Littleton before hitting the paved Platte River Trail for the next 10 miles. The final mile is off the trail to the Buckhorn Exchange Restaurant for the post-race party. Then take the RTD Light Rail back to Littleton. Platteriverhalf.com

CALENDAR [ mountain west ] Point to Point Winter Park, 970-726-1592, psmith@ winterparkresort.com, epicsingletrack.com 7/10/11 North Boulder Park Classic Boulder, 720-240-3108, keith@chezharper.com, boulderclassic.com North Boulder Park Criterium Boulder, 720-2403108, keith@chezharper.com, americancycling.org Tour of Colorado Denver, 714-267-4591, info@ cyclingescapes.com, cyclingescapes.com Triple Bypass - East Bound Evergreen, 303-4731998, patience.baldwin@ aleminternational.com, teamevergreen.org Winter Park Mountain Bike Race Series - Super Downhill Winter Park, 970-726-1592, psmith@winterparkresort. com, epicsingletrack.com 7/13/11 Summit Mt. Challenge Series Breckenridge, mavsports.com Vail Mountain Bike Camps Kids’s Camp Vail, 970-470-3431, info@ vailmountainbikecamps.com, vailmountainbikecamps.com 7/14/11 PowerAde Pinnacle Mountain Bike Race Series Crested Butte, 970-349-2217, lwright@cbmr.com, skicb.com 7/15/11 BetterRide Women’s Mountain Bike Skills Camp Steamboat Springs , 970-3358226, info@betterride.net, betterride.net Leadville 100 Mountain Bike Camp Leadville, trainright.com 7/16/11 19th Annual Fat Tire Classic Winter Park, 303293-5311, bjesse@nscd.org, fattireclassic.com B-32 XC Endurance Race Breckenridge, 408-410-7973,

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hutch@warriorscycling.com, warriorscycling.com B-68 XC Endurance Race Breckenridge, 408-410-7973, hutch@warriorscycling.com, warriorscycling.com Breckenridge 100 Breckenridge, 408-410-7973, hutch@warriorscycling.com, warriorscycling.com

PowerAde Pinnacle Mountain Bike Race Series Crested Butte, 970-349-2217, lwright@cbmr.com, skicb.com 7/22/11 Leadville 100 Mountain Bike Camp Leadville, trainright.com MSC #7, Keystone Classic Keystone, 720-407-6142, info@ racemsc.com, racemsc.com

Kaiser Permanente Moonlight Classic Denver, 303-282-9020, info@ moonlight-classic.com, moonlight-classic.com

7/23/11 2011 Colorado-Eagle River Ride Beaver Creek, 970-9269292, sosride@sosoutreach. org, vailvelo.com

Southeast Colorado Susan G. Komen Ride for the Cure Fountain , 719-448-0350, kittybobmama@yahoo.com, komencs.org

Bob Cook Memorial Mt. Evans Hill Climb/Colorado Hill Climb Championships Idaho Springs, 303-579-4847, dnewcomer@mac.com, bicyclerace.com

Tour de Steamboat Steamboat Springs, 970-8466247, tourdesteamboat@ springsips.com, tourdesteamboat.com 7/17/11 Longmont Criterium / Colorado Senior Crit Championships Longmont, 303-478-7590, dmwaugh@ comcast.net, americancycling. org Urban Assault Ride Fort Collins, 303-408-0747, josh@adventurefit.com, urbanassaultride.com Western Slope Omnium Glenwood Springs, rockymountainomnium.com 7/19/11 Leadville 100 Mountain Bike Camp Leadville, trainright.com 7/20/11 Vail Mountain Bike Camps Kids’s Camp Vail, 970-470-3431, info@ vailmountainbikecamps.com, vailmountainbikecamps.com Vail/Beaver Creek Mountain Bike Race Series #5 Vail, 970479-2280, bpappas@vailrec. com, vailrec.com 7/21/11 Leadville 100 Mountain Bike Camp Leadville, trainright.com

Leadville 100 Mountain Bike Camp Leadville, trainright.com MSC #7, Keystone Classic Keystone, 720-407-6142, info@ racemsc.com, racemsc.com 7/24/11 The Children’s Hospital Courage Classic Copper Mountain, 720-777-1768, rideinfo@couragetours.com, couragetours.com Urban Assault Ride Denver, 303-408-0747, josh@adventurefit.com, urbanassaultride.com Women Wheels Wine Tabernash, 970-726-8231, activities@devilsthumbranch. com, devilsthumbranch.com Vic’s Espresso Prospect Criterium Longmont, 303-4851021, americancycling.org 7/27/11 Summit Mt. Challenge Series Breckenridge, mavsports.com Vail Mountain Bike Camps Kids’s Camp Vail, 970-470-3431, info@ vailmountainbikecamps.com, vailmountainbikecamps.com 7/28/11 PowerAde Pinnacle Mountain Bike Race Series

Crested Butte, 970-349-2217, lwright@cbmr.com, skicb.com 7/29/11 BetterRide Mountain Bike Skills Camp Winter Park, 970335-8226, info@betterride.net, betterride.net Salida Omnium Salida, 719-539-4746, angela@ southcentralracing.com, southcentralracing.com 7/30/11 Grand Loop Golden, rmccrides. com Hermosa Off-Road Classic Durango, cycling.fortlewis.edu Winter Park Mountain Bike Race Series - Crankworx Colorado X-C Winter Park, 970-726-1592, psmith@ winterparkresort.com, epicsingletrack.com

MaraThon/haLF MaraThon 4/2/11 Runner’s Edge of the Rockies Mid-Spring Training Session kick-off run Denver, 303-320-3343, Coach@ runnersEdgeoftherockies.com, runnersEdgeoftherockies.com 4/10/11 Platte River 1/2 Marathon and Buckhorn Exchange Relay Littleton, 303-220-1037, maureen@platteriverhalf.com, platteriverhalf.com RMRR Spring Marathon Training Series Denver, rmrr.org 4/17/11 Horsetooth Half Marathon Ft. Collins, 970-224-9114, steve@runnersroostftcollins. com, horsetoothhalfmarathon. com Mile High Mile Denver, 303-743-9720-x855, info@milehighmile.com, milehighmile.com 4/23/11 Cheyenne Mountain Trail Race Colorado Springs, 720-318-1612, race@ epicenduranceevents.com, epicenduranceevents.com

Mt. Carbon Trail 1/2 Marathon Lakewood, 303-8700487, adamf@runuphillracing. com, runuphillracing.com RMRR Spring Marathon Training Series Denver, rmrr.org 5/1/11 10th Anniversary Colorado Marathon Fort Collins, 970-556-3279, lisa@ thecoloradomarathon.com, thecoloradomarathon.com Cinco de Mayo Walk/Run Pueblo, 719-248-7468, ramon. arriaga@colostate-pueblo.edu, socorunners.org Colorado Marathon and Half Marathon Fort Collins, 970-556-3279, Lisa@ thecoloradomarathon.com , thecoloradomarathon.com 5/7/11 Grand Valley Marathon and Half Marathon Palisade, 435-650-0155, info@ mammothmarathons.org , mammothmarathons.org/gv/ gv.html 5/14/11 Sky Mesa Pass Trail Marathon Gateway, 970-9312458, info@gatewaycanyons. com , gatewaycanyons.com 5/15/11 Kaiser Permanente Colfax Marathon Denver, 303-770-9600, michelle@ coloradocolfaxmarathon.org, coloradocolfaxmarathon.org 5/29/11 Arkansas River Bluegrass Marathon and Half Marathon Salida, 719-5395703, Dan@Salidaraces.org, salidaraces.org 6/4/11 Fear the Deer trail half marathon Littleton, info@ fearthedeer.co, fearthedeer.co Taste of Louisville 1/2 Marathon & 5K Louisville, 970389-0310, info@canyoumove. me, tasteoflouisvillehalf.com Teva Mountain Games Vail Pass Half Marathon Vail, 888-883-8245, info@vvf.org,

tevamountaingames.com Turquoise Lake Half Marathon Leadville, 605641-7580, carlos_martinez@ fws.gov, 6/5/11 Steamboat Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K Steamboat Springs, 970879-0880, marathon@ steamboatchamber.com, steamboatmarathon.com 6/11/11 35th Anniversay SALOMON Run the Rockies” HalfMarathon & 10K “ Frisco, 303 635-2815, emgmh@ emgcolorado.com, emgcolorado.com Steamworks Animas Valley Half Marathon Durango, 970-749-6139, go-dmt.org/ steamworkshalf.html Turkey Track Trail Marathon Pagosa Springs, joingecko.org 6/12/11 Estes Park Marathon & Optimist 10K and 5K Estes Park, 970-586-8189, epmarathon.org 6/18/11 Runner’s Edge of the Rockies Summer/Fall Training Session kick-off run Denver, 303-320-3343, Coach@ runnersEdgeoftherockies.com, runnersEdgeoftherockies.com 6/25/11 Slacker Half Marathon/ Relay/4-Mile Races Georgetown, 303-679-2312, bluther@co.clear-creek.co.us, slackerhalfmarathon.com 7/2/11 Leadville Heavy Half Marathon Leadville, 719-4863502, kathy@leadvilletrail100. com, leadvilletrail100.com Rendezvous Run for Independence Winter Park, 970-726-4118, visitorcenter@ playwinterpark.com, playwinterpark.com 7/3/11 Copper Mountain 1/2 Marathon & 5K Copper Mountain,

16th Annual New Belgium Brewing Fruita Fat Tire Festival April 28-May 1 Fruita, Colo.

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CALENDAR [ mountain west ] 303-926-1017, craig@ enduranceeventmarketing. com, copperhalf.com

1211, acanyon@ denverathleticclub.org, denverathleticclub.com

7/5/11 Runner’s Edge of the Rockies Summer/Fall Speedwork Program kick-off run Denver, 303-320-3343, Coach@ RunnersEdgeoftheRockies.com, RunnersEdgeoftheRockies.com

Runner’s Edge of the Rockies Mid-Spring Training Session Kick-Off Run Denver, 303-320-3343, Coach@ RunnersEdgeoftheRockies.com, runnersedgeoftherockies.com

7/9/11 Middle Park Half Marathon Granby, 303-960-8129, paul@digdeepsports.com, digdeepsports.com 7/17/11 Keystone Resort Trail 1/2 Marathon Race & 5k Keystone,Co, 303-926-1017, craig@ enduranceeventmarketing.com, enduranceeventmarketing.com ZOOMA Colorado Half Marathon & 10K Colorado Springs, 904-823-9347, info@ zoomarun.com, zoomarun.com 8/13/11 Georgetown to Idaho Springs Half Marathon Georgetown , 303-674-7449, racedirector@gtishalf.org, gtishalf.org 8/14/11 Glenwood Springs Trail 1/2 Marathon and 10K Glenwood Springs, 303-926-1017, craig@ enduranceeventmarketing. com, glenwoodspringshalf.com 8/21/11 Heart and Sole Half Marathon and 10k Boulder, 303-517-7046, Henry@ Boulderrunningcompany.com, heartandsolehalf.com Pikes Peak Marathon Manitou Springs, 719-473-2625, raceinfo@pikespeakmarathon. org, pikespeakmarathon.org 8/27/11 Runner’s Edge of the Rockies Mid-Summer Training Session kick-off run Denver, 303-320-3343, Coach@ RunnersEdgeoftheRockies.com, RunnersEdgeoftheRockies.com

4/5/11 Longmont Youth Tri Club longmont, Co, 303-651-8405, karen.charles@ci.longmont. co.us, ci.longmont.co.us/rec 4/13/11 22nd Annual Enduro Arapahoe Basin, arapahoebasin.com 4/16/11 MAD Splash N Dash littleton, ARudolph@lps.k12.co.us, GetMeRegistered.com/ MADSplashNDash 4/17/11 Pole, Pedal, Paddle Salida, 719-221-1710, harvey@ boaterparks.com, 3psalida.com Tri the Rim Triathlon Durango, 970-247-7220, fortlewis.edu 4/19/11 Triathlon Transition Talk Denver, (303)449-3482, events@outdoordivas.com, outdoordivas.com 4/20/11 CCAC Triathlon and Running Club Open House Denver, 303339-5631, gtanner@ cherrycreekclub.com, cherrycreekclub.com Triathlon Transition Talk Boulder, (303) 449-3482, events@outdoordivas.com, outdoordivas.com 4/23/11 BlasterBlast Golden, blasterblast@gmail.com, 4/24/11 t2coaching Indoor Triathlon Fort Collins, wendy@ t2coaching.com,

Mountain Chile Cha Cha Pagosa Springs, joingecko.org

4/30/11 9th Annual Marmot Grind Arapahoe Basin, arapahoebasin.com

8/28/11 RMRR Fall Marathon Training Series Westminster, 303-871-8366, rmrr.org

5/7/11 HRCA Cinco de Mayo 5K/ Duathlon Highlands Ranch , highlandsranchrunseries.com

MultiSPoRt

5/8/11 Barkin’s Dog Duathlon Denver, 303-642-7917, info@ racingunderground.com, racingunderground.com

4/2/11 Colorado Endurance Conference Denver, 303-534-

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5/14/11 Adventure Xstream Series Chatfield lakewood, 970-4035320, 2011@gravityplay.com, gravityplay.com 5/15/11 Riptide Multisports Littlefoot Sprint Triathlon lakewood, 720-289-0036, amy@riptidemultisports.com, 5/21/11 America’s Cup Aquathlon USAT National Championship longmont, 303-408-1195, lance@withoutlimits.com, Withoutlimits.com FastForward Sports Kickoff to Spring Triathlon Training Boulder, 303-440-1975, fastforwardsports.net 5/22/11 Ft. Collins Triathlon/ Duathlon Ft. Collins, 970-4820551, kforzley@comcast.net, timberlinetiming.com Summer OPEN Sprint Triathlon longmont, 303-4081195, withoutlimitsproductions@ gmail.com, Withoutlimits.co 5/25/11 Lake Loveland Open Water Swim loveland, 970-667-3999, info@3xfast.com, 3xfast.com/ articles/lake-loveland-openwater-swims-pg191. htm?preview=true &sectionid=373 5/28/11 Pelican Fest Triathlon Windsor, 719-214-4829, don@ t2coaching.com, pelicanfesttriathlon.com 5/30/11 Narrow Horse Swim and Triathlon Durango, go-dmt.org 6/2/11 Stroke & Stride #1 Boulder Reservoir, 303-642-7917, info@ racingunderground.com, racingunderground.com Tri Coaching - Poppy Sports Boulder, 720-933-5113, camps@ poppysports.com, poppysports. com/trainingCamps 6/3/11 Metro Brokers Triathlon Friday Denver, 303-843-0100, race@metrobrokerstriathlon. com, metrobrokerstriathlon. com 6/4/11 Boulder Sunrise Tri/Du/Run Boulder, info@ yourcausesports.org, yourcausesports.org

HRCA Tune Up Kids Mini Triathlon Highlands Ranch , highlandsranchrunseries.com HRCA Tune Up Triathlon Highlands Ranch , 303-4717039, jreister@hrcaonline.org, highlandsranchrunseries.com Kids Only Triathlon longmont, 303-774-4771, sara.stewart@ ci.longmont.co.us, ci.longmont. co.us/rec/special/ Longmont Kids Only Triathlon longmont, 303-7744771, sara.stewart@ci. longmont.co.us, ci.longmont. co.us/rec/special/ Teva Mountain Games Mud Run Vail, 888-883-8245, info@ vvf.org, tevamountaingames. com 6/5/11 31st Annual Longmont Triathlon longmont, 303-6518405, karen.charles@ci. longmont.co.us, ci.longmont. co.us/rec/special/ 6/8/11 Lake Loveland Open Water Swim loveland, 970-667-3999, info@3xfast.com, 3xfast.com/ articles/lake-loveland-openwater-swims-pg191. htm?preview=true& sectionid=373 6/9/11 Stroke & Stride #2 Boulder Reservoir, 303-642-7917, info@ racingunderground.com, racingunderground.com Triathlon Performance Camp Colorado Springs, trainright.com 6/10/11 Denver Fit Conference & MMA Sports Expo Denver, achievefitnessusa.com Lyons Outdoor Games lyons, 303-823-8250, recreation@ townoflyons.com, lyonsoutdoorgames.com 6/11/11 Highline Hustle Triathlon loma, 970-254-3893, gjcity.org/ CityDeptWebPages/ ParksRecreation/Recreation/ HighlineHustle/HighlineHustle. htm Zoot Aspen Triathlon/ Duathlon/Aquabike Aspen, 970-429-2093, aspenspecialevents@ci.aspen. co.us, aspenrecreation.com 2011 Mile High Amazing Race Denver, isabel.werner@ lls.org, lls.org/amazingrace

6/12/11 BAM Bare Bones Open Water Swim Boulder, jascott@indra. com, bamswimteam.org

Tough Mudder Colorado Saturday Avon, 718-643-6171, info@toughmudder.com, toughmudder.com

Foothills Feat Mini Sprint and Kids Triathlon littleton, 303.579.9488, trishbyerley@ gmail.com, foothillsfeattriathlon.com

6/26/11 Craig Duathlon Craig, ccat@ springsips.com, runningseries. com

Greeley 13-15 Age Group Triathlon Greeley, info@ greeleytriathlon.com, greeleytriathlon.com Greeley Triathlon Greeley, info@greeleytriathlon.com, greeleytriathlon.com Mini Ha Ha Triathlon Broomfield, 303-464-5500, ci. broomfield.co.us/recreation Open Water Swim Clinic littleton, pete@ milehighmultisport.com, milehighmultisport.com USA Triathlon Rocky Mtn Region Junior Championship Greeley, info@greeleytriathlon. com, greeleytriathlon.com 6/14/11 Springs Splash and Dash Colorado Springs, 719-337-2737, lrainsberger@comcast.net, pprrun.org 6/16/11 Stroke & Stride #3 Boulder Reservoir, 303-642-7917, info@ racingunderground.com, racingunderground.com 6/18/11 Open Water Swim Clinic littleton/lakewood, pete@ milehighmultisport.com, milehighmultisport.com 6/19/11 5430 Sprint Triathlon Boulder, 813-868-5933, bouldertriseries.com 6/22/11 Lake Loveland Open Water Swim loveland, 970-667-3999, info@3xfast.com, 3xfast.com/ articles/lake-loveland-openwater-swims-pg191. htm?preview=true& sectionid=373 6/23/11 Stroke & Stride #4 Boulder Reservoir, 303-642-7917, info@ racingunderground.com, racingunderground.com 6/25/11 Loveland Lake to Lake Triathlon and Aquabike loveland, 970-669-6372, peggy@lovelandlaketolake. com, lovelandlaketolake.com

Tough Mudder Colorado Sunday Avon, 718-643-6171, info@toughmudder.com, toughmudder.com 6/28/11 AQUAMAN Swim and Swim/ Run Series #1 Denver, Co, (203)313-3546, withoutlimitsproductions@ gmail.com, withoutlimits.co Aquaman Swim/Run Series Aurora, 203-313-3546, cgutti77@hotmail.com, withoutlimits.com Springs Splash and Dash Colorado Springs, 719-337-2737, lrainsberger@comcast.net, pprrun.org 6/30/11 Stroke & Stride #5 Boulder Reservoir, 303-642-7917, info@ racingunderground.com, racingunderground.com 7/5/11 AQUAMAN Swim and Swim/ Run Series #2 Denver, Co, (203)313-3546, withoutlimitsproductions@ gmail.com, Withoutlimits.co 7/6/11 Lake Loveland Open Water Swim loveland, 970-667-3999, info@3xfast.com, 3xfast.com/ articles/lake-loveland-openwater-swims-pg191. htm?preview=true& sectionid=373 7/7/11 Stroke & Stride #6 Boulder Reservoir, 303-642-7917, info@ racingunderground.com, racingunderground.com 7/9/11 LG Triathlon Eagle, 970-3289565, vvcf.org Open Water Swim Race Series lakewood/littleton, pete@milehighmultisport.com, milehighmultisport.com Pagosa Duathlon Pagosa Springs, 970-264-9075, acvap. org/duathlon.html 7/10/11 Boulder Peak Triathlon Boulder, 813-868-5933, bouldertriseries.com Colorado Adventure Retreat

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CALENDAR [ mountain west ] Winter Park, 303-545-9295, colleen@womensquest.com, womensquest.com/retreats

urbandare.com, urbandare.com

SheROX Triathlon - Aurora, CO Aurora, barb@phillytri.com, sheroxtri.com

7/17/11 Du-It-High Duathlon Leadville, 719-486-7484, lcolley@co.lake. co.us, lakecountyco.com/ recreation

7/11/11 Dunk-N-Dash Avon , 970-7484060, kroberts@avon.org, avonrec.org

Open Water Swim Clinic Lakewood/Littleton, pete@ milehighmultisport.com, milehighmultisport.com

7/12/11 AQUAMAN Swim and Swim/ Run Series #3 Denver, CO, (203)313-3546, withoutlimitsproductions@ gmail.com, WithoutLimits.co

Tri-It-High Sprint Triathlon Leadville, 719-486-7484, lcolley@co.lake.co.us, lakecountyco.com/recreation

Springs Splash and Dash Colorado Springs, 719-337-2737, lrainsberger@comcast.net, pprrun.org 7/14/11 Stroke & Stride #7 Boulder Reservoir, 303-642-7917, info@ racingunderground.com, racingunderground.com Tri Coaching - Poppy Sports Boulder, 720 933 5113, camps@ poppysports.com, poppysports. com/TrainingCamps 7/16/11 Big Sky Duathlon Bennett, 303-642-7917, info@ racingunderground.com, racingunderground.com HRCA Junior Tri N July Highlands Ranch , 303-4717039, jreister@hrcaonline.org, highlandsranchrunseries.com HRCA Kids Mini Tri N July Highlands Ranch , highlandsranchrunseries.com HRCA Tri-N-July Triathlon Highlands Ranch, highlandsranchrunseries.com XTERRA Beaver Creek Avon, 970-748-4032, dchirichillo@ avon.org, avonrec.org XTERRA Mountain Championship Avon, 877-7518880, info@xterraplanet.com, xterraplanet.com Urban Dare Denver Denver, 202 285-4510, kkeefe@

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Tri-It-High Triathlon Leadville, 719-486-7484, lcolley@co.lake. co.us, lakecountyco.com/ recreation Tri-It-High Sprint Triathlon Leadville, 719-486-7484, lcolley@co.lake.co.us, lakecountyco.com/recreation 7/19/11 AQUAMAN Swim and Swim/ Run Series #4 Denver, CO, (203)313-3546, withoutlimitsproductions@ gmail.com, WithoutLimits.co 7/20/11 Lake Loveland Open Water Swim Loveland, 970-667-3999, info@3xfast.com, 3xfast.com/ articles/lake-loveland-openwater-swims-pg191. htm?preview=true& sectionid=373 7/21/11 Stroke & Stride #8 Boulder Reservoir, 303-642-7917, info@ racingunderground.com, racingunderground.com 7/23/11 Lookout Mountain Triathlon Golden, 303-642-7917, info@ racingunderground.com, racingunderground.com Loveland Sprint Triathlon Loveland, 970-669-6372, peggy@lovelandlaketolake. com, lovelandsprinttri.com Open Water Swim Race Series Lakewood/Littleton, pete@milehighmultisport.com, milehighmultisport.com

7/24/11 Steamboat Lake’s High Altitude Sprint Clark, Colorado, 970-846-8678, joyusat@hotmail.com, steamboattriathlon.com The Denver Triathlon Denver, 720-984-1761, info@ denvertriathlon.com, denvertriathlon.com 7/26/11 AQUAMAN Swim and Swim/ Run Series #5 Denver, CO, (203)313-3546, withoutlimitsproductions@ gmail.com, WithoutLimits.co Springs Splash and Dash Colorado Springs, 719-337-2737, lrainsberger@comcast.net, pprrun.org 7/28/11 Stroke & Stride #9 Boulder Reservoir, 303-642-7917, info@ racingunderground.com, racingunderground.com 7/30/11 YMCA Mud Run Fountain, 719382-1561, pprrun.org Creek Streak Tri/Du/Run Aurora, info@yourcausesports. org, yourcausesports.org My Way or the Tri Way Triathlon and Duathlon Aurora Reservoir, 720-934-2345, info@racingunderground.com, racingunderground.com Open Water Swim Clinic Lakewood/Littleton, pete@ milehighmultisport.com, milehighmultisport.com Rocky Mountain State Games - Triathlon Colorado Springs, alanmdavidson@ hotmail.com, thesportscorp. org 8/2/11 AQUAMAN Swim and Swim/ Run Series #6 Denver, CO, (203)313-3546, withoutlimitsproductions@ gmail.com, WithoutLimits.co Springs Splash and Dash Colorado Springs, 719-337-2737, lrainsberger@comcast.net, pprrun.org

8/3/11 Lake Loveland Open Water Swim Loveland, 970-667-3999, info@3xfast.com, 3xfast.com/ articles/lake-loveland-openwater-swims-pg191. htm?preview=true& sectionid=373 Stroke & Stride #10 Boulder Reservoir, 303-642-7917, info@ racingunderground.com, racingunderground.com 8/6/11 BEC Tri Avon, 210-219-8049, david@bectri.com, bectri.com Open Water Swim Clinic Lakewood/Littleton, pete@ milehighmultisport.com, milehighmultisport.com XTERRA Indian Peaks presented by Fleet Feet Nederland, 303-960-8129, paul@digdeepsports.com, digdeepsports.com Silly Pig Mud Run Aurora, info@sillypigmudrun.com, sillypigmudrun.com 8/7/11 Horsetooth Open Water Swim Fort Collins, 970-4821818, info@horsetoothswim. com, horsetoothswim.com Rohto Ironman 70.3 Boulder Boulder, 813-868-5940, Tri for the Cure Denver, info@ triforthecure-denver.com, triforthecure-denver.com 8/9/11 Springs Splash and Dash Colorado Springs, 719-337-2737, lrainsberger@comcast.net, pprrun.org 8/13/11 Open Water Swim Race Series Lakewood/Littleton, pete@milehighmultisport.com, milehighmultisport.com 8/14/11 Muddy Buddy Run & Ride Series Boulder, muddy-buddy. competitor.com Columbia Muddy Buddy Boulder Boulder, 800-311-1255, muddybuddy@

competitorgroup.com, muddybuddy.com Outdoor Divas Sprint Triathlon - All Women’s Event Longmont, 303-4081195, withoutlimitsproductions@ gmail.com, WithoutLimits.co 8/17/11 Lake Loveland Open Water Swim Loveland, 970-667-3999, info@3xfast.com, 3xfast.com/ articles/lake-loveland-openwater-swims-pg191. htm?preview=true &sectionid=373 8/20/11 Fall Frenzy Kids Tri Castle Rock, nroderick@mho.com, fallfrenzy.com HRCA Kids Mini Splash Mash Dash Triathlon Highlands Ranch , highlandsranchrunseries.com HRCA Splash Mash Dash Sprint & Olympic Triathlon Highlands Ranch, highlandsranchrunseries.com RattleSnake Triathlon Olympic Aurora, 303-6908586, jimflint@spamarrest. com, rattlesnaketri.com

irongirl.com, irongirl.com Oyster Urban Adventure Race Denver, 877-328-2783, info@tppevents.com, oysterracingseries.com Xterra Lory Bellvue, CO, 303408-1195, withoutlimitsproductions@ gmail.com, WithoutLimits.co Iron Girl Races Boulder, 727942-4767, irongirl.com The Original Mud Run Denver, info@theoriginalmudrun.com, theoriginalmudrun.com/ 8/28/11 Steamboat Triathlon Steamboat Springs, 970-8468678, joy@mybrokers.com, steamboattriathlon.com

OuTDOORS 4/5/11 Mastering the Roll (Lesson #3) Golden, (303) 988-2943, info@raguides.com, RAGuides. com Wilderness Trekking School Golden, 303-279-3080 ext. 2, cmcoffice@cmc.org, hikingdenver.net

Warrior Dash Copper Mountain, 866-841-248, info@ redfrogevents.com, warriordash.com

4/12/11 Must Know Kayaking Basics (Lesson #1) Golden, (303) 988-2943, info@raguides.com, RAGuides.com

8/21/11 RattleSnake Triathlon Sprint Aurora, 303-690-8586, jimflint@spamarrest.com, rattlesnaketri.com

4/19/11 Kayaking Rolling Fundamentals (Lesson #2) Golden, (303) 988-2943, info@ raguides.com, RAGuides.com

8/22/11 Women’s Quest Horse Camp Adventure Vacation Peaceful Valley, 303-545-9295, colleen@ womensquest.com, womensquest.com/retreats

4/26/11 Mastering the Roll (Lesson #3) Golden, (303) 988-2943, info@raguides.com, RAGuides. com

8/27/11 Adventure Xstream Series Glenwood Springs Glenwood Springs, 970-403-5320, 2011@ gravityplay.com, gravityplay. com Iron Girl Boulder Women Boulder, 813-868-5940, info@

4/28/11 5Point Film Festival Carbondale, 719 221 0515, jaime@5pointfilm.org, 5PointFilm.org 4/30/11 9th Annual Grind Dillon, CO, 9705135721, kimt@a-basin.net, arapahoebasin.com

Southern Colorado Tour de Cure May 14 Woodland Park, Colo.

The Tour de Cure marks its 20th Anniversary this year, and the Southern Colorado ride has a little something for everyone—14-, 50- and 86-mile road rides, plus a mountain bike route. Enjoy the beautiful scenery on this fully supported course while raising money for diabetes research. Main.diabetes.org

July 9 2011

Cedar City, Utah 25k - 60k - 100k Courses 4 Start Corrals Greenhorn to Serious Riders.

FireRoadCycling.com

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CALENDAR [ mountain west ] 5/3/11 Golden River Sports Free Kayak Demo Night Golden, (303) 215-9386, Bart@ GoldenRiverSports.net, GoldenRiverSports.net

6/4/11 Introduction to River Kayaking (Lesson #1) Littleton, 303-988-2943, info@ raguides.com, raguides.com

Must Know Kayaking Basics (Lesson #1) Golden, (303) 988-2943, info@raguides.com, RAGuides.com

6/5/11 Beginner River Kayaking (Lesson #2) Littleton, 303988-2943, info@raguides.com, raguides.com

5/10/11 Kayaking Rolling Fundamentals (Lesson #2) Golden, (303) 988-2943, info@ raguides.com, RAGuides.com

6/7/11 Mastering the Roll (Lesson #3) Golden, (303) 988-2943, info@raguides.com, RAGuides. com

5/17/11 Mastering the Roll (Lesson #3) Golden, (303) 988-2943, info@raguides.com, RAGuides. com

6/8/11 Renaissance on the River Golden, (303) 988-2943, info@ raguides.com, RAGuides.com

5/24/11 Must Know Kayaking Basics (Lesson #1) Golden, (303) 988-2943, info@raguides.com, RAGuides.com

6/10/11 Introduction to River Kayaking (Lesson #1) Littleton, 303-988-2943, info@ raguides.com, raguides.com

5/25/11 Renaissance on the River Golden, (303) 988-2943, info@ raguides.com, RAGuides.com

6/11/11 Beginner Sea Kayaking Lesson Littleton, (303) 9882943, info@raguides.com, RAGuides.com

5/28/11 Introduction to River Kayaking (Lesson #1) Littleton, 303-988-2943, info@ raguides.com, raguides.com

Intermediate River Kayaking (Lesson #4) Near Glenwood Springs, CO, (303) 988-2943, info@raguides.com, RAGuides.com

5/29/11 Beginner River Kayaking on Colorado River (Lesson #2) Dotsero, 303-988-2943, info@ raguides.com, raguides.com

Introduction to River Kayaking (Lesson #1) Littleton, 303-988-2943, info@ raguides.com, raguides.com

Intermediate River Kayaking (Lesson #4) Near Glenwood Springs, CO, (303) 988-2943, info@raguides.com, RAGuides.com 5/30/11 Intermediate Kayaking (Lesson #5) Near Glenwood Springs, CO, (303) 988-2943, info@raguides.com, raguides. com 5/31/11 Kayaking Rolling Fundamentals (Lesson #2) Golden, (303) 988-2943, info@ raguides.com, RAGuides.com 6/1/11 Renaissance on the River Golden, (303) 988-2943, info@ raguides.com, RAGuides.com 6/3/11 Introduction to River Kayaking (Lesson #1) Boulder, 303-988-2943, info@ raguides.com, raguides.com

84 Competitor April 2011

Hike for Habitat Colorado Springs, 719-475-7800, jenny@ pikespeakhabitat.org, pprrun. org 6/12/11 Intermediate Kayaking (Lesson #5) Near Glenwood Springs, CO, (303) 988-2943, info@raguides.com, raguides. com 6/15/11 Renaissance on the River Golden, (303) 988-2943, info@ raguides.com, RAGuides.com 6/16/11 FIBArk Pine Creek Boater X Buena Vista, 719-221-1500, fibarkmark@gmail.com, fibark.net 6/17/11 FIBArk Freestyle Kayak Salida, 719-221-1500, fibarkmark@gmail.com, fibark.net/ FIBArk Slalom Races National Championships Salida, 719-221-1500,

fibarkmark@gmail.com, fibark.net/ FIBArk Wildwater Series - National Championships Salida, 719-221-1500, fibarkmark@gmail.com, fibark.net/ Introduction to River Kayaking (Lesson #1) Boulder, 303-988-2943, info@ raguides.com, raguides.com 6/18/11 FIBArk SUP Competitions Salida, 719-221-1500, fibarkmark@gmail.com, fibark.net/ Introduction to River Kayaking (Lesson #1) Littleton, 303-988-2943, info@ raguides.com, raguides.com 6/19/11 FIBArk Downriver Race Salida, 719-221-1500, fibarkmark@gmail.com, fibark.net/ 6/21/11 Kayaking Rolling Fundamentals (Lesson #2) Golden, (303) 988-2943, info@ raguides.com, RAGuides.com 6/22/11 Renaissance on the River Golden, (303) 988-2943, info@ raguides.com, RAGuides.com 6/24/11 Introduction to River Kayaking (Lesson #1) Littleton, 303-988-2943, info@ raguides.com, raguides.com 6/25/11 Intermediate River Kayaking (Lesson #4) Near Glenwood Springs, CO, (303) 988-2943, info@raguides.com, RAGuides.com Introduction to River Kayaking (Lesson #1) Littleton, 303-988-2943, info@ raguides.com, raguides.com 6/26/11 Intermediate Kayaking (Lesson #5) Near Glenwood Springs, CO, (303) 988-2943, info@raguides.com, raguides. com 6/28/11 Mastering the Roll (Lesson #3) Golden, (303) 988-2943, info@raguides.com, RAGuides. com 6/29/11 Renaissance on the River Golden, (303) 988-2943, info@ raguides.com, RAGuides.com

7/1/11 Introduction to River Kayaking (Lesson #1) Boulder, 303-988-2943, info@ raguides.com, raguides.com Introduction to River Kayaking (Lesson #1) Boulder, 303-988-2943, info@ raguides.com, raguides.com 7/2/11 Introduction to River Kayaking (Lesson #1) Littleton, 303-988-2943, info@ raguides.com, raguides.com 7/5/11 Must Know Kayaking Basics (Lesson #1) Golden, (303) 988-2943, info@raguides.com, RAGuides.com 7/6/11 Renaissance on the River Golden, (303) 988-2943, info@ raguides.com, RAGuides.com 7/8/11 Introduction to River Kayaking (Lesson #1) Littleton, 303-988-2943, info@ raguides.com, raguides.com 7/9/11 Intermediate River Kayaking (Lesson #4) Near Glenwood Springs, CO, (303) 988-2943, info@raguides.com, RAGuides.com Introduction to River Kayaking (Lesson #1) Littleton, 303-988-2943, info@ raguides.com, raguides.com 7/10/11 Intermediate Kayaking (Lesson #5) Near Glenwood Springs, CO, (303) 988-2943, info@raguides.com, raguides. com 7/12/11 Kayaking Rolling Fundamentals (Lesson #2) Golden, (303) 988-2943, info@ raguides.com, RAGuides.com 7/13/11 Renaissance on the River Golden, (303) 988-2943, info@ raguides.com, RAGuides.com 7/15/11 Introduction to River Kayaking (Lesson #1) Boulder, 303-988-2943, info@ raguides.com, raguides.com 7/16/11 Introduction to River Kayaking (Lesson #1) Littleton, 303-988-2943, info@ raguides.com, raguides.com 7/19/11 Mastering the Roll (Lesson

#3) Golden, (303) 988-2943, info@raguides.com, RAGuides. com 7/20/11 Renaissance on the River Golden, (303) 988-2943, info@ raguides.com, RAGuides.com

988-2943, info@raguides.com, RAGuides.com Introduction to River Kayaking (Lesson #1) Littleton, 303-988-2943, info@ raguides.com, raguides.com

7/22/11 Introduction to River Kayaking (Lesson #1) Littleton, 303-988-2943, info@ raguides.com, raguides.com

8/7/11 Intermediate Kayaking (Lesson #5) Near Glenwood Springs, CO, (303) 988-2943, info@raguides.com, raguides. com

7/23/11 Intermediate River Kayaking (Lesson #4) Near Glenwood Springs, CO, (303) 988-2943, info@raguides.com, RAGuides.com

8/9/11 Mastering the Roll (Lesson #3) Golden, (303) 988-2943, info@raguides.com, RAGuides. com

Introduction to River Kayaking (Lesson #1) Littleton, 303-988-2943, info@ raguides.com, raguides.com 7/24/11 Intermediate Kayaking (Lesson #5) Near Glenwood Springs, CO, (303) 988-2943, info@raguides.com, raguides. com 7/26/11 Must Know Kayaking Basics (Lesson #1) Golden, (303) 988-2943, info@raguides.com, RAGuides.com 7/27/11 Renaissance on the River Golden, (303) 988-2943, info@ raguides.com, RAGuides.com 7/29/11 Introduction to River Kayaking (Lesson #1) Boulder, 303-988-2943, info@ raguides.com, raguides.com 7/30/11 Introduction to River Kayaking (Lesson #1) Littleton, 303-988-2943, info@ raguides.com, raguides.com

8/10/11 Renaissance on the River Golden, (303) 988-2943, info@ raguides.com, RAGuides.com 8/12/11 Introduction to River Kayaking (Lesson #1) Boulder, 303-988-2943, info@ raguides.com, raguides.com 8/13/11 Introduction to River Kayaking (Lesson #1) Littleton, 303-988-2943, info@ raguides.com, raguides.com 8/16/11 Must Know Kayaking Basics (Lesson #1) Golden, (303) 988-2943, info@raguides.com, RAGuides.com 8/17/11 Renaissance on the River Golden, (303) 988-2943, info@ raguides.com, RAGuides.com 8/19/11 Introduction to River Kayaking ( Lesson #1) Littleton, (303) 988-2943, info@raguides.com, RAGuides. com

8/2/11 Kayaking Rolling Fundamentals (Lesson #2) Golden, (303) 988-2943, info@ raguides.com, RAGuides.com

8/20/11 Intermediate River Kayaking (Lesson #4) Near Glenwood Springs, CO, (303) 988-2943, info@raguides.com, RAGuides.com

8/3/11 Renaissance on the River Golden, (303) 988-2943, info@ raguides.com, RAGuides.com

Introduction to River Kayaking (Lesson #1) Littleton, 303-988-2943, info@ raguides.com, raguides.com

8/5/11 Introduction to River Kayaking (Lesson #1) Littleton, 303-988-2943, info@ raguides.com, raguides.com

8/21/11 Intermediate Kayaking (Lesson #5) Near Glenwood Springs, CO, (303) 988-2943, info@raguides.com, raguides. com

8/6/11 Intermediate River Kayaking (Lesson #4) Near Glenwood Springs, CO, (303)

8/23/11 Kayaking Rolling Fundamentals (Lesson #2)

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CALENDAR [ mountain west ] Golden, (303) 988-2943, info@ raguides.com, RAGuides.com 8/24/11 Renaissance on the River Golden, (303) 988-2943, info@ raguides.com, RAGuides.com 8/26/11 Introduction to River Kayaking (Lesson #1) Boulder, 303-988-2943, info@ raguides.com, raguides.com 8/27/11 Denver Oyster Urban Adventure Race Denver, 877328-2783, info@tppevents.com, oysterracingseries.com

foothillsgateway.org Broomfield Rotary Frank Shorter RACE4Kids’ Health Broomfield, 303-464-7191, info@healthylearningpaths. org, healthylearningpaths.org Cut to the Chase 5K Colorado Springs, kerrizw@yahoo.com, pprrun.org 4/12/11 Dash & Dine 5k Series #1 Boulder, 303-408-1195, Lance@ withoutlimits.com, withoutlimits.co

Introduction to River Kayaking (Lesson #1) Littleton, 303-988-2943, info@ raguides.com, raguides.com

4/15/11 Desert R.A.T.S. Trail Running Festival Fruita, 303-249-1112, reid_delman@ geminiadventures.com, geminiadventures.com

8/30/11 Mastering the Roll (Lesson #3) Golden, (303) 988-2943, info@raguides.com, RAGuides. com

4/16/11 Autism Awareness Month Walk/Run Colorado Springs, 719-955-3767, linn-jandm@msn. com, pprrun.org

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Thunderchief 5K Boulder, 303-249-6757, apollar4@gmail. com, thunderchief5k.com

4/2/11 Nielson Two Mile Challenge Colorado Springs, al.grimme@ comcast.net, pprrun.org 4/3/11 RMRR City Park 4M Denver, rmrr@rmrr.org, rmrr.org 4/9/11 CMRA Bluffs Run Highlands Ranch, 303-347-9811, comastersrun.org HRCA Heritage/Adventure 5/10K run/walk Highlands Ranch , 303-471-7039, jreister@ hrcaonline.org, highlandsranchrunseries.com Ramsgate 8 Pueblo, 719-5449633, dlpfost1@mindspring. com, socorunners.org Tortoise and Hare 5K Age/ Height Handicap Colorado Springs, 719-963-4432, timmahh2@hotmail.com, pprrun.org 4/10/11 3rd Annual Flying Pig Charity Run/Walk Fort Collins, 970266-5409, pamm@ foothillsgateway.org,

Event Spot Light 86 Competitor April 2011

UCCS Bash the Bluffs 5K Colorado Springs, 719-255-7519, tstoeckl@uccs.edu, pprrun.org Weekend Running Well Seminar Denver, 303-4589660, info@CatalystTherapies. com, catalysttherapies.com 4/18/11 Full Moon Run Colorado Springs, cornick_jon@bah.com, pprrun.org 4/19/11 Dash & Dine 5K Series #2 Boulder, 303-408-1195, Lance@ withoutlimits.com, withoutlimits.co 4/23/11 Boulder Distance Classic Boulder, 303-517-7046, Henry@ Boulderrunningcompany.com, distancecarnival.com Mud Hen Run Longmont, 303651-8404, suellen.dabney@ci. longmont.co.us, ci.longmont. co.us/rec/special/mudhen North Park Trail 5k Lakewood, 303-870-0487, adamf@

runuphillracing.com, runuphillracing.com/ Spank Blasing 5K/10K Run & Walk Pueblo, Colorado, 719549-2013, todd.kelly@ colostate-pueblo.edu, gothunderwolves.com Victim’s Rights Week 5K Run & 1M Walk Colorado Springs, info@victimsrightsweekcs.org, pprrun.org 4/24/11 Colorado Parkinson’s Awareness 5K Run/Walk Colorado Springs, diane. cahalan@comcast.net, pprrun. org 4/26/11 Dash & Dine 5K Series #3 Boulder, 303-408-1195, Lance@ withoutlimits.com, withoutlimits.co 4/30/11 Annual Pueblo to Pueblo Run Cortez, 970-565-1151, info@ cortezculturalcenter.org, pueblorun2010.eventbrite.com Kohl Elementary 5K Run/Fun Walk Broomfield, 303-8107751, dnaabar@comcast.net, kohlelementary5k.com RMRR Stapleton Central Park 5M Denver, rmrr@rmrr. org, rmrr.org Sierra’s Race Against Meningitis Loveland, 970-6696212, rfrahm@group.com, sierrasraceagainstmeningitis. com 5/1/11 9th Annual Earth Day 5k Boulder, 303-999-3820, crcintern@conservationcenter. org, conservationcenter.org Hawk Hustle 5K Thornton, 720-972-4400, teresa.baldwin@ adams12.org, horizon.adams12. org

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nmss.org, walkmscolorado.org

5/6/11 Kokopelli Kids Trail Running Series Colorado Springs, 719337-2737, lrainsberger@ comcast.net, kokopellikids. com

Crazy Legs 10K Trail Run Loveland, stofko121@yahoo. com, paulstofko.com

Walt Clark Cougar Challenge Loveland, 970-218-8344, lovelandroadrunners.com

Mother’s Day Mile Glenwood Springs, 970-945-2632-x101, nrein@rof.net, runningguru. com

5/15/11 Rocky Mountain Lab Rescue Run 5K and Fair Louisville, rmlrdoggiedash@gmail.com, rockymountainlabrescue.com

5/7/11 Arthritis Foundation Annual Colorado Springs Walk Colorado Springs, 719-520-5711, pprrun.org CMRA Memorial Run Westminster, 303-422-2054, comastersrun.org Collegiate Peaks Trail Run Buena Vista, 719-395-6612, burkekaiser@hotmail.com, collegiatepeakstrailrun.org Dumb Friends League Furry Scurry Denver, 303-751-5772, info@ddfl.org, ddfl.org EdgeRunner Edgewater, 303694-2202, shannon@bkbltd. com , edgerunner5k.com Florence Crittenton Services Miles for Moms Denver, 303.321.6363 , events@ FlorenceCrittentonCO.org, florencecrittentonco.org/ runwalk/index.html Greenland Trail Races Colorado Springs, 720-9859047, derek@ coloradorunnermag.com, greenland50k.com Nielson Two Mile Challenge Colorado Springs, al.grimme@ comcast.net, pprrun.org Take 5 in the Garden of the Gods Colorado Springs, 719635-8803, director@ csgrandprix.com, csgrandprix. com Walk MS 2011 Denver, 303698-5443, coloradowalkms@ nmss.org, walkmscolorado.org

Sports Authority Cherry Creek Sneak Denver, info@ cherrycreeksneak.com, cherrycreeksneak.com

Make-A-Wish Race for Wishes Greenwood Village, 303-750-9474, pforsythe@ colorado.wish.org,

5/2/11 Running Well Seminars Denver, 303-458-9660, info@ CatalystTherapies.com,

5/8/11 Colorado Rockies Home Run Denver, info@downingevents. com, mlb.mlb.com/col/fan_

Mothers Day 5K Denver, 303578-2772, running@qidenver. com, mothersday5k.com 5/10/11 DASH & DINE 5k Series #4 Boulder, 303-408-1195, Lance@ withoutlimits.com, withoutlimits.co 5/13/11 Kokopelli Kids Trail Running Series Colorado Springs, 719337-2737, lrainsberger@ comcast.net, kokopellikids. com 5/14/11 29th High Line Canal Run Centennial, 303-798-7515, allisonb@ssprd.org, sspr.org 36th Annual Black Canyon Ascent Black Canyon, blackcanyonraces.com Adopt a Village Humanitarian Run Colorado Springs, 719-648-7464, verdema@d11.org, pprrun.org Dick’s Sporting Goods Flat Out 5K Broomfield, 3034447223, matt@ bolderboulder.com, bolderboulder.com La Sportiva Vail Boneyard Boogie Eagle, 970-479-2280, mthomas@vailrec.com, vailrec. com Spiral Drive Run Salida, 719530-0223, chaffeerunners@ yahoo.com, salidarec.com/ccrc Spirit Challenge Steamboat Springs, ccat@springsips.com, runningseries.com Ute Pass Elementary Fun Run Chipita Park, 719-6849821, lgrieb@mssd14.org, pprrun.org Walk MS 2011 Boulder, 303698-5443, coloradowalkms@

Womens Running & Conditioning camp Estes Park, CO, 970-586-4432, terry@ activeataltitude.com, activeataltitude.com 5/17/11 DASH & DINE 5k Series #5 Boulder, 303-408-1195, Lance@ withoutlimits.com, withoutlimits.co 5/19/11 Liver Life Walk and Twilight 5K Denver, 303-988-4388, cthomas@liverfoundation.org, liverfoundation.org/chapters/ rockymountain/events/17 5/20/11 Kokopelli Kids Trail Running Series Colorado Springs, 719337-2737, lrainsberger@ comcast.net, kokopellikids. com 5/21/11 Buffalo Creek Trail Run Pine, 303-870-0487, adamf@ runuphillracing.com, runuphillracing.com/ Cottonwood Classic 5K Thornton, 720-977-5914, mike. coulter@cityofthornton.net, cityofthornton.net Hope Lives! Pink Boa 5K Run/Walk Fort Collins, 970225-6200, melissa@hopelives. org, hopelives.org Rocky Mountain Health Plans 5K Denver, 720-5301064, gotrdenver@comcast. net, girlsontherunrockies.org Run to the Shrine Colorado Springs, 719-633-9925-x147, larmstrong@cmzoo.org, pprrun.org Salvation Army Run/Walk for Hope 5K Colorado Springs, 719761-2291, shawnfinley78@ yahoo.com, pprrun.org

Pelican Fest Triathlon May 28 Windsor, Colo.

Kick off Memorial Day Weekend with an 800-meter swim, 10-mile bike and 5K run at this northern Colorado event. The scenic course features a point-to-point swim and a run along the Windsor Lake trail. Pelicanfesttriathlon.com

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CALENDAR [ mountain west ] 5/22/11 14th Annual AirLife Memorial Run/Walk and EMS Celebration Littleton, 303-694-2202, shannon@ bkbltd.com, airlifedenver.com FastForward Sports Spring Group Run Training Boulder, 303-440-1975, fastforwardsports.net FastForward Sports Spring Group Run Training Denver, 303-440-1975, fastforwardsports.net Gallop at the Grove Golden, 303-278-8542, coach2cctf@aol. com, gallopatthegrove.com Kyffin Cougar Tracks 5K Run/Walk Golden, wghesse@ comcast.net, finishlinetiming. com/races/kyffin_cougar_ tracks/ Lancer Fast 5K Run/Walk Challenge Denver, 720-6291071, LancerRunningClub@ gmail.com, facebook.com/ lancerrunningclub Miles-for-Smiles 5K run/ walk Broomfield, 720-9406078, dawn@ twoangelsfoundation.org, twoangelsfoundation.org Reach Your Peak 4 Mile Run Colorado Springs, 719-6323855, pprrun.org Yappy Dog Prediction Run Pueblo, 719-543-6982, barnhartaccount@gmail.com, socorunners.org

race@bolderboulder.com, bolderboulder.com 6/1/11 Summit Trail Running Series Race #1: French Gulch Breckenridge, 970-453-1734, linseyk@townofbreckenridge. com, breckenridgerecreation. com

6/4/11 Aurora Trails Day 5K Aurora, 970-401-0065, cyusten@ auroragov.org, auroragov.org/ reservoirs

6/10/11 Pura Vida Pur-A-Thon Denver, 720-343-2803, jgart@ brentsplace.org, brentsplace. org

Golden Gate Dirty Thirty Black Hawk , 303-990-9049, megan@goldengatedirtythirty. org, goldengatedirtythirty.org

6/11/11 26th Annual Sunrise Stampede Longmont, 303449-2825, aprichards@juno. com, sunrisestampede.com

Golden Gold Rush Quarry Run Golden, 303-277-0040, terry.raney@lafarge-na.com, GoldenGoldRush.com Jodi’s Race for Awareness Denver, 1-800-428-0642, race@ colo-ovariancancer.org, coloovariancancer.org Max Silver 3rd Annual Little Dipper Pool Fun Run Colorado Springs, 719-337-1535, merrybread@aol.com, pprrun. org Nielson Two Mile Challenge Colorado Springs, al.grimme@ comcast.net, pprrun.org

DASH & DINE 5k Series #6 Boulder, 303-408-1195, Lance@ withoutlimits.com, withoutlimits.co

Start! Denver Heart & Stroke Walk Denver, 303-996-8731, denverheartwalk@heart.org, denverheartwalk.org

5/28/11 Kids Rodeo Stampede Evergreen, 303-679-1358, vilbarb@msn.com, kidsrodeostampede.com

Trails Day 5K Aurora, 970-4010065, cyusten@auroragov.org, auroragov.org/reservoirs

5/30/11 Dick’s Sporting Goods BolderBOULDER Boulder,

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Teva Mountain Games Spring Runoff Trail Race Vail, 888-883-8245, info@vvf.org, tevamountaingames.com 6/9/11 Uni-Hill 2K Boulder, 303-4429097-x33, jessica.gamney@ ironman.com, boulderraces. com

Run for Rio Rye, 719-947-3682, jeffaco@earthlink.net, socorunners.org

5/29/11 34th Annual Animas Surgical Hospital Narrow Gauge 10 Miler Durango, 970903-0141, joetheine@mac.com, go-dmt.org

RMRR Bible Park 2.4M Denver, rmrr@rmrr.org, rmrr. org

6/2/11 Boulder Stride 5K Run Boulder, 303-642-7917, info@ racingunderground.com, racingunderground.com

5/24/11 Dash & Dine 5K Series Boulder, withoutlimits.com

Sage Burner Trail Race Gunnison, 970-943-2104, sdrum@western.edu, western. edu/sageburner

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Walk From Obesity Colorado Springs, 719-265-5486, bobbette@phlwls.com, pprrun. org Walk/Run for Their Lives Silt, 970-987-3593, recreation@ rifleco.org, rifleco.org 6/5/11 Fish Hatchery 5K Leadville, 605-641-7580, carlos_ martinez@fws.gov, Leaves for Hope Wheat Ridge, 303-694-2202, shannon@ bkbltd.com , exempla.org/body.

FastForward Sports Summer/Fall Run Training Boulder , 303-440-1975, fastforwardsports.net FastForward Sports Summer/Fall Run Training Denver, 303-440-1975, fastforwardsports.net Fire Hydrant 5, Walk/Run and Pet Fair Fort Collins, 970226-3647-x241, development@ larimerhumane.org, larimerhumane.org Hayden Cog Run Hayden, ccat@springsips.com, runningseries.com Race For Peace Conifer, 303594-9347, tookie@race-forpeace.com, race-for-peace.com Weekend Running Well Seminar Denver, 303-4589660, info@CatalystTherapies. com, catalysttherapies.com 6/12/11 Desert RATS Multi-Day Foot Race Grand Junction, 303-2491112, reid_delman@ geminiadventures.com, geminiadventures.com Garden of the Gods 10-Mile Run Colorado Springs, 719-4732625, gardentenmile.com Strides for Epilepsy 5K Run/ Walk Denver, 303-377-9774, peret91@yahoo.com, epilepsycolorado.org 6/13/11 5 Day Youth Kayaking Camp Denver, 303-988-2943, info@ raguides.com, raguides.com

Running Well Seminar Denver, 303-458-9660, info@ CatalystTherapies.com, CatalystTherapies.com 6/15/11 Summit Trail Running Series Race #2: Flumes Breckenridge, 970-453-1734, linseyk@townofbreckenridge. com, breckenridgerecreation. com 6/16/11 FIBArk Hill Climb Salida, 719539-5703, salidaraces@gmail. com, salidarec.com or fibark. net 6/17/11 RMRR Father’s Day Mile Denver, rmrr@rmrr.org, rmrr. org 6/18/11 33rd Annual Sailin’ Shoes Colorado Springs, 719 632 2633, runnersroost01@aol. com, runnersroostcs.com 7th Annual Stepping Out to Cure Scleroderma 3K/5K Walk Aurora, 303-806-6686, cbesselievre@scleroderma. org, scleroderma.org CMRA Sand Creek 5M Aurora, 720-480-2370, comastersrun. org FIBArk 5K and 10K Road Races Salida, 719-539-5703, salidaraces@gmail.com, salidarec.com or fibark.net Habitat Hobble Fraser, 970887-9138, grandhabitat@ earthlink.net, habitatgrandcounty.org Mount Evans Ascent Idaho Springs, 303-642-7917, info@ racingunderground.com, racingunderground.com Runner’s Edge of the Rockies Summer/Fall Training Session Kick-Off Run Denver, 303-320-3343, Coach@ RunnersEdgeoftheRockies.com, RunnersEdgeoftheRockies.com San Juan Solstice 50 Mile Run Lake City, info@lakecity50. com, lakecity50.com

694-2202, shannon@bkbltd. com , womensvision.org/ Sailin’s Shoes Colorado Springs, 719-685-9513, graywren@comcast.net, pprrun.org 6/19/11 Apex Father’s Day 5K Run and Family Fun Run Arvada, 303-463-4270, rachelv@ apexprd.org, apexprd.org/5k Apex Park and Recreation District Foundation Father’s Day 5K Fun Run Arvada, 303424-2739, apexprd.org

Race #3: Bakers Tank Breckenridge, 970-453-1734, linseyk@townofbreckenridge. com, breckenridgerecreation. com 7/2/11 Copper Mountain 10k Trail Copper Mountain,Co, 303-9261017, craig@ enduranceeventmarketing. com, enduranceeventmarketing.com Nielson Two Mile Challenge Colorado Springs, al.grimme@ comcast.net, pprrun.org

Father’s Day 5K Fort Collins, 970-221-6358, jwalusis@fcgov. com, fcgov.com/recreation

7/3/11 La Sportiva Vail Hill Climb Vail, 970-479-2280, mthomas@ vailrec.com, vailrec.com

FIBArk 10K Trail Run Salida, 719-539-5703, salidaraces@ gmail.com, salidarec.com or fibark.net

Veteran’s Home Run 5K Colorado Springs, 719-237-1276, cornick_jon@bah.com, pprrun. org

La Sportiva Vail Summer Solstice Trail Run Avon, 970479-2280, mthomas@vailrec. com, vailrec.com

7/4/11 Steamboat Sprint Steamboat Springs, ccat@springsips.com, runningseries.com

6/25/11 Avon Walk For Breast Cancer Denver, 888-540-9255, info@ avonwalk.org, avonwalk.org

43rd Annual Gothic to Crested Butte 1/3 Marathon Gothic, 970-349-7420, dev@ rmbl.org, rmbl.org

Joe Colton’s Off Road Run Rollingsville, 303-517-7046, henry@ boulderrunningcompany.com, joecoltonrace.com

Blue Ribbon Fun Run/Walk Silverton, chamber@ silvertoncolorado.net, silvertonevents.com

Leadville Trail 100 Training Camp Leadville, 719-486-3502-, kathy@leadvilletrail100.com, leadvilletrail100.com

Boogie’s Diner Buddy 5M Run Aspen, 970-920-2130, info@aspenchamber.org, buddyprogram.org/sitepages/ pid33.php

Panoramic Summer Series Colorado Springs, 719-6361290, lvstansberry@qwest.net, pprrun.org

FireKracker 5K Fort Collins, firekracker5k@gmail.com, footoftherockies.com

Undy 5000 Denver, 303-6942202, shannon@bkbltd.com , support.ccalliance.org/site/ PageServer?pagename=undy_ landing 6/26/11 Lyons River Run 5K Lyons, 303-823-8250, recreation@ townoflyons.com, townoflyons. com

SET the PACE Stapleton, 303694-2202, shannon@bkbltd. com , bkbltd.com

North Face Hellacious Trail Challenge Colorado Springs, 719-761-2291, shawnfinley78@ yahoo.com,

The Naked Foot Barefoot Running 5K TBD, 720-3360234, info@thenakedfoot5k. com, thenakedfoot5k.com

Stadium Stampede Denver, 303-694-2202, shannon@ bkbltd.com , exempla.org/body. cfm?id=925

Women’s Vision Foundation Mentor’s Walk Denver, 303-

6/29/11 Summit Trail Running Series

Four on the Fourth 4K Boulder, 303-545-6755, l. avery@att.net, averybrewing. com Freedom Run 5K Evergreen, 303-674-6400, nhiester@ mtevans.org, mtevans.org Georgetown 4th of July Run/ Walk Georgetown, 303-4897437, brucewhitesel@hotmail. com, HRCA Independence Day 5K Highlands Ranch, highlandsranchrunseries.com Independence Day 10K Trail Run Breckenridge, 970-4531734, linseyk@ townofbreckenridge.com, breckenridgerecreation.com Liberty Point 5K Run/Walk

FALL 2011 EVENTS Rock ‘n’ Roll DenverTM Marathon & ½ Marathon Denver, CO October 9, 2011

Nike Women’s Marathon A Race To Benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society San Francisco, CA October 16, 2011

The Moab Century Tour Moab, UT September 17, 2011

Boulder Sunset Triathlon

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The Nation’s Triathlon To Benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Washington, DC September 11, 2011

Soma Triathlon Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests

Tempe, AZ October 23, 2011

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CALENDAR [ MOUNTAIN WEST ] Pueblo, 719-583-4455, bianca. hicks@co.pueblo.co.us, Liberty Run Denver, 303-6942202, shannon@bkbltd.com , hallucinationsports.com/page/ show/205378-liberty-run-4-mile Palmer Lake Elementary July 4th Fun Run Palmer Lake, CO, 719-492-0287, malisa@ colarelliconstruction.com, july4funrun.com/ 7/5/11 Runner’s Edge of the Rockies Summer/Fall Speedwork Program KickOff Run Denver, 303-320-3343, Coach@ RunnersEdgeoftheRockies.com, runnersedgeoftherockies.com 7/6/11 Summit Trail Running Series Race #4: Horseshoe Gulch Breckenridge, 970-453-1734, linseyk@townofbreckenridge. com, breckenridgerecreation. com 7/8/11 Hardrock Hundred Mile Endurance Run Silverton, 970259-3693, hardrock100@ bresnan.net, run100s.com/hr 7/9/11 Allenspark Run Like the Wind 5K/10K Allenspark, 303 747-2840, cat@ sunshinemtnlodge.com, runcolo.com Hogback Hustle 5K and Fun Walk New Castle, 970-9843352, bryan@ newcastlecolorado.org, newcastlecolorado.org/ recreation Howelsen Hill 8 Miler Steamboat Springs, ccat@ springsips.com, runningseries. com Rogers River Run Longmont, 303-651-8405, karen.charles@ ci.longmont.co.us, ci.longmont. co.us/rec/special/ Run for Hope Colorado Springs, 719-365-6707, Deb. Dittenber@ memorialhealthsystem.com, pprrun.org Scavenger Dash Denver, help@sierraadventuresports. com, scavengerdash.com Womens Running & Conditioning Camp Estes Park, 970-586-4432, terry@ activeataltitude.com, activeataltitude.com

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7/10/11 RMRR 2M Denver, rmrr@rmrr. org, rmrr.org Star Fit Kids 5K & Little Dipper 500 Colorado Springs, 719-579-6598, info@ starfitkids.org, starfitkids.org Summer Roundup Trail Run Colorado Springs, 719-473-2625, raceinfo@ pikespeakmarathon.org, pikespeakmarathon.org 7/16/11 11th Annual Alex Hoag Run for Sunshine Colorado Springs, 719-660-1346, kimhoag01@comcast.net, alexhoagrun.org Barefoot Running Workshop Littleton, 720-352-3638, barefootracing@gmail. com, meetup.com/nakedfoot-barefoot-running-club/ calendar/13901224/

Gold Rush Mountain Race Victor, 719-689-3601, g.thurs@ yahoo.com, victorcolorado.com/ goldrushdays.htm Lucky 7’s Trail Run Black Hawk, 303-926-1017, craig@ enduranceeventmarketing.com, enduranceeventmarketing.com Women’s Distance Festival Colorado Springs, 719-6353833, corunco@aol.com, pprrun.org 7/20/11 Summit Trail Running Series Race #5: Morning Thunder Breckenridge, 970-453-1734, linseyk@townofbreckenridge. com, breckenridgerecreation. com 7/21/11 West End 3K Boulder, jessica. gamney@ironman.com, boulderraces.com

CMRA White Ranch Trail Run Golden, 303-554-0870, comastersrun.org

7/22/11 Epic Rocky Mountain 2-Day Relay Colorado Springs, 303999-1159, epicrelays.com

Keystone Resort 10K Trail Race Keystone, 303-926-1017, craig@ enduranceeventmarketing. com, keystonehalf.com

7/23/11 Grand Prix Classic 10K Colorado Springs, 719-6358803, director@csgrandprix. com, csgrandprix.com

Komen Aspen Race for the Cure Aspen, 970-920-0250, info@komenaspen.org, komenaspen.org

Spring Creek Memorial Steamboat Springs, ccat@ springsips.com, runningseries. com

Leadville Silver Rush 50 Mile Trail Run Leadville, 79-4863502, kathy@leadvilletrail100. com, leadvilletrail100.com

7/25/11 Kid’s Cure for Cancer Denver, 720-343-2803, jgart@ brentsplace.org, kidscure.org

Loveland Classic Loveland, 970-635-2726, lovelandclassic@skybeam. com, lovelandclassic.com

7/27/11 Freeman Myre Corporate Challenge 5k Louisville , 303-408-1195, withoutlimitsproductions@ gmail.com, WithoutLimits.co

Mosaic 5K Pueblo, vargas719@msn.com, socorunners.org North Fork 50 Mile/50K Trail Race Pine, 303-816-0905, northfork50@live.com, site. northfork50.com 7/17/11 Barr Mountain Trail Race Manitou Springs, pprrun.org Barr Trail Mountain Race Manitou Springs, 719-5907086, fallseries@aol.com, runpikespeak.com Donor Dash Denver, 303370-2710, hschaiberger@ donoralliance.org, donoralliance.org

Sunset 5K Louisville , 303-408-1195, withoutlimitsproductions@ gmail.com, WithoutLimits.co 7/28/11 Mountain R.A.T.S. (Race Across The Summits) TBD, 303-249-1112, reid_delman@ geminiadventures.com, geminiadventures.com 7/30/11 Center for African American Health Denver, 303-694-2202, shannon@bkbltd.com , bkbltd. com Destination Health Walk/ Run/Learn Denver, 303-6942202, shannon@bkbltd.com , bkbltd.com

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FALL EVENTS INFORMATION MEETINGS Whole Foods Cherry Creek 2375 E. 1st Ave. Denver, CO 80206 Tues., April 12, 7:00 p.m.

Panera Bread 7739 Wadsworth Blvd.

Arvada, CO 80003 Tues., April 12, 6:00 p.m.

Borders at Flatiron Crossing 1 W. Flatiron Crossing Dr. Broomfield, CO 80021 Wed., April 13, 6:00 p.m.

Douglas H. Buck Community Rec Center 2004 W. Powers Ave. Littleton, CO 80120 Wed., April 13, 6:00 p.m.

Panera Bread 3120 New Center Pt. Colorado Springs, CO 80922 Thurs., April 14, 6:30 p.m.

REI Flagship 1416 Platte St. Denver, CO 80202 Sat., April 16, 10:30 a.m.

REI Fort Collins 4025 S. College Ave. Fort Collins, CO 80525 Sat., April 16, 10:30 a.m.

Barnes & Noble 9370 Sheridan Blvd.

Westminster, CO 80030 Tues., April 26, 6:00 p.m.

REI Englewood 9637 E. County Line Rd. Englewood, CO 80112 Tues., April 19, 6:00 p.m.

Runners Roost 2720 Council Tree Ave. Fort Collins, CO 80525 Tues., April 26, 7:00 p.m.

REI Westminster 14696 Delaware St. Westminster, CO 80023 Tues., April 19, 6:00 p.m.

Borders Park Meadows 8557 Park Meadows Center Dr. Lone Tree, CO 80124 Wed., April 27, 6:00 p.m.

Panera Bread 1330 Grant St. Denver, CO 80203 Weds., April 20, 6:00 p.m.

REI Boulder 1789 28th St. Boulder, CO 80301 Sat., April 23, 10:30 a.m.

REI Colorado Springs 1376 E. Woodmen Rd. Colorado Springs, CO 80902 Sat., April 23, 10:30 a.m.

Panera Bread 3120 New Center Pt. Colorado Springs, CO 80922 Thurs., April 28, 6:00pm Whole Foods Cherry Creek 2375 E. 1st Ave. Denver, CO 80206 Sat., April 30, 10:00 a.m.

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CALENDAR [ MOUNTAIN WEST ] Kiowa Kickin’ 5K Kiowa, 303243-1772, jillandnigel@netzero. net, pprrun.org LAPS Canine 4K Feline No-Way Race Frisco, 970-3899510, dana.wood06@gmail. com, summitlaps.com 7/31/11 State Games of America Run/Walk 5K Colorado Springs, 719-278-3535, cody@ boulderrunningcompany.com, stategames.org 8/3/11 Summit Trail Running Series Race #6: Carter Park Breckenridge, 970-453-1734, linseyk@townofbreckenridge. com, breckenridgerecreation. com 8/5/11 RMRR deKoevene Park 5K Denver, rmrr@rmrr.org, rmrr.org 8/6/11 Cheatin’ Woodchuck Chase Rifle, 970-665-6578, wayne@ rifleco.org, rifleco.org First Saturday Run Colorado Springs, 719-635-3833, corunco@aol.com, corunco. com/firstsaturday.html La Sportiva Eldora Trail 11K Nederland, 303-960-8129, info@digdeepsports.com, digdeepsports.com Mt. Werner Classic Steamboat Springs, ccat@ springsips.com, runningseries. com Nielson Two Mile Challenge Colorado Springs, al.grimme@ comcast.net, pprrun.org Run for Rwanda Colorado Springs, 719-352-8772, o_flannery@yahoo.com, runforrwanda.org Top 10 Colorado Springs, 719-635-8803, director@ csgrandprix.com, csgrandprix. com Walk Like MADD Denver, 303-425-5902, francis.lanzer@ madd.org, walklikemadd.org 8/7/11 La Sportiva Vail 10K @ 10,000 Feet Vail, 970-4792280, mthomas@vailrec.com, vailrec.com Step Up for Cancer Commerce City, 303-694-2202, shannon@ bkbltd.com , stepupforcancer. org/index.html

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The Evergreen Town Race Evergreen, danielhamm@comcast.net, evergreentownrace.org 8/10/11 CMRA Fairmount Park 5K Golden, 303-279-3509, comastersrun.org 8/11/11 Mountain Avenue Mile Ft. Collins, 970-221-1099, jwelzel@ frii.com, janewelzel.com Pearl Street Mile Boulder, jessica.gamney@ironman.com, boulderraces.com 8/12/11 Wild West Relay - Get Your Ass Over the Pass!

Fort Collins to Steamboat Springs, 303-800-5353, paul@timberlineevents.com, wildwestrelay.com 8/13/11 Colorado Springs Panerathon Colorado Springs, 303-694-2202, shannon@ bkbltd.com , panera-colorado. com Panerathon 5K/10K to Fight Hunger Colorado Springs, 303-799-1900x215, SpringsPanerathon@ breadsoftheworld.com, paneracolorado.com Run the Rock 5K Conifer, 303278-7799, bob@rock5k.com, rock5K.com So Long to Summer 5K Parker, 303-805-3278, hroemersberger@parkeronline. org, parkeronline.org Sue DiNapoli Ovarian Cancer Run and Walk Colorado Springs, beovaryaware@ comcast.net, pprrun.org 8/14/11 Leadville 10k Run Leadville, 719-486-3502, kathy@ leadvilletrail100.com, leadvilletrail100.com Woodland Park Mayor’s Cup Woodland Park, ckeating@citywoodlandpark.org, pprrun.org

NEW MEXICO CYCLING

4/8/11 BetterRide Mountain Bike Skills Camp Albuquerque, 970335-8226, Info@betterride.net, BetterRide.net 4/9/11 Dawn ‘til’ Dusk: Twelve Hour Endurance Race Gallup, (505) 863-4228, lindsay@ttiming.

com, dawntilduskrace.net 4/27/11 25th Annual SRAM Tour of the Gila Silver City, brennan5231@comcast.net, tourofthegila.com 5/14/11 12 Hours in the Wild West Ruidoso, (505) 863-4228, lindsay@ttiming.com, TBD 5/15/11 Santa Fe Century Santa Fe, 505-982-1282, willard@cybermesa.com, santafecentury.com 6/4/11 MSC #4, Chile Challenge Angel Fire, 720-407-6142, info@ racemsc.com, racemsc.com 6/18/11 24 Hours in the Enchanted Forest Gallup, (505) 863-4228, lindsay@ttiming.com, 24hitef. com

MARATHON/HALF MARATHON 5/7/11 Shiprock Marathon and 5 person Relays, Half Marathon Shiprock, 435-2338068, jeffrey.fultz@ihs.gov , ShipRockMarathon.com 5/21/11 Jemez Mountain Trail Runs Los Alamos, highaltitudeathletics.org/ JemezMt.htm 6/11/11 Run the Caldera Marathon and Half-Marathon Jemez Springs, recreation@ vallescaldera.gov , vallescaldera.gov/comevisit/ run/index.aspx

MULTISPORT 5/1/11 Atomic Man Duathlon and Littleboy Duathlon White Rock, 505-662-5834, duathlon@triatomics.org, triatomics.org 8/20/11 37th Annual Los Alamos Triathlon Los Alamos, 505-6628173, joseph.harris@lacnm.us, losalamosnm.us

NEVADA CYCLING

4/1/11 BetterRide Downhill Mountain Bike Camp Boulder City , 970-335-8226, Info@ BetterRide.net, BetterRide.net

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CALENDAR [ mountain west ] 6/19/11 Nevada City Bicycle Classic Nevada City, usacycling.org, ncnca.org 7/27/11 Tour de Nez Reno, usacycling. org, tourdenez.org

MaRathoN/half MaRathoN 4/10/11 Labor of Love Marathon and Half Marathon las Vegas, 702617-3213, info@calicoracing. com, calicoracing.com/ 5/1/11 Renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rock-n-River Marathon and Half Marathon Reno, 775722-9238, dmccoy@ castlerockmultisports.com , rock-n-riverhalfmarathon.com 6/25/11 Running With the Devil Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K, 5K & 50 miler lake Mead, 702-617-3213, info@ calicoracing.com, calicoracing. com

MultispoRt 4/10/11 XTERRA West Championship las Vegas, Nevada, 877-7518880, info@xterraplanet.com, xterraplanet.com 4/16/11 Rage Triathlon lake Mead, bbscendurancesports.com 4/30/11 Iron Girl Lake Las Vegas Women henderson, 813868-4747, info@irongirl. com, irongirl.com/Events/ lake_las_Vegas.htm 5/22/11 Amica Lake Las Vegas Triathlon henderson, sunsetracing.com Lake Las Vegas Triathlon henderson, 7/31/11 Lake Tahoe Sharkfest Swim incline Village, 4158681829, info@envirosports.com, envirosports.com

RuNNiNg 6/3/11 7th Annual Reno-Tahoe Odyssey Relay Run Adventure Reno, 775-8253399, eric@renotahoeodyssey.

com, renotahoeodyssey.com Reno-Tahoe Odyssey Relay Run Adventure Reno, 775-8253399, eric@renotahoeodyssey. com, renotahoeodyssey.com

UTAH CyCliNg

4/2/11 Cholla Challenge hurricane , -5241, intermountaincup.com 4/17/11 Tour of Arches and Canyonlands Moab, 714-2674591, info@cyclingescapes. com, cyclingescapes.com 5/3/11 Alison Dunlap Adventure Camp: Level I Moab MTB Skills Camp Moab, 800-6267335, alison@alisondunlap. com, alisondunlap.com Alison Dunlap Adventure Camps 5-Day Novice/Interm Moab MTB Skills Camp Moab, 800-626-7335, info@ rimtours.com, alisondunlap. com Alison Dunlap Adventure Camps 5-Day Novice/Interm Moab Skills Camp Moab, 800626-7335, info@rimtours.com, alisondunlap.com 5/7/11 17th Annual Showdown at Five-Mile Pass lehi, 801-9423498, intermountaincup.com

alison@alisondunlap.com, alisondunlap.com Alison Dunlap Adventure Camps 5-Day Interm/ Advanced Moab MTB Skills Camp Moab, 800-6267335, info@rimtours.com, alisondunlap.com Alison Dunlap Adventure Camps Interm/Advanced Moab MTB Skills Camp Moab, 800-626-7335, info@ rimtours.com, alisondunlap. com 5/30/11 6th Annual Stan Crane Memorial XC Race Draper, 801-942-3498, intermountaincup.com 6/11/11 20th Annual Pedalfest Deer Valley Resort , 801-942-3498, intermountaincup.com 6/12/11 Desert RATS Mountain Bike Tour Moab, 303-249-1112, reid_ delman@geminiadventures. com, geminiadventures.com 6/18/11 23rd Annual Cook-Sanders Associates, Inc. and The Spence Law Firm High Uintas Classic Stage Race Kamas, 307-783-6470, tarnell@evanstonwy.org, evanstoncycling.org

Ghost Town Riders Century utah, 877-264-7876-, info@ bike2bike.org, bike2bike.org

6/19/11 Wimmerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s XC Race at Sherwood logan, 801-9423498, intermountaincup.com

5/14/11 7th Annual Sundance Spin sundance Resort , 801-9423498, intermountaincup.com

7/2/11 24th Annual Mountain Bout snowbird Resort, 801-9423498, intermountaincup.com

5/15/11 Color Country to Canyonlands springdale, 714-267-4591, info@ cyclingescapes.com, cyclingescapes.com

7/23/11 15th Annual Chris Allaire Memorial/Utah Open State Championship solitude Resort , 801-942-3498, intermountaincup.com

5/21/11 8th Annual Hammerfest at the Hollow heber , 801-9423498, intermountaincup.com

7/30/11 2nd Annual Basin Bash XC snowbasin Resort, 801-9423498, intermountaincup.com

BRA~SU Bike Ride Across Scenic Utah st. george, 877264-7876, info@bike2bike.org, bike2bike.org

MaRathoN/half MaRathoN

5/24/11 Alison Dunlap Adventure Camp: Level II Moab Ride Camp Moab, 800-626-7335,

4/9/11 Moab Marathon Moab, 801372-7867, trail@xmission.com , moabmarathon.com

4/16/11 Salt Lake City Marathon and Half Marathon salt lake City, 801-412-6060, skerr@devinerace.com , saltlakecitymarathon.com

info@bbsctri.com, bbsctri. com/women-rock/

cheyennecity.org, cheyennecity. org

7/9/11 Echo Triathlon Coalville, info@ triutah.com, triutah.com

5/21/11 Huff to Bluff Marathon Blanding, 435-678-3966, rheck@sanjuancc.org , hufftobluffmarathon.com

7/16/11 Battle at Midway (BAM) Triathlon Midway, 801-4508477, info@bamtriathlon.com, bamtriathlon.com

7/30/11 Laramie Enduro laramie, 307-760-1917, enduro.rv@gmail. com, laramieenduro.org

Ogden Marathon ogden, 801629-8646, ogdenmarathon@ goalfoundation.com , ogdenmarathon.com/

Scofield Triathlon Mtn. View state park, bbsctri.com

MaRathoN/half MaRathoN

The Battle at Midway Duathlon Midway, 801-4508477, bamtriathlon.com

5/29/11 Medicine Bow Half Marathon laramie, 307-6353316, runwyo@msn.com, angelfire.com/wy2/marathon

Timp Trail Marathon and Half Marathon provo, 801678-4032, shaun@t3triathlon. com , t3triathlon.com/race/ timp-trail-marathon-a-half.html 6/11/11 Bear Lake Marathon garden City, 435-650 0155, info@ mammothmarathons.org , mammothmarathons.org Sizzler Utah Valley Marathon & Half Marathon provo, 801-472-7866, utahvalleymarathon@gmail. com , utahvalleymarathon.com Utah Valley Marathon, Half & 5K provo, utahvalleymarathon@gmail. com, utahvalleymarathon.com 7/17/11 Bryce Canyon Half Marathon Cannonville, 800-444-6689, brycecanyonhalfmarathon.com 7/25/11 The Deseret News Marathon salt lake City, 801-333-7473, bwood@desnews.com , desnews.com/run

MultispoRt 5/21/11 SG Triathlon st. george, bbscendurancesports.com 5/22/11 Women of Steel Triathlon american fork, info@triutah. com, triutah.com 6/11/11 Cache Valley Triathlon hyrum, info@triutah.com, triutah.com

RuNNiNg 4/9/11 Amasa 6.5 Mile and 9.5 Mile Moab, directormartinez@ yahoo.com, grassrootsevents. com 6/4/11 Pride Day 5K salt lake City, info@wasatchracing. com, wasatchracing.com/ prideday5k.html Squaw Peak 50 provo, squawpeak50.com 6/12/11 Desert R.A.T.S (Race Across The Sand) Moab, 303-249-1112, reid_delman@ geminiadventures.com, geminiadventures.com 6/17/11 Ragnar Wasatch Back Relay logan, 877-837-3529, dan@ragnarrelay.com, wasatchbackrelay.com 7/2/11 Dirty Girl Run salt lake City, info@wasatchracing.com, rundirtygirlrun.com 7/15/11 Battle at Midway (BAM) 10K Trail Run & 5K Fun Run/ Walk Midway, 801-450-8477, info@bamtriathlon.com, bamtriathlon.com

WYOMING CyCliNg

6/18/11 Park City Triathlon park City, info@bbsctri.com, bbsctri.com

6/25/11 Dead Dog Classic laramie, 307-760-4797, acmemb2@aol. com, americancycling.org

7/2/11 Women Rock Triathlon peoa,

Tour de Prairie Cheyenne, 307-637-6456, sphillips@

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8/14/11 Ride for Sight 2011 Cheyenne, 307-638-9464, jreyno9153@ aol.com,

Rocky Mountain Double Marathon laramie, 307-6353316, runwyo@msn.com, angelfire.com/wy2/marathon Wyoming Marathon laramie, 307-635-3316, runwyo@msn. com, angelfire.com/wy2/ marathon 6/5/11 Casper Marathon Experience of a LifeTime Casper, 307-577-4974, runwyoming.com

MultispoRt 6/18/11 Gem City Bone and Joint Laramie Duathlon laramie, 307-742-6170, tedhaskell@ yahoo.com, cyclewyoming.org/ du.htm 7/10/11 Cheyenne Sprint Triathlon/ Duathlon/Aquabike Cheyenne, 307-221-5277, triguy1219@msn. com, cheyennesprinttriathlon. com

RuNNiNg 5/29/11 Vedauwoo 5K laramie, 307635-3316, runwyo@msn.com, angelfire.com/wy2/marathon 6/18/11 Bighorn Mountain Wild & Scenic Trail Run Dayton, bighorntrailrun@yahoo.com, bighorntrailrun.com 6/25/11 24 Hours of Laramie... the Run laramie, 303249-1112, reid_delman@ geminiadventures.com, geminiadventures.com

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The Long Run By scott Jurek

By scott Jurek

What Running Can Teach Us Running is a vehicle for self-exploration.

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Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve raced ultramarathons for 17 years and have learned a lot about my body, mind and soul. In the early years of my running career, I would come back from a run and ponder new ways that I could train harder and perform better. I read books about exercise physiology and inspiring stories by legends of the sport about how they trained.

Back then I mostly focused on getting stronger and faster. It was a noble effort. Learning about my physiology allowed me to push my body to new limits, and doing so enabled me to explore the deeper aspects of my mind and soul. I never thought about what running could teach me, but as I gained more experience, I began to appreciate what else running had to offer. As the solo journeys into the forests ac-

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cumulated and I encountered new obstacles on racecourses, I started asking introspective questions. My mental fortitude became stronger, enabling me to solve the physical problems that would arise and deal with the discomfort that comes with running 100 consecutive miles.

Runners are inquisitive creatures.

We ask questions so we can reach our full potential. We dig deep to discover how to tackle seemingly insurmountable challenges while charging toward the finish line. We seek validation for why we put our bodies, minds and souls through all the discomfort and joy.

Ask yourself what you are learning from your running. Sometimes it might be how you can better control your heart rate, how you can fuel more efficiently, or how

you can get through that mental barrier at a low point in a race or training run. You might even learn something through running that can help you persevere in everyday life. When you do this you become a more complete runner. It might get you a PR or better yet, make you a better person.

So, letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s run and ask questions, because no matter how many miles we have run there is always something more to learn. Running is a way for us find out more about the individual that we are. All we need is an open road or windy path and a desire to explore.

Based in Boulder, Colo., Scott Jurek is a seven-time winner of the Western States 100-mile trail run. Read more from Scott at Competitor.com.

Photo by Brad Kaminski

think of this while running through mountains, deserts and long, lonely roads.

Bipedal locomotion is so much more than the number of miles run. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not only a test of physical abilities and mental machinery, but also a lesson about human potential. By looking at running from these vantage points, I have been able to appreciate the power of running more.

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INSIDE: Find Your Sole Mate in Chicago Page 67 Race-ready Workout: The Track Brick Page 68 Avoid the Bonk: Carbo-licious Tips Page 70 What Michiganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Molly Pritz Eats for Breakfast Page 72

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[ MIDWEST ] ON THE RADAR z TOP SHOP Universal Sole 3052 N. Lincoln, Chicago 773 -868-0893

Selling Your Soles

 TRAIL GUIDE

Limestone Trail

From left to right: photos by Brendan Shanley; iStockphoto.com/BCWH

LOCATION: Mastodon State Historic Site and Park 1050 Charles J. Becker Drive, Imperial, Mo. DIFFICULTY: III (rated from various online reviewers) LENGTH: approximately three miles

Owner Joel Fienberg has operated the Lakeview-area store since 1999. In February he opened a second location in Chicago at The Running Institute, a medical facility dedicated to injury prevention and management, located at 111 North Wabash, Suite 1919.

This store calls itself Chicago’s “sole” of running and walking.

Every customer gets personalized treatment when searching for the perfect fit.

It’s the store staff’s attempt to look deep into your sole—of your foot, that is.

Owners call it the “Universal Sole fit process,” where potential buyers strut their stuff down the

“sole fit” runway so the staff can carefully assess the athlete’s biomechanics. After measuring the length and width of your foot, Sole staff will ask you to take a jaunt on their in-store treadmill for further assessment, then pick your perfect

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shoe. From Asics to ZYM Electrolyte Drink Tabs, Universal Sole carries several major shoe brands and running necessities. It also offers free training plans to help newbies safely go from couch surfing to a 5K. Universalsole.com.

Although Mastodon Park has only been an official state park since 1976, archaeologists and dinosaur enthusiasts have been flocking to the 300plus acre site since the early 1800s. Littered with bones and artifacts from the Pleistocene Ice Age, 14,000 to 10,000 years ago, Mastodon Park is an historically significant place to enjoy a trail run and possibly stumble upon see GUIDE on page 68

acres are set aside for off-roading in St. Joe State Park, located about one hour south of St. Louis. Ride ATVs, dirt bikes and dune buggies over sand flats and wooded trails. The park also offers camping, fishing, swimming, hiking and biking trails. It’s the perfect destination for a weekend road trip. competitor.com 67

ON THE RADAR [ midwest ] better fitness

Pre-Race Tune-Up to make you FASTER

Ken Welsh of Midwesttriathloncoaching.com in Kansas City, Mo., is a certified USAT Level I coach who has been working with Kansas City-area triathletes for seven years.

A triathlete since 1992, Welsh provided Competitor with one of his training groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favorite exercises, the track brick, a great in-season workout that works best when used as pre-race tune-up.

The Track Brick A Set up your bike on a trainer at a track or site that has a nearby measured out-and-back or circular course.

B Warm up on the bike for 15 minutes. Elevate your heart rate to Zone 3 or the aerobic zone; max heart rate should be at roughly 70 to 80 percent.

C Next, complete a 400-meter run at 10K pace.

D Bike for five minutes.

E Take two minutes to recover.

F Bike for three minutes. Elevate heart rate to Zone 4/5, also known as anaerobic threshold; maximum heart rate should be between 80 to 93 percent.

G Run 800m at 5K race pace or Zone 4/5 heart rate.

H Repeat the entire Track Brick three more times for maximum effect.

I Cool down with 10 minutes of easy spinning.

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an ancient arrowhead belonging to one of our Neanderthal cousins.

There are three major trails in the park: Spring Branch, Limestone Hill and Wildflower Trail, with Limestone Hill being the most difficult.

True to its name, the rugged Limestone Hill Trail is made of the flaky calcite limestone, and winds along steep embankments and densely forested bluffs.

The trailhead is located near the visitor center and picnic area and is adjacent to the much easier Spring Branch Trail.

Once youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re done with your workout, check out the museum near Wildflower Trail.

Missouri State Park officials estimate that there are at least three acres of ice age deposits in this particular area.

Mostateparks.com/ mastodon.htm

The number of gently-worn shoes the St. Louis Share-A-Pair program collected last year to donate to people in need. GO! St. Louis operates the program in partnership with MERS-Goodwill.

Better Fittness photos courtesy of Ken Welsh; iStockphoto.com/Tina Fields

GUIDE, from page 67

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ON THE RADAR [ MIDWEST ] C ADVICE

Pre-Race Fuel: It’s All about the Carbs

HONE YOUR CALORIE INTAKE Vimbor explains that carbohydrates break down rapidly, so if you’re looking for a simple, easy-to-remember formula, try this: If you’re going for a long run in an hour, try a low-fiber carbohydrate, such as a banana, some pretzels or crackers. The rule to remember, said Vimbor, is that your caloric intake before a run should not eat

more than 100 calories. But, if you have two hours before your workout, take in 200 calories.

“When you have two hours to spare, make sure to have a carbohydrate and some protein. A nice 200-calorie meal to test out is yogurt and fruit, or string cheese and crackers. I recommend simple proteins, nothing fatty or complex like red meat or pork,” she said.

VIMBOR’S BOTTOM LINE “If you’re depleting glycogen and you don’t have enough going through you in your day, eventually your blood sugar drops, which leads to more sugar cravings. That makes people get a sweet tooth. It’s physiological.

That’s why getting proper nutrition during workouts is so important.

Don’t set yourself up for disaster.

Fuel properly before, during and after every race or workout.”

Chicagonutritionist.com

Top Fuel Picks

Meat Eaters: Turkey or grilled chicken breast sandwich.

Vegetarians: Peanut butter and jelly sandwich or a big bowl of cereal with yogurt.

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Get Your Healthy Carb Fix in Chi-town If cookies, cake and pastries don’t seem like smart picks for breakfast, think again. BTrue Bakery produces preservative-free, trans-fat-free baked goods without enriched, refined flours.

Sold at the Andersonville Farmer’s Market and the Nettelhorst French Market; check website for retail locations.

Btruebakery.com Meat-free since ’83, the Chicago Diner specializes in vegan comfort food and features gluten-free options. The award-winning diner also bakes muffins, scones, bars and cookies for sale at the restaurant and area Whole Foods markets. 3411 N. Halsted; Veggiediner.com With free bike parking, a beer garden and a bicycle advocacy mission, the Handlebar offers a balance of vegan, non-vegan, healthy and indulgent dishes with an eclectic spin. Try the green meanie sandwich or shiitake and broccoli orecchiette to fuel your next ride. 2311 W. North Ave.; Handlebarchicago.com

Jennifer Vimbor photo by Brendan Shanley; berries iStockphoto.com/JoeBiafore; chicken sandwich iStockphoto.com/IgorDutina

One challenge that runners, marathoners and triathletes all struggle with, besides besting a personal record, is pre- and post-workout nutrition. Chicago resident, marathoner and triathlete Jennifer Vimbor is a licensed dietitian and nutritionist who received her master’s degree in nutrition education from Columbia University. She works with athletes daily to help solve this nutritional dilemma.

“Something that comes up all the time with my patients is the question of what they should eat before, during and after a race. The whole theory or myth about the importance of a low carb/high protein diet is true, but what a lot of my patients don’t know is that carbs are necessary for energy and are so important for refilling glycogen stores,” Vimbor said.

“You’ve heard the term, ‘You’ve hit the wall,’ which means you’ve depleted your energy reserves. This happens to a lot of endurance runners who go for the high protein diet.

But what they really need is a carb.”

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pOur picks for great Midwestern races to mark on your calendar:

Want to qualify for the 2012 Ironman World Championship 70.3 in Lake Las Vegas, Nev.? Then look no further because IRONMAN 70.3 BRANSON on Sept. 18 is a championship qualifier. As a frequented tourist destination, Branson, Mo., also known as the “Live Music Show Capital of the World,” offers race-goers a first-hand look at the stunning, emerald foliage of the Ozark Mountains and an opportunity to take a dip in Table Rock Lake. Ironmanbranson.com Enjoy the great outdoors and connect with the local running community this summer at the 2011 CHICAGO TRAIL SERIES. From April through October, five CTS events will lead trail-loving runners throughout Illinois’ forest preserves and state parks.

The series starts with the Old School 4 Mile run in Libertyville on April 23, then the Renegade Trail Run 10K through the Deer Grove West Forest Preserve in Palatine on June 4, the Sag Valley 5 Mile in Palos Hills on July 9, the DuPage Trail Run 12K on Aug. 6 in Wheaton and closes with the Trail Challenge 8K in Palatine on Oct. 29.

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is the ROCK ‘N’ ROLL CHICAGO HALF-MARATHON and the race is expected to draw thousands of runners to Grant Park, home to the Art Institute of Chicago and the historic Buckingham Fountain. Proceeds from the race will benefit The American Cancer Society. Chicago.competitor.com/register 72 Competitor April 2011

Molly Pritz

A 2010 graduate of Pennsylvania’s Bucknell University, Molly Pritz planned on becoming a geologist, but life took her down a different path—as a professional runner. Now a member of the Hansons-Brooks Distance Project, Pritz, 23, says her love for running did not come until after college.

“My passion for running grew when I began training with the local runners in the Lewisburg, Pa., area,” she said.

Last August Pritz joined the Hansons-Brooks Distance Project in the Detroit Metro area of Michigan and appears to have found her stride in the Great Lakes State—she set new PRs for 5K at 15:56, 10K at 32:59 and half-marathon at 1:11:05 after joining the team. She just won the Rock ‘n’ Roll San Antonio Half-Marathon in November with a time of 1:12:14, qualifying her for the 2012 Olympic Marathon Trials.

Check out some of her favorite things, in Rochester, Mich., where she lives and trains.

FAVORITE RESTAURANT • The Downtown Café; Downtownca ferochester.com “When my teammates and I go out to breakfast I simply can’t resist the Downtown Café’s Michigan pancakes.

With dried cherries, apples and walnuts baked right into the pancake you can’t go wrong. I round off my meal by splitting

a spinach and feta omelet with my teammate.”

FAVORITE PLACE TO RUN • The Paint Creek Trail, Paintcreek trail.org, and the Stony Creek Metro Park, Metroparks .com.

“I feel like I can sometimes run faster when put on an open, rolling road than I can on a track. Road

running is really where I feel at home.”

mention they help keep me injury-free.”

FAVORITE LOCAL SPORTS STORE

FAVORITE RACE

• Hansons Running Shop; Hansons-running. com

FAVORITE SHOES • Brooks Defyance; Brooks running.com “They are cushioned, yet very responsive. Not to

• “Any Rock ‘n’ Roll half-marathon. I am a big proponent of incorporating music for motivation and for proper pacing into my training, so any race that involves music is a race I enjoy.”

Runrocknroll. competitor.com

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ALL STORIES BY LAUREN VENTURA

Molly Pritz photo courtesy Victah Sailer/photorun.net; Brooks Defyance by Nils Nilsen; Rock ‘n’ Roll Mardi Gras photo by Paul Nestor; Branson iStockphoto.com/EventureMan

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6/12/11 TOMRV (Tour of Mississippi River Valley) Bettendorf, 563388-8043, lindabarchman@ hotmail.com, qcbc.org

4/11/11 John Fraser Memorial 10 Mile TT Kane County, 630-8906767, abdcycling.com

CyCling

Marathon/half Marathon 6/11/11 Marathon to Marathon Storm Lake, 712-289-2246, slc@stormlake.org, marathon2marathon.com 7/16/11 University of Okoboji Marathon and Half Marathon Okoboji, 712-3382424, sales@threesons.com, threesons.com

Multisport 6/5/11 Pigman Sprint Triathlon Palo, 319-373-0741, john@pigmantri. com, pigmantri.com/ 6/18/11 Quad Cities Triathlon Davenport, 608-209-1054, ericsarno@msn.com, qctriathlon.com 7/16/11 Lake Geode Challenge Triathlon Danville, racedirector@ lakegeodechallenge.com, lakegeodechallenge.com

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4/30/11 Max Multisport Galena Cycle and Tri Camp for Women Galena, 773-832-1335, info@maxmultisport.com, maxmultisport.com/camps-clinics/camps/ 5/1/11 Folks On Spokes Easter Ride Park Forest, IL, alsturges@ sbcglobal.net, folksonspokes. com/easter.html 5/2/11 Folks on Spokes Easter Ride University Park, 312-320-8275, davidmajk@ameritech.net, folksonspokes.com 5/8/11 Tour de Stooges Lebanon, 618-236-2793, tourdestooges@ rogerkramercycling.org, stooges.rogerkramercycling. org 5/15/11 American Cancer Society Walk & Roll North Shore Skokie, IL, 847.328.5147, kathy. stein@cancer.org, walkroll.org

5/22/11 Tour de Cure Springfield Springfield, 888-DIA-BETE, diabetes.org/tour Urban Assault Ride Chicago, 303-408-0747, josh@adventurefit.com, urbanassaultride.com 5/30/11 Bike the Drive Chicago, 312-427-3325, btd09info@ activetrans.org, bikethedrive. org 6/5/11 Emmaus Ministries Endurance Ride. 2-day Plano, 773-337-6063, streets.org Udder Century Ride Union, UdderCentury@Comcast.net, mchenrybicycleclub.org 6/11/11 Lake Tour Bike Trek Crystal Lake, action.lungusa.org 6/13/11 Grand Illinois Trail and Parks Ride Oswego, 309-7881845, oestreich@qconline.com, bikelib,org Tour de Cure @ Bike the Drive Chicago, 888-DIABETE, lpoppe@diabetes.org, diabetes.org/tour

cALeNdAr TOUR-ILL, bicycleillinois@ bicycleillinois.com, bicycleillinois.com 7/10/11 Bicycle Illinois Cairo to Chicago, premier@ bicycleillinois.com, bicycleillinois.com Ride For AIDS Chicago Evanston, rideforaids.org The L.A.T.E. Ride Chicago, 773918-RIDE, lateride@hotmail. com, lateride.org 7/16/11 Tri-State Tour #1 presented

by Bicycle Illinois Hammond, IN to Kenosha, WI, (877) TOUR-ILL, bicycleillinois@ bicycleillinois.com, bicycleillinois.com 7/18/11 Biking with Beanzie DeKalb, 815-758-6873, BikingWithBeanzie@yahoo. com, kish-kiwanis.com 7/24/11 Chicagoland Inline Marathon Hoffman Estates, 847-344-0861, info@ allcommunityevents.com, allcommunityevents.com

Marathon/half Marathon

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Ride the Rock Joliet, 815-7278700, jmcfarland@fpdwc.org ReconnectWithNature.org

6/26/11 MS150 Tour de Farms Dekelb, 800-344-4867, cgic@ild.nmss. org, ms150.msillinois.org

4/27/11 Fall Marathon Training Chicago, train@infinityeffect. com, infinityeffect.com

5/21/11 Marion Arts Festival 5K Run and Fun Walk Marion, 319-3730741, artrun@pigmantri.com, pigmantri.com/artrun.html

5/16/11 Walk and Roll Chicago Chicago, 312-279-7261, walk. roll@cancer.org, community. acsevents.org

6/27/11 Swedish Days Ride Burlington, 630-587-2570, swedishdays@fvbsc.org, fvbsc.org

7/23/11 Quad Cities Times Bix 7 Davenport, bix7@bix7.com, bix7.com

Walk and Roll North Shore Skokie, 847-328-5147, walkroll. northshore@cancer.org, community.acsevents.org

7/5/11 4th of July Metric Century Plainfield, bike67@juno.com, jolietbicycleclub.org

4/30/11 Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon and HalfMarathon Champaign/ Urbana, 701-364-2RUN, Mark@casmarevents.com, illinoismarathon.com

5/19/11 Ride of Silence Chicago, rideofsilence.org

7/9/11 Bicycle Illinois 2011 (century option every day!) Cairo to Chicago, (877)

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5/1/11 First Midwest Bank Southwest Half Marathon Palos Heights, 773-868-3010, mail@chicagoevents.com, chicagoevents.com

5/15/11 Rockford Marathon and Half Marathon Rockford, 773-5846638, jruston@chicagoevents. com, rockfordmarathon.com The Rockford Marathon Rockford, 773-868-3010, mail@chicagoevents.com, chicagoevents.com 7/23/11 Half Marathon & 5k Run/ Walk Alexian Brothers Fitness For America Sports Festival Hoffman Estates, 847-344-0861, info@ allcommmunityevents.com, allcommunityevents.com

infinityeffect.com Tri Training Swim Workout Glenview, 847-502-0630, niceguytraining@ameritech. net, niceguytraining.com/Site/ Masters%20Swims.html 4/12/11 Naperville Women’s Triathlon Group Training Wheaton, 773-832-1335, info@maxmultisport.com, maxmultisport.com

Multisport

4/13/11 Together We Tri Training for the Trek Women’s Triathlon Glenview, 1-888-86-WE-TRI, lhurley@togetherwetri.com, togetherwetri.com

4/2/11 Tri-umph off-season triathlon training Swim Transitions Lake Forest, 847207-9442, info@tri-umph.us, tri-umph.us

4/17/11 Abe’s Mini Triathlon and Pioneer Sprint Triathlon Petersburg, 217-341-1309, David.Cox@llcc.edu, abestriseries.com

Triathlon Swim Technique Class Chicago, 773-832-1335, info@maxmultisport.com, maxmultisport.com

Life Time Fitness Indoor Triathlon-Algonquin Algonquin, 630-393-2600, rtheodore@lifetimefitness. com, indoortri.com

4/9/11 Life Time Fitness Indoor Triathlon-Romeoville Romeoville, 630-393-2600, rtheodore@lifetimefitness. com, indoortri.com 4/10/11 Life Time Fitness Indoor Triathlon-Schaumburg Schaumburg, 630-393-2600, rtheodore@lifetimefitness. com, indoortri.com Racine Ironman 70.3 Training Program Chicago, 773-832-1335, info@maxmultisport.com, maxmultisport.com/grouptraining/racine-half-ironman/ 4/11/11 Infinity Multisport Half Ironman Distance Group Training Chicago, train@infinityeffect.com,

4/18/11 Tri Training Swim Workout Glenview, 847-502-0630, niceguytraining@ameritech. net, niceguytraining.com/Site/ Masters%20Swims.html 4/25/11 Tri Training Swim Workout Glenview, 847-502-0630, niceguytraining@ameritech. net, niceguytraining.com/Site/ Masters%20Swims.html 4/27/11 Together We Tri¥Ë_20 Week Coed Training Program Glenview, 1-866-88-WE-TRI, lhurley@togetherwetri.com, togetherwetri.com 4/29/11 Galena Triathlon Camp Galena, 773-832-1335, info@maxmultisport.com,

Bloom and Zoom 10K April 16 | Lisle, Ill. The Morton Arboretum in Lisle, which hosts an annual 5K in the fall, now offers runners a 10K with this first-time event. Enjoy the sights and smells of spring while conquering the arboretum’s rolling hills. Mortonarb.org

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242-2613, tazcojaycees.com

4/30/11 Doc Spackman Memorial Triathlon Carbondale, active. com

5/30/11 Lylte Park Sprint Triathlon Mattoon, 217-218-7777, mattoonmultisport@gmail. com, mattoonmultisport.com

Peanut Butter Duathlon Rockford, ewilson@wrex.com, rockfordroadrunners.org 5/1/11 Sullivan Civic Center Triathlon Sullivan, 217-7284541, sullivanil.us/triathlon. htm 5/2/11 Tri Training Swim Workout Glenview, 847-502-0630, niceguytraining@ameritech. net, niceguytraining.com/Site/ Masters%20Swims.html Tri-umph Women’s triathlon training Lake Forest, 847207-9442, info@tri-umph.us, tri-umph.us 5/14/11 Tower Youth Triathlon Niles, tiffany_minne@ymcachgo.org, towertrilty.com 5/15/11 May Madness Sprint Effingham, 217-347-3739, support@cuttingedgeevents. net, cuttingedgeevents.net Tower Triathlon Niles, tiffany_minne@ymcachgo.org, towertrilty.com 5/16/11 Tri Training Swim Workout Glenview, 847-502-0630, niceguytraining@ameritech. net, niceguytraining.com/Site/ Masters%20Swims.html 5/21/11 Galena Triathlon & Duathlon Galena, 815-777-3557, events@ galena.org, galena.org/ triathlon 5/22/11 Gateway Triathlon Carlyle, 231-546-2229, info@3disciplines.com, 1863events.com 5/28/11 Tazewell County Jaycees Tri For Kid’s Sake Morton, 309-

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5/31/11 Max Multisport Chicago Triathlon Training Kickoff Party Chicago, 773-832-1335, info@maxmultisport.com, maxmultisport.com 6/1/11 Together We Tri¥Ë_Training for the Chicago Life Time Triathlon Glenview, 1-866-88-WE-TRI, lhurley@ togetherwetri.com, togetherwetri.com 6/4/11 Tri-Shark Triathlon Hudson, 309-827-2272, Colleen@trishark.org, tri-shark.org 6/7/11 Chicago Triathlon Training Program Chicago, 773-8321335, info@maxmultisport. com, maxmultisport.com/ group-training/chicagotriathlon/ Infinity Coaching - Chicago Tri Group Training Chicago, train@infinityeffect.com, infinityeffect.com 6/11/11 The Prairie Triathlon at North Pointe Rockton, glarson@northpointehealth. com, northpointehealth.com Tri Jesus Triathlon Quincy, trijesus.com 6/12/11 Batavia Sprint Triathlon/ Duathlon Batavia, IL, 630-6216807, triathlon@cityofbatavia. net, bataviatriathlon.org/ Lake in the Hills Triathlon Lake in the Hills, 847.960.7460, twakeman@lith.org, lith.org SheROX Triathlon Naperville, IL Naperville, barb@phillytri.com, sheroxtri. com

6/18/11 Rockford Olympic Triathlon Rockford, 815-222-2374, Al@Rockfordtriathlon.com, rockfordtriathlon.com 6/19/11 Cutting Edge 1/2 Classic Distance Effingham, 217-3473739, cuttingeevents@yahoo. com, cuttingedgeevents.net 6/25/11 Morse Summer Triathlon Noblesville, 317-733-3300, tuxbro@indy.rr.com, tuxbro. com Optimist Triathlon Warsaw, 574-267-7226, warsawoptimist. org Tremont Triathlon Tremont, 309-253-6800, indycatjrn@ yahoo.com, tremontpark.com/ triathlon.htm

Hudson, 309-827-2272, Trimomevents@frontier.net, everygreentri.com 7/17/11 Rattlesnake Ramble Wheeling, 847-4652937, mwehby@ wheelingparkdistrict.com, wheelingparkdistrict.com 7/18/11 Kids Triathlon Training Program (Ages 7-18 yrs) Chicagho, 773-7283456, M-Elipas@neiu.edu, allkidscantri.com 7/23/11 The Rockton Triathlon Rockton, RoscoeRocktonYMCA@charter. net, rockfordroadrunners.org Wauconda Kids Triathlon Wauconda, (847) 526-3610, tstaton@waucondaparks.com, waucondaparks.com

Glenview Park District’s 9th Annual Sprint Triathlon Glenview, 224-521-2596, kathleen.

McInnis@glenviewparks.org, glenviewparks.org HolidayMan Sprint Distance Triathlon Somonauk, 815-9937457, illvalleytri@yahoo.com, illvalleytri.com Rockford Olympic Triathlon Rockford, Al@ Rockfordtriathlon.com, rockfordtriathlon.com

OutdOOrs 7/23/11 Waterfall Glen Xtreme 10 Darien, (708) 250-0755, meghan.kennihan@gmail.com, xtreme10race.com

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7/24/11 Mattoon Triathlons Mattoon, mattoonmultisport.com

4/2/11 Arny Johnson 10M/5K Rockford, 815-636-4573, homes@rockfordhabitat.org, rockfordhabitat.org

Twin Lakes Triathlon Palatine, 847-259-6890, saltcreekpd.com

Wauconda Sprint Triathlon Wauconda, (847) 526-3610, tstaton@waucondaparks.com, waucondaparks.com

Bunny Dash 5K Palatine, 847-829-4536, bganek@ adrenalinesportsmanagement. com, bunnydash.com

7/9/11 Freeport Classic Triathlon Freeport, matt.mullen@ highland.edu, freeportymca.org

7/30/11 Iron Abe Triathlon Springfield, 217-341-1309, steveoc@uiuc.edu, triharderpromotions.com

Creide & Friends Only Fools Run At Midnight Coal City, 815-634-2584, alh@ assuredpublications.com, creide5krun.com

6/26/11 MetLife Race Around the World Duathlon Tinley Park, 708-323-2698, hannon@ metlifeduathlon.com, metlifeduathlon.com

Tri-umph Open water swim clinic Chicago, 847-207-9442, info@tri-umph.us, tri-umph.us 7/10/11 Lake Zurich Area Triathlon Lake Zurich, 847 727-2681, info@321goevents.com, 321goevents.com Rodney T. Miller Lakeside Triathlon Decatur, decaturtriathlon.com Splash, Pedal, Dash Triathlon and Duathlon Schaumburg, 847-490-7015, jebever@parkfun.com, parkfun. com 7/16/11 Evergreen Lake International Triathlon

startearlyrun.com 4/3/11 Home Team Charity Run Chicago, 312-943-5959, HomeTeamCharityRun.org The Race that’s Good for Life 5K Oak Park, 708-476-8252, race@oprc.net, race.oprc.net 4/8/11 LCU Run For Your Life 2 mile run/walk Lincoln, lincolnchristian.edu 4/9/11 Interplanetary 5K Race/1 Mile Walk Peoria, 309-6867000, sschafer@lakeviewmuseum.org, lakeviewmuseum.org/race.aspx Kick Butts Day 5K Charleston, 217-581-7786, herc@eiu.edu, eiu.edu McNaughton Park Trail Runs Perkins, 309-346-3601, a_s_weinberg@yahoo.com, mcnaughtonparktrailruns.com Reach Out and Run 5K Run Libertyville, tom@ goldenlegsracing.com, reachoutandrun5K.org Red Shoe Run 5K Rockford, 815-398-9628, redshoerun.org 4/10/11 Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle Chicago, 312-9049814, shamrockshuffle.com

Oregon Park District Sprint Triathlon Oregon, jena@ oregonpark.org, oregonpark. org

Hustle for Hearing 5K Dekalb, Integrated Health 5K/10K Harrisburg, integratedhealthofsi.com

Dewey Dash Elburn, 630-3652244, library@elburn.lib.il.us, elburn.lib.il.us/programs-aevents/dewey-dash

South Shore Triathlon Chicago, info@ramracing.org, southshoretri.com

Lake Sara Dam Run Effingham, 217-347-5843, lakesaradamrun.com

Run Chicago Half Marathon and 5K Wheeling, RunChicagoHalfMarathon.com

Stoneman Sprint Triathlon Springfield, 217-341-1309, steveoc@uiuc.edu, triharderpromotions.com

Lincoln Memorial HalfMarathon Springfield, 217638-3354, abe@runabe.com, runabe.com

Run Thru the Hills Lake in the Hills, 847-960-7462, agemmell@lith.org, lith.org

7/31/11 Columbia Muddy Buddy Chicago Gilberts, 1-800311-1255, muddybuddy@ competitorgroup.com, muddybuddy.com

Southern Illinois 10K Marion, run.olm.net Wrigley Start Early Run Chicago, 773-868-3010, steveb@chicagoevents.com,

Run thru the Hills 5K/10K Lake in the Hills, 847-960-7462, agemmell@lith.org, lith.org 4/16/11 Bloom & Zoom 10K Lisle, DFischer-Woods@mortonarb. org, Mortonarb.org/ bloomzoom10k

Chocolate Chase Rabbit Race April 23 | Palos Heights, Ill. Celebrate Easter a day early with this neighborhood 5K run in Palos Heights, Ill., that features a post-race chocolate splurge. Signmeup.com

CALENDAR [ midwest ] CARA Lakefront 10 Miler presented by NovaCare Chicago, 312-666-9836, cararuns.org Fox Trot 5K Run/Walk and youth runs Batavia, 630-326-9706, foxtrot@ bataviamothersclub.org, bataviamothersclub.org/ fox_trot.htm Iron Horse 5K for ALS Elgin, 847-679-3311, kmciver@ lesturnerals.org, run4als.org

tkdombrow@comcast.net, hearthavenoutreach.org NCO Spring Ahead 5K Street & 10K Trail Run Naperville, 630-961-2992, dportner@ ncoyouth.org, ncospringahead. com 4/23/11 5K for Earth Day Chicago, 773-209-0153, roberto@ earthday5kchicago.com, earthday5kchicago.com

Run/Walk Chicago, 773-8683010, mail@chicagoevents. com, chicagoevents.com Cinco de Mayo 5K Run Belvidere, 815-540-8841, rockfordroadrunners.org Dollars for Scholars 5K Run Joliet, 815-280-6690, boudenho@jjc.edu, jjc.edu Eikon 5K Run Plainfield, eikon5k.org

Kankakee 10K Race for Hope Bourbonnais, active.com

Bunny Rock 5K Chicago, 8478294536, bganek@ adrenalinesportsmanagement. com,

Goality 5K Fun Run/Fitness Walk Bloomingdale, 630-2534813, eric.su@goality.com, goality.com

McHenry County Human Race 5K McHenry, 815-3444483, Rebecca@mchumanrace. org, mchumanrace.org

Bunny Rock 5K Chicago, 847-829-4536, events@ adrenalinesportsmanagement. com, bunnyrock5k.com

Husky Hustle 5K Aurora, homesteadpta.org

Mile for Miracles Westchester, 708-343-7728, dimilesformiracles@yahoo. com, divineinfant.org

Chocolate Chase Rabbit Race 5K Palos Heights, 708-361-3706, ccanavan@ palosheights.org, signmeup. com/71887

Neighbors’ House 5K Run Dekalb, 815-787-0600, neighborshouse@tbc.net, neighborshouse5K.com Race NIjUdicata 5K Run/ Walk & BBQ Dekalb, 815-7539655, mmitchell@niu.edu, niu. edu/law Race to Wrigley 5K Chicago, 773-868-3010, mail@chicagoevents.com, chicagoevents.com River to River Relay LaRue Pine Hills, dillard@mchsi.com, rrr.olm.net Rockdale Ramblin’ 10K Rockdale, 815-741-7275 x-206, dgale@jolietpark.org, jolietpark.org Shelter, Inc. 5K Run/Walk 4 Kidz Elk Grove Village, 847590-6188, bmazursky@shelterinc.org, shelter-inc.org Take a Step for Kids Libertyville, 847-548-6000, takeastepforkids.org 4/17/11 Heart Haven Hustle 5K Bolingbrook, 630-217-3389,

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Old School Trail 4 Mile Libertyville, 847-431-1002, sbush1002@gmail.com, chicagotrailseries.com Run for the Cheetah Chicago, 866-977-7760, ccfchicago@ cheetah.org, runforthecheetah. org

Illinois Marathon Champaign/Urbana, 701-3642RUN, joe@illinoismarathon. com, illinoismarathon.com Law Day 5K Belleville, avassen@lawdayrun.com, lawdayrun.com Live United 5K Run/Walk Wheaton, 630-645-6343, elizabeth.esler@uw-mc.org, uwdupage.org Run for Rett Elk Grove Village, 847-524-7540, rettsyndrome. org

Great Western HalfMarathon St. Charles, 630930-9341, wrasmus@comcast. net, frtr.org

Bridge to Bridge 5K / 10K Batavia, 630-326-9000, George@MontessorBatavia. com,

5/13/11 Long Grove St Paddy’s 5K Long Grove, 847-344-0861, allcommunityevents.com

Hawthorn Woods 1/2 Marathon Hawthorn Woods, 847-727-2681, info@321goevents.com, 321goevents.com

Cinco de Miler Chicago, info@ ramracing.org, ramracing.org

5/14/11 Bridge the Gap to Health Quincy, 217-222-0958-, bridgethegaptohealth.com

Hornet Hustle 5K Darien, 847922-4440, hornethuslte5K@ yahoo.com, hinsdalesouthathleticclub.org Ravenswood Run Chicago, 773-305-3338, info@ fleetfeetchicago.com, fleetfeetchicago.com Run To Remember chicago, 3127439857, r2remember@ gmail.com, cpdmemorial.org/ run Still Shuffle Aurora, 630-3753900, valerie_wood@ipsd.org, stillshuffle.com We Go Run West Chicago, racetime21@hotmail.com, racetime.info 5/2/11 Annual Polish Constitution Day Hash Chicago, 312-4092337, chickenstiffer@gmail. com, chicagohash.com Rotary Stomps Out Polio 5K Rockford, 815-440-8681, griff@ signalblast.com, rockfordroadrunners.org

Wrigley Start Early 5K/10K Run/Walk Chicago, 773-8683010, mail@chicagoevents. com, startearlyrun.com

Run To Remember chicago, 3127439857, r2remember@ gmail.com, cpdmemorial.org/ run

4/24/11 5K for Preemies Crystal Lake, 815-397-0097, jsmith@ marchofdimes.com, rockfordroadrunners.org

Steve’s Old Time Tap Spring Chaser Rock Island, springchaser.com

Run to Remember Chicago, 312-743-9857, r2remember@ gmail.com, cpdmemorial.org/ run

Trail Blazer 5K Libertyville, 815-280-6690, boudenho@jjc. edu, jjc.edu/about/communityinterests/dollars-for-scholars/ Pages/default.aspx

5/5/11 Cinco de Mayo 5K run/1 mile walk Romeoville, 815-8866222, nmaldonado@romeoville. org, romeoville.org

5/1/11 Do the Griff 4 Mile Run Frankfort, 815-464-7113, aernst5@gmail.com, dothegriff.com

5/7/11 Advocate Good Samaritan Quarryman Challenge Lemont, 630-243-7111, info@ quarrymanchallenge.com, quarrymanchallenge.com

First Midwest Bank Southwest Half Marathon Palos Heights, 773-868-3010, chicagoevents.com

Bark in the Park 5K Chicago, 312645-8006, events@anticruelty. org, barkinthepark.org

OSF Herritage Run Rockford, 815-395-5342, info@osfhealth. com, rockfordroadrunners.org 4/30/11 2nd Annual Techno Trot 5K Winthrop Harbor, whsd1.org Campus Life Strive 5K Run/ Walk Downers Grove, 630-2416721, strive@icampuslife.com, iCampusLife.com/5k Chicago’s Day for Charity 5K

Komen Peoria Race for the Cure Peoria, 309-691-6906, sregnier@komenpeoria.com, komenmemorial.org Lake Run 2010 Hudson, 309825-1162, wmsonmx@gmail. com, lakerunclub.org Literacy Run Half Marathon Rockford, 815-222-1268, beergirl@insightbb.com, theliteracycouncil.org National Heritage Corridor 25K Channahon, 815-725-0161, daverun@aol.com, psrr.org

Fat Ass 5K and Street Party for Charity Springfield, fatass5k@espcpa.com, fatass5k.com Greater Chicago Epilepsy 5K Fun Run & Walk - Wheaton Wheaton, IL, 3129398622 ext.

209, lmctigue@ epilepsychicago.org, epilepsychicago.donordrive. com/index. cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive. eventDetails&eventID=502

Palos Park Recreation Spring Fun Run Palos Park, 708-671-3760, fwendling@ palospark.org, palospark.org

Life Time Fitness Run Wild 5K & Fisher Price Kids K Brookfield, 630-393-2600, rtheodore@lifetimefitness. com, ltfrunwild.com

Run for the Kids 5K Villa Park, 630-282-2029, kliss@ eastersealsdfvr.org, eastersealsdfvr.org

Lilac Mutt Strut 5K Lombard, 630-953-6102, info@ lombardparks.com, lombardparks.com

The Literacy Half Marathon Rockford, 815-222-1268, ro@ carlylebrewing.com, rockfordroadrunners.org

Path to Progress 5K Run/ Walk Chicago, 800-886-1281, pathtoprogress@abta.org, pathtoprogress.org

Tiger 5K at Chicagoland Speedway Joliet, freewebs. com/steelmen5k/

Terror Trail Run 2 Oswego, 630-554-4425, kvest@ oswegolandpd.org, oswegolandparkdistrict.org

5/8/11 Mother’s Day 5k Run/Walk Barrington, 847-344-0861, allcommunityevents.com, allcommunityevents.com Quad Cities Distance Classic Half Marathon & 5K Rock Island, 563-326-1942, ornbelt. org Race to Empower Chicago, 877-YME-RACE, networkofstrength.org Run for Hungry Children West Chicago, 224-520-6116, mike.wiersema@BrightHope. org, runforhungrychildren.com

5/15/11 Chicagoland Spring Marathon & Half Marathon Schaumburg, 847-344-0861, info@allcommunityevents.com, allcommunityevents.com Feets of Strength 5k Run/ Walk for Child Abuse Awareness Geneva, 630-7424393, feetsofstrength@att. net, geneva.rfkc.org Magellan Development Group Chicago Spring Half Marathon Chicago, chicagospringhalf.com Road Scholars 5K Race/ Walk Aurora, 630-896-0831,

Run to Remember April 30 | Chicago This 5K run and walk along Chicago’s Lakefront benefits the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation, which provides assistance to the families of officers who have been killed in the line of duty. The race starts and finishes at Gold Star Family Park, just east of Soldier Field. Cpdmemorial.org/run

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Sally Sommer Flynn 5K Northfield, 312-952-2340, OYFF7820@aol.com, oyff.org

Rockford Marathon Rockford, skorn@rockfordmarathon.com, chicagoevents.com

5/22/11 3rd Annual Spring Walk of Hope and 5K Fun Run Mokena, 708-478-3529, Kkahlhammer@aol.com, cancersupportcenter.org

Run for Hungry Children Hoffman Estates Hoffman Estates, 224-520-6116, mike. wiersema@BrightHope.org, runforhungrychildren.com Run for Reading Naperville, 630-527-1100, mbazan@ lynmarlending.com, signmeup. com

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TS5K Naperville, 630-428-6000 x4715, shelby_thormeyer@ipsd. org, ts5k.com 5/21/11 Buffalo Trail Run and Walk Mahomet, secondwindrunningclub.org Bulldog Dash 5K and 2K Germantown, sgabler@clinton. k12.il.us, germantownbulldogs. org/vnews/display.v/SEC/ Bulldog%20Dash Greater Chicago Epilepsy 5K Timed-Run/Walk - Chicago’s Montrose Harbor Chicago, 3129398622 ext. 209, lmctigue@epilepsychicago.org, epilepsychicago.donordrive. com/index. cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive. eventDetails&eventID=502 JustRun 5k Carol Stream, 6307846100, meghanj@ csparks.org, justplay.org

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Lew Blond Memorial Run Northbrook, 847-400-8965, bpreis@district30.org, district30.org Merrell Down & Dirty Chicago Night Mud Run Gilberts, downanddirtymudrun. com Paint Edgebrook Pink 5K Chicago, lkramer@koenigstrey. com, lindakramer.net Race for Diversity 5K Evanston, 312-593-6405, pscottmontgomery@gmail.com, alumni.northwestern.edu/nubaa

Stepping Up to Wellness Libertyville, 847-509-9595, Sherpe@cancerwellness.org, thecancerwellnesscenter.org Tiger Tear 5k run/walk Elmwood Park, 847-489-9308, sazuro1@yahoo.com, epcusd401.org/ephs

Charles, footmechanicsmile. com Hoof It For Hephzibah 5K Glen Ellyn, 630-858-3023, tinabhutchinson@aol.com, hoofitforhephzibah.com Memorial Day 5K Danville, 217-443-0842, krr@kennekuk. com, kennekuk.com

C4 Miles: Making Strides for Mental Health Chicago, 773-868-3010, mail@ chicagoevents.com, chicagoevents.com

5/28/11 3rd Annual Race for Sincere Hearts 5K Palatine, 847-6910030, victoriarm19@aol.com, raceforsincerehearts.weebly. com

Gateway Triathlon Carlyle, 231-546-2229, info@3disciplines.com, 1863events.com/

5K River Run and 1 mile fun run/walk Chillicothe, 309-2311905, signmeup.com

Avon Walk for Breast Cancer Chicago, 888-540-WALK, info@ avonwalk.org, avonwalk.org

Merrell Down & Dirty Chicago Mud Run Gilberts, downanddirtymudrun.com

Crooked River 5K Pecatontica, 815-239-2768, lundberg@aeroinc.net, pecatonica.lib.il.us

Cosley Zoo Run for the Animals Wheaton, 630-5104984, mwilhelmi@ wheatonparks.org, cosleyzoo. org

Promise Walk and 5K Run for Preeclampsia Arlington Heights, 646-322-9433, jill. siegel@preeclampsia.org, bit. ly/aotrJr

Fleet Feet’s Soldier Field 10 Mile Chicago, 773-305-3338, info@fleetfeetchicago.com, soldierfield10.com

Running of the Wolves 5K Run/Walk Aurora, 630-4998962, theWheatlands5K@ sbcglobal.net, signmeup. com/73909 Seven Bridges Season Starters Woodridge, IL, 6305141766, brendelj@ woodridge68.org, sevenbridgesseasonstarters. org Seven Bridges Season Starters Woodridge, 630-5141766, brendelj@woodridge68. org, sevenbridgesseasonstarters. org Splish Splash Half & Tropical 8K Gurnee, 8478294536, bganek@ adrenalinesportsmanagement. com, Splish Splash Half Marathon and Tropical 8K Gurnee, 847829-4536, bganek@ adrenalinesportsmanagement. com, adrenalinesportsmanagement. com

Hope for the Hungry 5K & 10K Libertyville, 847-417-9098, ruth@haiti-world.org, haitiworld.org The Rick Hahn Memorial Run for Life Oregon, 815-732-2499, rockfordroadrunners.org Western Springs Tower Trot Western Springs, 708-2469070, talden@wsprings.com, wsprings.com/departments/ recreation.asp 5/29/11 Salute, Inc., 5K/10K Run Arlington Heights, 847-3598811, saluteinc@yahoo.com, saluteinc.org St. Jude 5K Race Westmont, 630-878-4507, mramsey@ westmont.il.gov, racetotheflag. org 5/30/11 34Th Annual BAPA Ridge Run Chicago, 773-233-3100, kriordan@bapa.org, bapa.org/ ridgerun Foot Mechanics Memorial Day Main Street Mile St.

6/4/11 13.1 Marathon Chicago Chicago, race@131marathon. com, 131marathon.com

New Balance Girls on the Run-Chicago Spring 5K Chicago, 773-342-1250, skrishnan@gotrchicago.org, gotrchicago.org Pathways 5K and Walkathon Glenview, 847-510-5633, bmorin@pathwayscenter.org, pathwayscenter.org Renegade Trail Run 10k Palatine, 847-431-1002, sbush1002@gmail.com, chicagotrailseries.com Rockford Fire Department 911 3K Run Rockford, 815-9875797, rockfordroadrunners.org The Gridiron 5K and 2 Mile Run Stillman, srempfer@mail. meridian223.org, rockfordroadrunners.org Unlimited Performance 5K Sycamore, 815-748-8900, unlimitedperformance.org USO of Missouri 5K Cross Country Mud Run Mascoutah, usomissouri.org Wood Dale Race at Your Pace 5K Wood Dale, 630-5959333, info@ wooddaleparkdistrict.org, wooddaleparkdistrict.org

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Event Spot Light

Folks on Spokes Easter Ride May 1 | Park Forest, Ill. The 30th Annual Easter Ride kicks off the cycling season right with a choice of five distances (18, 26, 36, 50 and 62 miles) and great aid stations (with homemade cookies) along the route. Folksonspokes.com

CALENDAR [ MIDWEST ] 6/5/11 Brad Onken Memorial S.M.A.R.T. Summer Sizzler Sterling, 815-622-6063, sbrenner@sterlingparkdistrict. org, sterlingparks.org Roselle Run for the Roses Sternberg Lighting 5K Roselle, 630-529-3400, info@ markdrugs.com, markdrugs. com

Father’s Day 5K Run and Kids Fun Run East Dundee, 847-428-7131, amasoncup@ dtpd.org, dtpd.org

Scavenger Dash Chicago Chicago, scavengerdash.com

Hawthorn Woods 5k/10k Hawthorn Woods, 847-727-2681, info@321goevents.com, 321goevents.com

St. Norbert Block Party 5K Northbrook, 847-272-7090, stnorbert5k@gmail.com, stnorbertblockparty.org

Running for Hope Oak Lawn, 708-684-5206, runningforhope. net

Urban Dare Chicago Chicago, 202 285-4510, kkeefe@ urbandare.com, urbandare.com

United Run for the Zoo 5K/10K Chicago, 773-868-3010, mail@chicagoevents.com, chicagoevents.com

6/12/11 Downers Grove Park District 5 & 10 Miler Downers Grove, 630-960-7250, snance@ dgparks.org, dgparks.org

6/10/11 LaGrange Rocks for Youth 5K Run/Walk LaGrange, 708579-5898, anjalif@cep4youth. org, cep4youth.org Ragnar Relay Chicago Madison, WI to Chicago, info@ ragnarrelay.com, ragnarrelay. com/race/chicago 6/11/11 13th Annual Streamwood Stride 5K, 10K and 1 mile Streamwood, 630-483-3015, nthiemann@ streamwoodparkdistrict.org, streamwoodparkdistrict.org 5K Tractor Trot Malta, CAST. Foundation@yahoo.com, tractortrot.com Chicago Midnight Run Chicago, 847-344-0861, pstaryk@allcommunityevents. com, allcommunityevents.com Lake Mingo Trail Run Danville, 217-431-1367, krr@ kennekuk.com, kennekuk.com Loyola University Health System Burr Ridge 5k Run/ Walk and Kids Dash Burr Ridge, 630-850-4050, info@ right-fit.com, right-fit.com Peak Run for Relief 5K Rockford, 815-877-4401, tony@ peakfitnessusa.com, peakfitnessusa.com

Event Spot Light 82 Competitor April 2011

Run for the STARS 5K Wheaton, 630-668-0878, amsolis@sbcglobal.net, runforthestars.com

North Shore Half Marathon and 5K Highland Park, info@ ramracing.org, ramracing.org 6/16/11 ABC 7 Jim Gibbons 5K Traffic Jam Chicago, 847-424-0600, Carl@LRFmail.org, 5KTrafficJam.com ABC 7 Jim Gibbons 5K Traffic Jam Chicago, 847-424-0600, Carl@LRFmail.org, leukemiaresearch.org

PrairieFest 5K and One Mile Prairie Dog Jog Oswego, 630554-1010, kvest@ oswegolandpd.org, oswegolandparkdistrict.org Ricky Byrdsong Memorial Race Against Hate Evanston, 847-864-8445, tstamell@ ywcae-ns.org, ywca.org/ evanston Warrior Dash Channahon, 773770-6032, info@redfrogevents. com, warriordash.com Woofin’ & Hoofin’ 5K Glen Ellyn, 630-991-6336, woofinhoofin@gmail.com, woofinhoofin.org 6/20/11 Warrior Dash Channahon, 773770-6032, info@redfrogevents. com, warriordash.com

Short Run on a Long Day 5K Frankfort, cdebellafpd@yahoo. com, frankfordparks.org

6/23/11 UCTC Summer Meet #2 Chicago, 773-702-7972, ppalmer@oskar.uchicago.edu, uctc.org

UCTC Summer Meet #1 Chicago, 773-702-7972, ppalmer@oskar.uchicago.edu, uctc.org

6/25/11 8th Annual Pretzel 5K Run/ Walk Freeport, 815-232-9474, rockfordroadrunners.org

6/18/11 Brett’s Run Genoa, 815-7620959, lauren.hoepfner@ hotmail.com, brettsrun.com

Bud’s Run 5K Celebrating Life Carol Stream, 630-4660809, sharon@budsrun.org, budsrun.org

Duck Duck Run 5K Rockford, 815-543-7015, duckduckrun@ yahoo.com, duckderbyforthecure.com

Proud To Run Chicago, 312409-8991, info@frfwchicago. org, frfwchicago.org

Fox River 5K Batavia, 630689-6043, iduncan91@ sbcglobal.net, foxriver5k.org

Raider Classic Quincy, 217223-5529, raiderclassic@ hotmail.com, qndcrosscountry. homestead.com

6/19/11 Daisy Dash 5K and Kids Run Clarendon Hills, 773-617-8408, daisydash@comcast.net, daisydash.com

Remembering Lauren 5K Run/Walk Villa Park, 630-7823144, jkiefer@dupage88.net, rememberlaur.com

The Anniversary Run 5K Roscoe, 815-623-5858, statelinefamilyymca.org 6/26/11 11th Annual Centegra Health Bridge Road Runners 5K Huntley, 847-802-7010, kkozak@healthbridgefitness. com, healthbridgefitness.com/ content.cfm/homepage Centegra Health Bridge Road Runners 5K Huntley, 847-802-7010, kkozak@ healthbridgefitness.com, healthbridgefitness.com/ content.cfm/homepage WaucondaFest 5K/10K Challenge Wauconda, 847-5263610, tstaton@ waucondaparks.com, waucondaparks.com 6/30/11 UCTC Summer Meet #3 Chicago, 773-702-7972, ppalmer@oskar.uchicago.edu, uctc.org

INDIANA CYCLING

4/24/11 DINO Mountain Bike Series Spring Tune-Up Avon, 317-3367553, brian09@dinoseries. com, dinoseries.com 5/14/11 Kenda DINO Mountain Bike Series - Warsaw Winona Lake, 317-336-7553, Brian11@ DINOseries.com, DINOseries. com/mtb 5/15/11 DINO Mountain Bike Series: Winona Lake Trail Warsaw, 317-336-7553, brian09@ dinoseries.com, dinoseries. com 6/5/11 Kenda DINO Mountain Bike Series - Brown County Nashville, 317-336-7553, Brian11@DINOseries.com, DINOseries.com/mtb 6/6/11 DINO Mountain Bike Series: Brown County State Park Nashville, 317-336-7553,

Lake Geneva Marathon May 7 | Lake Geneva, Wis. Runners have plenty of choices in this tough race that takes full advantage of the hills and beautiful scenery of Lake Geneva.

Run either a full marathon, a 22-miler along Lake Geneva’s famous path, a half-marathon, 10K or 5K. Lakegenevasports.com

CALENDAR [ MIDWEST ]

Event Spot Light Cinco de Miler May 7 | Chicago This inaugural five-mile run on Chicago’s Lakefront features a post-race fiesta with Mexican breakfast, beer, piñatas and music. The event, which starts at Soldier Field, also features RAM Racing’s famous goodie bags and a technical long-sleeve shirt.

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brian09@dinoseries.com, dinoseries.com 6/12/11 Safari Bicycle Tour Pekin, 812-967-5082, pekinpanther@ earthlink.net, safaribikeride. com Tour de Cure Indianapolis Indianapolis, 888-DIA-BETE, jdubbs@diabetes.org, diabetes.org/tour 6/13/11 Bicycle Rally at Spring Mill Spring Mill State Park, 812-3338176, triri@triri.org, triri.org 6/18/11 Kenda DINO Mountain Bike Series - French Lick French Lick, 317-336-7553, Brian11@ DINOseries.com, DINOseries. com/mtb 6/19/11 DINO Mountain Bike Series: French Lick Resort French Lick, 317-336-7553, brian09@ dinoseries.com, dinoseries. com Pumpkinvine Bike Ride Goshen, 574-266-1362, pumpkinvine.org

6/26/11 NITE Ride (Navigate Indy This Evening) Indianapolis, 317-578-4131, ddshields@ comcast.net, niteride.org 7/3/11 DINO Mountain Bike Series: Muscatatuck County Park North Vernon, 317-336-7553, brian09@dinoseries.com, dinoseries.com Kenda DINO Mountain Bike Series - North Vernon North Vernon, 317-336-7553, Brian11@ DINOseries.com, DINOseries. com/mtb 7/12/11 Rainstorm Richmond, 812-3338176, triri@triri.org, triri.org 7/17/11 Ride Across Indiana (RAIN) Terrehaute, 812-332-6028, rain@rainride.org, rainride.org Tri-State Tour #1 presented

by Bicycle Illinois Hammond, 877-TOUR-ILL, bicycleillinois@ bicycleillinois.com, bicycleillinois.com 7/24/11 Kenda DINO Mountain Bike Series - Versailles Versailles,

317-336-7553, Brian11@ DINOseries.com, DINOseries. com/mtb 7/25/11 DINO Mountain Bike Series: Versailles State Park Versailles, 317-336-7553, brian09@dinoseries.com, dinoseries.com

MARATHON/HALF MARATHON 4/10/11 Southern Indiana Classic Marathon and Half Marathon Evansville, 812-7460360, director@sicmarthon. com, sicmarathon.com 5/14/11 Running Fit Dances With Dirt Gnaw Bone Gnaw Bone, 734929-9027, events@runningfit. com, dwdgnawbone.com 6/4/11 Sunburst Marathon and Half Marathon South Bend, 574-647-3394, sunburst@memorialsb.org, sunburstraces.org 6/11/11 Carmel Marathon and Half Marathon Carmel, 317-4078489, todd@carmelmarathon.

com, carmelmarathon.com/ pages/home

strebigconstruction.com, teamtrifort.com

Indian/Celina Challenge Tell City, 812-547-4154, chrishollinden@gmail.com, runperrycounty.com

TriAncilla Sprint Triathlon Plymouth, 574-936-8898, todd.zeltwanger@ancilla.edu, ancilla.edu/triancilla

MULTISPORT

6/4/11 Boilermaker Aquatics Sprint Triathlon West Lafayette, BASprintTriathlon@gmail.com, baswimming.org

4/17/11 Carmel Sprint Triathlon Carmel, tuxbro@indy.rr.com, csctriathlon.org 5/7/11 Mission Adventure Race Nashville, 317-336-7553, Brian11@DINOseries.com, DINOseries.com/mission 5/11/11 Terre Haute Triathlon Terre Haute, 812-237-2598, paulasay@gmail.com, thtriathlon.com 5/14/11 Muncie May Triathlon, Duathlon & Aquabike Selma, stomboni@comcast.net, Munciemultisport.com 5/21/11 Pokagon Triathlon and Duathlon Angola, 260466-3961, randy.strebig@

Kokomo Sprint Triathlon Kokomo, troe@cityofkokomo. org, kokomotri.com XTERRA Scales Lake Boonville, 812-401-9622, schwentker@ymca.evansville. net, evansvilleymcatriathlon. org 6/5/11 Leon’s Triathlon Hammond, leonstriathlon@aol.com, leonstriathlon.com 6/11/11 16th Annual River City Triathlon Logansport, 574-7535141, casscountymca.org T3 MultiSport/Muncie Triathlon Selma, stomboni@ comcast.net,

TOWER TRIATHLON SUNDAY, MAY 15, 2011 450YD SWIM  18K BIKE  5K RUN LEANING TOWER YMCA, NILES, IL USAT SANCTIONED REGISTER ONLINE AT WWW.ACTIVE.COM

Learn more at www.leaningtowerymca.org or call the race hotline at 847.410.5141.

LEANING TOWER YMCA 6300 W. Touhy Ave. Niles, IL 847.410.5108

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CALENDAR [ MIDWEST ] The Summit Lake Triathlon New Castle, stomboni@comcast.net, Munciemultisport.com

6/17/11 Triathlon Camp Muncie Muncie, stomboni@comcast. net, Munciemultisport.com

7/23/11 Indianapolis Sprint Triathlon Series II Indianapolis, 317-733-3300, tuxbro.com

6/18/11 Indianapolis Sprint Triathlon Series I Indianapolis, 317-733-3300, tuxbro.com

XTERRA DINO Triathlon Versailles, 317-337-7553, Brian09@DINOseries.com, DINOseries.com/tri

6/25/11 Morse Park Summer Triathlon Noblesville, 317-7333300, tuxbro@indy.rr.com, tuxbro.com

RUNNING 4/2/11 Qdoba DINO Trail Run - Mounds Anderson, 317-3367553, Brian11@DINOseries. com, DINOseries.com/run

Optimist Sprint Triathlon Winona Lake, 574-265-5699, rondonkers@hotmail.com, warsawoptimist.org

Ringing in Spring 5K Valparaiso, 219-462-4185, RaceDirector@ringinginspring. com, ringinginspring.com

7/9/11 Ironman 70.3 Muncie (formerly the Muncie Endurathon Muncie, muncie70.3@ironman.com, ironmanmuncie.com

4/9/11 Purdue Cancer Center Challenge 5K West Lafayette, 765-494-1109, steurered@purdue.edu, thepurduechallenge.com

7/16/11 KPC Triathlon for Newspaper in Education Kendallville, 260-347-0400x161, viw@kpcnews.net, kpctriathlon.com

86 Competitor April 2011

4/16/11 Komen Indianapolis Race for the Cure Indianapolis, 317-638-CURE, info@ komenindy.org, race. komenindy.org 4/17/11 Best Buddies Run/Walk Indianapolis, 317-733-3300, tuxbro@indy.rr.com, tuxbro. com 4/23/11 Qdoba DINO Trail Run - Avon Avon, 317-336-7553, Brian11@ DINOseries.com, DINOseries. com/run 4/30/11 Talk Walk Run Indianapolis, 317-733-3300, tuxbro@indy. rr.com, tuxbro.com 5/7/11 One America 500 Festival 5K and Mini-Marathon Indianapolis, 800-638-4296, info@500festival.com, 500festival.com 5/14/11 Head for the Cure Carmel, 317-733-3300, tuxbro@indy. rr.com, tuxbro.com

5/21/11 Geist Half Marathon and 5K Indianapolis, 800-498-1130, info@geisthalf.com, geisthalf. com 6/4/11 Carmel Marathon, half marathon and 8K Carmel, 317-407-8489, todd@ carmelmarathon.com, carmelmarathon.com Outrun the Sun Indianapolis, 317-253-2121, martha@ outrunthesun.org, outrunthesun.org

260-336-4460, connier@mchsi. com, courthouseclassic.com

MICHIGAN

7/2/11 STooPiD Run North Vernon, 317-336-7553, Brian11@ DINOseries.com, stoopidrun. com

5/2/11 Metro Grand Spring Tour New Boston, 313-381-2833, aljr@petribikes.com, lmb.org/ dcc/mgst

STooPid Run North Vernon, 317-336-7553, brian09@ dinoseries.com, dinoseries. com/run

5/16/11 Farm Days Tour East Lansing, triclub@msu.edu, msutriathlon.com

7/4/11 CarmelFest Freedom Carmel, 317-733-3300, tuxbro@indy. rr.com, tuxbro.com

6/19/11 Keweenaw Chain Drive Festival Hancock, 906-4876635, haus@chartermi.net, chaindrive.org

Qdoba DINO Trail Run - Brown County Nashville, 317336-7553, Brian11@DINOseries. com, DINOseries.com/run

7/23/11 Buckley 5 Miler Lowell, 219-6961570, hbomb11@hotmail.com,

Sunburst Races South Bend, 574-647-3394, sunburstraces. org

7/30/11 Call Me AL 5K Zionville, 317733-3300, tuxbro@indy.rr.com, tuxbro.com

6/11/11 Colon Screening for Life 2 Mile run/walk and relay Evansville, 812-589-9982, bussshboy@aol.com, colonscreeningforlife.com 6/18/11 Courthouse Classic 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run LaGrange,

KENTUCKY

MARATHON/HALF MARATHON 4/30/11 Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon Louisville, 502-5846383, minimarathon@kdf.org, derbyfestivalmarathon.com

CYCLING

National 24-Hour Challenge Middleville, 616-241-1969, n24hc@aol.com, n24hc.org 6/24/11 BetterRide Mountain Bike Skills Camp Pontiac, 970-3358226, Info@BetterRide.net, BetterRide.net 7/17/11 Michigander Bicycle Tour Big Rapids, michigander@ michigantrails.org, michigantrails.org

CALENDAR [ midwest ]

FALL 2011 EVENTS Chicago Triathlon Chicago, IL August 28, 2011

The 15th Annual Chicago Half Marathon and 5K Chicago, IL September 11, 2011

Apple Cider Century Ride Three Oaks, MI September 25, 2011

Blood, Sweat & Tears Highland Park, IL October 2, 2011

Bank of America Chicago Marathon® Chicago, IL October 9, 2011 We have YOUR spot to this sold out event!

Nike Women’s Marathon, A Race To Benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society San Francisco, CA October 16, 2011

800.482.TEAM

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Marathon/half Marathon

Multisport

4/2/11 Running Fit Martian Marathon and Half Marathon Dearborn, 734-9299027, events@runningfit.com, martianmarathon.com

4/17/11 Epic Triathlon Clinic Series Ann Arbor, 734-678-5045, info@ epicraces.com, epicraces.com

4/17/11 Running Fit Trail Marathon and Half Marathon Pinckney, 734-929-9027, events@ runningfit.com, trailmarathon. com 4/23/11 Pine Line Trail Marathon and Half Marathon Medford, 715-748-4729, Chamber@ dwave.net, medfordwis.com/ pine_line_marathon.htm 5/1/11 Running Fit Trail Marathon and Half Marathon Pinckney, 734-929-9027, events@ runningfit.com, trailmarathon. com 5/8/11 Kalamazoo Marathon Kalamazoo, 269-345-1113, karen@borgessrun.com , thekalamazoomarathon.com 5/28/11 Traverse City State Bank Bayshore Marathon and Half Marathon Traverse City, bayshoremarathon@charter. net, bayshoremarathon.org 6/25/11 Run Charlevoix Marathon Charlevoix, 248-446-1315, ron@goodboyevents.org, goodboyevents.com 7/24/11 Carrollton Education Foundation Carrollton Festival of Races Carrollton, 989-399-8860, cdouglas@ carrollton.k12.mi.us, carrollton. k12.mi.us 7/30/11 Grand Island Trail Marathon and Half Marathon Munising, 715-701-0360, info@ greatlakesendurance.com, greatlakesendurance.com

Event Spot Light

4/24/11 Steelcase Duathlon Kentwood, MI, 231-546-2229, info@3disciplines.com, 3disciplines.com 5/1/11 Steelcase Duathlon Kentwood, MI, 231-546-2229, info@3disciplines.com, 3disciplines.com 5/7/11 Willow Duathlon New Boston, 231-546-2229, info@3disciplines.com, 3disciplines.com 5/13/11 Starker-mann Epic Weekend Gaylord, 231-546-2229, info@3disciplines.com, 3disciplines.com 5/21/11 Grosse Ile Duathlon Grosse Ile, 231-546-2229, info@3disciplines.com, 3disciplines.com

Hawk Island Triathlon Lansing, southlansing. org/HawkIslandTriathlon/ tabid/353/Default.aspx Racing for Recovery half/ sprint Monroe, 231-546-2229, info@3disciplines.com, 3disciplines.com 6/11/11 Superkids Try Motorcity Detroit, 231-546-2229, info@3disciplines.com, 3disciplines.com 6/12/11 MotorCity Triathlon Detroit, 231-546-2229, info@3disciplines.com, 3disciplines.com Waterloo Triathlon and Duathlon Grass Lake, jdjp@eliteendeavors.com, eliteendeavors.com 6/18/11 Epic Open Water Practice Swim Grass Lake, 734-6785045, info@epicraces.com, epicraces.com Johan’s TriFest Hopkins, johanstrifest@gmail.com, johanstrifest.com

5/22/11 XTERRA Last Stand Triathlon and Duathlon Augusta, 419-829-2398, jdjp@eliteendeavors.com, eliteendeavors.com

Lech Lecha Triathlon Grandville, 616-893-3701, thad. lubbers@comcast.net,

5/28/11 Island Lake Triathlon Series Brighton, 734-845-7559, jim@thelementevents.com, theelementevents.com

6/19/11 Big Fish Triathlon and Duathlon Hadley Township, 231-546-2229, info@3disciplines.com, 3disciplines.com

Xtri Stony Creek Shelby Twp, 231-546-2229, info@3disciplines.com, 3disciplines.com

Xterra Torn Shirt Trail Triathlon/Duathlon Howell, 419-829-2398, jdjp@eliteendeavors.com, eliteendeavors.com

5/29/11 Seahorse Challenge Kalamazoo, 810-714-5768, info@3diciplines.com, 3disciplines.com

6/25/11 South Beach Triathlon South Haven, 231-546-2229, info@3disciplines.com, 3disciplines.com

6/5/11 Grand Rapids Triathlon Ada, 616-805-3059, andy@ grandrapidstriathlon.com, grandrapidstriathlon.com

6/26/11 Anyone Can Tri Mt Clemens, 231-546-2229, info@3disciplines.com, 3disciplines.com

Bear Lake Triathlon and Duathlon North Muskegon, bearlaketrianddu.com Tri Goddess Women’s Only Triathlon Grass Lake, 734-6785045, info@epicraces.com, epicraces.com 7/2/11 Mark Mellon Memorial Triathlon Gaylord, 757-7247224, dsmithaction@hotmail. com, markmellontri.com 7/10/11 Ann Arbor Triathlon/ Duathlon Ann Arbor, 419-8292398, jdjp@eliteendeavors. com, eliteendeavors.com Columbia Muddy Buddy Detroit Shelby Township, 1-800-311-1255, muddybuddy@ competitorgroup.com, muddybuddy.com Inter-Rockin Tri/Du Interlochen, 231-546-2229, info@3disciplines.com, 3disciplines.com 7/16/11 Superkids Try Hartland Hartland, 231-546-2229, info@3disciplines.com, 3disciplines.com 7/17/11 SheROX Triathlon - Detroit, MI Detroit, barb@phillytri. com, sheroxtri.com Tri for Life Otter Lake, 810-7145768, info@3disciplines.com, 3disciplines.com 7/23/11 Sister Lake Triathlon Sister Lakes, 231-546-2229, info@3disciplines.com, 3disciplines.com 7/24/11 Mackinaw Multi-Sport Mackinaw City, 231-546-2229, info@3disciplines.com, 3disciplines.com 7/30/11 Lumberman Triathlons Cadillac, 231-546-2229, info@3disciplines.com, 3disciplines.com

Advocate Good Samaritan Quarryman Challenge May 7 | Lemont, Ill. These 5K and 10-mile courses are perhaps the toughest in Chicagoland as they take runners on and around the bluffs of downtown Lemont, Ill. Quarrymanchallenge.com

CALENDAR [ MIDWEST ] 7/31/11 Craig Greenfield Memorial Triathlon Clarkston, 231-5462229, info@3disciplines.com, 3disciplines.com

RUNNING 4/2/11 Martian Invasion of Races Dearborn, 734-929-9027, events@runningfit.com, martianmarathon.com 4/16/11 Lake Michgian College Spring Training Benton Harbor, 269-927-8100, Cowan@ lakemichgiancollege.edu, lakemichigancollege.edu/race 4/23/11 Riverview 5K Lansing, Info@ RivChurch.com, rivchurch.com Striders Saturday Classic Grandville, 616-261-9706, s.webster@stridersrun.com, stridersrun.com 4/30/11 Michigan Trail Marathon Pickney, 734-929-9027, trailmarathon.com Shiawassee 5K River Run Owosso, blockc@lcc.edu, runningfoundation.com 5/1/11 2011 Milan’s Miracle 8K Run and 5K Walk Grand Rapids, dbostian@live.com, milansmiraclerun.com Dan Langdon Memorial Run East Lansing, blockc@lcc.edu, runningfoundation.com Trail Marathon Weekend Pickney, 734-929-9027, events@runningfit.com, trailmarathon.com 5/7/11 Derby Dash 5K Lake Orion, 630-253-4813, eric.su@goality. com, goality.com Glio-Blastoff 5K Fun Run/ Walk Ypsilanti, 586-4684814, mkimball@emich.edu, braincancer5K.com Race for the Buds St. Joseph, 269-428-9622, blossomtimefestival.org Run for a Cause Grandville, 616-261-9706, s.webster@ stridersrun.com, stridersrun.com 5/8/11 Borgess Run for the Health of It Marathon, half marathon and 5K Kalamazoo, 877-255-2477, blainel@ lamcreative.com, borgessrun. com

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5/14/11 Challenger 5K Howell, blockc@lcc.edu, runningfoundation.com

Race Against Drugs Lansing, 517-702-0226, blockc@lcc.edu, runningfoundation.com

Fifth Third River Bank Run 2009 Grand Rapids, 616-7711590, Runinfo@53riverbankrun. com, 53riverbankrun.com

6/12/11 Mackinac Island Lilac Festival Mackinac Island, 810487-0954, JohnCGault2@aol. com, runmackinac.com

5/15/11 Durand Railroader 5K Run/ Walk Durand, blockc@lcc.edu, runningfoundation.com

6/18/11 Antioch’s Get Healthy Now 5K Run/Walk Antioch, 517702-0226, blockc@lcc.edu, runningfoundation.com

Komen Southwest Michigan Race for the Cure Kalamazoo, 877-566-3679, swmi@komenswmichigan.org, komenswmichigan.org 5/20/11 South Church 5K Lansing, blockc@lcc.edu, runningfoundation.com 5/21/11 Laingsburg Lions Festival 5K Laingsbrug, 517-7020226, blockc@lcc.edu, runningfoundation.com 5/28/11 CHC Foundation 5K Fun Run/ Walk Coldwater, blockc@lcc. edu, runningfoundation.com Mackinaw Memorial Bridge Race Mackinaw City, 231-4365664, mackinawcity.com 5/30/11 Run to Climax Climax, 269626-8611, spmtn@hotmail. com, msu.edu/~weessie2/ climax Webberville Memorial Day Run Webberville, 517702-0226, blockc@lcc.edu, runningfoundation.com 6/4/11 5K 4 TJ Okemos, 517-7020226, blockc@lcc.edu, runningfoundation.com Midland Community Center’s Dow Run/Walk Midland, 989-832-7937, dowrun@mymcc.org, dowrunwalk.mymcc.org/ 6/5/11 We Can Do It Women’s 5K Lansing, 517-702-0226, blockc@ lcc.edu, runningfoundation.com 6/11/11 Ally Brunk Memorial 5K Run/Walk Potterville, 517702-0226, blockc@lcc.edu, runningfoundation.com North Country Trail Relay Baldwin, 616-786-2945, nctrelay@nctrelay.org, nctrelay.org

6/22/11 Twilight Run Lansing, 517702-0226, blockc@lcc.edu, runningfoundation.com 6/25/11 Charlevoix Marathon Charlevoix, 248-446-1315, ron@goodboyevents.org, goodboyevents.com 7/2/11 2011 Visser Family YMCA Buck Creek 5K Run/Walk/ Roll Grandville, dbostian@live. com, visserfamilybuckcreekrun. com/ 7/4/11 Hanover Firecracker 5 Mile Run/5K Walk Hanover, 517-702-0226, blockc@lcc.edu, runningfoundation.com Sparkler 5K Luna Pier, 517702-0226, blockc@lcc.edu, runningfoundation.com 7/9/11 Duo at the Ledge Half Marathon and 5K St. Grand Ledge, 517-702-0226, blockc@ lcc.edu, runningfoundation.com Lakeshore Miracle Run Holland, 616-392-2282, vkavanaugh@gazellesports. com ¥Ë_¥Ë_, gazellesports.com 7/10/11 Aid Lansing 5K Lansing, 517-702-0226, blockc@lcc.edu, runningfoundation.com 7/16/11 35th Annual Alpenfest Run Gaylord, Mi, 231-546-2229, info@3disciplines.com, 3disciplines.com Farmington Founders Festival Farmington, 517702-0226, blockc@lcc.edu, runningfoundation.com 7/17/11 Meridian Plumbing’s Fight Hunger 5K Lansing, 517702-0226-, blockc@lcc.edu, runningfoundation.com

CALENDAR [ MIDWEST ] 7/30/11 Grand Island Trail Maraton and 10K Munising, 715-4600426, jcrumbaugh@charter. net, greatlakesendurance.com Leslie 5K Family Run/Walk Leslie, 517-702-0226, blockc@ lcc.edu, runningfoundation.com Pregnancy Services Race 4 Life 5K Lansing, 517702-0226, blockc@lcc.edu, runningfoundation.com Run for an Instrumental Lifelong Experience 5K Coldwater, 517-7020226, blockc@lcc.edu, runningfoundation.com 7/31/11 Hall of Fame Run 5K/10K Lansing, 517-702-0226, blockc@ lcc.edu, runningfoundation.com

MINNESOTA

MULTISPORT 6/5/11 Buffalo Triathlon Buffalo, boden@allina.com, tribuff.com 6/11/11 TRINONA KIDS TRIATHLON Winona, 612-727-2732, dave@ trinona.com, trinona.com Triona Kids Triathlon Winona, 612-727-2732, dave@trinona. com, trinona.com 6/12/11 TRINONA - THE BATTLE FOR THE BLUFF Winona, 612-7272732, dave@trinona.com, trinona.com Trinona Battle for the Bluff Winona, 612-727-2732, dave@ trinona.com, trinona.com

MULTISPORT 4/2/11 Shakespeareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s MaxTrax Duathlon Columbia, 5737772257, info@ultramaxtri. com, ://races.ultramaxtri. com/2011/trizou-triathlon/ 5/1/11 TriZou Triathlon & DuZou Duathlon Columbia, info@ ultramaxtri.com, races. ultramaxtri.com/2011/trizoutriathlon/ 6/25/11 Fresh Ideas Quartermax & Octomax Triathlons Wright City, info@ultramaxtri.com, races.ultramaxtri.com/2011/ quartermax/

RUNNING 5/7/11 The Original Mud Run St. Louis, info@theoriginalmudrun. com, theoriginalmudrun.com/

CYCLING

RUNNING

7/31/11 Urban Assault Ride Minneapolis, 303-408-0747, josh@adventurefit.com, urbanassaultride.com

5/21/11 Be The Match- Be The One Run Minneapolis, 1 (800) 507-5427, events@nmdp.org, betheonerun.com

6/4/11 37th Annual Hospital Hill Run Kansas City, 312-573-1737, beth@hospitalhillrun.com, hospitalhillrun.com

8/20/11 Race Across America Cycling Challenge Minneapolis, (303) 442-7223, rick@raceacrossamerica.org, raceacrossamerica.org

6/4/11 Urban Dare Minneapolis Minneapolis, 202 285-4510, kkeefe@urbandare.com, urbandare.com

NORTH DAKOTA

6/11/11 Sour Grapes Half and Half Trail Run Brainerd, 218-8298770, sourgrapes.half@yahoo. com, sourgrapesrun.com

5/21/11 Scheels Fargo Marathon and Half Marathon Fargo, 888-RUNFARGO, director@ fargomarathon.com, fargomarathon.com

MISSOURI

OHIO

MARATHON/HALF MARATHON 4/30/11 Brainerd Jaycees Run for the Lakes Nisswa, 218-3302604, info@runforthelakes. com, runforthelakes.com 5/14/11 Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon St. Joseph, 320-2514873, shobbs50@gmail.com, lakewobegontrailmarathon.org 5/29/11 Med-City Marathon and Half Marathon Rochester, 507254-2703, arnoldw@live.com, medcitymarathon.com Stillwater Marathon and Half Marathon Stillwater, 651-430-2306, info@ stillwatermarathon.com, stillwatermarathon.com 6/5/11 Minneapolis Marathon & Half Marathon Minneapolis, 612-746-1364, john@ teamortho.us, teamortho.us/ Minneapolis_Marathon 6/18/11 Grandmaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Marathon Duluth, 218-727-0947, grandmas@

92 Competitor April 2011

grandmasmarathon.com, grandmasmarathon.com

CYCLING

MARATHON/HALF MARATHON

MARATHON/HALF MARATHON

8/14/11 Urban Assault Ride St. Louis, 303-408-0747, josh@adventurefit.com, urbanassaultride.com

4/3/11 Athens Marathon and Half Marathon Athens, 740-5943825, pbmullins@columbus. rr.com, athensmarathon.org

MARATHON/HALF MARATHON

Ohio River Road Runners Club Marathon and Half Marathon Xenia, 937-6402RUN, marathon@orrrc.org, orrrc.org/events/april/orrrcmarathon-and-half-marathon. html

4/10/11 Go! St. Louis Marathon and Half Marathon St. Louis, 314727-0800, info@gostlouis.org, gostlouis.org 4/16/11 Ozark Mountain Ridge Runners Frisco Marathon Willard, 417-459-9340, RichardJohnson@ MissouriState.edu, omrr.org 5/21/11 Berryman Marathon and 50 Mile Potosi, slugrd@yahoo. com, stlouisultrarunnersgroup. net/berryman.htm

4/17/11 Earth Day Challenge Marathon and Half Marathon Gambier, 740427-5051, heithausd@ kenyon.edu, bfec.kenyon.edu/ EDCFrameset-1.htm Glass City Marathon and Half Marathon Toledo, 419-356-4881, racedirector@ glasscitymarathon.org, glasscitymarathon.org

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CALENDAR [ MIDWEST ]

Event Spot Light Mud Run MS May 7 | St. Louis, Mo. Get ready to get dirty at this second-annual event that features a 10K course filled with obstacles guaranteed to live up to its name. Race competitively or just see how muddy you can get.

Mudrunstl.com

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5/1/11 Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon and Half Marathon Cincinnati, 513-7217447, info@flyingpigmarathon. com, flyingpigmarathon.com 5/7/11 The Capital City Half Marathon Columbus, dbabner@m3ssports.com, capitalcityhalfmarathon.com 5/15/11 Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon and Half Marathon Cleveland, 800-467-3826, clevelandmarathon@earthlink. net, clevelandmarathon.com

MULTISPORT 4/10/11 Duel at Darby Hilliard, 614-488-8001, carla@ eventsplusracing.com, eventsplusracing.com 4/16/11 Miami University Student Foundation Triathlon Oxford, customerservice@hfpracing. com, hfpracing.com

5/7/11 Ohio University Athens, customerservice@hfpracing. com, hfpracing.com 5/14/11 Maumee Valley Tri-Adventure Race Defiance, 419-826-5182, larryllindsay@centurylink.net, maumeetriadventurerace.net 5/20/11 American Triple-T Portsmouth, customerservice@hfpracing. com, americantriple-t.com 5/22/11 Little Smokies Half Iron Portsmouth, customerservice@hfpracing. com, hfpracing.com

Duathlon Mt. Sterling, customerservice@hfpracing. com, hfpracing.com

Half Marathon Yankton, questions@riverratmarathon. com, riverratmarathon.com

6/11/11 Flag City Multisport Celebration Findlay, customerservice@hfpracing. com, hfpracing.com

5/14/11 Brookings Marathon and Half Marathon Brookings, 605-697-9500, run@ brookingsmarathon.com, brookingsmarathon.com

6/18/11 Triathlon for the Cure - Maumee Bay Oregon, customerservice@hfpracing. com, hfpracing.com

RUNNING 5/7/11 Capiltal City Half Marathon Columbus, dbabner@m3ssports.com, columbusdistanceclassic.com

5/28/11 Tri for Joe at Coney Island Cincinnati, customerservice@ hfpracing.com, hfpracing.com

5/28/11 The Original Mud Run Columbus, info@ theoriginalmudrun.com, theoriginalmudrun.com/

6/4/11 Triathlon for the Cure Deer Creek Mt. Sterling, customerservice@hfpracing. com, hfpracing.com

SOUTH DAKOTA

6/5/11 Deer Creek Triathlon and

4/23/11 River Rat Marathon and

MARATHON/HALF MARATHON

6/5/11 Deadwood-Mickelson Trail Marathon and Half Marathon Deadwood, 605-390-6137, info@ deadwoodmickelson trailmarathon.com, DeadwoodMickelson TrailMarathon.com 6/12/11 Swan Lake Marathon and Half Marathon Viborg, marathon@myslcc.com, myslcc.com/swan_lake_ marathon.php

WISCONSIN CYCLING

4/24/11 Great Lakes Randonneurs 200K & 300K Brevet Delavan, 773-862-9879, jimmyk22@aol.

com, glrrando.org 5/2/11 QuadruPedal Century Dodgeville, 608-935-6424, ichs@mhtc.net, ichs.net/ quadrupedal.html WORS #1: Iola Bump & Jump Iola, 715-592-5095, wors@ wors.org, wors.org 5/7/11 USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships Madison, usacycling.org Great Lakes Randonneurs 200K & 300K Brevet Delavan, 773-862-9879, jimmyk22@aol. com, glrrando.org 5/15/11 Urban Assault Ride Madison, 303-408-0747, josh@adventurefit.com, urbanassaultride.com WEM Series #1: Stump Farm 12 Green Bay, info@wemseries. com, wemseries.com 5/21/11 Great Lakes Randonneurs 200K & 400K Brevet Delavan, glrrando.org

FALL EVENTS INFORMATION MEETINGS CHICAGO

NORTH SUBURBS

SOUTH SUBURBS

Whole Foods Market Halsted & Waveland 3640 N Halsted St. Thur., April 14, 6:30 p.m.

REI Northbrook 888 Willow Rd., Northbrook Tues., April 12, 7:00 p.m.

New Lenox Library 120 Veterans Parkway, New Lenox Tues., April 12, 6:30 p.m.

Fleet Feet Sports 1620 N. Wells Sat., April 16, 10:30 a.m.

Running Away Multisport 800 Waukegan Rd., Deerfield Thur., April 21, 6:30 p.m.

Running Away Multisport 2219 N. Clybourn Ave. Tues., April 19, 6:30 p.m.

Whole Foods Market 1331 N. Rand Rd., Palatine Sat., April 23, 10:00 a.m.

Matildaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 3101 N. Sheffield Ave. Wed., April 20, 6:30 p.m.

WEST SUBURBS

CHICAGO KICKOFF LaSalle Power Company 500 North LaSalle Blvd.

Thurs, May 5, 6:30 p.m.

Naperville Running Company 34 West Jefferson Ave., Naperville Wed., April 13, 6:30 p.m.

Palos Health & Fitness Center 15430 West Ave., Orland Park Thur., April 21, 7:00 p.m.

SUBURBAN KICKOFF York Community High School 355 West St. Charles Rd., Elmhurst Sat., May 7, 10:00 a.m.

Run Today 476 N. Main St., Glen Ellyn Tues., April 19, 6:30 p.m.

Oakbrook Public Library 600 Oak Brook Rd., Oakbrook Thur., April 21, 6:30 p.m.

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Event Spot Light

Galena Triathlon and Duathlon May 21 | Galena, Ill. This unique pointto-point triathlon course features a 660-yard swim in Apple Canyon Lake, a 16.8-mile bike to downtown Galena and a 4.3-mile run that will challenge your early season training. Galena. org/triathlon

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L’Alpe Bl’Huez Time Trial Blue Mounds, 608-575-9098, vikingbikingclub@gmail.com, vikingbikingclub.com Tour de Cure Madison Madison, 888-DIA-BETE, diabetes.org/tour Tour de Cure Madison Madison, 888-DIA-BETE, diabetes.org/tour 5/23/11 WORS #2: Crystal Lake Classic Rhinelander, 715592-5095, wors@wors.org, wors.org 5/29/11 WEM Series #2: 12 Hours of Norther Kettles Greenbush, info@wemseries.com, wemseries.com 6/5/11 Great Lakes Randonneurs 200K/400K/600K Brevet Delavan, glrrando.org

bberdes@upaf.org, upafride. org 6/12/11 Trek 100 Ride for Hope Waukesha, 414-456-5830, macdfund.org 6/13/11 30th Anniversary Bicycle Club of Lake County Ramble Wilmot, ramble@bikebclc.com, bikebclc.com WORS #3: Trek Big Ring Classic Wausau, 715-592-5095, wors@wors.org, wors.org 6/17/11 BetterRide Mountain Bike Skills Camp Madison, 970335-8226, Info@BetterRide. net, BetterRide.net 6/19/11 GRABAAWR. Bike ride along Wisconsin River. Prairie du Chien to Eagle River, 888-5753640, grabaawr.com

6/6/11 Greater Milwaukee Tour de Cure Milwaukee, 888-DIA-BETE, diabetes.org/tour

Horribly Hilly Hundreds Mount Horeb, info@ horriblyhilly.com, horriblyhilly. com

UPAF’s Ride for the Arts, sponsored by Miller Lite Milwaukee, 414-270-4492,

Ride for Nature Baileys Harbor, 920-839-2802,

info@ridgesanctuary.org, ridgesanctuary.org/Ride_for_ Nature.htm Tour de Cure Grafton Grafton, 888-DIA-BETE, diabetes. org/tour WEM Series #3: 12 Hours at John Muir La Grange, info@ wemseries.com, wemseries. com 6/21/11 Door County Five Day Ride Door County, 847-707-6888, drjpedal@sbcglobal.net, pedalacrosswisconsin.com 6/26/11 Great Lakes Randonneurs 100K/200K/600K Brevet Delavan, glrrando.org Superior Vistas Bike Tour Washburn, 715-682-2500, ashchamb@centurytel.net, superiorvistas.org WORS #4: Subaru Cup Mt. Morris, wors@wors.org, wors.org 7/3/11 WEM Series #4: Thunderdown in the Underdown Merrill,

thunderdown12@hotmail.com, wemseries.com 7/9/11 Insane Terrain Challenge Blue Mounds, 608-575-9098, vikingbikingclub@gmail.com, vikingbikingclub.com 7/10/11 Bike Northwoods Tour La Crosse to Sheboygan, 608-8438412, kathy@bikenorthwoods. com, bikewisconsin.com Wisconsin Amish Farms and Lakes at Pardeeville Pardeeville, 847-707-6888, drjpedal@sbcglobal.net, pedalacrosswisconsin.com 7/11/11 Dr. J’s Tour of the Wisconsin River Valley Pardeeville, 847707-6888, drjpedal@sbcglobal. net, pedalacrosswisconsin.com WORS #5: Chippewa Valley Firecracker Eau Claire, wors@ wors.org, wors.org 7/17/11 WEM Series #5: Levis/Trow 100 Hatfield, info@wemseries. com, wemseries.com

7/24/11 Scenic Shore 150 Bike Tour Mequon, 262-790-4701, bloks@ wi.leukemia-lymphoma.org, leukemia-lymphoma.org

MARATHON/HALF MARATHON 4/2/11 The Trailbreaker Marathon, Half Marathon and 5K Waukesha, 262-524-3716, info@runthetrailbreaker.com, runthetrailbreaker.com 4/16/11 Spring Fling Half Marathon Norwalk, just4funevents.net 4/30/11 Waushara County Crime Stoppers JailBreak Marathon and Half Marathon Wautoma, 920-7651498, jailbreakmarathon@ yahoo.com, jailbreakmarathon. com 5/1/11 Eau Claire Marathon and Half Marathon Eau Claire, 715-552-7899, info@ eauclairemarathon.org, EauClaireMarathon.org La Crosse Fitness Festival and Half Marathon La

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odegaardj@cityoflacrosse.org, lacrossefitnessfestival.com

allcommunityevents.com/ gmmef/gmmef_home.html

5/7/11 Lake Geneva Marathon Lake Geneva, 262-275-3577, lgsports@lakegenevasports. com, lakegenevasports.com/ LG_Marathon/LGMarathon_ Main.htm

Madison Marathon Madison, 608-276-9797 x1, events@ madisonfestivals.com, madisonmarathon.com/

Wisconsin Marathon Kenosha, 847-675-0200 x210, jcain@mychicagoathlete.com , wisconsinmarathon.com

Foot Mechanics Mile May 30 | St. Charles, Ill. See how fast you can run a mile on this downhill course along historic Main Street in St. Charles, Ill. This race is dog friendly!

Onemilerace.com

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5/14/11 Journeys Marathon Eagle River, 800-359-6315, info@eagleriver.org, journeysmarathon.org 5/15/11 Cellcom Green Bay Marathon and Half Marathon Green Bay, 800-889-1859, info@ cellcomgreenbaymarathon. com, cellcomgreenbaymarathon. com/ 5/29/11 Great Midwest Marathon and Half Marathon Elkhart Lake, 877-262-8148, pstaryk@ allcommunityevents.com,

6/5/11 Casper Marathon Casper, 307-577-4974, dawnneric@vcn. com, runwyoming.com 6/18/11 Keyes Peak Trail Marathon Florence, 715-701-0360, info@ greatlakesendurance.com , greatlakesendurance.com 7/9/11 Running Fit Dances With Dirt Devilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lake Marathon and Ultra Baraboo, 734-9299027, events@runningfit.com, danceswithdirt.com

Multisport 4/9/11 Tri Faster Iron Endurance: Technique and Training Brown Deer, 414-427-1092, info@trifaster.com, trifaster. com 4/16/11 New Triathlete Clinic

Pleasant Prairie, 847-574-7443, info@3-fitness.com, 3-fitness. com 4/17/11 RecPlex Indoor/Outdoor Triathlon Pleasant Prairie, 262-947-0437, info@3-fitness. com, 3-fitness.com 5/1/11 J-Hawk Earlybird Triathlon Whitewater, 262-473-1800, j-hawks.org Paper Discovery Duathlon Neenah, 800-429-8044, midwestsportsevents.com 5/14/11 Wellness Biathlon Beloit, 608-365-2261, ahankins@ statelinefamilyymca.org, statelinefamilyymca.org 5/19/11 Fleet Feet Aquathon 1 Madison, 608-444-2261, raceday@racedayeventsllc. com, racedayeventsllc.com/ aquathonseries/ 6/5/11 Green Bay Triathlon Green Bay, 800-429-8044, midwestsportsevents.com

6/11/11 Elkhart Lake Elite Olympic Distance Triathlon Elkhart Lake, 847-359-7374, triguy@ameritech.net, elkhartlakemultisports.com

6/18/11 High Cliff Triathlon Sherwood, 800-429-8044, midwestsportsevents.com

Elkhart Lake Sprint Triathlon Elkhart Lake, WI, 847-3597374, triguy@ameritech.net, elkhartlakemultisports.com

6/19/11 Chicagoland Trek Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Triathlon Prep Workshop Pleasant Prairie, 847-5747443, info@3-fitness.com, midwesttricamp.com

Elkhart Lake Triathlons Elkhart Lake, 847-359-7374, triguy@ameritech.net, elkhartlakemultisports.com

6/25/11 Pleasant Prairie Junior Triathlon #1 Pleasant Prairie, pleasantprairietriathlon.com

6/12/11 Summit Credit Union Capitol View Triathlon Madison, 877-460-0643, operations@ capitolviewevents.com, capitolviewevents.com

6/26/11 Big Foot Triathlon Lake Geneva, info@ramracing.org, ramracing.org

YMCA Touchstone Energy Got Energy? Triathlon West Salem, 608-782-9622-ext--2, laxymca.org 6/16/11 Fleet Feet Aquathon 2 Madison, 608-444-2261, raceday@racedayeventsllc. com, racedayeventsllc.com/ aquathonseries/

Pleasant Prairie Triathlon Pleasant Prairie, pleasantprairietriathlon.com 7/7/11 Fleet Feet Aquathon 3 Madison, 608-444-2261, raceday@racedayeventsllc. com, racedayeventsllc.com/ aquathonseries/ 7/9/11 Pleasant Prairie Junior Triathlon #2 Pleasant Prairie, pleasantprairietriathlon.com

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CALENDAR [ MIDWEST ] 7/10/11 Pewaukee Triathlon Pewaukee, 800-429-8044, midwestsportsevents.com Trek Women Triathlon Series Pleasant Prairie, 877-221-9665, info@ trekwomenstriathlonseries. com, xxtramile.com Trek Women Triathlon SeriesäóîPleasant Prairie Pleasant Prairie, 877-221-9665, info@ trekwomenstriathlonseries. com, xxtramile.com 7/16/11 Door County Sprint Triathlon Egg Harbor, 920-606-2458, director@doorcountytriathlon. com, doorcountytriathlon.com 7/17/11 Chequamegon Bay Sprint Triathlon Ashland, 800-2849484, ashchamb@centurytel. net, cheqbaysprint.com Door County Triathlon Egg Harbor, 920-606-2458, director@doorcountytriathlon. com, doorcountytriathlon.com

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Ironman 70.3 Racine Racine, 440-350-1708, ironmanracine. com 7/23/11 Tough Mudder Midwest North - Saturday Merrimac, 7186436171, info@toughmudder.com, toughmudder.com 7/28/11 Fleet Feet Aquathon 4 Madison, 608-444-2261, raceday@racedayeventsllc. com, racedayeventsllc.com/ aquathonseries/

OUTDOORS 5/7/11 Lake Geneva Marathon & Associated Races Lake Geneva, 262-275-3577, lgsports@charter.net, lakegenevasports.com 6/16/11 2011 Sea Kayak Symposium Washburn, inlandsea.org

RUNNING 4/2/11 Trailbreaker Marathon Waukesha, 262-524-3716, pgrulke@ci.waukesha.wi.us, runthetrailbreaker.com

4/3/11 Run for Home 5K Appleton, 920-475-7180, rkaufert@ northstarinvestments.com, pacesettersrun.com

draft@uwp.edu, uwp.edu/ departments/health.exercise. science.sport.management/ pawcause1.cfm

4/9/11 Badgerland Striders South Shore Half Marathon Milwaukee, 414-545-5899, badgerlandstriders.org

5/7/11 Door County Half Marathon and Nicolet Bay 5K Fish Creek, 920-421-1077, myles@ doorcountyrunning.com, doorcountyhalfmarathon.com

4/16/11 Oshkosh Half-Marathon & 5K Oshkosh, 920-338-8741, info@ midwestsportsevents.com, midwestsportsevents.com

Lake Geneva Marathon and Adventure Races Lake Geneva, 262-275-3577, lgsports@lakegenevasports. com., lakegenevasports.com

Wisconsin Dells Riverfest 5K Run/Walk Wisconsin Dells, dellsstewards.org/riverfest/ index.html

Lake Monona 20K Run Madison, 608-444-2261, ryan@racedayeventsllc.com, lakemonona20K.com

4/17/11 Iola Trail Run 15K and 5K Iola, 715-460-0426, jcrumbaugh@charter.net, greatlakesendurance.com

Pigeon River Classic 5K and 10K Clintonville, 715-460-0426, jcrumbaugh@charter.net, greatlakesendurance.com

4/30/11 Badgerland Striders Brown Deer Run Brown Deer, hjn0316@earthlink.net, badgerlandstriders.org Bear Paws for a Cause Kenosha, 262-595-2245,

Wisconsin Marathon Kenosha, wisconsinmarathon. com 5/14/11 Ice Age Trail 50 LaGrange, info@iceagetrail50.com, badgerlandstriders.org

Journeys Marathon Eagle River, 800-359-6315, journeysmarathon.org

608-752-5445 ext 206, development@ywcarockco. com, ywcapancakerun.com

5/15/11 Black Squirrel Filthy 5 Mud Run Norwalk, cen90368@ centurytel.net, just4funevents. net

4th Annual YWCA 5K Pancake Run - a race against racism Janesville, 608-752-5445, development@ ywcarockco.com, ywcapancakerun.com

5/16/11 Madison Mud Run¥Ë_Spring Madison, 608-444-2261, raceday@racedayeventsllc. com, madisonmudrun.com

6/22/11 Superun 5K Milwaukee, 414852-4789, johnwhite1@att.net, badgerlandstriders.org

5/29/11 Madison Marathon Madison, 608-276-9797, jody@madisonfestivals.com, madisonmarathon.com

6/25/11 Keyes Peak 50K, Trail Marathon & 10K Florence, 715-460-0426, jcrumbaugh@charter.net, greatlakesendurance.com

6/5/11 Lake to Lake 10K Trail Run/ Hike Campbellsport, 920-5338322, lake2lake10k@gmail. com, longlakepreservation.org/ lake2lake10k.html 6/11/11 Bellin 10K Run Green Bay, bellinrun.com 6/18/11 4th Annual YWCA 5K Pancake Run - a race against racism Janesville,

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When you are tired of running with pain, call Dr. Ducat, a Board-Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician who integrates chiropractic, rehabilitation, Kinesiotaping and Graston Technique to help you return to 100% performance as quickly as possible. We’re in-network with most insurances and day/evening appointments are available.

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The Long Run By scott Jurek

By scott Jurek

What Running Can Teach Us Running is a vehicle for self-exploration.

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Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve raced ultramarathons for 17 years and have learned a lot about my body, mind and soul. In the early years of my running career, I would come back from a run and ponder new ways that I could train harder and perform better. I read books about exercise physiology and inspiring stories by legends of the sport about how they trained.

Back then I mostly focused on getting stronger and faster. It was a noble effort. Learning about my physiology allowed me to push my body to new limits, and doing so enabled me to explore the deeper aspects of my mind and soul. I never thought about what running could teach me, but as I gained more experience, I began to appreciate what else running had to offer. As the solo journeys into the forests ac-

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cumulated and I encountered new obstacles on racecourses, I started asking introspective questions. My mental fortitude became stronger, enabling me to solve the physical problems that would arise and deal with the discomfort that comes with running 100 consecutive miles.

Runners are inquisitive creatures.

We ask questions so we can reach our full potential. We dig deep to discover how to tackle seemingly insurmountable challenges while charging toward the finish line. We seek validation for why we put our bodies, minds and souls through all the discomfort and joy.

Ask yourself what you are learning from your running. Sometimes it might be how you can better control your heart rate, how you can fuel more efficiently, or how

you can get through that mental barrier at a low point in a race or training run. You might even learn something through running that can help you persevere in everyday life. When you do this you become a more complete runner. It might get you a PR or better yet, make you a better person.

So, letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s run and ask questions, because no matter how many miles we have run there is always something more to learn. Running is a way for us find out more about the individual that we are. All we need is an open road or windy path and a desire to explore.

Based in Boulder, Colo., Scott Jurek is a seven-time winner of the Western States 100-mile trail run. Read more from Scott at Competitor.com.

Photo by Brad Kaminski

think of this while running through mountains, deserts and long, lonely roads.

Bipedal locomotion is so much more than the number of miles run. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not only a test of physical abilities and mental machinery, but also a lesson about human potential. By looking at running from these vantage points, I have been able to appreciate the power of running more.

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INSIDE: Must-do Southern Races Page 67 Bartlett, Tenn.’s Stanky Trails Page 68 Fast Finish Long Run Workout Page 70 Profile: Austin’s David Fuentes Page 72

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Race Ready OUR PICKS FOR GREAT SOUTHERN RACES TO SIGN UP FOR:

Don’t let the heat beat you, sweat it out this summer for the Sizzling Summer Half-Marathon July 23 in Arlington, Texas. The race also includes a 10K and a 1 Mile Fun Run, with all three races leading participants on a winding journey through River Legacy Park, a 1,300-acre park along the Trinity River.

Sizzlingsummerhalf.com

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Sour on Muscle Cramps?

Photo by ©iStockphoto.com/Valentin Casarsa

While a dill-flavored sports drink might not be your first pick for hydration, Pickle Juice Sport could be. Brandon Books has been selling the sports beverage in Mesquite, Texas, since 2000 to local cyclists, triathletes and NFL players. A North Dakota State University study published last May popularized what Brooks already believed—that pickle juice relieves muscle cramps. Study author Kevin Miller reports that the herbaceous brine triggers a nerve reaction that quickly eases seizing muscles.

However, Brooks cautions athletes to consume 8 ounces of Pickle Juice Sport with regular servings of water. The sport drink is available at Brookshire’s, Super 1 Stores and United Supermarkets throughout Texas.

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About how many steps equal to a mile and the amount of extra steps Texas On the Move encourages Texans to make every day.

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In its third year, the 2011 Tarpon Triathlon is coming Sept. 3 with the help of its race organizers and the Houma, La., swim team, the Bayou Black Tarpons. As the story goes, the Tarpons, as the only public swim team in Houma, wanted to continue its tradition of letting locals swim for a low cost but it ran into funding issues in 2009. The Tarpons rallied and created a triathlon to raise money to keep the endurance spirit alive in their community. There will be music, dancing and homemade jambalaya post-race—yum.

Tarpontriathlon.com Started by Dallas-area resident, Ahmed Zaher, founder of Playtri, the Stonebridge Ranch Sprint and Olympic Distance Triathlon in McKinney, Texas, will kick up its heels on Sept. 25. In addition to the triathlon races, the event will also include a swim event the day before. If you choose to “tri,” the bike portion of the race takes place primarily on urban-area roads while the run leads participants on a hilly and challenging 5K or 10K course along the Virginia Parkway and Stonebridge Drive.

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R.B.’s Cyclery 8500 Wolf Lake Drive, Suite 105, Bartlett, Tenn.

3078 Maddux Way, Suite 300, Franklin, Tenn.

Rbscyclery.com

For 26 years, Rod Bickel, owner of R.B.’s Cyclery stores in the Memphis and Nashville areas, has been an avid cyclist, triathlete and duathlete. Driven to cycling after a knee injury, Bickel had a difficult time finding a good cycling store for products or tune-ups. So he started his own store with the help of Louisiana bike fitter, John Cobb.

Every Saturday, the Memphis-area R.B.’s Cyclery offers group rides from the store. The rides are broken down into A-, B- and C-level groups based on the level of expertise, speed and distance. The store also offers free beginner’s maintenance and repair classes the first Saturday of every month.

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 TRAIL GUIDE

Stanky Creek Trails Bartlett Park, Bartlett, Tenn.

Location: In Annexation Reserve, North of Yale Road and Memphis-Arlington Road, West of Billy Maher Road At 350 acres, Bartlett Park, sometimes called Nesbit Park after resident Katherine Nesbit who gave the land to Shelby County when she died, is home to the Stanky Creek Trails network.

The park’s heavily wooded network offers four fairly technical trails—the Blue, the Yellow, the Outhouse and the White Trails—totaling about nine miles of off-roading adventure replete with bridge crossings, log piles and muddy creek beds.

The local Stanky Creek Cycling group offers GPS maps on its website, Stankycreek.com, as well as detailed information about the trail conditions and local races and events for the park.

Check out the Legend of Stanky Creek time trial on Aug. 13 and the cross-country race on Aug. 14. Cityofbartlett.org

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BETTER FITNESS

Post-Run Very Berry Smoothie

Who: Derick Williamson, elite coach with Durata Training Duratatraining.com

Recover from a long workout with this sweet treat.

Derick Williamson coaches pro endurance athletes from seasoned triathletes, such as Hillary Biscay and Amanda Lovato, to up-and-comers including David Fuentes (see page 72). His list of accomplishments is just as impressive as a coach as they are as an athlete. His athletic resume boasts USAT All-American honors, a top national Xterra ranking, and a “handful of belt buckles from the grueling Leadville Trail 100 MTB race,” according to his Durata profile. In addition, Williamson gleaned first place overall at the 2007 Austin Half-Marathon and is the 2010 Austin Distance Challenge champion.

1 large frozen chopped banana 1 ¼ cups almond milk 1 cup frozen strawberries ¼ cup frozen blueberries ½ cup lemon- or berry-flavored yogurt Blend until smooth.

Where: Durata Training Center of Austin, Texas What: “Fast Finish Long Run” Workout The Goal: “This run is done every other week in the eight weeks leading into a goal race. It teaches one how to run modestly hard—even if legs are fatigued—and it helps reiterate good pacing strategies forcing you to stay controlled early on and pick up the pace as you go.

This will help with your ability to negative split races,” Williamson said.

Don’t want to make your own smoothies?

No problem. Smoothie boutiques with locations all over the South offer a variety of fruit blends to fuel you pre- or post-workout.

The Caveat: This workout is only effective once you’ve built up to running about 14 miles comfortably.

The Plan: Keep the early miles of the long run at conversational or endurance effort. Over the last two to six miles of the run workout, bring your pace down to goal half-marathon pace or about 15 to 20 seconds per miles faster than goal marathon pace. Start week one of this workout only doing two miles as a fast finish and, every other week, add one more mile. It’s important to note that your long-run distance does not need to go more than about 16 miles for most runners. The non-fast finish weeks are when you’ll increase your overall long-run distance. An example is below.

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14 miles with two-mile fast finish (FF) 16 miles endurance run 14 miles with three-mile FF 18 miles endurance run 15 miles with four-mile FF 14 miles endurance run (slight recovery week) 16 miles with five-mile FF 18- to 20-mile endurance run

Number of running races held in Texas in the month of April.

Source: Active.com

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David Fuentes,

winner of the 2010 Livestrong Austin Half-Marathon and an Olympic hopeful, grew up in Boerne, Texas, a town that fostered his love for long-distance running.

Following high school, Fuentes made his way to St. Edwards University in Austin where he joined the school’s crosscountry running team.

Fuentes has a strong goal for the next few years. He’s pushing to hit the Olympic trial’s qualifying time— 1:05 for the half-marathon.

When he’s not working or preparing for his next race, Fuentes spends time with his four-legged training partner, Charlie. If there’s time left over, he takes to the streets of Austin for some welldeserved downtime. Check out some of his favorite things:

FAVORITE RESTAURANT Tacodeli 12001 Burnet Road, Austin; Tacodeli.com “After I finish my long runs on Sunday with one of my friends, we always head up the road to Tacodeli to get the delicious tacos they make. It’s definitely a great post-long-run meal and a good way to start my Sunday. Tacos and pasta are staples in my diet!”

FAVORITE PLACE TO RUN The Trail at Lady Bird Lake, formerly known as Town Lake Trail; Townlaketrail.org. The trailhead begins at the South First Bridge, Austin.

“If I am not hitting the hilly streets of Austin—one of my favorite places to run—I run on the 10-mile

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crushed gravel trail at Town Lake.

It’s a great remedy for getting off the pavement and for doing workouts since they have every quartermile marked on the trail.”

FAVORITE LOCAL SPORTS STORE Jack & Adam’s Bicycle Shop 1210 Barton Springs Road, Austin; Jackandadams.com “I use this bike shop as my home base for running and workouts.

The owner, Jack, is a great friend of mine, and has been a huge help with my running career. The entire shop crew is like an extended family for me. Jack & Adams shop also works with and helps sponsor some of the athletes on the Durata team.”

FAVORITE SHOES Mizuno Ronin; Mizunousa.com “They just came out with a new black and orange color scheme and I love it! The Ronin is a great racing shoe that I use for normal training runs.”

FAVORITE RACE “The 2008 NCAA National Championship 1500-meter race that my good friend Leo Manzano won.”

Editor’s Note: You can view a YouTube video of the race: www. youtube.com/watch?v=9qRR5Tn6gY&feature=related ALL STORIES BY LAUREN VENTURA To submit an item for [ On The Radar ] contact Sperry@competitorgroup.com.

Average August temperature in Wichita Falls, Texas, where the 30th Hotter ’N Hell cycling event takes place on Aug. 27.

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ALABAMA CyCling

4/17/11 Sunny King Criterium Anniston, 256-236-6346, Mpoe1234@aol.com, sunnykingcriterium.com

Multisport 4/9/11 USAT Collegiate National Championship tuscaloosa, 719-597-9090 ext 118, nationalevents@usatriathlon. org, usatnationalevents.org 2011 Collegiate Nationals Open Sprint Race tuscaloosa, usatriathlon.org 5/22/11 XTERRA Southeast Championship pelham, 877751-8880, info@xterraplanet. com, xterraplanet.com 5/29/11 McMinnville City Triathlon McMinnville, 205-908-5970, races@team-magic.com, teammagic.com 5/30/11 LJCC Memorial Weekend Triathlon Birmingham, 205595-8633, races@team-magic. com, team-magic.com LJCC Triathlon - On Road Birmingham, races@teammagic.com, team-magic.com 6/11/11 Buster Britton Triathlon pelham, Al, 205-908-5970, races@team-magic.com, teammagic.com 6/13/11 XTERRA Southeast Championship pelham, 877751-8880, info@xterraplanet. com, xterraplanet.com/ 7/17/11 Wet Dog Triathlon Decatur, bbbsmcal.org/events.htm

8/13/11 Mountain Lakes Triathlon guntersville, 205-908-5970, races@team-magic.com, teammagic.com 9/10/11 Brett Robinson Alabama Coastal Triathlon gulf shores, 205-908-5970, races@teammagic.com, team-magic.com 11/26/11 Kaiser Coastal Half Marathon, 5K, and 1mile Run orange Beach, 205-908-5970, races@team-magic.com, teammagic.com

ARKANSAS CyCling

9/24/11 Big Dam Bridge 100 north little rock, dltevents@yahoo. com, thebigdambridge100.com 10/15/11 Piney Hills, Mt Bike Stage Race ruston, dltevents@ yahoo.com, dltevents.com 10/30/11 DeGray Lake Mountain Bike Race Arkadelphia, dltevents@ yahoo.com, dltevents.com

MArAthon/hAlf MArAthon 4/10/11 Hogeye Marathon and Half Marathon fayetteville, 479-445-9251, info@ hogeyemarathon.com , hogeyemarathon.com 11/19/11 White River Marathon for Kenya Cotter, 870-492-6625, agape316@centurytel.net , whiterivermarathon.com

Multisport 4/30/11 XTERRA DeGray Lake Arkadelphia, dltevents@yahoo. com, dltevents.com Spillway Duathlon

Event Spot Light

Arkadelphia, dltevents@yahoo. com, dltevents.com 5/1/11 Spillway Sprint Tri Arkadelphia, dltevents@yahoo. com, dltevents.com 6/3/11 Triathlon Training Camp Arkadelphia, 765-532-6932, kristen@triplethreattough. com, active.com/cycling-camp/ arkadelphia-ar/6311-lakedegray-triathlon-trainingcamp-2011 6/11/11 Iron Mt Sprint Tri Arkadelphia, dltevents@yahoo. com, dltevents.com Iron Mt Half Tri Arkadelphia, dltevents@yahoo.com, dltevents.com 6/12/11 Iron Mt Duathlon Arkadelphia, dltevents@yahoo. com, dltevents.com 6/25/11 XTERRA Dawg Dayz north little rock, dltevents@yahoo. com, dltevents.com Dawg Dayz Du north little rock, dltevents@yahoo.com, dltevents.com 7/24/11 Riverside Duathlon north little rock, dltevents@yahoo. com, dltevents.com 8/20/11 Tri Ark Open Water Swim Arkadelphia, dltevents@yahoo. com, dltevents.com Tri Arkansas Arkadelphia, dltevents@yahoo.com, dltevents.com Tri Arkansas Du Arkadelphia, dltevents@yahoo.com, dltevents.com 8/21/11 DeGray Lake Sprint Triathlon Arkadelphia, dltevents@yahoo.

com, dltevents.com 9/10/11 Toad Suck Open Water Swim Conway, dltevents@yahoo.com, dltevents.com Toad Suck Du Conway, dltevents@yahoo.com, dltevents.com

BetterRide Women’s Mountain Bike Skills Camp Atlanta, 970-335-8226, info@ betterride.net, betterride.net 4/16/11 Italian Road Bike Festival Ellijay, cartecaybikes.com

Winder, 352-873-9279, info@ goneriding.com, goneriding. com 5/5/11 2010 IMBA World Summit Augusta, sorba.org

9/11/11 CATS Sprint Triathlon Conway, dltevents@yahoo.com, dltevents.com

Ovarian Cycle Ride to Change the Future Atlanta, lawrencemhahn@gmail. com, ovariancycle.org/home/ index.php

5/7/11 Scott Rigsby Foundation and Jackson Healthcare Alliance Ride Alpharetta, 770) 643-5778, dray@locumtenens. com, allianceride.com

10/9/11 Heber Springs Triathlon heber springs, dltevents@ yahoo.com, dltevents.com

4/17/11 Big Creek Free Ride Demo and Skills Clinic roswell, sorba.org

10/29/11 XTERRA Epic-Iron Mt Arkadelphia, dltevents@yahoo. com, dltevents.com

4/18/11 Dirty Spokes Off Road Duathlon Tribble Mill grayson, 404-310-3628, dirtyspokes.com

Jackson Healthcare Annual Alliance Ride Alpharetta, 404-421-3231, victoria@ marathonmajic.com, allianceride.com

running

4/24/11 30th Anniversary Athens Twilight Criterium Athens, mail@gobike1.com, athenstwilight.com

4/23/11 Andy Allison Kids Run Arkadelphia, dltevents@yahoo. com, dltevents.com

GEORGIA CyCling

4/2/11 ROME Omnium (GCTT) rome, georgiacup.com 4/8/11 BetterRide Mountain Bike Skills Camp Atlanta, 970-3358226, info@betterride.net, Betterride.net 4/9/11 Tony Serrano Century Ride Monroe, 404-844-7586, pbjones8514@yahoo.com, tonyserranoride.com/ 4/10/11 Georgia State Championship Series #2 West point, goneriding 4/15/11 Spring Tune-Up Ride Madison, 770-498-5153, braginfo@aol. com, brag.org

Race for Riley Chattahoochee hills, 770-463-071, raceforriley@bellsouth.net, raceforriley.org 4/25/11 Historic Roswell Criterium roswell, mwjhome@gmail.com, nalleyhrc.com 4/30/11 Athens Twilight Criterium Athens, ashley.travieso@gmail. com, athenstwilight.com 5/1/11 Fort Yargo State Park Mountain Bike Race Winder, tim@dirtyspokes.com, dirtyspokes.com Georgia State Championship Series #3 Winder, goneriding Pedalpalooza Festival Woodstock, sorba.org Southeastern Regional Championship Series IV

Chain Buster Racing 12/6 Hour Race Winder, chainbusterracing.com Scott Rigsby Foundation and Jackson Healthcare Alliance Ride Alpharetta, 770643-5778, dray@locumtenens. com, allianceride.com 5/14/11 CMS-Jittery Joe’s AthensSavannah Double Century Athens, athensgabicycling.com Gainesville (GCTT) gainesville, georgiacup.com Ring in the Spring Festival gainesville, sorba.org 5/15/11 Brasstown Bald Buster Century helen, brasstownbaldbustercentury. com/ 5/21/11 The Bike MS: Atlanta to Athens Atlanta, nationalmssociety.org 5/28/11 Pickin’ and Pedalin’ the Pinhotti Mountain Bike Festival Ellijay, sorba.org 5/29/11 Dirty Spokes Off Road Duathlon Fort Yargo State

Shape Diva Dash April 9 Austin, Texas A women’s only obstacle/adventure run, the Diva Dash features three miles of road and trail filled with obstacles every half-mile. Be prepared to get wet. The event takes place at Walter E. Long Park in Austin.

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CALENDAR [ south ] Park Winder, 404-310-3628, tim@dirtyspokes.com, dirtyspokes.com Georgia State Championship Series #4 Jackson, goneriding 6/4/11 Bicycle Ride Across Georgia Atlanta, 770-498-5153, braginfo@aol.com, brag.org 6/6/11 Cycle for Parkinsons Criterium Suwanee, 770-5138640, info@fraziercycling.com, fraziercycling.com 6/15/11 BRAG: Bicycle Ride Across Georgia Fayetteville, 770-4985153, info@brag.org, brag.org

MArAthon/hAlF MArAthon 5/14/11 Twisted Ankle Trail Marathon and Half Marathon Summerville, 706-734-4173, beckyworld@ windstream.net , rungeorgiatrails.com/twisted. html 7/16/11 Make It By Midnight Marathon and Half Marathon Macon, makeitbymidnight@yahoo.com, makeitbymidnight.homestead. com 10/15/11 North Face Endurance Challenge Atlanta Atlanta, endurancechallenge@ hawkeyeww.com , thenorthface.com/ endurancechallenge 10/29/11 Silver Comet 11th Annual Half Marathon Mableton, 770.745.7056, silvercometraces. com, silvercometraces.com 11/5/11 Rock ‘n’ Roll Savannah Marathon and Half Marathon Savannah, 800-3111255, runrocknroll.com 11/12/11 Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon Chickamauga, marathon@

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chattanoogatrackclub.org , battlefieldmarathon.com Soldier Marathon Ft. Benning, 706-575-3119, info@soldiermarathon.com , soldiermarathon.com

MultiSport 4/3/11 Urban Dare Atlanta Atlanta, kkeefe@urbandare.com, urbandare.com 4/9/11 Blankets Creek Dirty Duathlon Canton, lisa@ mountaingoatadventures.com, blanketsduathlon.com 4/10/11 Life Time Fitness Indoor Triathlon Alpharetta, indoortri. com 4/11/11 Savannah Duathlon Savannah, info@ savannahtriathlon.com, savannahtriathlon.com 4/16/11 Jackrabbit Off-Road Duathlon hiawassee, thebeastoftheeast.net 4/17/11 PT Solutions Cartersville Duathlon Cartersville, 770910-0059, cmoormann@ pt-solutions.us, ptssports.com/ Dirty Spokes Off-Road Duathlon Series I Grayson, tim@dirtyspokes.com, dirtyspokes.com

tritheparks@gmail.com, web. mac.com/cdunlop3/tri_the_ parks/Events.html XTERRA Ft. Yargo Off-Road Triathlon Winder, 352-8739279, info@goneriding.com , goneriding.com 5/1/11 Atlanta Triathlon Training Camp Atlanta, 404-353-4700, atlantatriclub@yahoo.com, atlantatriclub.com/Camp.html Spring Fling Ganisville , 770926-2367, jim@gamultisports. com, gamultisports.com The Beast of the East Half Ironmon hiawassee, tri20001@msn.com, thebeastoftheeast.net Tri for the Kids Youth Triathlon rome, sarahrhusser@gmail.com, darlingtonschool.org/triathlon Tri2Remember Super Sprint Collins Hill lawrenceville, 404-454-5892, dnovicki@ tri2remember.com, tri2remember.com 5/4/11 Tri2Remember Triathlon Series newnan, jim@ gamultisports.com, gamultisports.com 5/8/11 Dirty Spokes Off-Road Duathlon - GA International Horse Park Conyers, tim@ dirtyspokes.com, dirtyspokes. com

Jackrabbit On Road Duathlon hiawassee, 828389-8085, yotee56@dnet.net, thebeastoftheeast.net

Tree Festival Tri Baxley, 352637-2475, chris@drcsports. com, drcsports.com

PT Solutions Cartersville Duathlon Cartersville, 770-9262367, jim@gamultisports.com, gamultisports.com

5/14/11 Peachtree International Triathlon peachtree City, 770-823-3168, kim.bramblett@ gmail.com, tri4gold.org

4/23/11 Madison Fitness Triathlon Madison, jim@gamultisports. com, gamultisports.com/ madison.html 4/24/11 Tri The Parks Triathlon Carrollton, 678-237-0308-,

5/15/11 Iron Girl Atlanta Women’s Triathlon lake lanier islands, 813-868-4747, info@irongirl.com, irongirl. com/Events/Atlanta.htm Callaway Gardens Duathlon pine Mountain ,

callawaygardens.com/Callaway/ info/calendar/calendar. fitnessseries_duathlon.event. aspx

6/5/11 Kids 4 Kids Tri Camp Atlanta, info@teamkids4kids.org, teamkids4kids.org/

5/16/11 Aflac Iron Girl Atlanta Womenï¿_s Triathlon lake lanier islands, irongirl.com/ Events/Atlanta.htm

Colisieum Rock N RollMan Sprint Macon, 770-926-2367, jim@gamultisports.com, gamultisports.com

Turtle Crawl Olympic and Sprint Triathlon Jekyll island, 770-926-2367, jim@gamultisports.com, gamultisports.com 5/21/11 ELEVEN Lake Oconee Greensboro, ryan@11global. com, 11global.com The Beast of the East Sprint Triathlon hiawassee, tri20001@msn.com, thebeastoftheeast.net 5/22/11 TriForLife roswell , 770-9262367, jim@gamultisports.com, gamultisports.com ELEVEN Kid’s Aquathlon Greensboro, 404-353-7759, ryan@11global.com, 11global. com/ElEVEn-reynoldsplantation 5/24/11 Madison Fitness Triathlon Madison, 770-926-2367, jim@gamultisports.com, gamultisports.com 5/29/11 Dirty Spokes Off-Road Duathlon Series - Fort Yargo Winder, tim@dirtyspokes.com, dirtyspokes.com Old Capital Triathlon Milledgeville , 770-926-2367, jim@gamultisports.com, gamultisports.com 6/4/11 Coliseum Rock ‘N RollMan Macon, 864-271-4262, jdavis@setupevents.com, setupevents.com/index. cfm?fuseaction=event_ detail&eventiD=1746 My First & My Next Triathlon, My First lake lanier islands, triathlons.net/Atlanta

PTC Youth Triathlon peachtree City, 770-823-3168, kim.bramblett@gmail.com, tri4gold.org 6/6/11 The Coliseum Health Systemï¿_s Rock N RollMan Sprint Triathlon Macon, 770926-2367, jim@gamultisports. com, gamultisports.com 6/7/11 Savannah Duathlon Savannah, info@ savannahtriathlon.com, savannahtriathlon.com Savannah Sprint Triathlon Savannah, info@ savannahtriathlon.com, savannahtriathlon.com The Coliseum Health System Macon, jim@gamultisports. com, gamultisports.com Savannah Duathlon Savannah, info@ savannahtriathlon.com, savannahtriathlon.com 6/11/11 Columbia Muddy Buddy Atlanta Conyers, 1-800311-1255, muddybuddy@ competitorgroup.com, muddybuddy.com Columbia Muddy Buddy Ride & Run Conyers, muddybuddy. com 6/12/11 West Point Tri Olympic Distance laGrange , 770-9262367, jim@gamultisports.com, gamultisports.com West Point Tri Sprint Distance laGrange , 770-9262367, jim@gamultisports.com, gamultisports.com The West Point Lake Triathlon laGrange, 770-9262367, jim@gamultisports.com,

gamultisports.com 6/19/11 Dirty Spokes Off-Road Duathlon - Chicopee Woods Gainesville, tim@dirtyspokes. com, dirtyspokes.com 6/20/11 Callaway Gardens Sprint Triathlon pine Mountain , 770-565-5208, info@ callawaygardens.com, callawaygardens.com 6/26/11 Madison Fitness Triathlon Madison, 770-926-2367, jim@gamultisports.com, gamultisports.com Tri The Parks Triathlon and Duathlon Flovilla, 678-2370308-, tritheparks@gmail. com, web.mac.com/cdunlop3/ tri_the_parks/Events.html 6/27/11 The Ridges Resort Invitational 5K Open Water Swim hiawassee, tri20001@ msn.com, thebeastoftheeast. net 7/10/11 My First Bike Kids Triathlon Alpharetta, 770-926-2367, jim@gamultisports.com, gamultisports.com 7/17/11 T2R Crowes Lake Jefferson, 770-926-2367, jim@gamultisports.com, gamultisports.com 7/18/11 Tri2Remember Sprint Triathlon Jefferson, jim@gamultisports.com, gamultisports.com 7/24/11 TriTheMountain Triathlon Blue ridge GA, 770-926-2367, jim@gamultisports.com, gamultisports.com 7/25/11 Tri The Parks Triathlon and Duathlon Appling, 678-2370308-, tritheparks@gmail. com, web.mac.com/cdunlop3/ tri_the_parks/Events.html 8/7/11 PT Solutions Acworth

Big-D Texas Marathon, Half-Marathon and 5K April 10 Dallas This race that starts and ends at the Cotton Bowl has remained a relatively small event, with a cap of 5,000 runners set for both races. But you still get a big-city race with a relatively flat and fast course.

Texasmarathon.com

CALENDAR [ south ] Women’s Triathlon Acworth, 770-926-2367, jim@gamultisports.com, gamultisports.com The Summer Sizzler International Distance Triathlon Hiawassee, tri20001@msn.com, thebeastoftheeast.net

com, drcsports.com 9/4/11 Callaway Gardens Triathlon Pine Mountain , callawaygardens.com/Callaway/ info/calendar/calendar. fitnessseries_triathlon.event. aspx

8/8/11 The Summer Sizzler Sprint Distance Triathlon Hiawassee, tri20001@msn. com, thebeastoftheeast.net

9/11/11 Rock of the Marne Savannah, 352-637-2475, info@drcsports. com, drcsports.com

8/9/11 The PT Solutions Acworth Womenï¿_s Sprint Triathlon Acworth, 770-926-2367, jim@gamultisports.com, gamultisports.com

4/9/11 32nd Annual Sickle Cell Road Race College Park, 404-755-1641 x231, geninfo@ sicklecellatlaga.org, sfrpatlanta.org/Site/7k_Race. html

8/13/11 Georgia Veterans Duathlon and Triathlon Cordele, 770926-2367, jim@gamultisports. com, gamultisports.com Tri The Parks Triathlon and Duathlon Elberton, 678-2370308-, tritheparks@gmail. com, web.mac.com/cdunlop3/ Tri_the_Parks/Events.html 8/14/11 Kids 4 Kids Triathlon Atlanta, info@teamkids4kids.org, teamkids4kids.org/ 8/15/11 Georgia Veterans Duathlon and Triathlon Cordele, 770926-2367, jim@gamultisports. com, gamultisports.com 8/16/11 Tri The Parks Triathlon and Duathlon Elberton, tritheparks@gmail.com, web. mac.com/cdunlop3/Tri_the_ Parks/Events.html 8/20/11 TRI Peachtree City Sprint Triathlon Peachtree City, 770-823-3168, kim.bramblett@ gmail.com, tri-ptc.com 8/21/11 TriToBeatCancer Athens, 770926-2367, jim@gamultisports. com, gamultisports.com 8/27/11 Heels N Wheels Waycross, 352-637-2475, info@drcsports.

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Running

4/15/11 Southern Blue Relay Amicalola Falls, 336-877-8888, info@southernbluerelay.com, southernbluerelay.com 4/23/11 Romp Thru The Woods Decatur, 404-421-3231, victoria@marathonmajic.com, marathonmajic.com 4/29/11 Big Peach 5k Atlanta, 404-242-4057, todd@ bigpeachrunningco.com, bigpeachrunningco.com 4/30/11 Athens Twilight 5K Run Athens, ashley.travieso@gmail. com, athenstwilight.com 5/7/11 2011 Komen Atlanta Race for the Cure Atlanta, 404-4598700, race@komenatlanta.org, komenatlanta.org 5/14/11 AJC Peachtree Jr. Atlanta, atc@atlantatrackclub.org, atlantatrackclub.org Twisted Ankle Trail Marathon and Half Marathon Summerville, 706-734-4173, beckyworld@ windstream.net , rungeorgiatrails.com/twisted. html

5/28/11 Sutallee Trace Trail Challenge Canton, lisa@ mountaingoatadventures.com, mountaingoatadventures.com/ sutallee

5/22/11 Iron Girl New Orleans Women’s Triathlon new orleans, 813-868-4747, info@ irongirl.com, irongirl.com/ Events/new_orleans.htm

6/4/11 PT Solutions Allatoona Triathlon Acworth, Rainey, Contact@nuSolutions.biz, gamultisports.com

Running

6/18/11 Atlanta Track Club Father’s Day Four-Miler Atlanta, atc@atlantatrackclub.org, atlantatrackclub.org 7/4/11 AJC Peachtree Road Race Atlanta, atc@atlantatrackclub. org, peachtreeroadrace.org

LOUISIANA CyCling

10/1/11 Bike MS: Louisiana Hammond, ms150.org

MARATHon/HAlF MARATHon 11/12/11 Louisiana Trails Missions Marathon Shreveport, 318-2373086, jreneau@xmaonline.com , xmaonline.com/xma-races

9/17/11 The Original Mud Run new orleans, info@ theoriginalmudrun.com, theoriginalmudrun.com/

MISSISSIPPI MARATHon/HAlF MARATHon

9/4/11 Tupelo Marathon and 14.2 Mile Tupelo, 332-665-8899, runtupelo@gmail.com , tupelorunningclub.net/index. html 10/15/11 Marathon Makeover Marathon and Half Marathon Madison, 888647-8278, marathon@ marathonmakeover.com , runforlifemarathon.com 11/27/11 Mississippi Coast Marathon and Half Marathon Waveland, 228-380-7037, leonardVergunst@cableone. net , gulfcoastrunningclub.org

12/3/11 Baton Rouge Beach Marathon Baton Rouge, 225292-3800, sailfish01@aol.com , brbeachmarathon.com

MiAMi Zoo

MulTiSPoRT

NEW MEXICO

4/18/11 Ochsner Ironman 70.3 New Orleans new orleans, ironmanneworleans.com 5/14/11 XTERRA Epic-The Rustman Ruston, dltevents@yahoo.com, dltevents.com 5/15/11 XTERRA Gator Terra Sprint Ruston, dltevents@yahoo.com, dltevents.com Gator Terra Du Ruston, dltevents@yahoo.com, dltevents.com

11/20/11 Columbia Muddy Buddy Miami Fl, muddybuddy.com, 1-800-311-1255,

CyCling

4/8/11 BetterRide Mountain Bike Skills Camp Albuquerque, 970335-8226, info@betterride.net, BetterRide.net 4/9/11 Dawn ‘til’ Dusk: Twelve Hour Endurance Race gallup, (505) 863-4228, lindsay@ttiming. com, dawntilduskrace.net Dawn ‘til Dusk 12-Hour Mountain Bike Race gallup , 505-863-4228, dawntilduskrace@gmail.com, dawntilduskrace.com

4/27/11 25th Annual SRAM Tour of the Gila Silver City, brennan5231@comcast.net, tourofthegila.com

8/20/11 37th Annual Los Alamos Triathlon los Alamos, 505-6628173, joseph.harris@lacnm.us, losalamosnm.us

5/14/11 12 Hours in the Wild West Ruidoso, (505) 863-4228, lindsay@ttiming.com, TBD

9/25/11 Elephant Man Triathlon Elephant Butte, 575-7440055, kori@valornet.com, elephantmantriathlon.com

5/15/11 Santa Fe Century Santa Fe new Mexico, 505-982-1282, willard@cybermesa.com, SAnTAFECEnTuRy.CoM 6/18/11 24 Hours in the Enchanted Forest gallup, (505) 863-4228, lindsay@ttiming.com, 24hitef. com 10/8/11 A Ride in the Clouds Women’s Ride Cloudcroft, 877264-7876, info@bike2bike.org, bike2bike.org

MARATHon/HAlF MARATHon 5/7/11 Shiprock Marathon and 5 person Relays, Half Marathon Shiprock, 435-2338068, jeffrey.fultz@ihs.gov , ShipRockMarathon.com 5/21/11 Jemez Mountain Trail Runs los Alamos, highaltitudeathletics.org/ JemezMt.htm 6/11/11 Run the Caldera Marathon and Half-Marathon Jemez Springs, recreation@ vallescaldera.gov , vallescaldera.gov/comevisit/ run/index.aspx 9/5/11 Turtle Marathon and Half Marathon Roswell, 575-4200355, roswellruns@gmail. com , sites.google.com/site/ roswellruns/race-schedule

MulTiSPoRT 5/1/11 Atomic Man Duathlon and Littleboy Duathlon White Rock, 505-662-5834, duathlon@triatomics.org, triatomics.org

Running 5/7/11 Shiprock Marathon Shiprock , jeffrey.fultz@ihs.gov, shiprockmarathon.com 5/21/11 Jemez Mountain Trail Runs los Alamos, billgeist@gmail. com, highaltitudeathletics.org

OKLAHOMA MARATHon/HAlF MARATHon

5/1/11 Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon and HalfMarathon oklahoma City, 405525-4242, info@okcmarathon. com , okcmarathon.com

TEXAS CyCling

4/1/11 Spring Base Camp Fredericksburg, 214-546-9568, CoachFrank@tri-now.com, tri-now.com 4/2/11 Tour Dallas Dallas, 972-5785719, mike@bikinmike.com, TourDallas.org GHORBA Big Ring Challenge Race Weekend Coldspring, 703-486-3250, racing@ghorba. org, tmbra.org/ Spokes ‘N Spurs Benefit Bike Ride liberty Hill, 512779-3868, kris@spiritreins. org, bs0927@yahoo.com, maxtriathlete@yahoo.com, spiritreins.org 4/3/11 Austin Autism Society Bike Ride georgetown, (512)4794199, sbatlouni@msn.com, austinautismbikeride.org/ default.aspx

Forth Worth Zoo’s 13th Annual Zoo Run April 16 Fort Worth, Texas Choose from three races—a 5K, 10K or 1-mile fun run—in and around the Forth Worth Zoo. A post-race Party for the Planet features kids entertainment and conservation information. Fortworthzoo.org

CALENDAR [ south ] 4/6/11 Bike Clinic Richardson, 214-243-0106, todd@ texastriplethreat.com, active. com/triathlon/richardson-tx/ basic-bike-clinic-2011 4/10/11 The Round Rock Express Ride Round Rock, 512-4725646, info@highfiveevents. com, rrexpressride.com Fiesta Wildflower Ride Selma, 210-843-4234, racedirector@rocketmail.com, fiestawildflower.com 4/16/11 BP MS: 150 Bike Tour Houston, ms150.org Moritz Ride for Heroes Aledo, 817-599-7445, ride@rideforheroes.org , rideforheroes.org/ Red Poppy Ride Georgetown, redpoppyride.org/ Tour de Cypress Bike Race and Tour Mount Vernon, tourdecypress.com 4/19/11 Katy Ram Challenge Katy, katyramchallenge.com 4/22/11 Easter Hill Country Tour Kerrville, 210-387-7340, williampedalson@gmail.com, ehct.com 4/30/11 BP MS: Sam’s Club Fort Worth, ms150.org Germanfest Metric Century Bicycle Rally Muenster, 940759-4010, dknabecpa@ntin. net, ntin.net/gfest Hill Country Ride for AIDS Austin, 512-371-7433, info@hillcountryride.org, hillcountryride.org/site/ PageServer Mellow Johnnys Classic Dripping Springs, tmbra.org 5/1/11 American Red Cross Tour du Rouge Houston to New Orleans, 713-313-1636, tourdurouge@ghac.org, tourdurouge.org

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5/2/11 Pedal Power Wildflower Ride Austin, hccac.org/ Tour Dallas Dallas, 972-5785719, mike@bikinmike.com, TourDallas.org 5/7/11 Chainge The World Bike Ride Gilmer, refugeinternational.com Coldspring Road Race Coldspring, txbra.org Head for the Hills Cedar Hill, 214-123-4556, info@ headforthehillsrally.com, headforthehillsrally.com/ Waggin Trail Bike Ride Hillsboro, 254-580-0679, hcpawpals@yahoo.com, waggintrailbikeride.com 5/12/11 Hill Country Cycling Adventure Fredericksburg, 972-578-5719, mike@funbikin. com, FunBikin.com 5/14/11 Armadillo Hill Country Classic Liberty Hill, 5123100096, ridethearmadillo. org DORBA Dallas/Fort Worth, tmbra.org 5/21/11 WildRide! Bike Rally Against Cancer Richardson, Texas, 972-498-7678, kimh@ richardsonhealth.com, wildridebikerally.com TX Sprint Adventure Race, Collegiate & Sprint Nationals #1 Burnet, 972.966.1300, info@ terrafirmapromo.com, terrafirmapromo.com Cross Timbers Classic Fort Worth, cross-timbers.org Real Ale Ride Blanco, 512-5178118, erin@redlicoriceevents. com, blancochamber.com/ calendar/event/4/real-aleride-2011/ 5/28/11 Gary Glickman Criterium Dallas/Fort Worth, txbra.org

5/29/11 The Muddy Outlaw Dash and Chainring Challenge Rocksprings, robyn@toocoolracing.com, muddyoutlaw.com GS Tenzing Criterium Fort Worth, txbra.org 6/3/11 8th Annual Dam Bike Time Trial Grand Prairie, 817-7070500, ironjack@ironheadrp. com, ironheadrp.com 6/4/11 Spindletop Spin Beaumont, 409-839-2332, probono@jcba. org, spindletopspin.com Tour de Cure Austin Austin, tour.diabetes.org Tour de Cure San Antonio San Antonio, tour.diabetes.org 6/5/11 Fredericksburg Road Race Fredericksburg, txbra.org 6/11/11 Collin Classic McKinney, 972-578-5719, mike@bikinmike. com, CollinClassic.org Shammies ‘n Koozies Ride and Float New Braunfel, info@shammiesnkoozies.com, shammiesnkoozies.com/ 6/18/11 Tour d’Italia Italy, tourditalia. com

7/9/11 Peach Pedal Bike Ride Weatherford, 817-598-6275, bbaker@wc.edu, peachpedal. com 7/16/11 Tour the Peanut Country, 11th Annual Bike Ride Gorman, peanutbikeride.com 7/23/11 Tour de Cure Fort Worth Fort Worth, tour.diabetes.org 7/25/11 HHH Training Series Plano, 972-578-5719, mike@bikinmike. com, BikinMike.com 8/6/11 Ring of Fire Ride or Race Luckenbach Fredericksburg, redlicoriceevents.com 8/11/11 Rockwall Rotary’s 24th Hot Rocks Rockwall, rockwallrotary.org/BicycleRace. cfm 8/24/11 Bike Clinic Richardson, 214-243-0106, todd@ triplethreattough.com, active. com/triathlon/richardson-tx/ basic-bike-clinic-2011 8/26/11 Wee-Chi-Tah Trail Races Mountain Bike Race Wichita Falls, 940-322-3223, info@ weechita.org, weechita.org

6/19/11 BRAGALOT North Padre Island, 972-578-5719, mike@FunBikin. com, FunBikin.com

8/27/11 Hotter’N Hell Hundred Endurance Ride Wichita Falls, 940-322-3223, info@hh100.org, hh100.org

6/21/11 Rocky Hill Ranch Roundup Smithville, tmbra.org

9/22/11 The Tejas 500 Glen Rose, 817925-0158, Dansmark@flash. net, tt24tt.com

6/22/11 Bike Clinic Richardson, 214-243-0106, todd@ triplethreattough.com, active. com/triathlon/richardson-tx/ basic-bike-clinic-2011 6/26/11 Urban Assault Ride Austin, 303-408-0747, josh@adventurefit.com, urbanassaultride.com

The Tejas 500 Glen Rose, 817925-0158, Dansmark@flash. net, tt24tt.com 9/23/11 Iron Butt - 24 Hour Time Trial Glen Rose, 817-925-0158, Dansmark@flash.net, tt24tt. com 9/24/11 Tin Butt - 12 Hour Time Trial Glen Rose, 817-925-0158,

Dansmark@flash.net, tt24tt. com Texas Shoot-Out 6 Hour Time Trial Glen Rose, 817-9250158, Dansmark@flash.net, tt24tt.com The Texas Time Trials Sprint Glen Rose, 817-925-0158, Dansmark@flash.net, tt24tt. com Tour de Cure Houston Houston, tour.diabetes.org 10/1/11 Wish 100 Plano, 214-496-5006, EMittendorf@northtexaswish. org, Wish100.org 10/8/11 Big Bend Adventure Marathon , 972-578-5719, mike@FunBikin.com, FunBikin. com North Texas Bicycle Rally Roanoke, samuelsellers@ yahoo.com, ntbicyclerally.org 10/9/11 Texas Fort Tour ï¿_3 Days, 3 Forts Jacksboro, 940-3223223, info@weechita.org, weechita.org 10/15/11 24 Hours of Rocky Hill Smithville, 972.966.1300, info@terrafirmapromo.com, terrafirmapromo.com Bike MS: Valero San Antonio, ms150.org 10/16/11 Team LIVESTRONG Challenge Austin Austin, 877.236.8820, teamlivestrong@livestrong. org, teamlivestrong.org Team LIVESTRONG Challenge Austin Austin, 877-236-8820, teamlivestrong@livestrong. org, teamlivestrong.org 10/22/11 Pedal 2 Paris Blue Ridge, 972578-5719, mike@FunBikin.com, FunBikin.com

MARATHON/HALF MARATHON

Groveton, 713-826-5833, steveboone@aol.com , 50statesmarathonclub.com/ bear.html 4/10/11 Big-D Texas Marathon and Half-Marathon Dallas, 972-235-2513, lewis.george@ mellew.com , texasmarathon. com 6/5/11 Danskin Triathlon SeriesAustin Austin, 877-221-9665 , info@danskintriathlon.net, xxtramile.com 10/1/11 West Texas CrossRoads Marathon and HalfMarathon Odessa, 432-368-2500, marathon@ crossroadsodessa.com , crossroadsmarathon.com 10/9/11 The Tyler Rose Marathon and Half-Marathon Tyler, director@tylermarathon.com , tylermarathon.com 10/15/11 Marathon 2 Marathon and Half-Marathon Marathon, 432-386 4500, info@ marathon2marathon.net , marathon2marathon.net 10/22/11 Frankenthon Monster Marathon Cedar Park, 512444-2800 x8900, frank@ interwoven.com , frankenthon. com 11/13/11 Rock ‘n’ Roll San Antonio Marathon and Half Marathon San Antonio, 800-311-1255, rnrsa@ competitorgroup.com, runrocknroll.com Fort Worth Marathon Fort Worth, 817-731-6276, swsm@sbcglobal.net , fortworthmarathon.org 12/4/11 Dallas White Rock Marathon Dallas, 972-839-3976, marcus@ runtherock.com , runtherock. com

4/9/11 Davy Crockett Bear Chase and Half Marathon

Zooma Austin Half-Marathon and 5K April 16 Austin, Texas The Zooma women’s race series comes to Austin for a halfmarathon and 5K that offer a tour through Texas pine country.

The post-race party features massages, wine, Champagne and shopping. Zoomarun.com

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CALENDAR [ south ] Multisport 5/29/11 The Muddy Outlaw Dash and Chainring Challenge rocksprings, robyn@ toocoolracing.com, muddyoutlaw.com

Lifetime Fitness Indoor Triathlon Allen, indoortri.com Texas State Sprint Triathlon san Marcos, 830-627-8401, nick@seidelproductions.com, seidelproductions.com/Events/ Aquarena/Aquarena.html

4/2/11 CitySolve Urban Race Dallas Dallas, 480-326-4893, info@ hightrekadventure.com, hightrekadventure.com

4/17/11 The Rookie Triathlon Austin, 512-472-5646, info@ highfiveevents.com, therookietri.com

4/3/11 Team Tri-Now - club Dallas, 214-546-9568, CoachFrank@trinow.com, tri-now.com

Playtri King Tut Triathlon McKinney, tX, info@playtri. com, playtri.com/benbrook.php

Gateway to the Bay Triathlonï¿_Sprint Kemah, onurleft.com

XTERRA South Central Championship Waco, 877-7518880, info@xterraplanet.com, xterraplanet.com

9th Annual Fast & Furious F-1 Duathlon Grand prairie, 817-707-0500, ironjack@ ironheadrp.com, ironheadrp. com

18th Annual IRP Striders Duathlon san Angelo, 817-7070500, ironjack@ironheadrp. com, ironheadrp.com

4/4/11 Danskin Women’s Triathlon Series Training Austin, 877283-1575, marketing@ heartzonescoaching.com, heartzonescoaching.com/ Gateway to the Bay Triathlonï¿_Olympic distance Kemah, onurleft.com 4/9/11 Bluebonnet Adventure Festival Burnet, kathy@ terrafirmapromo.com, terrafirmapromo.com 4/10/11 Tri-Now Summer Open Water Swim Series little Elm, 214546-9568, CoachFrank@triNow.com, tri-Now.com Caveman Triathlon Flower Mound, danejones@verizon. net, cavemantriathlon.com Lifetime Fitness Indoor Triathlon City Centre, indoortri.com 4/16/11 The Mighty San Gabriel Adventure Sprint Georgetown, 512 5765388, robyn@toocoolracing.com, toocoolracing.com

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King Tut Triathlon McKinney, 214-405-5092, info@playtri. com, playtri.com The Rookie Triathlon New Braunfels, 512-472-5646, info@ highfiveevents.com, therookietri.com 4/19/11 Pure Austin Splash & Dash #1 Austin, info@ highfiveevents.com, highfiveevents.com 4/20/11 Competitive Edge for Endurance Athletes Dallas, 469-362-2554, tommy@ triplethreattough.com, active. com/triathlon/dallas-tx/ competitive-edge-forendurance-athletes-2011 4/23/11 Lake Travis Triathlon spicewood, rick@rbsportsllc. com, laketravistriathlon.com 4/25/11 Training for Triathlon Seminar Dallas, 765-532-6932, kristen@triplethreattough. com, triplethreattough.com 4/27/11 Open Water Swim Clinic the Colony, 765-532-6932 , kristen@triplethreattough.

com, active.com/triathlon/ lewisville-tx/open-water-swimclinic-2011 4/30/11 Historic McKinney Kiwanis Kids Triathlon McKinney, info@playtri.com, playtri.com/ mckinney_kids.php Kiwanis Kids Triathlon McKinney, playtri.com Kona Eastside Triathlon Baytown, 713-816-5060, penningtoncsm@gmail.com, out-loud.org Windcrest Freshman Triathlon san Antonio, 210912-8874, raceDirector@ redemptionrp.com, redemptionrp.com/ Windcresttri2011 5/1/11 9th Annual Cedar Park Swimming Kid’s Triathlon Cedar park, 512-733-290, 1stvp@cedarparkswimming. org, leaguelineup.com/cptri Historic McKinney Kiwanis Triathlon and 5K McKinney, info@playtri.com, playtri.com/ mckinney.php Training for Triathlon Seminar richardson, 765-5326932, kristen@ triplethreattough.com, triplethreattough.com Cedar Park Swimming Kid’s Triathlon Cedar park, 512-733290, 1stvp@ cedarparkswimming.org, leaguelineup.com/cptri Cleburne’s Ironhorse Sprint Tri Cleburne, 817-707-0500, ironjack@ironheadrp.com, ironheadrp.com 5/4/11 Race Day 101 Clinic plano, 765-532-6932, kristen@ triplethreattough.com, active. com/triathlon/dallas-tx/raceday-101-clinic-2011 5/8/11 Skeese Greets Women’s Triathlon New Braunfels, info@highfiveevents.com, skeese.com/pages/info.html CB&I Triathlonï¿_The

Woodlands the Woodlands, parkrec@catw-tx.org, woodlandsevents.com/ woodlands-texas-activities/ leisure-and-relaxation-in-thewoodlands/2010-cb-i-tri.html

The Dog House Sprint lubbock, 877-719-4957, marti@ buffalospringslaketriathlon. com, buffalospringslaketriathlon. com

TriGirl Super Sprint All Women Triathlon Humble, 832-423-4236, idutri2@prodigy. net, trigirlsports.com

5/17/11 Pure Austin Splash & Dash #2 Austin, info@ highfiveevents.com, highfiveevents.com

5/9/11 Beginner Swim Clinic and Underwater Filming Dallas, 765-532-6932, kristen@ triplethreattough.com, active. com/triathlon/dallas-tx/ beginner-swim-clinic-andunderwater-filming-2010 5/14/11 Columbia Muddy Buddy Austin Johnson City, 1-800-3111255, muddybuddy@ competitorgroup.com, muddybuddy.com Paradise Canyon Triathlon riomedina, 210-912-8874, bbschmidt37@yahoo.com, redemptionrp.com Paradise Canyon Triathlon riomedina, 210-912-8874, bbschmidt37@yahoo.com, redemptionrp.com 5/15/11 Oyster Urban Adventure Race Austin, 877-328-2783, info@tppevents.com, oysterracingseries.com Amica TexasMan Triathlon Denton, danejones@verizon. net, texasmantriathlon.com Classic Rock Rotary Sprint Tri rockwall, 817-707-0500, ironjack@ironheadrp.com, ironheadrp.com Four States Triathlon texarkana, 903-748-3265, active.com Ranger Triathlon for Kids and Adults Austin, nickbannon@gmail.com, rangertri.com The Buffman and Squeaky Triathlon lubbock, 877-7194957, marti@ buffalospringslaketriathlon. com, buffalospringslaketriathlon.com

5/21/11 Rockin’ R Tubin’ Triathlon New Braunfels, 210-912-8874, bbschmidt37@yahoo.com, redemptionrp.com 5/23/11 Beginner Tri Training Program Dallas, 765-532-6932, kristen@triplethreattough. com, active.com/triathlon/ dallas-tx/beginner-tri-trainingprogram-triwaco-sprint-2011 5/25/11 Beginner Swim Clinic the Colony, 765-532-6932, kristen@ triplethreattough.com, active. com/triathlon/dallas-tx/ beginner-swim-clinic-andunderwater-filming-2010 5/28/11 Spread Your Wings Adventure Sprint rocksprings, 512 5765388, robyn@toocoolracing.com, toocoolracing.com Combat Triathlon texas City, 832-423-4236, idutri2@prodigy. net, triontherun.com 5/29/11 Muddy Outlaw Dash and Chainring Challenge rocksprings, director@ toocoolracing.com, muddyoutlaw.com 5/30/11 Capital of Texas Triathlon Austin, rick@rbsportsllc.com, captextri.com 6/1/11 General Nutrition Clinic Dallas, 214-876-3572, brett@ triplethreattough.com, active. com/triathlon/dallas-tx/ general-nutrition-clinic-2011 6/4/11 Playtri Festival Kids Triathlon irving, info@playtri.

com, playtri.com/festival_kids. php Playtri Festival Open Water Swim Races irving, info@ playtri.com, playtri.com/ festival_swim.php df Ranch Triathlon sweetwater, fastfeetracing@ aol.com, fastfeetracing.com Kiefer Swim Races irving, 214-405-5092, info@playtri. com, playtri.com Paddle, Pedal & Pound the Pavement Grapevine, 817-4103450, cpowell@ grapevinetexas.gov, trigrapevine.com Playtri Kids Triathlon irving, 214-405-5092, info@playtri. com, playtri.com Texas State Championship Sprint Adventure Race Dallas, 972-966-1300, info@ terrafirmapromo.com, terrafirmapromo.com TX Sprint Adventure Race #2 Dallas, 972-966-1300, info@ terrafirmapromo.com, terrafirmapromo.com 6/5/11 RBM Playtri Festival Triathlon irving, info@playtri. com, playtri.com/festival_tri. php 5th Annual Kids Tri at the J”” Dallas, 817-707-0500, ironjack@ironheadrp.com, ironheadrp.com Danskin Austin Triathlon Austin, info@danskintriathlon. net, danskintriathlon.net RMB International Distance and Playtri Sprint Triathlon irving, 214-405-5092, info@ playtri.com, playtri.com Tejas Triathlon sugar land, 713-816-5060, penningtoncsm@gmail.com, out-loud.org 6/6/11 Tri-Now Kids Summer Camp little Elm, 214-546-9568, CoachFrank@tri-Now.com, trinow.com

Xterra South Central Championship April 17 Waco, Texas The off-road triathlon features a regional championship race with a 1.5K swim, 30K mountain bike and 10K trail run. But athletes can also choose from the sport race (half those distances), plus a 5K, 10K and half-marathon run the day before the triathlon. Xterraplanet.com

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CALENDAR [ south ] 6/11/11 15th Annual Metroplex Sprint Tri #1 Grand Prairie, 817-707-0500, ironjack@ ironheadrp.com, ironheadrp. com River Ranch Super Sprint Martindale, seidelproductions. com 6/12/11 Playtri Dirty Rock Off-Road Triathlon Rockwall, info@ playtri.com, playtri.com/ dirtyrock.php 15th Annual Metroplex Sprint Tri #2 Grand Prairie, 817-707-0500, ironjack@ ironheadrp.com, ironheadrp. com 6/18/11 TX Sprint Adventure Race #3 Huntsville, 972-966-1300, info@terrafirmapromo.com, terrafirmapromo.com 6/19/11 Lake Pflugerville Triathlon Pflugerville, info@ lakepflugervilletri.com, lakepflugervilletri.com Mansfield Sprint Triahtlon & Kids Tri Mansfield, 817-7070500, ironjack@ironheadrp. com, ironheadrp.com 6/21/11 Pure Austin Splash & Dash #3 Austin, info@ highfiveevents.com, highfiveevents.com 6/25/11 Greater Gator Olympic Triathlon Boerne, 210-9128874, bbschmidt37@yahoo. com, redemptionrp.com Tri-Raider Sprint Triathlon Lubbock, 877-719-4957, marti@ buffalospringslaketriathlon. com, buffalospringslaketriathlon. com 6/26/11 Freedom Triathlon Pearland, info@yfreedomtri.org, yfreedomtri.org Ironman 70.3 Buffalo Springs Lake Lubbock, 877719-4957, marti@ buffalospringslaketriathlon.

Event Spot Light 84 Competitor April 2011

com, buffalospringslaketriathlon. com Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Tri Sugar Land, 281-2427700, slfinishlinesports.com 6/27/11 Training for Triathlon Seminar Dallas, 765-532-6932, kristen@triplethreattough. com, triplethreattough.com Beginner Tri Training Program Dallas, 765-532-6932, kristen@triplethreattough. com, active.com/triathlon/ dallas-tx/beginner-tri-trainingprogram-spring-fall-classicsprint-2

7/11/11 Beginner Swim Clinic and Underwater Filming Dallas, 765-532-6932, kristen@ triplethreattough.com, active. com/triathlon/dallas-tx/ beginner-swim-clinic-andunderwater-filming-2010 7/13/11 Race Day 101 Clinic Plano, 765-532-6932, kristen@ triplethreattough.com, active. com/triathlon/dallas-tx/raceday-101-clinic-2011 7/16/11 TX Sprint Adventure Race #5 Burnet, 972.966.1300, info@ terrafirmapromo.com, terrafirmapromo.com

7/30/11 Tall City Triathlon Midland, cthomas@midlandymca.org, midlandymca.org 7/31/11 Jack’s Generic Triathlon New Braunfels, 512-472-5646, info@highfiveevents.com, jacksgenerictri.com Pionner Power Sprint Triathlon Denton, 214-5029837--, danejones@verizon.net, dallasathletesracing.com Tumbleweed Triathlon Odessa, odessaymca.org/ Triathlon.htm 8/1/11 Beginner Tri Training Program Dallas, 765-532-6932, kristen@triplethreattough. com, active.com/triathlon/ dallas-tx/beginner-tri-trainingprogram-us-open-sprint-2011

6/29/11 Blackland TriathlonTRAINING PROGRAM Dallas area, 214-546-9568, CoachFrank@Tri-Now.com, TriNow.com

7/17/11 Tri-Now Endurance Open Water Swim Challenge Little Elm, 214-546-9568, CoachFrank@Tri-Now.com, TriNow.com

Competitive Edge for Endurance Athletes Dallas, 469-362-2554, tommy@ triplethreattough.com, active. com/triathlon/dallas-tx/ competitive-edge-forendurance-athletes-2011

11th Annual North YMCA Kids Triathlon Dallas, 817-7070500, ironjack@ironheadrp. com, ironheadrp.com

8/7/11 3rd Annual Park Cities YMCA Kids Tri Dallas, 817-707-0500, ironjack@ironheadrp.com, playtri.com/

Disco Triathlon Valley View, danejones@verizon.net, discotriathlon.com

Bridgeland Triathlon Cypress, aaron@onurleft.com, BridgelandTri.com

River Ranch Triathlon New Braunfels, 830-627-8401, nick@seidelproductions.com, seidelproductions.com

8/8/11 Tri-Now Kids Summer Camp @ Blackland Plano, 214-5469568, CoachFrank@Tri-Now. com, LittleBuggyKidsTri.com

7/2/11 TX Sprint Adventure Race #4 Navasota, 972.966.1300, info@ terrafirmapromo.com, terrafirmapromo.com 7/6/11 Open Water Swim Clinic The Colony, 765-532-6932, kristen@ triplethreattough.com, active. com/triathlon/lewisville-tx/ open-water-swim-clinic-2011 7/9/11 4th Annual Iron Brothers Sprint Tri #1 Grand Prairie, 817-707-0500, ironjack@ ironheadrp.com, ironheadrp. com 7/10/11 Couples Triathlon Austin, 512472-5646, info@highfiveevents. com, couplestri.com 4th Annual Iron Brothers Sprint Tri #2 Grand Prairie, 817-707-0500, ironjack@ ironheadrp.com, ironheadrp. com

7/19/11 Pure Austin Splash & Dash #4 Austin, info@ highfiveevents.com, highfiveevents.com 7/24/11 3rd Annual TriWaco Olympic & Sprint Distance Triathlon Waco, 817-707-0500, ironjack@ ironheadrp.com, ironheadrp. com Small Texan Triathlon Boerne, 210-843-4234, racedirector@rocketmail.com, brittonbikes.com/hcsa-events/ small-texan-tri/small-txmainpage.htm TriWaco Triathlons Waco, 817707-0500, ironjack@ ironheadrp.com, triwaco.org/

8/10/11 2nd Annual Prairie Trail OffRoad Triathlon Grand Prairie, 817-707-0500, ironjack@ ironheadrp.com, ironheadrp. com General Nutrition Clinic Dallas, 214-876-3572, brett@ triplethreattough.com, active. com/triathlon/dallas-tx/ general-nutrition-clinic-2011

8/16/11 Pure Austin Splash & Dash #5 Austin, info@ highfiveevents.com, highfiveevents.com

9/10/11 The Wurst Tri Ever New Braunfels, 210-912-8874, bbschmidt37@yahoo.com, redemptionrp.com

8/21/11 Take on the Heat Sprint Triathlon The Colony, info@ playtri.com, playtri.com/ heat.php

9/11/11 8th Annual PraireMan Half Iron/Aquabike Grand Prairie, 817-707-0500, ironjack@ ironheadrp.com, ironheadrp. com

Take on the Heat Triathlon The Colony, 214-405-5092, info@playtri.com, playtri.com 8/22/11 Sweet and Twisted Triathlonï¿_women’s only race Spicewood, etruslow@ redlicoriceevents.com, redlicoriceevents.com 8/27/11 Clear Lake International Triathlon Clear Lake, 713-8165060, penningtoncsm@gmail. com, out-loud.org 8/28/11 11th Annual Tri-Rock Kiwanis Sprint Tri Rockwall, 817-707-0500, ironjack@ ironheadrp.com, ironheadrp. com 8/29/11 Training for Triathlon Seminar Dallas, 765-532-6932, kristen@triplethreattough. com, triplethreattough.com 9/4/11 Old College Tri Triathlon Denton, danejones@verizon. net, oldcollegetri.com 9/5/11 The Austin Triathlon Austin, 512-472-5646, info@highfiveevents.com, theaustintriathlon.com Blackland Triathlon Plano, 214-546-9568, CoachFrank@TriNow.com, BlacklandTri.com

8/13/11 Gator Bait Triathlon Boerne, 210-912-8874, bbschmidt37@ yahoo.com, redemptionrp.com

Little Buggy Kids Tri @ Blackland Plano, 214-5469568, CoachFrank@Tri-Now. com, Tri-Now.com

8/14/11 24th Annual IRP Wool Capital Triathlon San Angelo, 817-707-0500, ironjack@ ironheadrp.com, ironheadrp. com

The Avia Austin Triathlon Austin, 512-472-5646, info@highfiveevents.com, theaustintriathlon.com

Lifetime Fitness Indoor Triathlon Plano, indoortri.com Lifetime Fitness Indoor Triathlon Lake Houston, indoortri.com 9/12/11 Beginner Swim Clinic and Underwater Filming Dallas, 765-532-6932, kristen@ triplethreattough.com, active. com/triathlon/dallas-tx/ beginner-swim-clinic-andunderwater-filming-2010 9/17/11 Lifetime Fitness Indoor Triathlon Colleyville, indoortri. com SPC Cotton Country Sprint Triathlon Levelland, 806-716-2236, www2. southplainscollege.edu/ cottoncountry 9/20/11 Pure Austin Splash & Dash #6 Austin, info@ highfiveevents.com, highfiveevents.com 9/21/11 Competitive Edge for Endurance Athletes Dallas, 469-362-2554, tommy@triplethreattough. com, active.com/triathlon/ dallas-tx/competitive-edge-forendurance-athletes-2011 9/24/11 Playtri Kids Triathlon at Stonebridge Ranch McKinney, info@playtri.com, playtri.com/ kidsrace.php Playtri Stonebridge Ranch Open Water Swim Races McKinney, info@playtri.com, playtri.com/stonebridge.php Terra Firma Adventure Race Smithville, 972.966.1300,

American Red Cross Tour du Rouge May 1-6 Houston to New Orleans This six-day ride will take participants 526 miles (about 88 miles a day) from Houston to New Orleans. You’ll eat well with breakfast, lunch and dinner served to you, plus rest stops every 20 to 25 miles. Tourdurouge.org

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CALENDAR [ south ] info@terrafirmapromo.com, terrafirmapromo.com Tyler Adventure Sprint Race Tyler, reneauj7@gmail.com, steelsports.net

FALL 2011 EVENTS AVIA Austin Triathlon Austin, TX September 5, 2011

The Nation’s Triathlon To Benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Washington, DC September 11, 2011

Moab Century Ride Moab, UT September 18, 2011

Heels and Hills and Him Half Marathon Irving, TX September 25, 2011

Honolulu Century Ride Honolulu, HI September 25, 2011

Rock ‘n’ Roll DenverTM Marathon & 1/2 Marathon Denver, CO October 9, 2011

Nike Women’s Marathon A Race To Benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society San Francisco, CA October 16, 2011

800.482.TEAM

teamintraining.org 86 Competitor April 2011

9/25/11 Playtri/RBM Stonebridge Ranch Triathlon McKinney, info@playtri.com, playtri.com/ stonebridge.php Dilloman Triathlon Spicewood, rick@rbsportsllc. com, dillomantri.com

817-707-0500, ironjack@ ironheadrp.com, ironheadrp. com Du the Bear Duathlon Houston, 713-816-5060, penningtoncsm@gmail.com, out-loud.org Toyota U.S. Open Triathlon Dallas, toyotausopentriathlon. com

Houston Triathlon Houston, onurleft.com

Trek Women’s Triathlon Austin, 877-221-9665, info@ trekwomenstriathlonseries. com, trekwomenstriathlonseries. com

Lifetime Fitness Indoor Triathlon Flower Mound, indoortri.com

10/8/11 Lifetime Fitness Indoor Triathlon Allen, indoortri.com

Lifetime Fitness Indoor Triathlon Garland, indoortri. com

Lifetime Fitness Indoor Triathlon Mansfield, indoortri. com

Lifetime Fitness Indoor Triathlon Cinco Ranch, indoortri.com

10/16/11 Amica Try Andy’s Tri Sugarland, 281-242-7700, slfinishlinesports.com

Playtri/RBM Stonebridge Ranch Triathlon McKinney, info@playtri.com, playtri.com/ stonebridge.php Stonebridge Ranch Triathlon Sprint and Olympic Distance Race McKinney, 214-405-5092, info@playtri.com, playtri.com 9/28/11 Race Day 101 Clinic Plano, 765-532-6932, kristen@ triplethreattough.com, active. com/triathlon/dallas-tx/raceday-101-clinic-2011 10/1/11 The Kerrville Triathlon Festival Kerrville, 512-4725646, info@highfiveevents. com, kerrvilletri.com Muddy Outlaw Dash Austin, director@toocoolracing.com, muddyoutlaw.com The Kerrville Triathlon Festival Kerrville, 512-4725646, info@highfiveevents. com, kerrvilletri.com Open Water Swim Clinic Rockwall, 765-532-6932, kristen@triplethreattough. com, active.com/triathlon/ lewisville-tx/open-water-swimclinic-2011 10/2/11 Toyota U.S. Open Triathlon Dallas, toyotausopentriathlon. com 4th Ironhead Women’s Sprint Triathlon Mansfield,

Monster Two Triathlon Denton, danejones@verizon. net, monstertriathlon.com 10/22/11 Bastrop Lost Pines Triathlon Bastrop, 210-912-8874, bbschmidt37@yahoo.com, redemptionrp.com 10/30/11 Monster One Triathlon Keller, danejones@verizon.net, monstertriathlon.com 11/6/11 Iron Star Triathlon Montgomery, 713-816-5060, penningtoncsm@gmail.com, out-loud.org 11/13/11 4th Annual Bronda’s Run/ Bike Duathlon Ft. Worth, 817-707-0500, ironjack@ ironheadrp.com, ironheadrp. com 11/14/11 Beginner Swim Clinic and Underwater Filming Dallas, 765-532-6932, kristen@ triplethreattough.com, active. com/triathlon/dallas-tx/ beginner-swim-clinic-andunderwater-filming-2010 11/19/11 The Dirty Du Smithville, 512472-5646, info@highfiveevents. com, dirtydu.com 11/20/11 Natural Bridge Caverns Duathlons San Antonio,

210-912-8874, bbschmidt37@ yahoo.com, redemptionrp.com 5/7/11 Urban Dare Dallas Dallas, kkeefe@urbandare.com, urbandare.com

OuTDOORS 4/3/11 Family Clean Water Festival Austin, TX, 5124981587, sarah@coloradoriver.org, coloradoriver.org Colorado River Ramble Austin, TX, 5124981587, sarah@coloradoriver.org, coloradoriver.org 4/9/11 Bluebonnet Adventure Festival Burnet, 9729661300, kathy@terrafirmapromo.com, terrafirmapromo.com 4/12/11 Bayou City Outdoors & R.E.I. present Camping 101 Houston, 713-524-3567, Renee@BayouCityOutdoors. com, BayouCityOutdoors.com 9/10/11 Women’s Race Cedar Park, 972.966.1300, info@ terrafirmapromo.com, terrafirmapromo.com 10/2/11 T-Mobile City Chase presented by Blackberry Austin, 312-850-8166, usa@ citychase.com, citychaseusa. com

RunninG 4/2/11 Backwoods Scavenger Hunt Austin, robyn@toocoolracing. com, toocoolracing.com Aid Sudan 5K Houston , 713957-6700, bill.wise@hfbc.org, houstonsfirst.org/aidsudan DRC April 5 Miler Dallas, runontexas.com Hells Hills Smithville, 512-2946456, tejastrails.com Jog With The Frog Dallas, 2148247940, lbisno@ educationalfirststeps.org, jogwiththefrog.com Lockhart Kiwanis 5K Stampede Lockhart, nburnett@goldenagehome.net, runtex.com Muddy Trails 5K The Woodlands, 2812103900, cmbielert@catw-tx.org, thewoodlandstownship-tx.gov Run to the House Denton,

runtothehouse.com/ SAWS 5K Run/Walk San Antonio, 210-233-3391, rccampos@saws.org, saws.org 4/3/11 Back to Basics Burleson, rawrunner@juno.com, burlesonrunnersclub.com Gateway 5K Kemah, onurleft. com 4/9/11 The Original Mud Run Fort Worth, info@ theoriginalmudrun.com, theoriginalmudrun.com/ SHAPE Diva Dash Austin, 303408-0747, josh@adventurefit. com, shapedivadash.com 5th Annual Chapa 5K Challenge Kyle, runtex.com/ web/2-2187.asp Blanco 5K River Run Blanco, 512-736-6979, dashley@ hughes.net, runtex.com Blue Bell Fun Run Brenham, 979-277-6570-x3124, tracy@ bluebellfunrun.com, bluebellfunrun.com BodyBurn Bun Run/Walk Smithville, 512-304-8171, bodyburnbymegan@yahoo. com, active.com Davy Crockett Bear Chase Groveton, 713-826-5833, 50statesmarathonclub.com/ bear.html Fiesta Mission 10K San Antonio, fiesta-sa.org/events/ event/?page=miss1 Kennedale Art in the Park 5K Race & Fun Run Kennedale, artinthepark5k.org/ Make the Break Dallas, 214389-7704, info@runontexas. com, runontexas.com Run for the Arts/Ransom Canyon Run Lubbock, rhoeve@ lubbockisd.org, wtrc.tripod. com SHAPE Diva Dash Austin, 303408-0747, josh@adventurefit. com, shapedivadash.com The Original Mud Run Fort Worth, info@ theoriginalmudrun.com, theoriginalmudrun.com/ 4/10/11 Bluebonnet Trail Run Burnet, 972.966.1300, info@terrafirmapromo.com, terrafirmapromo.com

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CALENDAR [ SOUTH ] Big D Texas Marathon Dallas, 9722352513, texasmarathon. com Casis Fun Run Austin, 512217-4280, ashleyunbehagen@ yahoo.com, Run for the Rose Houston, runfortherose.com Wounded Warriors Half Marathon, 10K and 1 Mile Las Colinas, 214-502-9837-, danejones@verizon.net, dallasathletesracing.com 4/11/11 Dukes & Daisies 5K ï¿_ï¿_ Round Rock, 512-814-5272, president@austinrunners.org, daisy.austinrunners.org 4/12/11 Plano Pacers’ Prediction Run Plano, runontexas.com 4/16/11 The Mighty San Gabriel Adventure Race Georgetown, director@toocoolracing.com, toocoolracing.com ZOOMA Austin Half Marathon & 5K Bastrop/

Austin, 703-349-2230, info@ zoomarun.com, zoomarun.com The Mighty San Gabriel Adventure race Georgetown, robyn@toocoolracing.com, toocoolracing.com Fort Worth Zoo’s 13th Annual Zoo Run Ft. Worth, WTevis@fortworthzoo.org, fortworthzoo.com Hog’s Hunt 50K/25K Trail Run Huntsville, 9037290281, badwater75757@yahoo.com, hillcountrytrailrunners.com Radiant Systems Sprint for Cancer Las Colinas, 817-7851578, sprintforcancerdfw@ radiantsystems.com , sprintforcancer.com/dallas/ Run for Human Rights 5K Dallas, 214-273-4344, laluotto@ hrionline.org, hrionline.org Vern’s No Frills 5K Anniversary Race Georgetown, nofrills5K@yahoo. com, runtex.com ZOOMA Austin Half Marathon & 5K Bastrop/ Austin, 703-349-2230, info@

zoomarun.com, zoomarun.com 4/17/11 Dallas Rise Run Dallas, 214528-1290, riseschool.org/ dallas 4/20/11 Ranger Stampede 5K Run/ Walk Austin, nick.bannon@tsd. state.tx.us, runtex.com 4/23/11 ASH Dash 5K run and walk Austin, ashvolunteers.org Family Sports Center Spring 5K Run/Walk Kerrville, 830895-5555, kim@ familysportscenter.com,

Texas Roundup 5K Austin, 512-378-0012, info@ texasroundup.org, texasroundup.org

4/30/11 The Texas Round Up Austin, 512-472-5646, info@ highfiveevents.com, texasroundup.org

WWIII.5 Adventure Race Orange, 409-988-6264, jenesisevents@gmail.com, survivewwiii5.com

Central Market Thrill of the Grill Plano, 214-339-7867, info@dfwruns.com, thrillofthegrill5k.com

5/1/11 Back to Basics Burleson, rawrunner@juno.com, burlesonrunnersclub.com

Team In Training Information Meeting Dallas Fort Worth, 866-510-TEAM, sarah.sherman@lls.org, teamintraining.org/ntxok

Germanfest 5K/15K Muenster, runontexas.com

Komen Central Texas Race for the Cure Waco, ww5. komen.org

Plano Pacers Spring Scamper Plano, runontexas. com

Komen San Antonio Race for the Cure San Antonio, ww5. komen.org

Running Moms Rock 5K and 1/2 Mile Fun Walk Highland Village, 817-917-2772, info@ runningmomsrock.com, runningmomsrock.com

Run the Highlands Dallas, runontexas.com

4/27/11 Providing Dietary Guidance Dallas or Online, courses@ cooperinst.org, CooperInstitute.org

Skinnydipper Sun Run 5K Decatur, 940-627-5793, murry@ murry.com, skinnydippersunrun.com Take Steps for Crohn’s & Colitis - Ft. Worth Ft. Worth, cctakesteps.org

Heels and Hills Half Marathon Irving, 214-9236282, registration@ heelsandhills.com, heelsandhills.com 5/7/11 Arlington Highlands 5K Run & SpringFest Arlington, 214339-7867, info@dfwruns.com, highlandsrun.com Urban Dare Dallas Dallas, 202-285-4510, kkeefe@ urbandare.com, urbandare.com Arlington Highlands 5K Run & SpringFest Arlington, 214-

339-7867, info@dfwruns.com, highlandsrun.com Buffalo Boogie Fort Worth, 817-551-8060, marsha. mclaughlin@alconlabs.com, buffaloboogie.com Komen Tyler Race for the Cure Tyler, ww5.komen.org Lone Star Stampede 5k Houston, houstontexasexes@ alumni.ut, Rise and Shine Rise School 5K Walk and Run Houston, riseschool.org/houston Sprint for Life Houston, 713792-2765, mdanderson.org/ Featured_Sites/Sprintforlife/ 5/14/11 Run For Sarah North Richland Hills, info@dfwruns.com, Hugh Haynes Memorial HSB Canyon Runs Slaton, randyholloway@sbcglobal.net, wtrc.tripod.com Take Steps for Crohn’s & Colitis - Houston Houston, cctakesteps.org

Benefiting

Methodist Richardson Cancer Center

Saturday, May 21, 2011

2400 North Glenville Dr, Richardson Texas

Presents

8th Annual WildRide!

Against Cancer Bike Rally Consisting of 16-, 40-, and 65-mile routes through beautiful North Texas countryside and over the Lavon lake Dam For details and registration go to: WildRideBikeRally.com

88 Competitor April 2011

Presents

Inaugural 5K Timed Run and 3rd annual fun run/walk through scenic Richardson parks For details and registration go to: WildRunAgainstCancer.com

competitor.com 89

CALENDAR [ SOUTH ] Take Steps for Crohn’s & Colitis - San Antonio San Antonio, cctakesteps.org

Houston, info@ theoriginalmudrun.com, theoriginalmudrun.com/

The West Fork River Run Fort Worth, 817-999-6774, joeybain@1scom.net, lwchurch. us

Spread Your Wings Adventure Race Rock Springs, runtex.com

5/15/11 Plano Pacers’ Prediction Run Plano, runontexas.com 25th Annual JCC Bagel Run Dallas, 214-739-2737, jmize@ jccdallas.org, jccdallas.org or runontexas.com 5/17/11 Warrior Dash Roanoke, warriordash.com 5/21/11 Ringling Bros. Red Nose Run Dallas, 214.339.7867, info@ dfwruns.com, dfwrednoserun. com Columbia Muddy Buddy Nashville Ashland City, 1-800311-1255, muddybuddy@ competitorgroup.com, muddybuddy.com Beach To Bay Relay Marathon Corpus Christi, 361881-6166, Dougmcbee@ sbcglobal.net, beachtobayrelay. com/ Navarro Education Foundation 5K Waddle and Run Geronimo, 830-556-9075, muellers2003@aol.com, nisd. us/Foundation Ringling Bros. Red Nose Run Dallas, 214-339-7867, info@ dfwruns.com, dfwrednoserun. com TX State Championship Sprint AR #1 & Collegiate Nat. Championship & Sprint Course Nat. Championship Burnet, 972-966-1300, info@ terrafirmapromo.com, terrafirmapromo.com Vern’s No Frills 5K Georgetown, 512-724-3774, nofrills5k@yahoo.com, 5/25/11 Ranger Stampede 5K Run/ Walk Austin, nick.bannon@tsd. state.tx.us, runtex.com 5/26/11 Firemen’s Run Ft. Worth, 817213-4567, runtimeracingservices.com Plano Pacers May Day Run Plano, runontexas.com 5/28/11 The Original Mud Run

90 Competitor April 2011

5/30/11 Memorial 5K N 1 Mile Walk Fort Worth, info@fwrunners. org, fwrunners.org 6/4/11 TX Sprint Adventure Race #2 Dallas, 972.966.1300, info@ terrafirmapromo.com, terrafirmapromo.com DRC Bloomin’ 4 Miler Dallas, runontexas.com Run the Rails Saginaw, runtimeracingservices.com Take Steps for Crohn’s & Colitis - Austin Austin, 713572-2232, cctakesteps.org Take Steps for Crohn’s & Colitis - Galveston Galveston, cctakesteps.org TX State Championship Sprint AR #2 Dallas, 972-9661300, info@terrafirmapromo. com, terrafirmapromo.com 6/5/11 2 Hour Track Relay Burleson, rawrunner@juno.com, burlesonrunnersclub.com Merrell Down & Dirty Mud Run Dallas Cedar Hill, downanddirtymudrun.com 6/11/11 Komen North Texas Race for the Cure Plano, ww5.komen. org 6/12/11 Wounded Warrior Half Marathon Las Colinas, woundedwarriorhalf.com 6/15/11 Run Clinic Plano, 214-2876613, kevin@triplethreattough. com, active.com/running/planotx/run-clinic-2011 6/18/11 TX Sprint Adventure Race #3 Huntsville, 972.966.1300, info@terrafirmapromo.com, terrafirmapromo.com

6/19/11 Gator Bait Trail Run Huntsville, 972.966.1300, info@ terrafirmapromo.com, terrafirmapromo.com 6/25/11 DFW Get Your Rear in Gear 5K Fort Worth, getyourrearingear.com Keep Austin Weird 5K Austin, 512-524-2953, info@ bounceaustin.com, keepaustinweirdfest.com Plano Pacers Millet Mile & 5K Plano, runontexas.com 6/26/11 3 Amigos 4 Milers Fort Worth, info@fwrunners.org, fwrunners.org 7/2/11 DRC Independence 5K/10K Dallas, runontexas.com TX State Championship Sprint AR #4 Spicewood, 972966-1300, info@ terrafirmapromo.com, terrafirmapromo.com 7/3/11 Magnolia Hill Trail Run Navasota, 972.966.1300, info@ terrafirmapromo.com, terrafirmapromo.com 7/4/11 4 for the 4th Corpus Christi, julie.ccrunner@gmail.com, corpusroadrunners.com 41st Annual Firecracker Run Brownfield, wtrunning. com/?p=231 Fireworks 1K & 5K Mckinney, runontexas.com 7/10/11 Too Hot To Handle 5K & 15K Dallas, 214-393-6972x104, toohottohandle@runontexas. com, runontexas.com/ TempPages/Events/ TooHot2010/toohotinfo.htm 7/12/11 Plano Pacers’ Prediction Run Plano, runontexas.com 7/16/11 Lady of the Lake Run Relays Dallas, ladyofthelakerelays. com

Dadfest Richardson, 972-2352513, lewis.george@mellew. com, dadfest.com

Vern’s No Frills 5K Georgetown, nofrills5k@yahoo. com,

TX State Championship Sprint AR #3 Huntsville, 972966-1300, info@ terrafirmapromo.com, terrafirmapromo.com

7/17/11 High Noon Shootout Fort Worth, info@fwrunners.org, fwrunners.org

competitor.com 91

CALENDAR [ SOUTH ] 7/30/11 Mosquito Chase Run Clute, 800-371-2971, buzz@ mosquitofestival.com, mosquitofestival.com

Worth, info@fwrunners.org, fwrunners.org

Plano Pacers Children’s Charities Run 5K Plano, runontexas.com

9/10/11 Shallowater Stampede Shallowater, 806-799-4473, wtrc.tripod.com/races.html

8/6/11 McKinney Historical Run McKinney, 214-393-6972x104, learj@wetimeraces.com, runontexas.com/TempPages/ Events/ McKinneyHistorical2010/ McKinneyHistorical2010.htm DRC Cross Country Relay Dallas, runontexas.com 8/9/11 Plano Pacers’ Prediction Run Plano, runontexas.com 8/13/11 Hot Dam Run Lubbock, 806742-2907, wtrc.tripod.com/ races.html

9/11/11 Lonestar Rogaine Championship Mountain Home, director@toocoolracing. com, toocoolracing.com 9/17/11 Urban Dare San Antonio San Antonio, 202 285-4510, kkeefe@urbandare.com, urbandare.com The Original Mud Run Austin, info@theoriginalmudrun.com, theoriginalmudrun.com/ Vern’s No Frills 5K Georgetown, nofrills5k@yahoo. com,

8/14/11 The Hottest Half Dallas, 972235-2513, lewis.george@ mellew.com, hottesthalf.com

9/24/11 Rahr & Sons Oktoberfest 5K Fort Worth, info@dfwruns.com, rahroktoberfest.com/

Watermelon Run N Relay Fort Worth, info@fwrunners.org, fwrunners.org

Gem of the Hill Country 5K and 10K Mason, etannehill@ gmail.com, active.com

8/17/11 Half Marathon Training Program Dallas, 214-546-9568, CoachFrank@Tri-Now.com, TriNow.com

Plano Pacers 5M Fling Plano, runontexas.com

8/20/11 Vern’s No Frills 5K Georgetown, nofrills5k@yahoo. com, 8/28/11 NOCC Balance 5K Austin, 512524-2953, info@bounceaustin. com, Wee-Chi-Tah Trail Races 10K and half marathon Wichita Falls, 940-322-3223, info@weechita.org, hh100.org 8/31/11 Run Clinic Plano, 214-2876613, kevin@triplethreattough. com, active.com/running/planotx/run-clinic-2011

Rahr & Sons Oktoberfest 5K Fort Worth, info@dfwruns.com, rahroktoberfest.com/ 9/25/11 Terra Firma Trail Run Smithville, 972.966.1300, info@ terrafirmapromo.com, terrafirmapromo.com Heels and Hills and Him Half Marathon Irving, registration@heelsandhills. com, heelsandhills.com Silicon Labs Austin Marathon Relay Austin, rsubedar@waggeneredstrom. com, austinmarathonrelay.com 10/1/11 DRC The Loop Dallas, runontexas.com

9/3/11 DRC Breakfast Bash Dallas, runontexas.com

The Muddy Outlaw Dash Austin, robyn@toocoolracing. com, muddyoutlaw.com

9/5/11 Little Buggy Kids Tri @ Blackland Plano, 214-5469568, CoachFrank@Tri-Now. com, Tri-Now.com

The Vineyard Run Grapevine, 972-235-2513, lewis.george@ mellew.com, vineyardrun.com

Labor Day 15K & 5K Fort

92 Competitor April 2011

Labor of Love Run Mckinney, runontexas.com

10/2/11 IBM Uptown Classic Austin, 512-286-9247, bdee@us.ibm.

com, active.com 10/8/11 The Original Mud Run Houston, info@ theoriginalmudrun.com, theoriginalmudrun.com/ 10 For Texas & One 4 Texas The Woodlands, cbielert@ thewoodlandstownship-tx.gov, thewoodlandstownship-tx.gov The Great Brazos Relay College Station, baylor.edu/ greatbrazosrelay/ 10/9/11 The Tyler Rose Marathon, Half Marathon and 5K Tyler, tylermarathon.com/ 10/11/11 Plano Pacers’ Prediction Run Plano, runontexas.com 10/14/11 The Capital to Coast Relay the great Texas relay Austin, 206-817-6859, clint@ capitaltocoastrelay.com, capitaltocoastrelay.com 10/15/11 Komen Dallas Race for the Cure Dallas, ww5.komen.org Park to Park Run Houston, 713-524-5876-x333, hermannpark.org Take Steps for Crohn’s & Colitis - Beaumont Beaumont, cctakesteps.org Vern’s No Frills 5K Georgetown, nofrills5k@yahoo. com, 10/16/11 Colombia Muddy Buddy Dallas Cedar Hill, 1-800-3111255, muddybuddy@ competitorgroup.com, muddybuddy.com Harbor Half Kids’ Race Corpus Christi, 361-884-6561, jwoodall@jast.org, harborhalf. com Harbor Half Marathon & Relay Corpus Christi, 361-8846561, jwoodall@jast.org, harborhalf.com Mercury 10K Fort Worth, info@fwrunners.org, fwrunners.org 10/29/11 The Original Mud Run Fort Worth, info@ theoriginalmudrun.com, theoriginalmudrun.com/ Trek or Treat 5K at Watters Creek Allen, 214-339-7867,

competitor.com 93

CALENDAR [ SOUTH ] info@dfwruns.com, trekortreat5k.com

runovercancer@gmail.com, runovercancer.com

Chosen: Marathon for Adoption New Braunfels, athleteguild.com/node/301

11/5/11 Arbor Day Run Plano, 214.339.7867, info@dfwruns. com, arbordayrun.com

Stephenville Lions Halloween Spooktacular 5K, 10K and half marathon Stephenville, 214-675-4708, stephenvillelions@gmail.com, stephenvillelions.com Take Steps for Crohn’s & Colitis - Midland Midland, cctakesteps.org Trek or Treat 5K at Watters Creek Allen, 214-339-7867, info@dfwruns.com, trekortreat5k.com 10/30/11 Halloween Hustle Mckinney, 214-726-9886, michhudd@ sbcglobal.net, runontexas.com Plano Pacers Boo Scoot 5K and 10K Plano, runontexas. com 11/4/11 Hippity ROC Half Marathon and 5K Cypress,

11/6/11 DRC Half-Marathon Dallas, drchalf@dallasrunningclub. com, drchalf.com/index.php 11/8/11 Plano Pacers’ Prediction Run Plano, runontexas.com 11/12/11 Help The Homeless Walkathon & 5K Dallas, 214.339.7867, info@dfwruns. com, helpthehomelessdallas. org Salute American Heroes 5K/10K The Colony, 972-9834438, funrun@post21.org, saluteamericanheroes.com 11/16/11 Half Marathon Training Program Dallas, 214-546-9568, CoachFrank@Tri-Now.com, TriNow.com

11/19/11 Urban Dare Houston Houston, 202 285-4510, kkeefe@ urbandare.com, urbandare.com

Turkey Chase Corpus Christi, 800-682-2159, julie.ccrunner@ gmail.com, corpusroadrunners. com

City Lights 5K Wichita Falls, 940-322-3223, info@weechita. org, weechita.org

11/26/11 25th Annual Sugar Land Surgical Hospital Turkey Trot Sugar Land, 281-242-7700, slfinishlinesports.com

The Dirty Half Marathon Smithville, runtex.com Vern’s No Frills 5K Georgetown, nofrills5k@yahoo. com, 11/20/11 Warrior Dash Conroe, warriordash.com 11/24/11 35th Annual Turkey Trot 4 Miler San Antonio, saroadrunners.com Sheltering Arms Turkey Trot Houston, 713-685-6524, cramirez@shelteringarms.org, shelteringarms.org ThunderCloud Subs Turkey Trot Austin, 512-479-8805, turkeytrot@austin.rr.com, thundercloud.com

Plano Pacers Turkey Run Off 5K & 15K Plano, runontexas. com 12/2/11 The Santa Scurry 5K Run/ Walk Keller, 214-546-9568, CoachFrank@Tri-Now.com, SantaScurry.com 12/3/11 Urban Dare Fort Worth Fort Worth, 202 285-4510, kkeefe@ urbandare.com, urbandare.com Lights of Love 5K and Kids’ Race Austin, info@ bounceaustin.com, lightsoflove5k.org 12/11/11 33rd Annual Decker Challenge Austin, 512-8145272, president@

austinrunners.org, daisy. austinrunners.org Sugar Land Finish Line Sports 30K Sugar Land, slfinishlinesports.com Tropical 10K and Hawaiian 5K Fort Worth, runontexas.com 12/17/11 Vern’s No Frills 5K Georgetown, nofrills5k@yahoo. com, 5/21/11 TX Sprint Adventure Race, Collegiate & Sprint Nationals #1 Burnet, 972966-1300, info@ terrafirmapromo.com, terrafirmapromo.com 6/19/11 Gator Bait Trail Run Huntsville, 972-966-1300, info@terrafirmapromo.com, terrafirmapromo.com 7/2/11 TX Sprint Adventure Race #4 Navasota, 972-966-1300, info@ terrafirmapromo.com, terrafirmapromo.com

7/3/11 Magnolia Hill Trail Run Navasota, 972-966-1300, info@ terrafirmapromo.com, terrafirmapromo.com 4/10/11 Bluebonnet Trail Run Burnet, 972-966-1300, info@ terrafirmapromo.com, terrafirmapromo.com 7/16/11 TX Sprint Adventure Race #5 Burnet, 972-966-1300, info@ terrafirmapromo.com, terrafirmapromo.com 9/25/11 Terra Firma Trail Run Smithville, 972-966-1300, info@ terrafirmapromo.com, terrafirmapromo.com 10/15/11 24 Hours of Rocky Hill Smithville, 972-966-1300, info@ terrafirmapromo.com, terrafirmapromo.com 9/24/11 Terra Firma Adventure Race Smithville, 972-966-1300, info@ terrafirmapromo.com, terrafirmapromo.com

FALL EVENTS INFORMATION MEETINGS NORTH TEXAS

SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS

TEXAS GULF COAST

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Run On! Coppell 680 N Denton Tap, Ste. 400 Coppell, TX 75019 Wed., April 27, 7:00 p.m.

University of the Incarnate Word, Student Center 4301 Broadway #306 San Antonio, TX 78209 Sat., May 14, 10:30 a.m.

Texas Running Company 15890 SW Fwy, Ste. 600 Sugar Land, TX 77478 Wed., April 13, 6:30 p.m.

Fort Worth Running Co. 2401 W. 7th Street Fort Worth, TX 76107 Thurs., April 28, 6:00 p.m.

REI Sports Store 4515 LBJ Freeway Dallas, TX 75244 Sat., April 30, 10:30 a.m.

Market Street 6100 W. Eldorado Parkway McKinney, TX 75070 Tues., May 3, 7:00 p.m.

On The Border 1121 I-20 W Arlington, TX 76017 Mon., May 9, 7:00 p.m.

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Wells Fargo Building, 2nd Floor Conference Room 16414 San Pedro #940 San Antonio, TX 78232 Tues., May 17, 6:30 p.m.

REI Gateway 9901 N. Capital of Texas Hwy Austin TX 78759 Sat., May 21, 10:30 a.m.

REI Round Rock 201 University Oaks Blvd Round Rock TX 78664 Tues., May 24, 6:30 p.m.

REI Downtown 601 N Lamar Blvd Austin, TX 78703 Wed., June 1, 6:30 p.m.

YMCA Shadowbend 6145 Shadowbend Place The Woodlands, TX 77381 Sat., April 30, 10:30 a.m.

Bicycle World and Fitness 14536 Memorial Dr. Houston, TX 77079 Tues., April 19, 6:30 p.m.

Sat., May 7, 10:30 a.m.

Central Market 3815 Westheimer Houston, TX 77027 Sat., April 23, 10:00 a.m.

Sat., May 7, 2:00 p.m.

United Way Community Resource Center 50 Waugh Dr. Houston, TX 77007 Tues., May 10, 6:00 p.m.

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The Long Run By scott Jurek

By scott Jurek

What Running Can Teach Us Running is a vehicle for self-exploration.

I

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve raced ultramarathons for 17 years and have learned a lot about my body, mind and soul. In the early years of my running career, I would come back from a run and ponder new ways that I could train harder and perform better. I read books about exercise physiology and inspiring stories by legends of the sport about how they trained.

Back then I mostly focused on getting stronger and faster. It was a noble effort. Learning about my physiology allowed me to push my body to new limits, and doing so enabled me to explore the deeper aspects of my mind and soul. I never thought about what running could teach me, but as I gained more experience, I began to appreciate what else running had to offer. As the solo journeys into the forests ac-

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cumulated and I encountered new obstacles on racecourses, I started asking introspective questions. My mental fortitude became stronger, enabling me to solve the physical problems that would arise and deal with the discomfort that comes with running 100 consecutive miles.

Runners are inquisitive creatures.

We ask questions so we can reach our full potential. We dig deep to discover how to tackle seemingly insurmountable challenges while charging toward the finish line. We seek validation for why we put our bodies, minds and souls through all the discomfort and joy.

Ask yourself what you are learning from your running. Sometimes it might be how you can better control your heart rate, how you can fuel more efficiently, or how

you can get through that mental barrier at a low point in a race or training run. You might even learn something through running that can help you persevere in everyday life. When you do this you become a more complete runner. It might get you a PR or better yet, make you a better person.

So, letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s run and ask questions, because no matter how many miles we have run there is always something more to learn. Running is a way for us find out more about the individual that we are. All we need is an open road or windy path and a desire to explore.

Based in Boulder, Colo., Scott Jurek is a seven-time winner of the Western States 100-mile trail run. Read more from Scott at Competitor.com.

Photo by Brad Kaminski

think of this while running through mountains, deserts and long, lonely roads.

Bipedal locomotion is so much more than the number of miles run. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not only a test of physical abilities and mental machinery, but also a lesson about human potential. By looking at running from these vantage points, I have been able to appreciate the power of running more.

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[ NORTHEAST ] ON THE RADAR F NUTRITION

Feed Your Hunger Sports nutritionist Nancy Clark, author of “Food Guide for Marathoners: Tips for Everyday Champions” and “Food Guide for New Runners: Getting It Right From the Start,” doesn’t want to hear your stomach growling—ever.

“Competitive runners really need a refresher about hunger,” says Clark, who also operates a private practice at Healthworks in Chestnut Hill, Mass. “What your body is telling you by being hungry is that it needs fuel. It’s a physiological function.”

Clark explains that avoiding food when hungry is the worst thing an endurance athlete can do. It zaps willpower, leads to overeating and causes the body to go into “famine mode,” she stresses.

“There’s a huge misconception between the habit of eating and the drive to eat—there’s a difference,” she explains.

Clark suggests that athletes be mindful and listen to what their body says and feels.

“Instead of holding off for dinner, try eating a dinnersized breakfast and lunch. If you try to diet at breakfast and diet at lunch you’ll blow it by dinner and this will equate to weight gain. I call that ‘crescendo eating,’” says Clark.

For at least two days, Clark recommends experimenting with this type of diet change without emotion or judgment.

Better yet, she notes that most athletes who want to lose weight can during the night while you’re sleeping with this food time change.

Super Snack to Combat Hunger A peanut butter and honey sandwich with banana and a big glass of milk is a great way for athletes to combat hunger with nutrients their bodies really need, says nutritionist Nancy Clark. “Endurance athletes should eat peanut butter at least five times per week.

Not only does peanut butter reduce hunger, but it also decreases the risk for heart disease and diabetes, plus it has anti-inflammatory properties which are great for runners!” says Clark. Find more nutrition advice from Clark at Nancyclarkrd.com.

 TRAIL GUIDE

Wissahickon Green Ribbon Trail 4231 North Concourse Dr., Philadelphia Wissahickon trail is hard to pronounce but it provides a hard workout in the City of Brotherly Love. At about 20 miles long, it is the U.S.’s largest and oldest municipally operated park system and the site of where that infamous “Rocky” movie scene was filmed. Philadelphia magazine voted the Wissahickon trail as one of the city's top endurance trails in 2009 for its terrain, mileage and tranquil ambiance along the Wissahickon Creek.

Most of the Green Ribbon has been improved over the last few years and its multi-use paths are mostly dirt or paved. The trail is most easily accessible from the historic Fairmont Park.

Fairmountpark.org or Montcopa.org ❰❰ Philadelphia financial district and Fairmount Park.

Stomach illustration by iStockphoto.com/rmfox; Sandwich photo by iStockphoto.com/Cathy_Britcliffe; Fairmount Park photo by iStockphoto.com/JodiJacobson

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Race Ready Our picks for Northeastern races to mark on your calendar: CrabmanS print Triathlon July 31 | South Kingston Town Beach, R.I. Celebrate the surf and turf with about 500 beachloving triathletes. Happening at the S.K. Town Beach, the Crabman race takes participants on an open water quarter-mile swim at the Matunuck Beach, a scenic 11-mile bike past Moonstone Beach on Card’s Pond Road loop, and an out-and-back 3.1-mile run on Matunuck Beach Road. The quiet beach roads provide a flat, fast course that make for a great event with lots of local camaraderie.

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Against the Tide ▲ Yakima River Canyon, Washington state, where Darda won his first marathon.

Joseph Darda

might appear as if he has beginner’s luck.

“I actually won my first marathon—the 2009 Yakima Marathon. It was a nice way to start my marathoning career,” he says. When he won his fourth marathon, the Hyannis Marathon, in February in Hyannis, Mass., it snowed and sleeted. His next race is in Rhode Island in May at the Providence Marathon.

Darda lives, trains and works in Storrs, Conn., about an hour’s drive from Providence, R.I., and two hours from New York City. He attends the University of Connecticut and on top of all his training is working towards a PhD in English literature while teaching courses there as a graduate assistant. Here are some of his favorite places ▲ The Willimantic Brewing and things.

Company holds the title of “Best Brew Pub in Connecticut.”

FAVORITE RESTAURANT ● Main Street Cafe 967 Main St., Willimantic, Conn.

“The restaurant has some great entrees—steaks, burgers, sandwiches—but I mostly go for the beer: the Willimantic Brewing Company brews on site.”

FAVORITE PLACE TO RUN ● Horsebarn Hill, Horsebarn Hill Road, Storrs, Conn.

“I like running on Horsebarn Hill in the morning.

The peak of the trail looks down over the University of Connecticut Forest. Dur-

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ing fall foliage, this view alone is worth the run.”

FAVORITE SHOES Asics GT-2160; Asicsamerica.com

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FAVORITE RACE ● Yakima River Canyon Marathon, Yakima, Wash.; Ontherunevents.com “This was my first marathon. The course starts in my hometown of Ellensburg and runs through the canyon and alongside the Yakima River. I hope to get back there in the next couple years.”

If charity gets you pumped, two races on June 18 and Aug. 20 under the “Against the Tide” banner are set to benefit the Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition. This year will mark Against the Tide’s 19th year with the Department of Conservation and Recreation’s Hopkinton State Park in Hopkinton, Mass., who are hosting the first event.

The June 18 races will include a 1-mile competitive or recreational swim, a 2-mile kayaking event, a 3-mile walk and a 5K Fun Run. The second event at Nickerson State Park in Brewster, Mass., on Cape Cod includes the same water-based activities as well as the run events. Mbcc.org

Lake George Open Water Swim Aug. 27-28 | Hague, N.Y. Test your swim mettle in upstate New York’s Lake George Open Water Swim event on Aug. 27-28 in Hague, N.Y. Close to the Vermont border and about three hours outside of New York City, Lake George boasts clean, mountain fresh water fed by the surrounding Adirondack Mountains. The event includes 2.5K, 5K and 10K swims. Greenleafracing.com

❝ QUOTABLE “If you want to win a race, you have to go a little berserk.” e winner of —Bill Rodgers, four-tim n ho the Boston Marat

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Joseph Darda’s photo courtesy of The Darda Family; Yakima River Canyon photo by iStockphoto.com/PhilAugustavo; Beer photo by iStockphoto.com/ValentynVolkov

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Better Fitness

# By The NumBeRs

Juli Jones-Davenport—neuroscientist, triathlete and member coach for the Boston Triathlon Team—has some interesting professional experience to draw upon when she trains fellow athletes.

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Training in Central Park

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miles of the outer park drive loop for running and biking

WoRkouT No. 1:

WoRkouT No. 2:

Nine-mile “Lydiard Fartlek”

Two-hour “Tempo Fartlek”

0 Two miles at base pace for warm-up 0 one mile at marathon pace 0 Two miles at 5k pace 0 one mile at halfmarathon pace 0 Two miles at 10k pace 0 Finish the workout with a one-mile cool-down.

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0 For the first hour, run at a base pace.

0 Then run for 10 minutes at 10k pace and eight minutes at marathon pace, adding five seconds per mile.

0 Continue running for eight minutes at 10k pace, eight minutes at marathon pace, adding five seconds per mile.

0 Change gears slightly and run for six minutes at 10k pace, then six minutes at marathon pace.

0 Continue with the tempo and run four minutes at 10k pace, then four minutes at marathon pace.

0 Finish with two minutes at 10k pace, and then complete the workout with two minutes at marathon pace.

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miles of the Reservoir Path for running

80,000

square feet of pool for swimming

1.57

miles of Bridal Path for horseback riding

Juli's photo courtesy of Juli Jones-Davenport; Running photo by John Segesta; Central Park photo by iStockphoto.com/Terraxplorer

❱❱ For two years, she worked with the U.S. Army’s Research Institute of Environmental Medicine studying human performance in extreme environments. As an athlete, coach and full-time scientist, Davenport believes that training programs need to be specifically tailored to the individual and his personal goals, abilities and time constraints.

Davenport says that incorporating speed intervals during a road run is one of the most important aspects of a training plan.

“Let’s face it, most running races and triathlons are not on a track,” she says. “It’s important to not condition the mind and body to the 800-loop.”

Here are two of Davenport's favorite boredom-beating run workouts.

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Marathon Sports TOP SHOP LOCATIONS:

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There’s no better month than April in Boston. It’s the month Boston-qualified marathoners dream of and, since 1975, the most exciting month at family-owned Marathon Sports stores. Three of Marathon Sports' six stores are located along the Boston Marathon route, with the Wellesley store perched at the half-way point, the Brookline store near Mile 23, and its Boston store alongside the finish line on Boylston Street in Copley Square.

These convenient locations and the knowledgeable staff keep customers happy.

“Our biggest value to our consumers is that we have a very educational sales approach,” says Nick Littlefield, marketing manager. “We’re not trying to sell something that people don’t need. We’re looking to pair a product to a biomechanical need and we feel that really sets us apart.”

“Our running outreach is extensive,” Littlefield says. “We have a large network of races we support, and we’re title sponsors for 12 of them, with five races being

managed by us too.”

This year, Marathon Sports will organize the 25th annual Cambridge City Run with proceeds benefiting the Andrea Harvey Memorial Fund. Then, in July, staff will prepare for the Marathon Sports 5 Miler, a race that lures more than 1,000 participants. And by summer’s end, the store will direct the End of Summer Classic in Hingham, Mass.

In addition to monthly in-store clinics, Marathon Sports works closely with local running groups and charities to help support the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, the Leukemia and L ymphoma Society and the American Cancer Society, among others.

“The biggest thing coming up this spring is our injury-prevention and nutrition clinics,” Littlefield says. “Our content is going to be geared toward minimalist running, and the local company New Balance will be there to present some new minimalist products.” Marathonsports.com

“It’s me doing my personal best. I’m not there to be the first one across the finish line. I’m there to cross the finish line.”

—Marlyn Glickman, 61, of Rockville, N.Y., quoted on Rockville.Patch.com, on her training for the More/Fitness Women’s Half-Marathon in New York City on April 3

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Maine

sugarloaf.com, sugarloaf.com/ Eventsactivities/marathon.html

5/14/11 Wildflower Season Cycling Weekend Parsonsfield, 207625-8189, bcountry@psouth. net, bikebackcountry.com

10/2/11 Maine Marathon, Half Marathon and Relay Portland, racedirector@ mainemarathon.com, mainemarathon.com

CyCling

5/21/11 Bike MS: Ride Bar Harbor Bar Harbor, 800-344-4867, bikemsgne@nmss.org, bikemsgne.org Cycling Instructors Certification Program Parsonsfield, 207-625-8189, bcountry@psouth.net, bikebackcountry.com 5/22/11 Bike MS: Ride Bar Harbor Bar Harbor, 800-344-4867, bikemsgne@nmss.org, bikemsgne.org 8/6/11 Bike MS: Great Maine Getaway Standish, 800-3444867, bikemsgne@nmss.org, bikemsgne.org 8/7/11 Bike MS: Great Maine Getaway Standish, 800-3444867, bikemsgne@nmss.org, bikemsgne.org 8/13/11 Annual Microbrew Cycling Festival Parsonsfield, Maine, 207-625-8189, bcountry@ psouth.net, bikebackcountry. com 9/29/11 Fall Foliage Getaways Parsonsfield, 207-625-8189, bcountry@psouth.net, bikebackcountry.com

MaratHon/ Half MaratHon 5/15/11 TransCanada Sugarloaf Marathon Carrabassett Valley, 207-237-6884, marathon@

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10/16/11 Mount Desert Island Marathon Bar Harbor, 207-276-4226, information@ mdimarathon.org, mdimarathon.org

MultiSPort 7/2/11 The Pumpkinman Plunge South Berwick, kat@ Pumpkinmantriathlon.com, pumpkinmanplunge.com 9/10/11 The Pumpkinman Sprint Triathlon South Berwick, kat@ pumpkinmantriathlon.com, pumpkinmantriathlon.com 9/11/11 The Pumpkinman Half Iron Triathlon and Half Iron Aqua Bike South Berwick, kat@ Pumpkinmantriathlon.com, pumpkinmantriathlon.com

running 4/2/11 Race the Runways Brunswick, 888-316-7538, grandm@maine.rr.com, racetherunways.com 4/9/11 Luv2Run Portland 5K #1 Portland, 603-429-8879, michael@3craceproductions. com, 3craceproductions.com 4/17/11 8th Annual Save Our Swinging Bridge 5K topsham, 207-837-0558, donate@saveourbridge.org, saveourbridge.org/walk-run. html

Patriot’s Day 5-Miler Portland, 207-874-1069, info@mainetrackclub.com, maintrackclub.com

mainetrackclub.com 9/11/11 Dan Cardillo Memorial 5K falmouth, 207-883-8979, info@mainetrackclub.com, mainetrackclub.com

5/8/11 Portland Sea Dogs Mother’s Day 5K Portland, 207-874-9300, racedirector@MEmarathon. com, mainetrackclub.com/ seadogsinfo.html

9/18/11 Trails to Ale 10K Portland, 207-775-2411, rachael@trails. org, trails.org

5/15/11 TransCanada Sugarloaf Marathon Carrabassett Valley, 207-237-6884, marathon@ sugarloaf.com, sugarloaf.com/ Eventsactivities/marathon.html 6/19/11 Portland Sea Dogs Father’s Day 5K Portland, info@mainetrackclub.com, MEtrackclub.com 7/4/11 Bridgton 4 on the 4th Bridgton, fouronthefourth.com 7/9/11 8th Annual Run for the Gym Springvale,, 207-490-1386, runbob@metrocast.net, nassoncc.org 7/30/11 Peaks Island Road Race Peaks island, 207-725-6962, info@mainetrackclub.com, mainetrackclub.com 8/6/11 TD Bank Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race Cape Elizabeth, 888-480-6940, beach2beacon@dmsesports. com, beach2beacon.org 8/12/11 St. Peter’s Day Road Race Portland, 207-828-8484, info@mainetrackclub.com, mainetrackclub.com 8/21/11 Breakaway 5K old orchard Beach, 207-934-2500, info@ oldorchardbeachME.com,

Bike / run / tri events: get out there and race

9/24/11 Eliot Festival 18th Annual 5K Road Race Eliot, 207-4519334, eliot5k@hotmail.com, eliotfestival5k.com 10/2/11 Maine Marathon, Half Marathon and Relay Portland, racedirector@ mainemarathon.com, mainemarathon.com Physical Therapy 8K Brunswick, 207-373-6175, info@mainetrackclub.com, mainetrackclub.com 11/20/11 Maine Running Turkey Trot Cape Elizabeth, info@ mainetrackclub.com, mainetrackclub.com 11/24/11 Portland Thanksgiving Day 4 Miler Portland, 207-6505041, gtowle@usm.ME.edu, MEtrackclub.com

north Carolina CyCling

4/2/11 Southeastern Regional Championship Series II Bryson City, 352-873-9279, info@goneriding.com, goneriding.com 5/1/11 Pisgah MTB Adventure Pisgah national forest, pisgahproductions.com

5/22/11 12 Hours of Tsali Bryson City, 352-873-9279, info@ goneriding.com, goneriding. com

New River Marathon & Half Marathon todd, nC, 336-8778888, info@newrivermarathon. com, newrivermarathon.com

5/23/11 Burn 24-Hour MTB Challenge Wilkesboro, burn@bmcc.us, burn24hour.com

6/11/11 Boogie Marathon Ellerbe, 910-206-2095, doug@ theboogieraces.com, theboogieraces.com

5/28/11 The Black & Blue Double Century, Century & Relay Boone, nC, 336-877-8888, info@blackandbluerelay.com, blackandbluerelay.com

7/9/11 Grandfather Mountain Marathon Boone, weaverjt@ appstate.edu, hopeformarrow. org/gmminfo.htm

Black & Blue Double Century Brownwood, info@ BlackandBluerelay.com, blackandbluerelay.com

10/15/11 Medoc Trail Marathon and 10-Miler Hollister, 252-4434566, runrmec@yahoo.com, medoctrailmarathon.com

6/12/11 The Black & Blue Double Century Relay fleetwood, 336-877-8888, info@ blackandbluerelay.com, blackandbluerelay.com

11/12/11 Charlotte’s Thunder Road Marathon and Half Marathon Charlotte, tim@runforyourlife.com, runcharlotte.com

6/20/11 Cowbell Challenge MTB Weekend of Races Davidson, organizers@cowbellchallenge. org, cowbellchallenge.org

11/13/11 Outer Banks Marathon outer Banks, 252-255-6273, info@ obxse.org, obxmarathon.org

9/18/11 Urban Assault Ride Charlotte, 303-408-0747, josh@adventurefit.com, urbanassaultride.com

MaratHon/ Half MaratHon 4/10/11 Flying Pirate Half Marathon outer Banks, 252-255-6273, info@obxse.org, obxmarathon. org 5/7/11

MultiSPort 4/10/11 Inside Out Sports Olympic Triathlon at Beaverdam Wake forest, fsseries.com 4/11/11 WAC Triathlon Wilmington, 919-217-6006, mike@ setupevents.com, setupevents. com 4/17/11 Valdese Triathlon Valdese, mike@setupevents.com, setupevents.com

To submit your event for listing visit Event-hub.com.

lincoln tunnel Challenge April 17 | Weehawken, N.J. This won’t be your typical commute from New Jersey to Manhattan.

The 5K run, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, takes runners through the Lincoln Tunnel—which is closed to traffic and thoroughly cleaned and continuously filled with fresh air.

Lincolntunnelchallenge.sonj.org

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CALENDAR [ northeast ] 4/18/11 Triangle Orthopaedic Sprint Triathlon Raleigh, fsseries. com 4/24/11 Riverwood Triathlon Clayton, mike@setupevents.com, Washington Half Washington, fsseries.com 5/15/11 Statesville Rotary Triathlon Statesville, mike@setupevents. com, setupevents.com 5/22/11 Ramblin’ Rose Raleigh Raleigh, jdavis@setupevents. com, endurancemag.com/ raleigh-home New Bern YMCA Triathlon New Bern, 919-217-6006, mike@setupevents.com, setupevents.com TrySports Battle at Buckhorn Triathlon Sims, fsseries.com 5/24/11 Greensboro Triathlon Greensboro, 804-556-4482, glenn@setupevents.com, setupevents.com/index. cfm?fuseaction=event_ detail&eventID=1386 6/5/11 Gary Kirby Triathlon Raleigh, fsseries.com Kerr Lake Triathlon Henderson, mike@setupevents. com, setupevents.com 6/11/11 Enka Triathlon at Biltmore Lake Asheville, mike@ setupevents.com, setupevents. com 6/19/11 Historic Badin Lake Triathlon Badin, mike@ setupevents.com, setupevents. com Smithfield Sprint Triathlon Smithfield, fsseries.com 6/27/11 BASF Smile Train Sprint Triathlon Wake Forest,

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fsseries.com 7/16/11 Ballantyne Triathlon Charlotte, setupevents.com

Outer Banks, info@obxse.org, obxmarathon.org Outer Banks Half Triathlon Outer Banks, fsseries.com

7/17/11 Lake Hickory Y Triathlon Taylorsville, fsseries.com

Outer Banks Olympic and Sprint Outer Banks, fsseries. com

7/18/11 Asheville Triathlon Asheville, mike@setupevents.com, setupevents.com

9/19/11 Angels Race NC Clemmons, greg@setupevents.com, setupevents.com/index. cfm?fuseaction=event_ detail&eventID=1469

7/23/11 Buckner Mission Man Triathlon Burlington, mike@ setupevents.com, setupevents. com 7/25/11 Swim For Smiles Family Triathlon Chapel Hill, fsseries. com 7/31/11 Washington Olympic Triathlon Washington, fsseries.com 8/1/11 UNC Wellness Super Sprint Triathlon Chapel Hill, mike@ setupevents.com, setupevents. com 8/8/11 Lake Logan Sprint Triathlon Canton, mike@setupevents. com, setupevents.com 8/14/11 TrySports Mayo Lake Triathlon Roxboro, fsseries. com 8/21/11 Sportsplex Super Sprint Hillsborough, mike@ setupevents.com, setupevents. com 8/28/11 Lake Lure Triathlon Lake Lure, mike@setupevents.com, setupevents.com 9/17/11 Cane Creek Triathlon Waxhaw, 864-271-4262, elizabeth@setupevents.com, setupevents.com 9/18/11 Outer Banks Triathlon

obxmarathon.org 5/7/11 New River Marathon & Half Marathon Todd, NC, 336-8778888, info@newrivermarathon. com, newrivermarathon.com 5/14/11 Run the Gauntlet - Uwharrie uwharrie, 336-877-8888, info@thegauntletrun.com, thegauntletrun.com 6/11/11 Boogie Marathon Ellerbe, 910-206-2095, doug@ theboogieraces.com, theboogieraces.com

9/26/11 COASTAL TRI-IT-ON” TRIATHLON “ Hayesville, tri20001@msn.com, thebeastoftheeast.net Red Bull Island Hoppers Hatteras, 919-649-4783, robert. snyder@us.redbull.com, redbullusa.com/islandhoppers

7/9/11 Grandfather Mountain Marathon Boone, weaverjt@ appstate.edu, hopeformarrow. org/gmminfo.htm

10-Miler Hollister, 252-4434566, runrmec@yahoo.com, medoctrailmarathon.com 11/12/11 Charlotte’s Thunder Road Marathon and Half Marathon Charlotte, Tim@runforyourlife.com, runcharlotte.com 11/13/11 Outer Banks Marathon Outer Banks, 252-255-6273, info@ obxse.org, obxmarathon.org 11/19/11 UnitedHealthcare North Carolina Marathon High Point, 336-834-9919, ncmarathon.org

New HampSHire CyCLING

10/2/11 Lake Royale Sprint Triathlon Louisburg, fsseries.com

9/9/11 Blue Ridge Relay Fleetwood, 336-877-8888, info@blueridgerelay.com, blueridgerelay.com

5/14/11 26th Annual Seacoast Bike Tour Bedford, 1-800-835-6458, ksicard@breathenh.org, breathenh.org/biketour

10/8/11 American Triple-T North Carolina Elizabethtown, 614585-9604, customerservice@ hfpracing.com, hfpracing.com/

9/24/11 The Original Mud Run Raleigh, info@ theoriginalmudrun.com, theoriginalmudrun.com/

5/15/11 26th Annual Seacoast Bike Tour Bedford, 1-800-835-6458, ksicard@breathenh.org, breathenh.org/biketour

10/14/11 American Triple-T North Carolina White Lake, customerservice@hfpracing. com, americantriple-t.com

Run the Gautlet - Boone Todd, NC, 336-877-8888, info@thegauntletrun.com, thegauntletrun.com

8/5/11 BetterRide Mountain Bike Skills Camp970-3358226, Info@BetterRide.net, BetterRide.net

10/16/11 White Lake Fall Challenge White Lake, customerservice@ hfpracing.com, hfpracing.com 10/24/11 Fall Chill Duathlon Hayesville, tri20001@msn.com, thebeastoftheeast.net

The Original Mud Run Raleigh, info@ theoriginalmudrun.com, theoriginalmudrun.com/ 10/8/11 Urban Dare Charlotte Charlotte, 202 285-4510, kkeefe@urbandare.com, urbandare.com Urban Dare Charlotte Charlotte, 202-285-4510, kkeefe@urbandare.com, urbandare.com

10/29/11 Beach2Battleship Wilmington, 864-271-4262, jdavis@setupevents.com, beach2battleship.com

RuNNING 4/10/11 Flying Pirate Half Marathon Outer Banks, 252-2556273, info@obxse.org,

Cannonball Run Greensboro, 336-253-3153, smbassett@hotmail.com, cannonballrunrace.com 10/15/11 Medoc Trail Marathon and

8/6/11 BetterRide Mountain Bike Skills Camp970-3358226, Info@BetterRide.net, BetterRide.net 8/13/11 Bike MS: NH Seacoast Escape Stratham, 800-3444867, bikemsgne@nmss.org, bikemsgne.org 8/14/11 Bike MS: NH Seacoast Escape Stratham, 800-3444867, bikemsgne@nmss.org, bikemsgne.org 8/21/11 Hampshire 100 Greenfield, 603-344-4233, rswhitney@ comcast.net, hampshire100.com

MARATHON/ HALF MARATHON 9/25/11 Clarence Demar Marathon Keene, demar_race@yahoo. com, clarencedemar.com 10/1/11 New Hampshire Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K Bristol, 603-744-3335, race@ nhmarathon.com, nhmarathon. com 10/2/11 Rockfest Marathon and Half Marathon Hampton, hamptonrockfest.com 11/6/11 Manchester City Marathon Manchester, 603-540-3146, manchestermarathon@ yahoo.com, cityofmanchestermarathon. com

MuLTISPORT 10/3/11 Pinnacle Challenge Newport, 603-863-1332, PJ@TeamPinnacle.org, team-pinnacle.org

RuNNING 4/3/11 Great Bay Half Marathon Newmarket, 603-659-2824, info@locorunning.com, greatbayhalf.com 4/10/11 Run for Food and Shelter Nashua, 603-889-7770, carol@ nsks.org, nsks.org 4/16/11 Otter Run Nashua, 603-429-8879, michael@3craceproductions. com, 3craceproductions.com SASS 4th Annual 5K to Keep Kids Safe Portsmouth, 603436-4107, outreach@sassnh. org, sassnh.org 5/1/11 Margaritas Cinco de Mayo 5K Exeter, 603-659-2824, info@ locorunning.com, locorunning.com 5/7/11 Big Lake Half Marathon Alton, biglakehalfmarathon.com

TD Bank Five Boro Bike Tour May 1 | New York City Be one of the 30,000 of cyclists to view all five boroughs of New York City the best way possible—by bike. The 42-mile route will be closed to traffic so you can get great views of the Empire State Building, Brooklyn Bridge, Statue of Liberty and other sights along the way.

Bikenewyork.org

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CALENDAR [ northeast ]

5/14/11 Grappone Automotive Canterbury Shaker Village XC 5K Canterbury, 603-2268490, aosmer@grappone.com, grappone5k.com 5/15/11 Get a Running Start 5M Road Race North Conway, whitemountainmilers.com Running Start 5 Mile Road Race for Women Intervale, 603-367-8676, info@ whitemountainmilers.com, whitemountainmilers.com 5/21/11 Get Fit in May 5k Road Race Exeter, 603-702-2478, emastinemorrissey@yahoo. com, getfitinmay.com Bedford Rotary Memorial Road Races Bedford, 603-6691329, gerenh@comcast.net, rotarybedfordnh.com 5/29/11 Runner’s Alley/Redhook Memorial 5K Road Race Portsmouth, 603-430-1212, runnersalley.com 6/4/11 Spirit of Recovery 5K Dover, 603-315-8766, mplilly@aol. com, spiritofrecovery5k.org Will Run for Beer 5K Newmarket, 603-659-2824, info@locorunning.com, locorunning.com 6/11/11 Market Square Day Road Race Portsmouth, 630-610-5521, bmassar@ proportsmouth.org, proportsmouth.org 6/18/11 Mt. Washington Road Race Gorham, 603-863-2537, mountwashingtonroadrace. com Six in the Stix, Western NH Trail Run Series #1 Newport,

Event spot Light 80 Competitor April 2011

603-863-7678, brian@teampinnacle.org, team-pinnacle.org 6/25/11 Western NH Trail Run Series #2 Claremont, 603-863-7678, brian@team-pinnacle.org, team-pinnacle.org 6/26/11 Annual Cranmore Hill Climb/ USATF Mountain Running Championships North Conway, 603-367-8676, info@ whitemountainmilers.com, whitemountainmilers.com 7/4/11 Bradford 5K Road Race Bradford, 603-938-5504, triad@mcttececom.com, Minuteman Classic Road Race Concord, 978-369-6460, tliakos@concordma.gov, 7/16/11 Annual Bill Luti 5 Miler Concord, 603-863-2537, racetime@gsrs.com, gsrs.com Wicked Wildcat Wonder, Western NH Trail Run Series #3 Charlestown, 603-863-7678, brian@team-pinnacle.org, team-pinnacle.org 8/3/11 New Hampshire State Police D.A.R.E. Classic 5K Road Race Loudon, 603-271-2877, Maureen.E.Steer@dos.nh.gov, dareclassic.com 8/6/11 XTERRA Stoked, Western NH Trail Run Series #4 Hanover, 603-863-7678, brian@teampinnacle.org, team-pinnacle.org 8/20/11 Frenzy in the Forest, Western NH Trail Run Series #5 Sunapee, 603-863-7678, brian@team-pinnacle.org, team-pinnacle.org Londonderry Lundgren 5K Race Londonderry, 603434-1153, lemnhxc@aol.com, oldhomeday.com 8/28/11 CHaD Hero Half Marathon and Relay Hanover, 603-6503431, chadhalf@hitchcock.org,

chadhalf.org 9/10/11 Farnum Five.5, Western NH Trail Run Series #6 Lebanon, 603-863-7678, brian@teampinnacle.org, team-pinnacle.org Lake Winnipesaukee Relay Weirs Beach, 978-537-7294, mark.fontaine@comcast.net, northmedfordclub.org 9/17/11 New Balance Reach the Beach Relay Series•À_New Hampshire Franconia Notch State Park, john@rtbrelay.com, rtbrelay.com 9/24/11 A Pleasant Climb, Western NH Trail Run Series #7 New London, 603-863-7678, brian@ team-pinnacle.org, teampinnacle.org 9/25/11 Clarence Demar Marathon Keene, demar_race@yahoo. com, clarencedemar.com 10/1/11 New Hampshire Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K Bristol, 603-744-3335, race@ nhmarathon.com, nhmarathon. com 10/2/11 Rockfest Marathon and Half Marathon Hampton, hamptonrockfest.com Smuttynose Rockfest Hampton, 603-659-2824, info@ locorunning.com, locorunning. com 11/6/11 Manchester City Marathon Manchester, 603-540-3146, manchestermarathon@ yahoo.com, cityofmanchestermarathon. com 11/13/11 Seacoast Half Marathon Portsmouth, 603-4301212, racedirector@ seacoasthalfmarathon.com, seacoasthalfmarathon.com 11/24/11 Great Gobbler

Nashua, 603-429-8879, michael@3craceproductions. com, 3craceproductions.com

New jersey CyCLING

6/3/11 BetterRide Mountain Bike Skills Camp 970-3358226 Info@BetterRide.net, BetterRide.net 6/11/11 Revolutionary Ramble Madison, 973-714-5295 cyclejim.h@gmail.com, rambleride.org 6/13/11 4th Annual Pedaling for Preservation Livingston, mzrace@OyMP.net, OyMP.net 9/24/11 Central Jersey 200K Central New Jersey, rba@njrando.com, njrando.com

MARAtHON/ HALF MARAtHON 4/30/11 Muddy Marathon, Half Marathon and Quarter Marathon Rockaway, 973-6272575, rmcnulty13@gmail.com, www.njtrailseries.com 5/1/11 New Jersey Marathon and Long Branch Half Marathon Long Branch, Long Branch.com, www.njmarathon.org 8/28/11 WILD HALF Wildwoods, lredrow@cgiracing.com, www. cgiracing.com 9/11/11 Danskin Triathlon Series Sandy Hook Highlands, info@ danskintriathlon.net, www. xxtramile.com 10/16/11 Asbury Park Marathon and Relay Asbury Park, evart2@verizon.net, www. runasburypark.org

MuLtISPORt 4/3/11 Morris County Multisport Indoor Triathlon Mountain Lakes, 203 610 1817, ramyers@ optonline.net

5/1/11 Bassman Spring Sprint and Half Distance Triathlon tuckerton, contact@citytri. com, citytri.com 5/7/11 New Jersey Devilman Half Life 50 Cedarville, nsemmel@ piranha-sports.com, piranhasports.com 5/7/11 New Jersey Devilman Sprint Cedarville, nsemmel@piranhasports.com, piranha-sports. com 5/15/11 XTERRA King of the Hill Off-Road Duathlon Lebanon, greenbrookracing@aol.com, greenbrookracing.com 5/28/11 Hammonton Spring Duathlon Hammonton, 856858-7835, cisellers@verizon. net, dqtridu.com 6/5/11 Belleplain Duathlon Woodbine, 856-858-7835, cisellers@verizon.net, dqtridu. com 6/18/11 Parvin State Park Duathlon Pittsgrove, 856-858-7835, cisellers@verizon.net, dqtridu. com 6/26/11 Patanella’s Doc and Sok Sprint Triathlon Watchung, greenbrookracing@aol.com, greenbrookracing.com 7/6/11 Splash and Dash Swim/Run Duathlon Marlton lake, 856858-7835, cisellers@verizon. net, dqtridu.com 7/9/11 DQ Duathlon at Vincentown Vincentown, 856-858-7835, cisellers@verizon.net, dqtridu. com 7/16/11 Sunset Challenge Duathlon Bridgeton, 856-468-0010 , lin-mark@lin-mark.com, linmark.com 7/24/11 New Jersey State Olympic Triathlon West Windsor, 856468-0925, info@cgiracing.com, cgiracing.com

New york CyCLING

4/9/11 Tour of the Battenkill Pro/ Am Cambridge, 518-677-8423, info@tourofthebattenkill.com, tourofthebattenkill.com 4/16/11 Tour of the Battenkill Professional Invitational Cambridge, 518-677-8423, info@tourofthebattenkill.com, tourofthebattenkill.com 5/1/11 2011 TD Bank Five Boro Bike Tour New york, info@ bikenewyork.org, bikenewyork. org/rides/fbbt/index.html 5/8/11 Gran Fondo New York New york, 212-933-4033, info@ granfondony.com, granfondony. com 6/5/11 Tour de Brooklyn Brooklyn, events@transalt.org, tourdebrooklyn.org 6/18/11 10th Annual Whiteface Mountain Uphill Bike Race Wilmington, Ny, 518-946-2255, info@whitefacerace.com, whitefacerace.com 7/10/11 Tour de Queens Queens, events@transalt.org, tourdequeens.org 8/13/11 Wildcat Epic 100 Bike race New Paltz, 845-256-8073, gunter@adventure-junction. com, wildcatepic.com 8/19/11 BetterRide Downhill Mountain Bike Camp tBA, 970-335-8226, Info@ BetterRide.net, BetterRide.net 9/18/11 NYC Century Bike Tour New york, events@transalt.org, nyccentury.org 9/25/11 Bike MS Southern NYC 2011 NyC, bikeMSnyc.org,

james joyce ramble 10k May 1 | Dedham, Mass.

Reading many of Joyce’s novels can certainly be compared to a marathon, but in this case runners only have to tackle a 10K to accomplish their goal. But be sure to read your Joyce beforehand to take part in the literary challenge that’s part of the post-race festivities. Ramble.org

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Make-A-Wish Big Lake Half Marathon Alton Bay, 603-2938353, claire@endorfunsports. com, biglakehalfmarathon.com

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CALENDAR [ northeast ]

MarathoN/ half MarathoN 5/1/11 Long Island Marathon and Half Marathon Uniondale, 516-0572-0248, racedir@thelimarathon.com, thelimarathon.com Urban Athletics Marathon and Half Marathon Training New York, info@ urbanathleticsnyc.com, 5/7/11 North Face Endurance Challenge Bear Mountain Bear Mountain, endurancechallenge@ hawkeyeww.com, thenorthface. com/endurancechallenge 5/29/11 Buffalo Marathon and Half Marathon Buffalo, 716-6945154, BeishSearch@cs.com, BuffaloMarathon.com 6/12/11 Lake Placid Marathon and Half Marathon lake Placid, 518-524-1960, info@ lakeplacidmarathon.com, lakePlacidMarathon.com 8/25/11 Self-Transcendence Marathon Nyack, 718-297 2556, ny@srichinmoyraces.org, srichinmoyraces.org/us 9/4/11 Monster Marathon and Half Marathon Virgil, 607-6594686, rmh12@cornell.edu, fingerlakesrunners.org 9/18/11 Rochester Marathon & Half Marathon rochester, 585264-1480, nmau@arthritis.org, rochestermarathon.com 9/24/11 Hamptons Marathon and Half-Marathon East hampton, diane@hamptonsmarathon. com, hamptonsmarathon.com

Event Spot Light 82 Competitor April 2011

10/2/11 Wineglass Marathon Corning, 607-974-4668, marathon@ wineglassrunningclub.com, wineglassmarathon.com

5/4/11 JackRabbit Swim Level II-Technique & Endurance Brooklyn, jackrabbitsports. com

10/9/11 Mohawk-Hudson River Marathon and Half Marathon albany, 518810-8427, racedirector@ mohawkhudsonmarathon.com, mohawkhudsonmarathon.com

5/5/11 JackRabbit Swim Level IIIEndurance & Speed Brooklyn, jackrabbitsports.com

10/16/11 The Empire State Marathon and Half Marathon Syracuse, 315-403-8268, info@ empirestatemarathon.com, empirestatemarathon.com 11/6/11 ING New York City Marathon New York, 212-423-2249, marathonmailer@nyrrc.org, ingnycmarathon.org

5/7/11 SPRING RELAY New York, rd@ verizon.net, 5/8/11 TROOPER BIATHLON West hurley, rd@verizon.net, Prospect Park Mother’s Day Duathlon Brooklyn, contact@ citytri.com, citytri.com 5/15/11 QUEENS BIATHLON Queens, rd@verizon.net,

6/23/11 Mossman Lake Placid Multisport Training Camp 2010 lake Placid, 203-5303650, ironmancrt@aol.com, teammossman.com

westpointtri.com

rUNNiNg

8/14/11 NEW YORK TRIATHLON SERIES #2 Suffern, rd@ verizon.net,

4/3/11 Urban Environmental Challenge bronx, 917-6024289, jdstaats@yahoo.com, vctconline.ning.com

6/25/11 North Country Triathlon hague, info@northcountrytri. com, northcountrytri.com

NEW YORK BIATHLON SERIES #2 Suffern, rd@verizon.net,

6/26/11 NORTHERN DUTCHESS HOSPITAL TRIATHLON Stanfordville, rd@verizon.net, NORTHERN DUTCHESS HOSPITAL DUATHLON Stanfordville, rd@verizon.net, QuakerMan Triathlon & Duathlon orchard Park, NY, 716-830-6703, eclipsemultisport@gmail.com, triWNY.com

4/10/11 BROOKLYN BIATHLON Brooklyn, rd@verizon.net,

5/21/11 Tiger Duathlon Buffalo, NY, 716-830-6713, eclipsemultisport@gmail.com, triWNY.com

4/17/11 BRONX BIATHLON Bronx, rd@ verizon.net,

6/4/11 PAWLING TRIATHLON Pawling, rd@verizon.net,

7/17/11 TRI ‘N DU PUTNAM TRIATHLON Carmel, rd@ verizon.net

4/30/11 Rochester River Challenge Duathlon & Paddle Triathlon rochester, flowercitychallenge. com

Patanella’s Pancake Sprint Triathlon Staten island, greenbrookracing@aol.com, greenbrookracing.com/

7/24/11 HUDSON VALLEY TRIATHLON Saugerties, rd@verizon.net

MUltiSPort

5/2/11 JackRabbit Nautica NYC Tri Training Program New York, jackrabbitsports.com JackRabbit Swim Level I-Efficient Technique New York, jackrabbitsports.com JackRabbit Swim Level IITechnique & Endurance New York, jackrabbitsports.com JackRabbit Swim Level IIIEndurance & Speed New York, jackrabbitsports.com 5/3/11 JackRabbit Swim Level I-Efficient Technique Brooklyn, jackrabbitsports. com

7/9/11 Liberty Island Swim New York, info@nycswim.org, nycswim.org

Brian Moorman PUNT Triathlon Buffalo, 716-8306703, eclipsemultisport@ gmail.com, triWNY.com

Columbia Muddy Buddy New York Stony Point, 1-800311-1255, http://muddy-buddy. competitor.com/register/, muddybuddy.com

JackRabbit 5-Week Open Water Swim Intensive Brighton Beach, jackrabbitsports.com

Ironman Lake Placid lake Placid, 352-243-0948, ironmanlakeplacid.com

JackRabbit One Day Open Water Swim Workshops Brighton Beach, jackrabbitsports.com 6/12/11 NEW YORK TRIATHLON SERIES #1 Suffern, rd@ verizon.net, NEW YORK BIATHLON SERIES #1 Suffern, rd@verizon.net,

7/31/11 CENTRAL PARK TRIATHLON New York, rd@verizon.net, Pittsburgh Triathlon and Adventure Race, Sprint distance Pittsburgh, 856-468-0010, nsemmel@ piranha-sports.com, piranhasports.com 8/13/11 West Point ToughKids” Triathlon” West Point, 845325-3439, wptri@yahoo.com,

8/21/11 STATEN ISLAND TRIATHLON Staten island, rd@verizon.net, STATEN ISLAND DUATHLON Staten island, rd@verizon.net, 8/27/11 Esopus Triathlon Tour Esopus, esopuspreservation. org 8/28/11 Runner’s Edge -TOBAY Triathlon oyster Bay, 516-3497649, spolansky@aol.com, runnersedgetobaytriathlon. com 9/4/11 NEW YORK CITY BIATHLON New York, rd@verizon.net, 9/10/11 VASSAR BROTHERS MEDICAL CENTER TRIATHLON Pleasant Valley, rd@verizon.net, VASSAR BROTHERS MEDICAL CENTER DUATHLON Pleasant Valley, rd@verizon.net, 9/11/11 Self-Transcendence SwimRun at Lake Welch Beach Stony Point, 516-710-8084, nyswimrun@srichinmoyraces. org, us.srichinmoyraces.org/ nyswimrun 9/24/11 Nickel City Elite Championship Triathlon Buffalo, NY, 716-830-6703, eclipsemultisport@gmail.com, triWNY.com 10/2/11 CENTRAL PARK BIATHLON New York, rd@verizon.net,

oUtdoorS Bike MS Southern NY tarrytown, bikeMSnyc.org,

4/23/11 17th annual Rabbit Ramble 4 Mile Run & 2 Mile Walk guilderland Center, 518-8616350, rabbitramble@nycap. rr.com, 4/30/11 Walk MS NYC-Southern NY 2011 NYC and Southern NY, 1-212-986-7981, walkMS@ msnyc.org, Rochester River Challenge Duathlon & Paddle Triathlon rochester, Seneca7 (77 mile Relay Race) geneva, NY, info@ seneca7.com, seneca7.com March for Babies East Meadow, marchforbabies.org 5/1/11 Riverdale Y 5k & 10k riverdale, 718-548-8200 ext.241, lBruskin@riverdaleY. org, riverdaley.org 5/7/11 Run for the Young rochester, 585-328-3228 x1240, church@dor.org, dor.org/ec/youthministry/ programsandevents/ runfortheyoung.htm 5/13/11 Ragnar Relay New York Woodstock to New York City, info@ragnarrelay.com, ragnarrelay.com/race/newyork 5/14/11 Urban Dare NY New York, 202 285-4510, kkeefe@urbandare. com, urbandare.com 5/15/11 2nd annual Spring MAY-hem 5K hudson, 518-861-6350, springmayhem5k@yahoo.com, March for Babies albany, amsterdam, oneonta, marchforbabies.org

Cape Relay May 6-7 | Borderland State Park to Provincetown, Mass.

Really get to know Massachusetts as part of this 188-mile relay, where teams of 12 will go around the clock to see who reaches the end of Cape Cod first. 13relay.com

Photo by iStockphoto.com/DenisTangneyJr

10/2/11 Bike MS NYC NYC, 212-4639791, bikems@msnyc.org, bikemsnyc.org

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CALENDAR [ northeast ] 5/21/11 The Original Mud Run New York, info@theoriginalmudrun. com, theoriginalmudrun.com/ 5/22/11 10th Annual NYPD Memorial 5K Run New York, 212-9783732, NYPDRC@Verizon.net, NYPDMemorialRun.com March for Babies Rochester, marchforbabies.org 6/5/11 Riverdale Ramble Bronx, 1 718 362 0606, lasagnaiphone@ gmail.com, vctconline.com 34rd Annual Whiteface Mountain Uphill Foot Race Wilmington NY, 518-946-2255, info@whitefacerace.com, WhitefaceRace.com 6/18/11 Columbia Muddy Buddy Buffalo Ellicottville, 1-800311-1255, muddybuddy@ competitorgroup.com, muddybuddy.com 6/26/11 2nd Annual Katie’s Run New Hyde Park, 516-352-7854, mike@nhpfh.com, katiesrun. com/ The North Face GOGI 10K New York, ray@rayfuscoinc. com, getoutsidegi.com/ 8/14/11 Run for Kiva Brooklyn, NY, 718.788.6276, brooklynrrc@ aol.com, active.com/running/ brooklyn-ny/run4kiva-5k-2011 8/20/11 Turning Stone Races Verona, 401-437-8881, zachdollar@eidentsports.com, turningstoneraces.com 8/27/11 14th annual Altamont 5K Altamont, 518-861-6350, altamont5k@nycap.rr.com, altamont5k.org 9/4/11 3rd Annual World Trade Center Run to Remember New York, 212-696-6869, info@ wtcruntoremember.com, wtcruntoremember.com/

Event Spot Light 84 Competitor April 2011

World Trade Center Run to Remember 5K New York, 212-696-6869, tom@ wtcruntoremember.com, wtcruntoremember.com

Farmersville, proamcycling.com

9/12/11 JackRabbit Beginning Running Level I New York, jackrabbitsports.com

6/10/11 BetterRide Mountain Bike Skills Camp Pittsburgh, 970335-8226, info@BetterRide. net, BetterRide.net

9/13/11 JackRabbit Targeted Training for a Faster Finish New York, jackrabbitsports. com

6/4/11 Mount Joy Road Race Mount Joy, proamcycling.com

BetterRide Mountain Bike Skills Camp Pittsburgh, 970335-8226, info@BetterRide. net, BetterRide.net

9/14/11 JackRabbit Beginning Running Level II New York, jackrabbitsports.com

6/25/11 Brownstown Road Race Brownstown, proamcycling. com

JackRabbit Beginning Running Level I Brooklyn, jackrabbitsports.com

7/30/11 Kirkwood Road Race Kirkwood, proamcycling.com

9/15/11 JackRabbit Beginning Running Level II New York, jackrabbitsports.com

8/20/11 Team LIVESTRONG Challenge Philly Blue Bell, teamlivestrong@livestrong. org, teamlivestrong.org

9/17/11 The Great Cow Harbor 10K Run Northport, 631-757-4616, raceinfo@cowharborrace.com, cowharborrace.com 9/24/11 Adirondack Marathon Distance Festival Schroon Lake, 518 5327400, joelf@telenet.net, adirondackmarathon.org Adirondack Marathon Distance Festival Schroon Lake, info@ adirondackmarathon.org, adirondackmarathon.org 11/24/11 5 Mile Turkey Trot for The Marisa Fund Congers NY, 914 522-3890, Pick1off@aol.com, Rocklandroadrunners.org

PennSyLvania CYCLiNg

4/2/11 Salisbury Road Race Lancaster County, proamcycling.com 4/23/11 Farmersville Road Race

9/10/11 Milton Harvest Festival 28 Mile Bike Ride Milton, 570742-8736, jeff@coupagency. com, miltonharvestfestival. com/races/bikerace.php

MARAtHoN/ HALF MARAtHoN 4/9/11 Garden Spot Village Marathon & Half Marathon New Holland, 717-355-6000, marathon@ gardenspotvillage.org, gardenspotvillagemarathon. org 5/1/11 Gettysburg North-South Marathon gettysburg, 866329-9382, racedirector@ gettysburg northsouthmarathon.com, gettysburg northsouthmarathon.com 5/7/11 River Towns Marathon and Half Marathon Danville, montourrec@mac.com, rtmarathon.com

5/15/11 Bob Potts Heritage Rail Trail Marathon York, 717-650-7556, bobpottsmarathon@yahoo. com, bobpottsrun.com Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon and Half Marathon Pittsburgh, 412-392-1021, info@ pittsburghmarathon.com, pittsburghmarathon.com Pocono Mountain Run For The Red Marathon Pocono Mountains, 570-476-3800, bwerts@co.monroe.pa.us, poconomarathon.org 6/4/11 God’s Country Marathon Coudersport, 888-7688372, potter@penn.com, godscountrymarathon.com 6/12/11 1/2 Sauer 1/2 Kraut Marathon Wyomissing, stephanweiss@comcast.net, uberendurancesports.com

11/13/11 Harrisburg Marathon and Relay Harrisburg, 717-232-9622, chad.krebs@ ymcaharrisburg.org, harrisburgmarathon.com

MuLtiSPoRt 4/9/11 Tough Mudder PA - Saturday Macungie, 718-643-6171, info@toughmudder.com, toughmudder.com

6/5/11 BLACK BEAR TRIATHLON Lehighton, 856-308-7523, lredrow@cgiracing.com, cgiracing.com

8/7/11 SheROX Triathlon Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, barb@phillytri.com, sheroxtri. com

Black Bear Triathlon Olympic Distance Lehighton, 856-468-0925, info@cgiracing. com, cgiracing.com

8/21/11 Cannonman Triathlon Bedford County, nsemmel@ piranha-sports.com, piranhasports.com

9/11/11 Lehigh Valley Hospital Marathon Allentown, vianet. org/events/marathon

Independence Triathlon Quakertown, 856-468-0010, nsemmel@piranha-sports.com, piranha-sports.com

9/18/11 Rock ‘n’ Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon Philadelphia, 800-311-1255, rnrphilly@ competitorgroup.com, runrocknroll.com

6/18/11 Oyster Urban Adventure Race Pittsburg, 877-3282783, info@tppevents.com, oysterRacingSeries.com

10/9/11 Steamtown Marathon Scranton, RaceCommittee@ hotmail.com, SteamtownMarathon.com

Patriot’s Triathlon, Sprint Bath, 856-468-0010, nsemmel@piranha-sports.com, piranha-sports.com

4/10/11 Tough Mudder PA - Sunday Macungie, 718-643-6171, info@toughmudder.com, toughmudder.com

Black Bear Triathlon Sprint Distance Jim thorpe, 856-4680925, info@cgiracing.com, cgiracing.com

10/2/11 Johnstown Marathon Johnstown, 814-535-8381, vclark@johnstownpaymca.org, johnstownpaymca.org/events/ events_marathon.shtml

7/17/11 Patriot’s Triathlon, Half Lite 50 Bath, 856-468-0010, nsemmel@piranha-sports.com, piranha-sports.com

7/31/11 Pittsburgh Triathlon and Adventure Race, adventure race Pittsburgh, 856-4680010, nsemmel@piranhasports.com, piranha-sports. com

8/21/11 Drake Well Marathon titusville, jbeechey@ zoominternet.net, drakewellmarathon.com

Erie Marathon at Presque Isle and Half Marathon Erie, 814-898-4472, eriemara@ yahoo.com, eriemarathon.org

cgiracing.com

6/25/11 2011 Philadelphia Insurance Triathlon - Sprint Distance and Kids Race Philadelphia, 610-687-3955, barb@phillytri. com, phillytri.com 6/26/11 2011 Philadelphia Insurance Triathlon - Olympic Distance Race Philadelphia, 610-6873955, barb@phillytri.com, phillytri.com 7/10/11 Go Diva Triathlon Philadelphia, 856-308-7522, mredrow@cgiracing.com,

9/18/11 Marshman Triathlon Downingtown, 856-468-0010, nsemmel@piranha_sports. com, piranha-sports.com 10/2/11 IRONMAN 70.3 - Pocono Mountains Stroudsburg, matt@phillytri.com, ironmanpoconomountains. com/home 10/16/11 TriRock Gettysburg Hanover, 1-800-311-1255, trirock@ competitorgroup.com, trirockseries.com

outDooRS 10/1/11 Urban Dare Philadelphia Philadelphia, 202 285-4510, kkeefe@urbandare.com, urbandare.com

RuNNiNg 4/9/11 Coach Andy Talley Bone Marrow Foundation 5K Villanova, races2run.com

Bike MS May 21-22 | Coast to Coast Ride, West Long Branch, N.J. May 21 | Ride Bar Harbor, Bar Harbor, Maine The Coast to Coast will take 1,600 cyclists along the entire length of the Jersey Shore—170 miles over two days. This new event in Bar Harbor features 30- and 60-mile options along the rocky coast of Maine. Nationalmssociety.org/njm, Bikemsgne.org

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CALENDAR [ northeast ] 4/30/11 Urban Dare Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, 202 285-4510, kkeefe@urbandare.com, urbandare.com 5/1/11 Blue Cross Broad Street Run Philadelphia, 215-6833594, BSRHELP@AIM.COM, broadstreetrun.com 5/21/11 Pennsylvania Wilds Relay Snow Shoe, paul@ timberlineevents.com, pawildsrelay.com 6/4/11 Rothrock Trail Challenge State College, rothrockchallenge.com 6/11/11 The Original Mud Run Philadelphia, info@ theoriginalmudrun.com, theoriginalmudrun.com/ 9/24/11 Eagle National Bank Run Walk to Fight Breast Cancer Drexel Hill, races2run.com 10/7/11 Ragnar Relay Pennsylvania Lancaster to Mt. Pocono, info@ ragnarrelay.com, ragnarrelay. com/race/pennsylvania

MARAtHOn/ HALf MARAtHOn 4/9/11 Kings Mountain Marathon and Half Marathon Blacksburg, 803-487-1052, kfthoma@clemson.edu, kingsmountainmarathon2011. eventbrite.com 12/10/11 Kiawah Island Golf Resort Marathon Kiawah Island, 843768-2744, Kiawah_Marathon@ kiawahresort.com, kiawahresort.com/recreation/ marathon

MuLtISPORt 4/17/11 Paris Mountain Triathlon greenville, 864-271-4262, elizabeth@setupevents.com, setupevents.com 4/18/11 Paris Mountain Triathlon greenville, setupevents.com East Cooper Coastal Triathlon Isle of Palms, charlestontriathlonclub.com

SouTh CaroLina

4/23/11 Langley Pond Sprint and International Triathlon Aiken, 864-271-4262, jdavis@setupevents.com, setupevents.com/index. cfm?fuseaction=event_ detail&eventID=1739

4/9/11 Rock Hill Bicycle Club Spring Bicycle Classic Rock Hill, 803322-7873, sigmaengr@carolina. rr.co, rockhillbicycleclub.com

Langley Pond Sprint and International Triathlon Aiken, 864-271-4262, jdavis@ setupevents.com, setupevents. com

4/17/11 Southeastern Regional Championship Series III Spartanburg, 352-873-9279, info@goneriding.com, goneriding.com

4/30/11 TryCharleston Half and Sprint Distance Charleston, jdavis@setupevents.com, setupevents.com

CyCLIng

5/29/11 Stars and Stripes Challenge at the USA Cycling Professional Championships greenville, 864-270-8979, brotherscindy@yahoo.com, p3ride.org/events/the-stars-astripes-callenge-ride.html

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TryCharleston Half and Sprint Distance Charleston, jdavis@setupevents.com, setupevents.com 5/1/11 TryCharleston Half Mt. Pleasant, setupevents.com

5/8/11 Lake Murray Triathlon Prosperity, 864-271-4262, elizabeth@setupevents. com, setupevents.com/index. cfm?fuseaction=event_ detail&eventID=1749 5/14/11 Clemson Triathlon Clemson, 864-271-4262, elizabeth@ setupevents.com, setupevents. com 5/22/11 GoTriSports Triathlon Hilton Head, gotrisports.com 6/12/11 Festival of Flowers Triathlon ninety Six, 864-271-4262, elizabeth@setupevents. com, setupevents.com/index. cfm?fuseaction=event_ detail&eventID=1752 6/18/11 Caine Halter YMCA Triathlon greenville, 864-271-4262, elizabeth@setupevents. com, setupevents.com/index. cfm?fuseaction=event_ detail&eventID=1754 6/20/11 Charleston Sprint Triathlon #1 Charleston, charlestontriathlonclub.com 6/25/11 Tri the Midlands Triathlon Columbia, 864-271-4262, elizabeth@setupevents.com, setupevents.com 7/10/11 Ramblinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Rose Rock Hill Rock Hill, jdavis@setupevents. com, endurancemag.com/rockhill-home 7/11/11 Charleston Sprint Triathlon #2 Charleston, charlestontriathlonclub.com 7/17/11 GoTriSports Beach Bum Triathlon #1 Hilton Head, gotrisports.com 7/30/11 Fight for Air Climb Charleston, 843-556-8451, rdowns@lungsc.org, fightforairclimbcharleston.org

Fight for Air Climb Charleston, 843-556-8451, rdowns@lungsc.org, fightforairclimbcharleston.org 7/31/11 Tri to Cure Youth Triathlon greenville, setupevents.com 8/1/11 Charleston Sprint Triathlon #3 Charleston, charlestontriathlonclub.com Greenville Triathlon greenville, setupevents.com 8/14/11 Greenville Triathlon greenvilel, elizabeth@ setupevents.com, setupevents. com GoTriSports Beach Bum Triathlon #2 Hilton Head, gotrisports.com

USAT Long Course and Club National Championships Myrtle Beach, 719-597-9090 ext 118, nationalevents@ usatriathlon.org, usatriathlon. org REV3 South Carolina Olympic Triathon Anderson, 888-387-2250, info@REV3tri. com, rev3tri.com 10/9/11 REV3 South Carolina HalfIron Distance Anderson, 888-387-2250, info@REV3tri. com, rev3tri.com SheROX Triathlon Rock Hill, sheroxtri.com 10/11/11 Long Bay Triathlon Murrells Inlet, longbaytri@live.com,

Greenville Triathlon greenville, elizabeth@ setupevents.com,

10/15/11 Hickory Knob Triathlon McCormick, 864-271-4262, elizabeth@setupevents.com, setupevents.com

8/15/11 Charleston Sprint Triathlon #4 Charleston, charlestontriathlonclub.com

11/5/11 Long Bay Sprint Murrells Inlet, longbaytri@live.com, longbaytri.com

8/29/11 South Carolina Half ninety Six, setupevents.com

OutDOORS

9/10/11 North Myrtle Beach Triathlon north Myrtle Beach, 864-271-4262, elizabeth@ setupevents.com, setupevents. com

6/20/11 Camp Puff n Stuff Charleston, 843-556-8451, rdowns@lungsc. org, camppuffnstuff.org

RunnIng

10/1/11 South Carolina Half ninety Six, 864-271-4262, elizabeth@ setupevents.com, setupevents. com

4/9/11 Kings Mountain Marathon and Half Marathon Blacksburg, 803-487-1052, kfthoma@clemson.edu, kingsmountainmarathon2011. eventbrite.com

10/2/11 USA Triathlon Club National Championships Myrtle Beach, 573-777-2257, info@ultramaxtri. com, myrtlebeachtri.com

10/29/11 Fight for Air Run/Walk Charleston, 843-556-8451, scintern@lungsc.org, fightforairrunwalk.org

10/8/11 The Myrtle Beach Triathalon 9USAT Club National Championships) Myrtle Beach, info@ultramaxtri.com, races.ultramaxtri.com/2011/ myrtle-beach/

12/10/11 Kiawah Island Golf Resort Marathon Kiawah Island, 843768-2744, Kiawah_Marathon@ kiawahresort.com, kiawahresort.com/recreation/ marathon

Virginia CyCLIng

4/1/11 Fredericksburg Off-Road Duathlon fredericksburg, 540455-5605, fredevents@hotmail. com, fredevents.org 4/2/11 Peaks Coaching Power Training Camp Bedford, info@PeaksCoachinggroup. com, peakscoachinggroup.com 4/3/11 TNP--Meadows Circuit Richmond, vacycling.org 4/9/11 Conquer the Canal Time Trial Chesapeake, vacycling.org Leesburg Bakers Dozen Leesburg, 703-777-2252, shop@plumgrovecyclery.com, plumgrovecyclery.com 4/10/11 Langley Speedway Criterium newport news, vacycling.org Tysons Corner Criterium tysons Corner, ron.carl@ verizon.net, mabra.org 4/11/11 Spring Training Camp Blue Ridge Mountains Virginia faber, bicycle-coach.com 4/16/11 Chantilly Crit Chantilly, eric@ emieng.com, mabra.org 4/23/11 Dismal Dash Time Trial 2 Suffolk, vacycling.org 4/30/11 BetterRide Mountain Bike Skills Camp with Sue Haywood Harrisonburg, 970335-8226, Info@BetterRide. net, BetterRide.net Massanutten Yee-Ha! Keezletown, massresort.com 5/1/11 Middle Mountain Momma Clifton forge, VA, 540-5290462, kyleinman@bikeva.com, mountainbikevirginia.com

Ten Penny Shamrock Duathlon May 22 | Glastonbury, Conn.

Tour Connecticutâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s orchard country with this event that features a 5K run, 26 mile bike ride and 5K run. After the race enjoy an ice cold Ten Penny Ale from the title sponsor. Hartfordmarathon.com

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CALENDAR [ northeast ]

FALL 2011 EVENTS ALL CHAPTERS Nike Women’s Marathon A Race To Benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society San Francisco, CA October 16, 2011

The Nation’s Triathlon To Benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Washington, DC September 11, 2011

TRI-STATE AREA Dodge Rock ‘n’ Roll Virginia BeachTM Half Marathon Virginia Beach, VA September 4, 2011 Jarden Westchester Triathlon Rye, NY September 25, 2011

ING New York City Marathon New York, NY November 6, 2011 El Tour de Tucson Century Bike Ride Tuscon, AZ November 19, 2011

Muddy Buddy Richmond, 800563-9978, muddybuddy.com 5/2/11 Middle Mountain Momma Clifton Forge, rvmba.duane@ yahoo.com, wvmba.com 5/4/11 TRANSAM Williamsburg, 406-721-1776, sraz@ adventurecycling.org, adventurecycling.org 5/7/11 12 Hours of Lodi MTB Race Fredericksburg, 540-455-5605, fredevents@hotmail.com, fredevents.org Capital to Capital Century Richmond, event@ virginiacapitaltrail.org., virginiacapitaltrail.org Hampton Roads Tour de Cure Chesapeake, tour. diabetes.org Mule Hell Roubaix Wytheville, mulehell.com Wintergreen Hill Climb Wintergreen Resort, vacycling. org 5/12/11 Adventure Cycling Leadership Training Course Richmond, rkramer@ adventurecycling.org,

adventurecycling.org/tours 5/13/11 BetterRide Mountain Bike Skills Camp with Gene Hamilton Fairfax, 970-3358226, Info@BetterRide.net, BetterRide.net 5/16/11 Tour de Cure Virginia Beach, jean_knotts_island@cox.net, tbarides.org 5/21/11 Tour de Floyd Floyd, tourdefloyd.org Tour de Madison Madison, tourism@madison-va.com, madison-va.com TRANSAM - VAN Williamsburg, 406-721-1776, sraz@ adventurecycling.org, adventurecycling.org 5/29/11 Mountains of Misery/ Wilderness Road Ride Newport , 540-552-9339, james@runaboutsports.com, cyclingdoubleheader.com 6/4/11 Bike MS: Ride Virginia 2010 Richmond, judy.griffin@nmss. org, bikems.org Massanutten Hoo-Ha! McGaheysville, snowinfo@

massresort.com, massresort. com Ride Sally Ride Sterling, events@wwvc.org, mabra.org 6/5/11 BLUE RIDGE BLISS Roanoke, 406-721-1776, sraz@adventurecycling.org, adventurecycling.org Bryan Park Circuit Richmond, vacycling.org National Capital Tour de Cure Reston, akissick@ diabetes.org, tour.diabetes.org 6/11/11 Air Force Cycling Classic Clarendon Arlington, rlayb@ aol.com, mabra.org Bike MS: Beyond the Beltway Middleburg, 202-2965363, bikems@msandyou.org, bikems.org Bike MS: Tour de Vine 2010 Charlottesville, bikems.org TriPower Race Virginia Beach, vacycling.org 6/12/11 US Air Force Cycling Classic Crystal City, rlayb@aol.com, arlingtonsports.org

Event Spot Light

Marine Corps Marathon Washington, DC October 30, 2011

Peak Performance Maine Marathon Portland, ME October 2, 2011

Peak Season Lake George Century Ride Lake George, NY October 1, 2011

Adidas Dublin Marathon Dublin, Ireland October 31, 2011

Hike Zion Zion National Park, UT October 29, 2011

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Angel Ride May 28-29 | Old Lyme, Conn.

The two-day ride takes cyclists from the northwest corner of the state to Mystic, covering 135 miles and visiting some of Connecticut’s most picturesque towns along the way. A 50-mile, one-day ride also is available from the Hole in the Wale Gang Camp (the benefiting charity) to Mystic on May 29.

Angelride.org

Photo by Ed Dean, Photo Adventures with Ed.com

NEW ENGLAND

run the ING New York City Marathon for Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital Boston November 6, 2011

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CALENDAR [ NORTHEAST ] 6/18/11 Big Walker Century Ride 7th Annual Wytheville, info@ bigwalkercenturyride.com, bigwalkercenturyride.com 6/19/11 Peter L. Teeuwen Memorial Time Trial #1 Chesapeake, vacycling.org 6/22/11 Wednesdays-at-Wakefield MTB 4-Race Series Annandale, VA, 703-569-9875, jcarlsonida@yahoo.com, potomacvelo.com

8/28/11 EX2 Cranky Monkey Mountain Bike Series Race #3 Fairfax Station, 571-2516034, info@ex2adventures. com, ex2adventures.com 9/17/11 Heart of Virginia Century & Bike Festival Ashland, 804-569-6108, tbowring@ hanoverhfh.org, raba.org

6/24/11 Bike Virginia Staunton & Harrisonburg, 804-261-0507, info@bikevirginia.org, bikevirginia.org

9/24/11 C&O CANAL/GAP Arlington, 406-721-1776, sraz@ adventurecycling.org, adventurecycling.org

6/25/11 EX2 12 Hours of Cranky Monkey Mountain Bike Relay Race Quantico, 571-2516034, info@ex2adventures. com, ex2adventures.com

Northern Neck River Ride Kilmarnock, 757-229-0507, info@riverride.org, riverride. org

6/26/11 Reston Town Center Grand Prix Reston, chrisconway@ starpower.net, mabra.org 7/9/11 BetterRide Mountain Bike Skills Camp with Sue Haywood Harrisonburg, 970335-8226, Info@BetterRide. net, BetterRide.net 7/16/11 Battle at Burke Farm MTB Race Culpeper, 540-455-5605, fredevents@hotmail.com, fredevents.org Hotcycle Leesburg, plumgrovecyclery.com 7/24/11 EX2 Cranky Monkey Mountain Bike Series Race #1 Annandale, 571-251-6034, info@ex2adventures.com, ex2adventures.com EX2 Cranky Monkey Mountain Bike Series Race #1 Annandale, 571-251-6034, info@ex2adventures.com, ex2adventures.com 8/6/11 Page Valley Road Race Stanley, gouldchris@netzero. com, mabra.org 8/7/11 Luray Criterium Luray, gouldchris@netzero.com, mabra.org 8/13/11 Chesapeake Crit Chesapeake, vacycling.org

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8/14/11 Peter L. Teeuwen Memorial Time Trial #2 Chesapeake, vacycling.org

MARATHON/ HALF MARATHON 4/9/11 State Farm Charlottesville Marathon & Half Marathon Charlottesville, 434-293-7115, info@charlottesvillemarathon. com, charlottesvillemarathon. com 4/16/11 National College Blue Ridge Marathon on the Parkway and Half Marathon Roanoke, 540-444-4422, racedirector@ blueridgemarathon.com, blueridgemarathon.com Dismal Swamp Stomp Half Marathon Chesapeake, 757373-4174, team@kalerunning. com, dismalswampstomp. kalerunning.com 9/4/11 Dodge Rock ‘n’ Roll Virginia Beach Half Marathon Virginia Beach, 800-311-1255, rnrvb@competitorgroup.com, runrocknroll.com 9/18/11 Odyssey Trail Running Rampage Douthat State Park, 540-444-4422, info@oarevents. com, oarevents.com 11/12/11 SunTrust Richmond Marathon Richmond, marathon@sportsbackers.org, richmondmarathon.com

MULTISPORT 4/2/11 Smithfield Sprint Triathlon Smithfield, setupevents.com

4/9/11 Piney River Mini Triathlon Piney River, 800-282-8223, eharper@nelsonco.org, nelsoncounty.com Tri It Now Triathlon Clinic Manassas, 703-637-0370, info@triitnow.com, triitnow. com 4/10/11 Chasing Chics Triathlon Henrico, 804-389-0588, laurie@richmondmultisports. com, richmondmultisports.com 4/16/11 Fredericksburg Off-Road Duathlon #1 Fredericksburg, 540-891-9984, fredevents.org Rumpus in Bumpass International Triathlon Bumpass, setupevents.com 4/17/11 Rumpus in Bumpass Sprint Triathlon Bumpass, setupevents.com 5/1/11 Angel’s Race Triathlon Lynchburg, setupevents.com Columbia Muddy Buddy Richmond Chesterfield, 1-800-311-1255, muddybuddy@ competitorgroup.com, muddybuddy.com 5/7/11 Appalachian Power Smith Mountain Lake Triathlon Huddleston, setupevents.com 5/14/11 Kinetic Half Triathlon Spotsylvania, setupevents.com 5/15/11 Kinetic Sprint Triathlon Spotsylvania, setupevents.com 5/21/11 Alleghany Highlands Triathlon Clifton Forge, 540862-7999, jimbay4@ntelos.net, magicinthemountains.org Powerkids Triathlon Glen Allen, 804-389-0588, laurie@ richmondmultisports.com, richmondmultisports.com 5/22/11 GroundForce Power Sprint Triathlon Glen Allen, 804-389-0588, 411@ richmondmultisports.com, richmondmultisports.com Conte’s Power Kids Triathlon Glen Allen, 804-389-0588, 411@ richmondmultisports.com, richmondmultisports.com

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CALENDAR [ northeast ] Potomac River Sharkfest Swim Dahlgren, 415-868-1829, info@envirosports.com, envirosports.com Conte’s Power Kids Triathlon Glen Allen, 804-389-0588, 411@ richmondmultisports.com, richmondmultisports.com Power Sprint Triathlon Glen Allen, 804-389-0588, laurie@ richmondmultisports.com, richmondmultisports.com

Kids Can Du Manassas, 703637-0370, info@triitnow.com, triitnow.com Kids Tri Too Manassas, 703637-0370, info@triitnow.com, triitnow.com Reston Sprint Triathlon Reston, info@restonsprinttri. org, restonsprinttri.org Salem YMCA Sprint Triathlon Roanoke, setupevents.com

Virginia Run Sprint Triathlon Centreville, info@finswheelsfeet.com, finswheelsfeet.com

6/11/11 Old Point Tidewater Triathlon Hampton, setupevents.com

5/29/11 BRATS Salute to the Military Triathlon Warrenton, admin@ bristowtriandswim.com, bristowtriandswim.com/ Salute_To_The_Military.html

Rappahannock Adventure Triathlon Fredericksburg, 540-891-9984, fredevents@ hotmail.com, fredevents.org

6/5/11 Breezy Point Triathlon Norfolk, 757-227-5046, bvirok@breezypointtri.com, breezypointtri.com Infinitive Triathlon at Broadlands Ashburn, championshipseries@infinitive. com, infinitive.com/race

6/12/11 XTERRA East Championship Richmond, 877-751-8880, info@ xterraplanet.com, xterraplanet. com The Manassas Tri Manassas, 703-637-0370, info@triitnow. com, triitnow.com XTERRA East Championship Richmond, 877-751-8880, info@

xterraplanet.com, xterraplanet. com 6/18/11 Bath County Triathlon Warm Springs, setupevents.com 6/26/11 I Love The Tavern Triathlon Midlothian, 804-389-0588, laurie@richmondmultisports. com, richmondmultisports.com Tri Adventure Summer Sprint Christiansburg, setupevents.com 7/10/11 Pohanka Honda YMCA Colonial Beach International Triathlon Colonial Beach, setupevents. com The 14.06 Manassas, 703637-0370, info@triitnow.com, triitnow.com 7/16/11 Allen Stone Memorial Aquathon Virginia Beach, mwilson@cffc.com, allenstonememorial.com 7/17/11 3Sports Triathlon Richmond, setupevents.com

7/24/11 Rocketts Landing Olympic Triathlon Richmond, 804-389-0588, 411@ richmondmultisports.com, richmondmultisports.com 7/30/11 Culpeper International Traithlon Culpeper, setupevents.com 7/31/11 Culpeper Sprint Triathlon Culpeper, setupevents.com

enduranceworks.net, luraytriathlon.com 8/14/11 Kids Can Du Manassas, 703637-0370, info@triitnow.com, triitnow.com

Reston Triathlon Reston, triinfo@restontri.org, restontriathlon.org

Luray Sprint Triathlon Luray, luraytriathlon.com

9/18/11 Fountainhead Off-Road Duathlon Fairfax Station, info@ex2adventures.com,

8/21/11 Commonwealth Sports Medicine Pink Power Sprint Triathlon Midlothian, 804-389-0588, 411@ richmondmultisports.com, richmondmultisports.com

Luray Triathlon Race Prep and Open Water Swim Clinic Luray, 703-431-3641, david@enduranceworks.net, luraytriathlon.com

Pink Power Triathlon Richmond, 804-389-0588, laurie@richmondmultisports. com, richmondmultisports.com

8/13/11 Luray International Triathlon Luray, dave@

XTERRA Charlottesville Charlottesville, xterraplanet. com 9/10/11 Fredericksburg Off-Road Duathlon #2 Fredericksburg, 540-891-9984, fredevents@ hotmail.com, fredevents.org

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9/11/11 Patriot’s Sprint Triathlon Williamsburg, setupevents.com

Kids Tri Too Manassas, 703637-0370, info@triitnow.com, triitnow.com

8/7/11 Dog Days of Summer Sprint Triathlon Broadlands, championshipseries@ infinitive.com, infinitive. com/race

Summer Super Sprint Triathlon Manassas, 703637-0370, info@triitnow.com, triitnow.com

Patriot’s Half Triathlon Williamsburg, setupevents.com

9/24/11 Big Lick Triathlon Huddleston, setupevents.com 9/25/11 Naylor’s Beach Olympic Triathlon Warsaw, 804-389-0588, 411@ richmondmultisports.com, richmondmultisports.com Naylor’s Beach Duathlon Warsaw, 804-389-0588, laurie@richmondmultisports. com, richmondmultisports.com Naylor’s Beach Sprint Triathlon Warsaw, 804-389-0588, laurie@ richmondmultisports.com,

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teamintraining.org/nyc

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Union Square: Central Bar 109 E. 9th Street

Ridgewood Public Library North Maple Avenue, Tues., May 3, 6:30pm

Wilton LLS Office 372 Danbury Rd, Ste 200 Wed., April 27, 8am-7pm

New England Running Company 43 Enon Street, Beverly Tues., April 26, 6:30pm

Runners High at Newport 35 River Drive South Near Pavonia/Newport PATH Tues., April 26, 6:30pm

Meriden LLS Office 300 Research Parkway, Ste 310 Thur., April 28, 8am-7pm

Montclair Public Library 50 S. Fullerton Avenue, Montclair Thurs., April 28, 6:30pm

City Steam Brewery – Happy Hour 942 Main Street, Hartford Wed., April 20, 4-7pm

Morris County Library 30 East Hanover Avenue, Whippany Tues., April 26, 6:30pm

Wicked Wolf Tavern – Happy Hour 144 Temple Street, New Haven Thurs., May 5, 5-8pm

Fall Kick Off Info Meeting Hilton Woodbridge (Metro Park) 120 Wood Avenue South, Iselin Sat., May 14, 9:00am

Kick Off Celebration Courtyard by Marriott 136 Marsh Hill Road, Orange Sat., May 14, 10:00am

Btwn 3rd & 4th Aves

Wed. April 27, 7:00pm Staten Island: Afternoone’s Restaurant 415 Forest Avenue Btwn Kissell & Walbrooke Aves

Wed., April 27, 7:00pm Brooklyn: Carroll Gardens Brooklyn Libary 396 Clinton St at Union St Sat. April 30, 11:00am Chelsea: Zen Bikes 134 W. 24th Street Btwn 6th & 7th Aves

Mon., May 9, 7:00pm KICK OFF: Midtown West New World Stages 340 W. 50th Street Btwn 8th & 9th Aves

MJ O’Connor’s 27 Columbus Avenue, Boston Tues., April 26, 12:30pm YMCA 4 Valente Drive, Westborough Tues., April 26, 6:30pm Joshua Tree 1314 Commonwealth Avenue, Brighton Thurs., April 28, 6:30pm South Boston Running Emporium 343 West Broadway, South Boston Sat., April 30, 10:00am

MJ O’Connor’s 27 Columbus Avenue, Boston Tues., May 3, 6:00pm Bella Luna Milky Way 284 Armory Street, Jamaica Plain Wed., May 4, 6:30pm Boston Sports ClubWoburn 12 Linscott Street, Woburn Wed., May 4, 6:30pm Braintree Public Library 798 Washington Street, Braintree Wed., May 4, 6:30pm Whole Foods 340 River Street, Cambridge Thurs., May 5, 6:30pm

NEW HAMPSHIRE Milly’s Tavern 500 Commercial Street, Manchester Wed., April 27, 6:30pm Runner’s Alley 4 Coliseum Avenue, Nashua Sat., May 7, 9:00am KICK OFF CELEBRATIONS Milly’s Tavern 500 Commercial Street, Manchester Thurs., May 12, 6:30pm Boston University Fitness & Recreation Center 915 Commonwealth Avenue Boston Sat., May 14, 9:00am

LLS Office 9 Erie Drive, Natick Sat., May 7, 10:00am

Tues., June 7, 6:30 pm

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CALENDAR [ NORTHEAST ] richmondmultisports.com Naylor’s Beach Triathlon Warsaw, 804-389-0588, laurie@richmondmultisports. com, richmondmultisports.com 10/1/11 Giant Acorn International Triathlon Bumpass, setupevents.com 10/2/11 Giant Acorn Sprint Triathlon Bumpass, setupevents.com 10/9/11 Napier Realtors Richmond Sprint Triathlon Midlothian, 804-389-0588, laurie@ richmondmultisports.com, richmondmultisports.com 10/22/11 Tough Mudder Mid-Atlantic - Saturday Wintergreen, 718643-6171, info@toughmudder. com, toughmudder.com 10/23/11 Tough Mudder Mid-Atlantic - Sunday Wintergreen, 718643-6171, info@toughmudder. com, toughmudder.com 11/13/11 Du It Duathlon Manassas, 703-637-0370, info@triitnow. com, triitnow.com

OUTDOORS 4/16/11 REV3 Adventure Race Series Front Royal Front Royal, 888387-2250, info@REV3tri.com, rev3adventure.com

RUNNING 4/2/11 10K Run for the Heart Newport News, 757-873-0266, abahazy@verizon.net, peninsulatrackclub.com 5K Run for St. Anne School Bristol, jmyattlaw@eva.org, runtricities.org Point of Honor 5K Lynchburg, info@riversiderunners.com, riversiderunners.com

4/3/11 EX2 Spring Backyard Burn Trail Running Series Race #4 Fairfax Station, 571-251-6034, info@ex2adventures.com, ex2adventures.com 4/9/11 3rd Mill Mountain Mayhem Roanoke, 540-525-9452, info@ mountainjunkies.net, mountainjunkies.net Charlottesville Marathon 8K Charlottesville, 434-293-7115, martysmarch@yahoo.com, charlottesvillemarathon.com CASA Superhero 5K Run, Kids’ Mile and Family Fun Event Richmond, 804-2767660, superhero@henricocasa. org, henricocasa.org Charlottesville Marathon and Half Marathon Charlottesville, 434-293-7115, info@charlottesvillemarathon. com, charlottesvillemarathon. com Mill Mountain Mayhem 10K Roanoke, 540-525-9452, mountainjunkies@verizon.net, mountainjunkies.net Spin in the Woods (XC) Great Falls, 301-353-0200, info@ mcrrc.org, mcrrc.org The Bull Run Run 50-miler Clifton, anstr@vhtrc.org, vhtrc. org Yorktown Victory Run Newport News, 307-399-2197, matthew.greene@mason.wm. edu, yorktownvictoryrun.com 4/10/11 George Washington Parkway Classic 10 Mile & 5K Alexandria, 703-248-6883, events@runpacers.com, gwparkwayclassic.com 4/16/11 24-Hour Relay/Run Hampton, 757-874-4635, nelsongeorge@ msn.com, peninsulatrackclub. com

Ukrop’s Monument Avenue 10k Richmond, 804-285-9495, info@sportsbackers.org, sportsbackers.org

Dismal Swamp Stomp Chesapeake, 757-373-4174, team@kalerunning.com, dismalswampstomp. kalerunning.com

Wounded Warriors 5K-10K and Fun Run Fort Monroe, kalerunning.com

Feet for Fire 5K Run/Walk Hampden-Sydney, 434-5749911, feetforfire.com

Run for the Arts 5K and Fun Run Vienna, 703-255-4030, abbyo@wolftrap.org, wolftrap. org

Godparent Home Run for Life 5K Lynchburg, godparenthome5k@aol.com, riversiderunners.com Lions Journey for Sight 5K

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run/walk & 1 mile run/walk Fort Story, 757-686-0282, hurleydan@cox.net, tidewaterstriders.com National College Blue Ridge Marathon Roanoke, 540-4444422, racedirector@ blueridgemarathon.com, blueridgeparkwaymarathon. com T.S. Gates Memorial Teal 5K Poquoson, elizabeth.gates10@ gmail.com, peninsulatrackclub. com 4/23/11 JLHR Trot For Teal 5K Newport News, peninsulatrackclub.com Suffolk YMCA 5K & 1 Mile Suffolk, sgormley@ymcashr. org, tidewaterstriders.com 4/30/11 Bald Mountain 10K Trail Run Lynchburg, info@ riversiderunners.com, riversiderunners.com Independence Middle School 5K & 1 Mile Virginia Beach, 757-464-3616, vbrunner1@yahoo.com, tidewaterstriders.com Run Me Home 10K Race and Fun Run Leesburg, runmehome.com Run the Tunnel 3.7 Mile Duffield, runfrankrun@hotmail. com, runtricities.org Tabb High School May Day 5K York County, peninsulatrackclub.com 5/1/11 Muddy Buddy Richmond Richmond, muddybuddy@ mesp.com, muddybuddy.com Thoroughgood Elementary School 1 Mile Virginia Beach, 757-627-7223, rayjohnsonjr@ cox.net, tidewaterstriders.com Vienna Elementary School PTA Run for Fun 5K and 1 mile Fun Run/Walk Vienna, 703-625-0247, cbrunjes@ cavtel.net, vienna5krun.org Potomac River Run Marathon & Half Marathon Alexandria, 703-218-2726, jay. wind@att.net, pvtc.org/ marathon.html 5/7/11 4th Trail Nut 10k and Half Marathon Bedford, 540-5259452, info@mountainjunkies. net, mountainjunkies.net

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CALENDAR [ NORTHEAST ] 24-Hour Adventure Trail Run Triangle, alexp@athleticequation.com, athleticequation.com/EnduranceEvents/8hratr.html Capon Valley 50K Yellow Spring, runcapon50k.com Heart of Virginia Festival 10K Run/5K Fun Walk Farmville, 434-395-2744, 10K@ heartofvirginia.org, heartofvirginia.org Riverside Rehab 5K by the Bay Newport News, peninsulatrackclub.com Trail Nut 10k and Half Marathon Bedford, 540-5259452, info@mountainjunkies. net, mountainjunkies.net

Carytown 10K Carytown, carytown10K@rrrc.org, rrrc.org Marine Corps Historic Half Fredericksburg, 703-432-1165, Marine.Marathon@usmc.mil, marinecorpshistorichalf.com Semper Fred 5K Fredericksburg, Marine.

Marathon@usmc.mil, marinecorpshistorichalf.com

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Run Like a Girl 8K Chesterfield, runlikeagirl8K. com

5/28/11 5K Run/Walk for Autism Richmond, 804-360-2672, rrrc@rrrc.org, rrrc.org

5/15/11 Spring Hill 3K Fun Run, McLean Virginia McLean, 703847-2564, ameliasteiner@ gmail.com, wwwfcps.edu/ SpringHillES

The experts will answer your questions about training, nutrition, injuries and equipment.

5/22/11 Run for the Dream Half Marathon Williamsburg, 757599-9472, aritchie@ achievabledream.org, RunforAchievableDream.com

5/10/11 New Balance GOTR 5K Lynchburg, info@ riversiderunners.com, girlsonthe rungreaterlynchburg.org/

Massanutten Mountain Trails 100 Mile Run Luray, 410-987-8172, stanruns@att. net, vhtrc.org

Get your training questions answered by the experts.

Run for the Dream 8K Williamsburg, 757-599-9472, aritchie@achievabledream.org, RunForAchievableDream.com

Run for the Dream Half Marathon Williamsburg, 757599-9472, aritchie@ achievabledream.org, RunForAchievableDream.com

Bull Island 4-Miler Poquoson, peninsulatrackclub.com

EXPERTS

Lytle Law 5K Newport News, peninsulatrackclub.com

5/8/11 Angel Kisses 5K & 2K Fun Run/Walk Chantilly, angelkisses5K@verizon.net, angelkisses-5K.org

5/14/11 Break the Silence Ovarian Cancer 5K Run/Walk Reston, noccnva@ovarian.org, runwashington.com

ASKTHE

Calvery Baptist Church Road Trip 5K Lynchburg, info@ riversiderunners.com, riversiderunners.com

5/21/11 Fit to Run, Fit to Dream 8K and Fun Run Williamsburg, 757-599-9472, aritchie@ achievabledream.org, RunForAchievableDream.com

Appalachian Power 5K/10K Run Roanoke, 540-343-0987, roger@eventzone.org, roanokefestival.org Elizabeth River Run 10K & 1 Mile Portsmouth, 757-4980215, sagedy@juno.com, tidewaterstriders.com 5/29/11 Alexandria Running Festival Half Marathon and 5K Alexandria, 703-927-4833, events@mc-coop.org, mc-coop. org/arf 5/30/11 Central Virginia Kidney Association (CVKA) Memorial Day 10K Lynchburg, 540-483-3786, ericmiller@ hughes.net, riversiderunners. com/events.htm#May_2006 Yorktown Freedom Run 5K Grafton, jimsawhill@hotmail. com, yorktownrotaryclub/ freedomrun 6/4/11 Virginia Wine Country Half Marathon Leesburg, VA, 707933-1769, raceinfo@ destinationraces.com, destinationraces.com 6/5/11 Conquer the Cove Trail 25k and Marathon Roanoke, 540525-9452, info@ mountainjunkies.net, mountainjunkies.net

Conquer the Cove: Carvins Cove Trail 25K and Marathon Roanoke, info@ mountainjunkies.net, mountainjunkies.net Herndon Festival 10K/5K Run Herndon, herndonfestival. net 6/7/11 Lynchburg Road Runners Summer Track Series Lynchburg, info@ riversiderunners.com, riversiderunners.com 6/11/11 EX2 Off-Road Half Marathon and 10K Triangle, 571-2516034, info@ex2adventures. com, ex2adventures.com Run Amuck Quantico, 703-4321165, Marine.Marathon@usmc. mil, marinecorpshistorichalf. com The Varmint Half Marathon & 5K Burkes Garden, runtricities.org 6/12/11 EX2 Off-Road Half Marathon and 10K Triangle, 571-2516034, info@ex2adventures. com, ex2adventures.com SPCA Rescue Run 5K Fredericksburg, 540-371-9622, davidb@runfarc.com, farc.org 6/14/11 Lynchburg Road Runners Summer Track Series Lynchburg, info@ riversiderunners.com, riversiderunners.com 6/18/11 Fredericksburg Off-Road 5 Miler Fredericksburg, 540-4555605, fredevents@hotmail. com, fredevents.org Presbyterian Homes 5K Lynchburg, info@ riversiderunners.com, riversiderunners.com 6/21/11 Lynchburg Road Runners Summer Track Series Lynchburg, info@ riversiderunners.com, riversiderunners.com 6/28/11 Lynchburg Road Runners Summer Track Series Lynchburg, info@ riversiderunners.com, riversiderunners.com 7/1/11 Independence 5000 Fairfax, 703-248-6883, events@ runpacers.com,

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CALENDAR [ NORTHEAST ] independence5000.com 7/4/11 Lynchburg Downtown Academy Mile Lynchburg, info@riversiderunners.com, riversiderunners.com PVTC Go Fourth 8K Alexandria, 703-505-3567, racedirector@att.net, pvtc.org

September 24, 2011 Hamptons Marathon & Half-Marathon in East Hampton, NY • Join us for the 5th annual race and travel down wooded roads, past gorgeous beaches on a USATF certified course.

• Train with us this summer: Sunday morning runs from Gubbins East Hampton start Memorial Day Weekend.

NYC training runs available through JackRabbit Sports. For training info, email us at

training@hamptonsmarathon.com • Use as a Boston Qualifier or a NYC Marathon training run.

• ChronoTrack Timing, prize money, course entertainment, fabulous T-shirts, medals and schwag bags for all participants, pre-race refreshments, stretching & massage, post-race party.

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RUNNING TIMES

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Yorktown Independence Day 8K Yorktown, peninsulatrackclub.com 7/16/11 Percival’s Island 5-Miler Lynchburg, info@ riversiderunners.com, riversiderunners.com 7/23/11 Crystal City Twilighter 5K Arlington, 703-248-6883, events@runpacers.com, crystalcitytwilighter.com 7/24/11 Mental Health 5K Fredericksburg, 540-371-9622, davidb@runfarc.com, farc.org 7/30/11 Friends of the W&OD 10K Vienna, 703-505-3567, racedirector@att.net, marathoncharitypartners.org/ friends/ 7/31/11 Pony Pasture 5K Richmond, rrrc.org 8/2/11 Predict Your Time 5 Miler Newport News, peninsulatrackclub.com 8/6/11 Coast Guard Day 5K Yorktown, peninsulatrackclub. com 8/13/11 Lynchburg Half Marathon, 5K and Youth Run Lynchburg, info@riversiderunners.com, rivercityrunners.com

This is a Hamptons Marathon, Inc. Production

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Smart Smiles 5K Newport News, lmilburn@bagclub.com, 8/24/11 Harvest Lake 5K Coventry, peninsulatrackclub.com 8/27/11 EDUC8-K and 1K Fun Run Lynchburg, riversiderunners. com Patrick Henry Half Marathon Ashland, phhalf@rrrc.org, rrrc. org 9/3/11 Iron Mountain Trail Run 50 Mile/30 Mile/16 Mile Damascus, runtricities.org 9/9/11 Blue Ridge Relay Grayson Highlands State Park, 336-8778888, info@blueridgerelay. com, blueridgerelay.com 9/10/11 CNU/ Oyster Pointer 5K Newport News, peninsulatrackclub.com Lynchburg Downtown YMCA Fall Frenzy Lynchburg, info@ riversiderunners.com, riversiderunners.com Women’s Half Marathon Trail Run Fairfax Station, vhtrc. org 9/17/11 Baron Deuce” Braswell II Run Against Teen Violence 5k” Fredericksburg, 540-3719622, davidb@runfarc.com, farc.org Crossroads 17.75K Dumfries, Marine.Marathon@usmc.mil, marinecorpshistorichalf.com Odyssey Trail Run Rampage Milboro, 540-444-4422, info@ oarevents.com, oarevents.com

Salem Distance Run Salem, 540-772-2782, lguilliams@ healthfocusswva.org, healthfocusswva.org

12-Hour Trail Run Triangle, alexp@athletic-equation.com, athletic-equation.com/12-HR_ ATR.html

8/17/11 Swamp Bridge 5K Newport News, peninsulatrackclub.com

9/23/11 Maymont X-Country Festival 5K Richmond, 804-285-9495, sportsbackers.org

8/20/11 15th Annual Fab 5k Salem, 540-525-9452, info@ mountainjunkies.net, mountainjunkies.net

hamptonsmarathon.com

RunStock 5K Quantico, marinecorpshistorichalf.com

Fab 5K Roanoke, 540-3753990, info@mountainjunkies. net, mountainjunkies.net

9/24/11 Clarendon Day 10K/5K Arlington, 703-248-6883, events@runpacers.com, clarendondayrun.com Maymont X-Country Festival 8-Miler Richmond, 804-2859495, sportsbackers.org

Mulberry Island Half Marathon and 5K Runs Ft. Eustis, eustismwr.com Virginia 10-Miler Lynchburg, info@riversiderunners.com, virginiatenmiler.com 10/1/11 Capitol 10 Mile Richmond, capitol10M@rrrc.org, rrrc.org Hilton 5K Run Newport News, peninsulatrackclub.com John Stephenson Memorial Youth Run Lynchburg, info@ riversiderunners.com, riversiderunners.com 10/8/11 Deep Hollow Half Marathon Lynchburg, info@ riversiderunners.com, riversiderunners.com Festival of Leaves 5K Front Royal, user.shentel.net/ karsten/fol5k/ Smithfield Hog Jog 5K Smithfield, peninsulatrackclub. com 10/15/11 Noland Trail 10K & Mariners’ Museum 5K Newport News, peninsulatrackclub.com Poplar Forest 5K Forest, riversiderunners.com 10/16/11 EX2 Fall Backyard Burn Trail Running Series Race #1 Triangle, 571-251-6034, info@ ex2adventures.com, ex2adventures.com Run Like a Girl 8K Richmond, runlikeagirl8K.com 10/22/11 5th Into the Darkness Night Trail Run Roanoke, 540-5259452, info@mountainjunkies. net, mountainjunkies.net Bobby Stewart 8K & 5K Mathews, peninsulatrackclub. com I Am Woman 5K Lynchburg, info@riversiderunners.com, riversiderunners.com Into the Darkness Night Trail Run Roanoke, 540-5259452, info@mountainjunkies. net, mountainjunkies.net 10/29/11 Healthy Kids Fun Run Arlington, 703-432-1165, Marine.Marathon@usmc.mil, marinemarathon.com

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CALENDAR [ NORTHEAST ] Blue Moon Wicked 10K & Monster Mile Virginia Beach, 757-412-1056, amy@ jandaracinginc.com, wicked10k.com

9495, marathon@ sportsbackers.org, richmondmarathon.org

Pumpkin Chase 5K Hampton, peninsulatrackclub.com

CYCLING

10/30/11 EX2 Fall Backyard Burn Trail Running Series Race #2 Lorton, 571-251-6034, info@ ex2adventures.com, ex2adventures.com Marine Corps Marathon Arlington, 703-432-1165, Marine.Marathon@usmc.mil, marinemarathon.com 11/5/11 Apple Valley 5K Bedford, 540297-2709, e173boyes@aol.com, riversiderunners.com Yorktown Battlefield 10 Miler & 5K Yorktown, peninsulatrackclub.com 11/12/11 Making A Difference 8K/3K Run/Walk Newport News, peninsulatrackclub.com SunTrust Richmond Marathon Richmond, 804-285-

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WEST VIRGINIA 4/2/11 Morgantown Road Race Morgantown, abraracing.com 4/10/11 Chief Logan Wilderness Challenge Logan, loganmountainbike@verizon. net, wvmba.com 4/17/11 Big Bear Lake Bike Classic Bruceton Mills, 304-379-4382, Bentfattire@aol.com, wvmba. com 5/8/11 North Fork Mountain (WVMBA Fun Ride) Franklin, ridealotwv@hotmail.com, wvmba.com 5/15/11 Cole Subaru Crying Wolf Challenge Bluefield, ridealotwv@hotmail.com, wvmba.com

5/22/11 Tour de Lake Spencer, ridealotwv@hotmail.com, wvmba.com 5/28/11 Tour of Tucker County Road Race Thomas, abraracing.com 6/5/11 Massanutten Hoo-Ha McGaheysville, ridealotwv@ hotmail.com, wvmba.com 6/11/11 Big Bear 2X12 Mountain Bike Race Bruceton Mills, 6/19/11 North Bend Cross Country Parkersburg, 6/25/11 Hilly Billy Roubaix Morgantown, abraracing.com 6/26/11 Canaan Mountain Bike Festival Davis, 7/2/11 Barbour Detour Road Race Philippi, abraracing.com 7/3/11 Race to Lil Moeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Place Philippi, sportsnspokes@

verizon.net, wvmba.com

wvmba.com

7/10/11 Valley Falls Challenge Fairmont, teejaymartin@msn. com, wvmba.com

8/28/11 Henry Clay 30K Morgantown, 304-685-3367, gshogren@ gmail.com, wvmba.com

7/17/11 Spruceberry Mountain Fest Cabins, 304-259-5286, info@blackwaterbikes.com, wvmba.com

MARATHON/ HALF MARATHON

7/31/11 Little Beaver Chainring Challenge Beaver, wvmba.com 8/6/11 Big Bear Lake MTB Ultra Bruceton Mills, 304-379-4382, Bentfattire@aol.com, wvmba. com 8/14/11 Black Bear Mountain Bike Race Charleston, tearjerkers@ verizon.net, wvmba.com 8/20/11 Appalachia Visited Road Race Kingwood, abraracing. com 8/21/11 The White Oak Challenge at Watters Smith Lost Creek, ridealotwv@hotmail.com,

6/4/11 Ridge Runner Marathon Cairo, Kenneth.T.Zebo@wv.gov, northbendsp.com

MULTISPORT 6/25/11 MedExpress Mountaineer triathlon Morgantown, customerservice@hfpracing. com, mountaineertriathlon. com/ MedExpress Mountain Triathlon, Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Only Morgantown, 440-350-1708, mountaineertriathlon.com/ details 6/26/11 MedExpress Mountaineer Triathlon, Half-Iron distance Morgantown, 440-350-1708, mountaineertriathlon.com/ details

MedExpress Mountaineer Triathlon, Olympic distance Morgantown, 440-350-1708, mountaineertriathlon.com/ details MedExpress Mountaineer Triathlon, Sprint distance Morgantown, 440-350-1708, mountaineertriathlon.com/ details

RUNNING 5/7/11 Capon Valley 50K Run Yellow Spring, robinkane@msn.com, runcapon50k.com 6/18/11 Highlands Sky Trail Run Davis, 304-924-5835, irunwv@ gmail.com, wvmtr.org/events/ highlands-sky-40m-trail-run/ 9/3/11 Charleston Distance Run 15 Mile/10K/5K Charleston, charlestondistancerun.com

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MARKETPLACE [ NORTHEAST ]

SPORTS MEDICINE

We’re an outpatient clinic where athletes are treated by athletes.

We provide the utmost in quality one-on -one care for elite athletes as well as the weekend warrior. We specialize in applying manual techniques along with the proper exercise prescription to correct biomechanical faults and eliminate pain.

Services include: • Video gait analysis • Orthotic casting • Footwear prescription • Motion capture bike fittings

If you are an athlete who is side-lined because of pain or want to get that competitive edge, we are here for you! Treatment is tailored to your specific needs, and may include chiropractic manipulation, Active Release Techniques® (ART), Kinesio Taping,® Graston®, massage, foam rolling, specific exercises and orthotics.

Biomechanic Gait Analysis and functional testing help determine your treatment needs.We are the PLACE to start for your health care needs.

Holly A. Fitzgerald, MSPT, Board Certified in Orthopedics 110 Florence St. Malden, MA 781.321.7000 208 W. Cummings Park, Woburn, MA 781.721.7600 fitzgeraldpt.com

Dr. Victoria VanNederynen and Dr. Bradley Weiss 264 N. Main St., Natick, MA 01760 508.655.9008 PerformanceHealthCenter.com

We offer computerized video motion analysis of running (as well as other sports), SpinScan™ cycling analysis, and VO2 max testing. The services at our Weight Management Center include nutrition counseling for those who wish to lose weight and others who are looking to gain muscle. We also offer Metacheck,™ which is a device that measures metabolic rate. Our Worcester location, considered our “Sports Center,” is the only facility in Central Massachusetts that provides a combination of physical therapy and chiropractic assistance.

A private practice devoted to the prevention, evaluation and treatment of the foot and foot-related injury. Treatment may include medication, surgery and orthotics (prescription corrective devices worn inside the shoe). Dr. Robinson specializes in sports-related problems of the foot and ankle, but he is also available to help with ingrown nails, corns, bunions or any other foot problems.

Jon M. Dooley, MSPT • Peter Viteritti, MS, DC Joseph Magdis, BA, PTA, CSCS Worcester 508.459.5000 • Shrewsbury 508.753.7780 Woburn 781.569.0455 • GreendalePT.com

Dr. Michael A. Robinson, DPM, MPH 1443 Beacon St., Brookline, MA 02446 617.277.2662 67 Union St., Suite 310, Natick, MA 01760 • 508.653.8888 SportsPodiatry.com

Started 10 years ago, by two practitioners who had “had enough” of the standard rehabilitation offered to athletes. We are a full service specialized rehabilitative, and strength and conditioning center.

Our patients include youth and recreational level athletes, through the professional ranks, including NFL, NBA. Our therapeutic techniques include: Muscle Activation Techniques, Active Release Techniques, Clinical Kinesiology, Chiropractic Functional Neurology, Chiropractic Manipulative Techniques, Accelerated Recovery Protocol Stimulator (the only publicly accessible unit in Massachusetts), performance enhancement, personal training, and strength coaching.

Our physicians specialize in maintaining the musculoskeletal health of our patients, so that they can achieve an active, pain-free lifestyle at any age. We are at the forefront of orthopedic surgery and medicine, and bring to our patients the most up-to-date treatments and surgical techniques.

Our physicians have specialty fellowship training in the following areas: Sports medicine and Total knee and hip replacement surgery, hand and upper extremity surgery, minimally invasive surgery, physical medicine and rehabilitation

Dr. John Marchese • Dr. Timothy Morgan • Dr. Laura Jansen Kristen McCormick-Marchese & Peter Petrov, Strength Coaches 208 West Cummings Park, Woburn, MA 01801 • 781-721-7600 MarcheseSportsTherapy.com • arpwaveboston.com Marathon was established to create a comfortable environment for physical therapy and sports medicine services, using the skills of physical therapists, athletic trainers, exercise physiologists, certified strength and conditioning specialists, massage therapists and personal trainers. Our comprehensive approach facilitates rapid return to function and prevents future injury. Whether you are a recreational jogger or competitive triathlete, our staff is welltrained and equipped to correct gait or technique deviations, fabricate orthotics and treat injuries.

425 Centre St., Newton, MA 617.244.1990 250 E. Main St., Norton, MA 508.285.5533 99 Vanderbilt Ave., Norwood, MA 781.352.5400 MarathonPhysicalTherapy.com

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MANHATTAN: 1065 Park Ave. 212.289.0700 LONG ISLAND: 2731 Cresent St. 718.204.0548 manhattanorthopedic.com

MAURLIFE THERAPEUTICS, LLC

Feldenkrais® • Myofascial • Craniosacral Therapy • Visceral Manipulation • Medical Massage • LDT Specialties: recurrent and repetitive injuries, rotator cuff, hip,knee & ankle pain, tendonitis, neck back pain, plantar fasciitis, nerve entrapments.

Maury Christie, LMT, GCFT, licensed massage therapist, Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner, Osteopathic manual therapist - helping athletes and performers resolve complex injuries and improve performance for 20 years. Major credit cards accepted. Introductory Special: 50% Off the Second Session.

928 Broadway, Suite 704 (21st near N,R,W,Q,F,V,4,5,6) 212.533.4068 • pain-relief-nyc.com • maurlife@gmail.com

SPORTS MEDICINE Dr. Silverman practices advanced technologies aimed at resolving muscle adhesions, scar tissue, disk herniation, and an FDAapproved cold laser for pain and inflammation reduction. Taking a “whole-listic” approach to treating his patients means he takes into consideration your lifestyle, activities and dietary habits while resolving physical injuries. He is fully certified in Active Release Technique® , Graston Technique®, and a certified exercise specialist. He also offers Kinseo Taping®. Come in for a complimentary comprehensive sports performance analysis.

“Where patients’ results matter most”

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RUNCENTER

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The Long Run By scott Jurek

By scott Jurek

What Running Can Teach Us Running is a vehicle for self-exploration.

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Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve raced ultramarathons for 17 years and have learned a lot about my body, mind and soul. In the early years of my running career, I would come back from a run and ponder new ways that I could train harder and perform better. I read books about exercise physiology and inspiring stories by legends of the sport about how they trained.

Back then I mostly focused on getting stronger and faster. It was a noble effort. Learning about my physiology allowed me to push my body to new limits, and doing so enabled me to explore the deeper aspects of my mind and soul. I never thought about what running could teach me, but as I gained more experience, I began to appreciate what else running had to offer. As the solo journeys into the forests ac-

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cumulated and I encountered new obstacles on racecourses, I started asking introspective questions. My mental fortitude became stronger, enabling me to solve the physical problems that would arise and deal with the discomfort that comes with running 100 consecutive miles.

Runners are inquisitive creatures.

We ask questions so we can reach our full potential. We dig deep to discover how to tackle seemingly insurmountable challenges while charging toward the finish line. We seek validation for why we put our bodies, minds and souls through all the discomfort and joy.

Ask yourself what you are learning from your running. Sometimes it might be how you can better control your heart rate, how you can fuel more efficiently, or how

you can get through that mental barrier at a low point in a race or training run. You might even learn something through running that can help you persevere in everyday life. When you do this you become a more complete runner. It might get you a PR or better yet, make you a better person.

So, letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s run and ask questions, because no matter how many miles we have run there is always something more to learn. Running is a way for us find out more about the individual that we are. All we need is an open road or windy path and a desire to explore.

Based in Boulder, Colo., Scott Jurek is a seven-time winner of the Western States 100-mile trail run. Read more from Scott at Competitor.com.

Photo by Brad Kaminski

think of this while running through mountains, deserts and long, lonely roads.

Bipedal locomotion is so much more than the number of miles run. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not only a test of physical abilities and mental machinery, but also a lesson about human potential. By looking at running from these vantage points, I have been able to appreciate the power of running more.

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INSIDE: Immune System Power Boosters Page 71 Power Leg Workout Page 72 Profile: Florida's Heather Gollnick Page 74 Top Shop: Orange Cycle in Orlando Page 76

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[ SOUTHEAST ] ON THE RADAR F NUTRITION

Boost Your Immune System When the weather gets warmer and the days get longer, athletes tend to push themselves harder, leading to the dreaded spring cold. Baltimore’s Judith Feola Gordon, a registered dietician and nutritionist who works with the Maryland Dietetic Association, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and teaches nutrition at Baltimore International College, reminds endurance athletes that a cold can affect their performance in training and competition.

“It’s important to promote your immune system all year long,” she says. To help keep athletes in tip-top shape, inside and out, Gordon has some tried and true tips to practice daily.

Consume adequate calories, protein, carbohydrates and fat to maintain energy balance as well as support energy expenditure. ● Consume foods rich in antioxidants daily to combat oxidative stress. This looks like a rainbow of fruits and vegetables.

Power boosters: oranges, cantaloupes, papayas, berries, apples, sweet potatoes, broccoli, carrots, spinach, bell peppers, asparagus and onions. ●

Adequate vitamin D promotes immune defense.

Power boosters: fatty fish such as salmon, sardines and tuna, and fortified foods, such as milk or orange juice.

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Consume lean protein foods, such as those that contain iron and zinc, to support immune function.

Power boosters: chicken, turkey, fish, beef, dairy, eggs, legumes and soy foods.

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● Remember to include foods rich in Omega-3 fatty acids that possess anti-inflammatory properties.

Power boosters: salmon or coldwater fish, nuts and seeds.

 TRAIL GUIDE

Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail Lake Okeechobee, Fla.

Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail is part of the Florida National Scenic Trail system, which covers more than 1,300 miles of paved and unpaved trails throughout the Sunshine State. The Scenic Trail, or LOST as it is sometimes called, covers about 110 miles. The trail encircles the lake high atop the Herbert Hoover Dike, which was designed to prevent flooding during heavy rains.

Most of the trail is crushed gravel, but a portion near Kissimmee River to Port Mayaca is paved for about 26 miles.

Nature lovers will surely encounter Floridian wildlife along LOST. Alligators are a common sight in this area, so watch out. Birds also flock to the area’s vast, protected wetlands. The storm season comes in late spring and summer, so make sure to check the weather before heading out.

Floridatrail.org or Dep.state.fl.us

Okeechobee photos by Ken Steinfoff; Food photo by iStockphoto.com/robynmac

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ON THE RADAR [ SOUTHEAST ] BETTER FITNESS

Power Leg Workout “This workout is designed to be done anywhere.

Whether you are a seasoned athlete or a beginner, you can complete this workout at your own pace.

Despite the fact that no equipment is necessary, Maribel Bleeker this workout is a leg and glute blaster. For the athlete, I recommend including dumbbells for of Palm Beach, Fla. additional resistance.” is a 12-year veteran fitness instructor who owns a boot camp that helps Step One: athletes gain more Descending walking lunges power and strength, How: Standing lunge for eight reps. Take a step and helps less and repeat eight times on the opposite side. athletically inclined Continue with seven times on each side then six, clients get up off the five, four, etc. Each time you step you reduce the couch, lose weight count by one until you have reached one. and get fit.

Step Two: 20 pushups (beginners can do pushups on their knees) 20 wide, deep squats 20 close, deep squats

Work out at one of Bleaker’s boot camps.

Schedules and registration is at Npbbootcamp.com.

Maribel’s Tip: Partner and group workouts are a great way to stay motivated and to push yourself harder than you would on your own. In a group, your competitive nature will come out, and you’ll be accountable to other people. Not everyone has the drive to go at it alone, and the group can help keep you focused. It also makes for a fun workout!

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15 plyometric squats How: Take a wide-stance squat and jump to a close squat. Then jump and do a wide squat. Alternate until you do 15 total.

20 pushups

Step Three: 15 walking kick lunges How: Lunge then kick opposite leg forward. Lunge and then kick again, lunge, and repeat until you hit 15.

15 bench hip raises How: Lie on your back with your heels on a bench. Lift one leg to the sky and lift your hips into bridge pose. Lower, and then repeat on the other side. Next, repeat same movement on the same side with your toe on the bench. Repeat on the opposite leg, alternating between heels, then toe.

15 touch hops How: On one leg, hop forward and then back, then squat to touch the ground—stay on one leg entire time.

Switch once. Do 15 reps on each leg to complete.

15 old-school fire hydrants How: On all fours, lift bent knee (or straight leg) to side. Complete 15 on each side.

This workout should last 20 to 30 minutes depending on rest time and amount of sets completed.

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ON THE RADAR [ SOUTHEAST ]  MY FAVORITE THINGS

Heather Gollnick’s

CITY I TRAIN IN: ● Port St. Lucie, Fla. FAVORITE PLACE TO SWIM ● Club Med Sandpiper Bay; 4500 SE Pine Valley St., Port St Lucie, Fla.; Sandpiperbay. clubmed.us/fitness “Definitely the Club Med outdoor lap pool.

I enjoy getting to look side to side at the gorgeous palm trees in the background while I swim. Or there’s the Club Med open water swim course just steps away from our facility.”

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FAVORITE PLACE TO RUN ● Savannah State Preserve; 2541 Walton Road; Port St. Lucie, Fla.; Floridastateparks. org “The reserve is very peaceful with groomed trails. I can run out there and be myself in nature. Sometimes my husband bikes while I run too. Plus, it’s so close to where I live.

It’s a great respite from my fast paced life.”

FAVORITE PLACE TO BIKE ● Fort Pierce Bike Trail; Fortpiercebiketrail.info “I love to take the Fort Pierce Loop up Indian River riding along the river to Fort Pierce, over the bridge and back along Florida State Road A1A and the ocean.”

FAVORITE SHOES ● K-Swiss K-Ona; Kswiss.com “My shoes never get heavy because they have drainage holes, which is awesome!

Because of the heat and humidity here in Florida, within 20 minutes of running I’m soaked. These don’t weigh me down.”

FAVORITE BIKE Kestrel 4000; Kestrelbicycles.com

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FAVORITE RACE Ford Ironman Wisconsin; Ironmanwisconsin.com “This race holds a special place for me.

It was where I had my first victory!”

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FAVORITE SPORT SHOP ● All3 Sports; 8601 Dunwoody Place, #450, Atlanta; All3sports.com “They have the best selection and the owner, Morgan Clark, is such an incredible person! I met her at a triathlon camp I ran and we’ve been friends ever since. It’s friendship that turned into a sponsorship.”

Photos courtesy of HeatherGollnick.Blogspot.com; Cycling photo courtesy of Ironman.com

Gollnick recently competed in the Abu Dubai Triathlon in March.

triathlon career spans nine years and includes five Ironman wins and over 200 multisport event wins. She also works full-time as the managing director of the Club Med Fitness Academy at Sandpiper Bay in Port St. Lucie, Fla. with her husband, Todd, who works as Club Med’s race director, overseeing 18 events. As a Club Med coach, Gollnick works tirelessly with young, pro and elite level athletes to help guide them toward their triathlon goals, provide personalized nutrition plans and encourage all her clients to reach their full potential. Beyond her personal race expertise, Gollnick is also a USAT certified triathlon coach, level III cycling coach, and a full-time mom to Joshua and Jordan, both 14, and her son Zachary, 11. A longtime resident of Port St. Lucie, Fla., Gollnick shares her favorite things about the city she loves.

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Race Ready Our picks for mustdo Northeastern races to mark on your calendar:

Macon’s Make It By Midnight Marathon and HalfMarathon July 16 Because summer temperatures soar to almost 100 degrees in Macon, Ga., locals run in the evening. In fact, runners have until 1 a.m. to finish Macon’s Make It By Midnight. The race costs $40.

Makeitbymidnight.home stead.com

Orange Cycle

Riley’s Rumble HalfMarathon aug. 7

2204 Edgewater Dr. Orlando, Fla. Orangecycleorlando.com

Howard Larlee has owned and operated Orange Cycle since 1972.

In fact, the store just celebrated its 39th anniversary on March 1.

“It’s amazing, but honestly, the bike business is still just as fun after all these years as it was when I started it,” he says. “We welcome all types of riders, which I think has been a key part to our success. We don’t limit ourselves to a certain type of customer or rider—we’ll do our best to answer any question for someone that’s serious or new to riding.”

Each month, Orange Cycle offers free, in-store clinics where customers can learn how to change a flat or tackle regular bike maintenance. The store also supports the local community by sponsoring the annual Tour de Cure, the Horrible Hundred and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s MS 150 Bike Tour.

Orange Cycle provides Specialized-branded full-body geometry or 3D bike fits using its Body Geometry Fitting System. A bike fit takes roughly three hours.

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All triathletes and cyclists remember safety on the road is more important than anything.

—Sean Jefferson is a 3:56 miler and six-time NCAA All-American runner turned triathlete in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

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Outside of Washington, D.C., in the suburban town of Boyds, Md., residents are gearing up to run the annual Riley’s Rumble Half-Marathon.

Race organizers warn that this race is not for newbies, as it dishes out the three H’s—hills, heat and humidity.

Runners run along historic Great Seneca Creek and Lock 24. Mcrrc.org

Fall Triathlon Festival aug. 20 and 21 Start training now to get in top form for the Fall Triathlon Festival in Orlando, Fla. The weekend includes sprint and Olympic distance triathlons, a duathlon and an aquabike race. Racers enjoy the shaded run course and a refreshing swim in Lake Mary Jane.

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Bike / Run / tRi events: get out theRe and Race

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4/9/11 Share Your Spare Fitness Fair Jupiter, 772-260-4775, kampkuhn@gmail.com, shareyoursparefitnessfair.com 5/14/11 Zimmerman MS Bike Ride Presented by Mack Cycle and Fitness Homestead, 954-731-4224, ryon.coote@fls. nmss.org, msbikeflorida.org 9/4/11 8 Hours of Labor Alachua, 352-873-9279, info@ goneriding.com, goneriding. com 9/10/11 Florida State Championship Series Tallahassee, 352-8739279, info@goneriding.com, goneriding.com

MArATHon/ HAlf MArATHon 4/9/11 Croom 50M/50K/15M Fools Run Brooksville, 813-2325200, jim@tamparaces.com, Tamparaces.com 4/10/11 Iron Girl Clearwater Marathon Clearwater, 813868-5938, contact@irongirl. com, irongirl.com/Events/ Clearwater.htm 5/29/11 Wickham Park Marathon Melbourne, matmahoney@ yahoo.com , mattmahoney.net/ wickham

MulTisporT 4/2/11 Spring Fling Tri Festival Olympic Distance orlando, 888-281-0533, support@buttar. com, epicsportsmarketing. com/events/tour-de-orlandocycling#section

Event Spot light

4/3/11 Multirace Season Opener Triathlon & Duathlon Coconut Creek, 561-354-5941, info@ multirace.com, multirace.com Spring Fling Tri Festival - Sprint Distance Events orlando, 888-281-0533, support@buttar.com, epicsportsmarketing.com/ events/tour-de-orlandocycling#section 4/9/11 Pangea Nocatee Conquest 10hr Elite AR ponte Vedra, info@pangeaadventureracing. com, pangeaadventureracing. com/race.php?r=54 Pangea Nocatee Conquest 5hr Sport AR ponte Vedra, info@pangeaadventureracing. com, pangeaadventureracing. com/race.php?r=54 Columbia Muddy Buddy Orlando Kissimmee, 1-800311-1255, muddybuddy@ competitorgroup.com, muddybuddy.com 4/10/11 Nautica South Beach Triathlon Miami, 818-7078866, info@southbeachtri. com, nauticasobetri.com 4/16/11 Child of the Sun Urban Triathlon lakeland, 863-6651163 x124, cotstriathlon@ hotmail.com, cotslakeland.com Escape From Ft De Soto st petersburg, 727-420-4666, design_sports@msn.com, escapefromftdesoto.com 4/17/11 Florida Atlantic University 20th Anniversary Wellness Triathlon Boca raton, 561-2973615, rdunbar@fau.edu, fau. edu/today/triathlon Escape from Ft. DeSoto st. petersburg,

escapefromftdesoto.com 4/23/11 Egg Hunt Triathlon & Duathlon pembroke pines, 561-354-5941, info@multirace. com, multirace.com 4/28/11 NTC Lake Louisa Triathlon Sprint Series #1 Clermont, 352-241-7144, jami.bishop@ orlandohealth.com, usantc.com 4/30/11 Meek & Mighty Mini Triathlon st. petersburg, mimi.chavin@baycare.org, satriathlon.com Pangea Missing River 8hr Elite AR High springs, info@ pangeaadventureracing.com, pangeaadventureracing.com/ race.php?r=55 Pangea Missing River 3hr Sport AR High springs, info@ pangeaadventureracing.com, pangeaadventureracing.com/ race.php?r=55 Meek & Mighty Mini Triathlon st. petersburg, mimi.chavin@baycare.org, satriathlon.com 5/1/11 St. Anthonyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Triathlon st. petersburg, mimi.chavin@ baycare.org, satriathlon.com 5/7/11 Gulf Coast Triathlon panama City Beach, 850-235-0720, info@gulfcoasttri.com, gulfcoasttri.com 5/8/11 Florida Dirty Duo north Miami, 941-539-3756, kvaughan1229@gmail.com, floridadirtyduo.com Danskin Triathlon SeriesOrlando orlando, 877-2219665, info@danskintriathlon. net , xxtramile.com

calendar Florida Dirty Duo north Miami, 941-539-3756, kvaughan1229@gmail.com, floridadirtyduo.com 5/9/11 Danskin Miami 2011 Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Triathlon orlando, 877-221-9665, info@danskintriathlon.net, danskinwomenstri.com 5/14/11 26th Annual Central Florida Triathlon Series #1 Clermont, 352-394-1320, info2011@ sommersports.com, triflorida. com Central Florida Duathlon Series #1 Clermont, 352-3941320, info2011@sommersports. com, triflorida.com North Florida Olympic Triathlon Madison, 352-6372475, info@drcsports.com, drcsports.com Central Florida Duathlon Series #1 Clermont, 352-3941320, info2011@sommersports. com, triflorida.com 26th Annual Central Florida Triathlon Series #1 Clermont, 352-394-1320, info2011@ sommersports.com, triflorida. com Pangea Everglades 6hr Elite AR sarasota, info@ pangeaadventureracing.com, pangeaadventureracing.com/ race.php?r=56 Pangea Everglades 3hr Sport AR sarasota, info@ pangeaadventureracing.com, pangeaadventureracing.com/ race.php?r=56 5/15/11 Mack Cycle Tri-Miami Triathlon & Duathlon Key Biscayne, 561-354-5941, info@ multirace.com, multirace.com

5/19/11 AAA 5 Day Tri Camp May 19-23 Clermont, john@ aaatricamp.com, aaatricamp. com 5/21/11 Club Med Sprint Triathlon port st. lucie, 941-961-7575, gollnicktodd@aol.com, active. com 5/22/11 MIAMI SPEED TRIATHLON AT HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY Miami, 305-255-6789, events@ excelsportsevents.com, miamispeedtri.com 7th Annual Baldwin Park Triathlon orlando, 888-2810533, support@buttar.com, epicsportsmarketing.com/ events/orlando-tri-baldwinpark#section Florida Dirty Duo sarasota, 941-539-3756, kvaughan1229@ gmail.com, floridadirtyduo.com Club Med Olympic Triathlon port st. lucie, 941-961-7575, gollnicktodd@aol.com, active. com 5/23/11 Riviera Beach - Singer Island Triathlon & Duathlon riviera Beach, 561-354-5941, info@multirace.com, multirace. com 5/26/11 NTC Lake Louisa Sprint Triathlon Series #2 Clermont, jami.bishop@orlandohealth. com, usantc.com 5/28/11 Crystal River Sprint Triathlon Series #1 Crystal

river, 352-637-2475, info@ drcsports.com, drcsports.com 5/29/11 Pangea Florida Sunshine 30hr Elite AR White springs, info@pangeaadventureracing. com, pangeaadventureracing. com/race.php?r=53 Pangea Florida Sunshine 5hr Sport AR White springs, info@ pangeaadventureracing.com, pangeaadventureracing.com/ race.php?r=53 6/4/11 AquaTerra Clearwater Clearwater, aquaterraracing@ gmail.com, Aquaterraracing. com North Florida Olympic Triathlon Madison, 352-6372475, info@drcsports.com, drcsports.com 6/11/11 Multirace Fort Desoto Triathlon & Duathlon Tierra Verde, 561-354-5941, info@ multirace.com, multirace.com Central Florida Duathlon Series #2 Clermont, 352-3941320, info2011@sommersports. com, triflorida.com 26th Annual Central Florida Triathlon Series #2 Clermont, 352-394-1320, info2011@ sommersports.com, triflorida. com 6/12/11 Multirace Fort Desoto Triathlon & Duathlon Tierra Verde, 561-354-5941, info@ multirace.com, multirace.com 26th Anniversary Florida Challenge Triathlon - Long

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Columbia Muddy Buddy april 9, Orlando, Fla. | May 1, Richmond, Va. | June 11, Atlanta, Ga. Grab a friend and plan to get dirty. The Muddy Buddy features teams of two trading off between running and mountain biking a 10K course with obstacles at each transition. You must crawl through the infamous mud pit together to get to the finish line. Muddybuddy.com

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CALENDAR [ southeast ] Course Clermont, 352-3941320, info2011@sommersports. com, triflorida.com 26th Anniversary Florida Challenge Triathlon Olympic Distance Clermont, 352-394-1320, info2011@ sommersports.com, triflorida. com 6/16/11 NTC Lake Louisa Sprint Triathlon Series #3 Clermont, jami.bishop@orlandohealth. com, usantc.com 6/18/11 Heartland Kids Tri Sebring , cherie.starr@ahss.org, heartlandtri.com Fathers Day Triathlon Olympic Events Orlando, 888-281-0533, support@buttar. com, epicsportsmarketing. com/events/fathers-daytri#section NTC Lake Louisa Sprint Triathlon Series #3 Clermont, usantc.com 6/19/11 Pangea Seminole County 6hr Elite AR Sanford, info@ pangeaadventureracing.com, pangeaadventureracing.com/ race.php?r=57 Heartland Triathlon Sebring, cherie.starr@ahss.org, heartlandtri.org Fathers Day Triathlon Sprint Distance Events Orlando, 888-281-0533, support@buttar.com, epicsportsmarketing.com/ events/fathers-day-tri#section Mack Cycle Key Biscayne Trilogy I Triathlon & Duathlon Key Biscayne, 561354-5941, info@multirace.com, multirace.com Pangea Seminole County 3hr Sport AR Sanford, info@ pangeaadventureracing.com, pangeaadventureracing.com/ race.php?r=57 6/25/11 JAX Sprint Triathlon Series #1 Fernandina Beach, 352-6372475, info@drcsports.com,

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drcsports.com Jacksonville Sprint Triathlon #1 Fernandina Beach, drcsports.com/ 7/2/11 Crystal River Sprint Triathlon Series #2 Crystal River, 352-637-2475, info@ drcsports.com, drcsports.com 7/4/11 21st Annual Independence Day Duathlon Coconut Creek, 561-354-5941, info@multirace. com, multirace.com Independence Day Triathlon Coconut Creek, 561-354-5941, info@multirace.com, multirace. com NTC Lake Louisa Sprint Triathlon Series #5 Clermont, jami.bishop@orlandohealth. com, usantc.com 7/7/11 NTC Lake Louisa Sprint Triathlon Series #4 Clermont, usantc.com 7/9/11 8th Annual Moss Park Tri - Sprint Events Orlando, 888-281-0533, support@buttar. com, epicsportsmarketing. com/events/moss-parktriathlon-festival#section 7/10/11 Moss Park Olympic Triathlon, Duathlon, and Aquabike Orlando, epicsportsmarketing.com 7/16/11 Jacksonville Sprint Triathlon #2 Fernandina Beach, drcsports.com/ Central Florida Duathlon Series #3 Clermont, 352-3941320, info2011@sommersports. com, triflorida.com 26th Annual Central Florida Triathlon Series #3 Clermont, 352-394-1320, info2011@ sommersports.com, triflorida. com JAX Sprint Triathlon Series #2 Fernandina Beach, 352-6372475, info@drcsports.com,

drcsports.com 7/17/11 Mack Cycle Key Biscayne Trilogy II Triathlon & Duathlon Key Biscayne, 561354-5941, info@multirace.com, multirace.com 7/23/11 Twilight Triathlon Crystal River, 352-637-2475, info@ drcsports.com, drcsports.com Jr Top Gun Triathlon St Petersburg, 727-420-4666, design_sports@msn.com, jrtopguntriathlon.com 7/24/11 Club Med Sprint Triathlon Port St. Lucie, 941-961-7575, gollnicktodd@aol.com, active. com 7/30/11 Pangea Luminescent 8hr Elite AR Scottsmoor, info@ pangeaadventureracing.com, pangeaadventureracing.com/ race.php?r=58 Top Gun Triathlon St Petersburg, 727-420-4666, design_sports@msn.com, topguntriathlon.com 7/31/11 Melbourne Beach Triathlon & Duathlon Melbourne, 561354-5941, info@multirace.com, multirace.com Pangea Luminescent 4hr Sport AR Scottsmoor, info@ pangeaadventureracing.com, pangeaadventureracing.com/ race.php?r=58

904-616-9273, president@ hammerheadtriathlonclub.com, hammerheadtriathlonclub.com Central Florida Duathlon Series #4 Clermont, 352-3941320, info2011@sommersports. com, triflorida.com 26th Annual Central Florida Triathlon Series #4 Clermont, 352-394-1320, info2011@ sommersports.com, triflorida. com HammerHead Ocean Marathon Jacksonville Beach, 904-616-9273, president@ hammerheadtriathlonclub.com, hammerheadtriathlonclub.com Pangea Nocturnal Challenge 12hr Elite AR St. Cloud, info@ pangeaadventureracing.com, pangeaadventureracing.com/ race.php?r=59 8/14/11 Pangea Nocturnal Challenge 5hr Sport AR St. Cloud, info@ pangeaadventureracing.com, pangeaadventureracing.com/ race.php?r=59 Mack Cycle Key Biscayne Trilogy III Triathlon & Duathlon Key Biscayne, 561354-5941, info@multirace.com, multirace.com 8/20/11 6th Annual Fall Triathlon Festival - Sprint Events Orlando, 888-281-0533, support@buttar.com, epicsportsmarketing. com/events/fall-triathlonfestival#section

NTC Lake Louisa Sprint Triathlon Series #5 Clermont, usantc.com

8/21/11 6th Annual Fall Triathlon Festival - Olympic Events Orlando, 888-281-0533, support@buttar.com, epicsportsmarketing. com/events/fall-triathlonfestival#section

JAX Sprint Triathlon Series #3 Fernandina Beach, 352-6372475, info@drcsports.com, drcsports.com

8/27/11 Siesta Key Triathlon & Duathlon Sarasota, 561-3545941, info@multirace.com, multirace.com

8/13/11 HammerHead Ocean Marathon Jacksonville Beach,

Cotee Man Triathlon New Port Richey, coteemantriathlon.com

8/6/11 Jacksonville Sprint Triathlon #3 Fernandina Beach, drcsports.com/

8/28/11 Siesta Key Triathlon & Duathlon Sarasota, 561-3545941, info@multirace.com, multirace.com HammerHead Olympic Triathlon and Sprint Starke, 904-616-9273, president@ hammerheadtriathlonclub.com, hammerheadolympictriathlon. com 9/3/11 Crystal River Sprint Triathlon Series #3 Crystal River, 352-637-2475, info@ drcsports.com, drcsports.com 9/4/11 Time Trial Triathlon & Labor Day Duathlon Coconut Creek, 561-354-5941, info@multirace. com, multirace.com Trek Women Triathlon Series Clermont, 877-221-9665, info@ trekwomenstriathlonseries. com, xxtramile.com 9/8/11 NTC Lake Louisa Sprint Triathlon Series #8 Clermont, usantc.com NTC Lake Louisa Sprint Triathlon Series #6 Clermont, jami.bishop@orlandohealth. com, usantc.com 9/10/11 26th Annual Central Florida Triathlon Series #5 Clermont, 352-394-1320, info2011@ sommersports.com, triflorida. com 26th Annual Central Florida Triathlon Series #5 Clermont, 352-394-1320, info2011@ sommersports.com, triflorida. com Club Med Sprint Triathlon Port St. Lucie, 941-961-7575, gollnicktodd@aol.com, active. com 9/11/11 Club Med Olympic Triathlon Port St. Lucie, 941-961-7575, gollnicktodd@aol.com, active. com 9/17/11 Pangea Superhero 6hr Elite AR Orange City, info@

pangeaadventureracing.com, pangeaadventureracing.com/ race.php?r=60 Pangea Superhero 3hr Sport AR Orange City, info@ pangeaadventureracing.com, pangeaadventureracing.com/ race.php?r=60 2nd Annual Roy McConnell Mango Triathlon - Sprint Events Orlando, 888-2810533, support@buttar.com, epicsportsmarketing.com/ events/roy-mcconnell-mangotri#section 9/18/11 Mack Cycle Key Biscayne Trilogy Bonus Triathlon & Duathlon Key Biscayne, 561354-5941, info@multirace.com, multirace.com 2nd Annual Roy McConnell Mango Triathlon - Olympic Events Orlando, 888-2810533, support@buttar.com, epicsportsmarketing.com/ events/roy-mcconnell-mangotri#section 2nd Annual Roy McConnell Mango Triathlon - Olympic Events Orlando, 888-2810533, support@buttar.com, epicsportsmarketing.com/ events/roy-mcconnell-mangotri#section

OutdOORS 4/17/11 Swim Orlando Orlando, 888281-0533, support@buttar. com, epicsportsmarketing. com/events/swimorlando#section 5/1/11 XTERRA - The Claw 5M & 10M Trail Run tampa, 813-2325200, jim@tamparaces.com, talonrace.com

RuNNiNg 4/2/11 MS Walk/Run - Coral Gables Coral gables, 954-731-4224, mary.jordan@fls.nmss.org, mswalksouthflorida.org 10th Annual UMC Windermere Run Among the Lakes Windermere, 352-3941320, info2011@sommersports.

Run the River April 16 | Rosewell, Ga. Celebrating its 10th Anniversary, Run the River features a 5K and 10K along the Chattahoochee River. The flat, fast course is great for a PR or simply enjoying the sights. Proceeds benefit Homestretchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mission of supporting the homeless. Runtheriver.org

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[ southeast ] CALENDAR com, triflorida.com/ Events/10thAnnualUMC WindermereRunAmongthe Lakes/tabid/292/Default.aspx GR8 To DON8 8K Run for Organ Donation Longwood, 407-718-0589, staff@ fleetfeetorlando.com, gr8todon8.com/ 10th Annual Race for Sight Ybor City, gmessamore@ lionseyeinstitute.org, lionseyeinstitute.org Beach to Bayou 5K Tarpon Springs, tarpontotalfitness. com Tour de Cure Gulf Breeze, ddemahy@diabetes.org, tour. diabetes.org 25th Annual Run for the Turtles Sarasota, 942-3884441-ext--3, pclark@mote.org, mote.org Performance Running the Blues 5K Run & 2.5K Walk Jacksonville Beach, performancemultisports.com Windermere Run Among the Lakes 5K Windermere, 352394-1320, triflorida.com 4/3/11 Run to Stop MS 5K - Weston Weston, 954-731-4224, mary. jordan@fls.nmss.org, mswalksouthflorida.org Run to Stop MS 5K Sunrise, walkfls.nationalmssociety.org 18th Annual Hare Racing Experience 5K Tampa, torth@ epilepsyservices.com, epilepsyservices.com Novarre Rotary Running Wild for Education 5K Navarre, jay3383@bellsouth. net,

goldcoastrunners.org 4/9/11 Spring Sprint 5K Altamonte Springs, 407-772-2233, staff@ fleetfeetorlando.com, signmeup.com/site/reg/ register.aspx?fid=6G2VWJ7 Croom 50M/50K/15M Fools Run Brooksville, 813-232-5200, jim@tamparaces.com, TampaRaces.com Urban Dare Tampa Tampa, 202-285-4510, kkeefe@ urbandare.com, urbandare.com 4th Annual Rooney’s 5K & Kids’ Mile Jupiter, 561-6832222,-x-146, alexisb@ pbkennelclub.com, rooneyspublichouse.com Don’s FRIENDS 5K Run/Walk St. Augustine, 904-687-5939, donsfriend.com Space Walk of Fame 8K / 2 mile Titusville, 321-537-3526, runsalot@earthlink.net, spacecoastrunners.org KID Taking Steps 5K Run / Walk Fort Lauderdale, FL, 954390-7620, LeaKuhry@ kidsindistress.org, kidtakingsteps.org Gulf Coast Half Marathon at Pensacola Beach Pensacola Beach, 850325-0131, info@ gulfcoasteventgroup.com, pbhalf.com Southern Scholarship Foundation Education for Life 5K Tallahassee, southernscholarship.org 4/11/11 K-Swiss Heritage Harbor 10K Bradenton, 941-782-7023, bradentonrunnersclub.com

Turtle Trot 5K Run/Walk Key West, bwpromo@ keywestspecialevents.com, keywestspecialevents.com

4/13/11 West Palm Beach MercedesBenz Corporate Run West Palm, 305-666-7223, eddie@ teamfootworks.org, teamfootworks.org

Vista View 360 Ultramarathon & 4-Person Relay Davie, 954-474-4074, rundepot@aol.com,

Mercedes-Benz Corporate Run West Palm Beach, 305666-7223, laurie@ footworksmiami.com,

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mercedesbenzcorporaterun. com 4/14/11 IOA Corporate Run 5K Orlando, 407-896-1160, corporate5k@trackshack.com, trackshack.com 4/16/11 37th Annual Palace Saloon 5K Tallahassee, gulfwinds.org Guns N’ Hoses 5K Jacksonville, 352-637-2475, info.drcsports.com,

Down2Earth Off Road 5K/10K or Half Marathon North Miami, 786-385-4204, worksmartplayharder@yahoo. com, worksmartplayharder.com 4/26/11 NTC Running 5K Series I Clermont, 352-241-7144, jami. bishop@orlandohealth.com, usantc.com Team In Training Palm Beach Gardens, teamintraining-flp@ lls.org,

Fight for Air Climb Miami Miami, 954-524-4657, alafsouth@lungfla.org, lungusa.org

4/27/11 NTC 5K Running Series #1 Clermont, 352-241-7144x4206, jami.bishop@orlandohealth. com, usantc.com

Run to the Sun 8K Orange Park, kellski@comcast.net, floridastriders.com

Team In Training -- The Lukemia & Lymphoma Society Jupiter, teamintraining-flp@lls.org,

4/17/11 29th Annual 7-Mile Bridge Run Marathon Key, 7milebridgerun@gmail.com, southernmostrunners.com Earth Day 12k & 5K Clermont, 352-394-1320, info2011@ sommersports.com, triflorida. com 4/20/11 Team In Training -- The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Vero Beach, teamintraining-flp@lls.org, 4/21/11 Team In Training West Palm Beach, teamintraining-flp@lls. org, 4/23/11 Team In Training Boca Raton, teamintraining-flp@lls.org, Team In Training Wellington, teamintraining-flp@lls.org, 4/24/11 Race the Lakes 5K & 10K Lakeland, 703-525-3890, Dawn@centralfloridasports. com, centralfloridasports.com 4/25/11 4th Annual Give a Life Foundation 5K Palm Beach Gardens, info@givealife.com, southfloridastriders.com

4/28/11 Mercedes-Benz Corporate Run Miami, 305-757-5894, laurie@footworksmiami.com, mercedesbenzcorporaterun. com 4/30/11 DeSoto 5K Bradenton, 941-7827023, bradentonrunnersclub. com 5/1/11 XTERRA - The Claw 5M & 10M Trail Run Tampa, 813-2325200, jim@tamparaces.com, talonrace.com

Lou Gehrigs Disease 5K/10K Coconut Grove, 305-278-8668, info@runmiami.com,

Tour de Cure St. Johns, klewis@diabetes.org, tour. diabetes.org

Muddy Buddy Orlando Orlando, muddybuddy@mesp. com, muddybuddy.com

USSS 5K Run Tampa, 813-2282636, usss5krun@yahoo.com, active.com

Run for the Gecko Hawaiian Luau 5K Melbourne, runningzone.com

Club Med 5k & 10k Port St. Lucie, 941-961-7575, gollnicktodd@aol.com, active. com

Team In Training -- The Lukemia & Lymphoma Society Lake Worth, teamintraining-flp@lls.org, 21st Annual Town of Jupiter Turtle Trot 5K Jupiter, JulieW@jupiter.fl.us, jupiter. fl.us/parksrecreation 5/13/11 Picnic Island Adventure Run - May Tampa, 813-232-5200, jim@tamparaces.com, tamparaces.com 5/14/11 Cool Summer Morning 5K Series #1 Clermont, 352-3941320, info2011@sommersports. com, triflorida.com Mile for Moffitt Tampa, milesformoffitt.com, milesformoffitt.com Cool Summer Morning 5K Series #1 Clermont, 352-3941320, info2011@sommersports. com, triflorida.com

5/22/11 Madeira Beach Triathlon Madeira Beach, stpetemaddogs.com, madbeachtriathlon.com 5/24/11 NTC 5K Running Series #2 Clermont, 352-241-7144x4206, jami.bishop@orlandohealth. com, usantc.com 5/29/11 Teal Ribbon 5K for Ovarian Cancer Oviedo, 407-772-2233, ocaf@ocaf.org, ocaf.org/ Wickham Park Marathon Melbourne, matmahoney@ yahoo.com , mattmahoney.net/ wickham 5/30/11 23rd Annual Memorial Day Classic Weston, 954-661-2732, splitsecondtiming.com Memorial Day Run Green Cove Springs, floridastriders.com

Florida Bank Miles for Moffitt Tampa, 813-745-1346, susan.meadows@moffitt.org, milesformoffitt.com

6/5/11 Twilight 5K South Miami, 305666-RACE-7223, teamfootworks. com

5/4/11 Team In Training -- The Lukemia & Lymphoma Society Delray Beach, teamintraining-flp@lls.org,

KEYS100 Ultras - 100 & 50 Mile Individual UltraMarathon and SixRunner 100-Mile Team Relay Key Largo, 954-439-2800, bob@ultrasportsllc.com, keys100.com

6/10/11 Oldsmar Tap House 5k Oldsmar Florida, 727-420-4666, design_sports@msn.com, imathlete.com

5/6/11 Team In Training -- The Lukemia & Lymphoma Society West Palm Beach, teamintraining-flp@lls.org,

5/21/11 US Secret Service 5K Road Race Tampa, 813-227-2379, usss5krun@yahoo.com, usss5krun.com

5/7/11 GFLRRC Run for the Roses 5K Hollywood, gflrrc.org

Baptist Health Tour of the Gables Miami, 305-666-7223, eddie@teamfootworks.org, teamfootworks.org

5/3/11 NTC Running 5K Series II Clermont, kim.couch@orhs.org, usantc.com

6/11/11 Cool Summer Morning 5K Series #2 Clermont, 352-3941320, info2011@sommersports. com, triflorida.com Run for the Pies Jacksonville, 1stplacesports.com Cool Summer Morning 5K Series #2 Clermont, 352-3941320, info2011@sommersports.

Daytona Frogman Triathlon April 17 | Daytona Beach, Fla. The Daytona Beach area’s only Olympic-distance triathlon, the second annual Frogman is a fundraiser for the Naval Special Warfare Foundation, which means you’ll support Navy SEALS and their families.

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CALENDAR [ southeast ] com, triflorida.com 6/14/11 NTC Running 5K Series III Clermont, 352-241-7144, usantc. com NTC 5K Running Series #3 Clermont, 352-241-7144x4206, jami.bishop@orlandohealth. com, usantc.com 6/17/11 Picnic Island Adventure Run - June Tampa, 813-232-5200, jim@tamparaces.com, tamparaces.com Picnic Island Adventure Run - June Tampa, 813-232-5200, jim@tamparaces.com, tamparaces.com 6/19/11 Relive Run For Our Future Coconut Creek, FL, 646-3197913, don@reliveproductions. org, reliveproductions.org 6/24/11 DORAL BUSINESS RUN DORAL, 305-255-6789, events@ excelsportsevents.com, doralbizrun.com Doral Business Run DORAL, 305-255-6789, events@ excelsportsevents.com, doralbizrun.com 6/25/11 GFLRRC Freedom 5K Deerfield Beach, gflrrc.org 6/26/11 Morton Plant Mease Triathlon Clearwater, mimi. chavin@baycare.org, mpmf.org St. George Island Sizzler 5K Tallahassee, 850-509-2191, hobson@fairpoint.net, gulfwinds.org 7/2/11 Ronald McDonald House Firecracker 5K Pensacola, 850477-2273, house@ rmhpensacola.org, rmhpensacola.org/fundraising/ firecracker5k.html 7/4/11 Celebration 5K / 1M Jacksonville, 904-739-1917, kim@1stplacesports.com, 1stplacesports.com

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Crime Stoppers 5K Run/ Walk Key West, 305-296-7182, bwpromo@ keywestspecialevents.com, keywestspecialevents.com Kiwanis Midnight 5 and 10K Run Dunedin, 727535-2257, kiwanismidnightrun@yahoo. com, kiwanismidnightrun.com/ Melon Run 3 Mile Gainsville, 352-378-8725, plassj@shands. ufl.edu, floridatrackclub.org 7/5/11 NTC Running 5K Series IV Clermont, usantc.com

8/2/11 NTC Running 5K Series V Clermont, usantc.com

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Roswell, mwjhome@gmail.com, nalleyhrc.com

to Athens Atlanta, nationalmssociety.org

4/2/11 ROME Omnium (GCTT) Rome, georgiacup.com

4/30/11 Athens Twilight Criterium Athens, ashley.travieso@gmail. com, athenstwilight.com

5/28/11 Pickin’ and Pedalin’ the Pinhotti Mountain Bike Festival Ellijay, sorba.org

5/1/11 Fort Yargo State Park Mountain Bike Race Winder, tim@dirtyspokes.com, dirtyspokes.com

5/29/11 Dirty Spokes Off Road Duathlon Fort Yargo State Park Winder, 404-310-3628, tim@dirtyspokes.com, dirtyspokes.com

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8/5/11 Moss Park Forest Run Orlando, 888-281-0533, support@buttar.com, epicsportsmarketing.com/ events/moss-park-forestrun#section 8/6/11 Team In Training -- The Lukemia & Lymphoma Society Jupiter, teamintraining-flp@lls.org,

4/8/11 BetterRide Mountain Bike Skills Camp Atlanta, 970-3358226, Info@betterride.net, BetterRide.net 4/9/11 Tony Serrano Century Ride Monroe, 404-844-7586, pbjones8514@yahoo.com, tonyserranoride.com/

7/9/11 Citrus Summer Showdown Inverness, 352-637-2475, info. drcsports.com,

8/13/11 Cool Summer Morning 5K Series #4 Clermont, 352-3941320, info2011@sommersports. com, triflorida.com

Citrus Summer Showdown Inverness, 352-637-2475, info. drcsports.com,

Ovarian Cancer 5K Lecanto, 352-637-2475, info.drcsports. com,

7/15/11 Picnic Island Adventure Run - July Tampa, 813-232-5200, jim@tamparaces.com, tamparaces.com

9/3/11 2010 Run For Their Lives 5K Jacksonville, 904-207-7337, info@runfortheirlives.org, runfortheirlives.org

Picnic Island Adventure Run - July Tampa, 813-232-5200, jim@tamparaces.com, tamparaces.com

Feel The Heat 5K run/walk Holly Hill , dconnor2@cfl.rr. com, active.com

4/16/11 Italian Road Bike Festival Ellijay, cartecaybikes.com

9/6/11 NTC Running 5K Series VI Clermont, usantc.com

Ovarian Cycle Ride to Change the Future Atlanta, lawrencemhahn@gmail. com, ovariancycle.org/home/ index.php

7/16/11 Cool Summer Morning 5K Series #3 Clermont, 352-3941320, info2011@sommersports. com, triflorida.com 7/23/11 5th Annual Dreher Park Dash 5K West Palm Beach, dave@ runpalmbeach.com, runpalmbeach.com Club Med 5k & 10k Port St. Lucie, 941-961-7575, gollnicktodd@aol.com, active. com 7/27/11 Red Cross Run for the Red, White & Blue 5K Fort Walton Beach, 850-261-1779, not given, northwestflorida.redcross.org 7/30/11 Citrus Road Run Citrus Springs, 352-637-2475, info. drcsports.com,

9/10/11 Cool Summer Morning 5K Series #5 Clermont, 352-3941320, info2011@sommersports. com, triflorida.com Prostate Cancer Awareness Race Clearwater, mimi. chavin@baycare.org, mpmfoundation.org Club Med 5k & 10k Port St. Lucie, 941-961-7575, gollnicktodd@aol.com, active. com 9/24/11 2nd Annual 5K and 1 Mile at The Dunedin Brewery Celebrating OktoBEERfest Dunedin, info@dunedinbrewery. com, dunedinbrewery.com

4/10/11 Georgia State Championship Series #2 West Point, goneriding 4/15/11 BetterRide Women’s Mountain Bike Skills Camp Atlanta, 970-335-8226, info@ betterride.net, betterride.net Spring Tune-Up Ride Madison, 770-498-5153, braginfo@aol. com, brag.org

4/17/11 Big Creek Free Ride Demo and Skills Clinic Roswell, sorba.org 4/18/11 Dirty Spokes Off Road Duathlon Tribble Mill Grayson, 404-310-3628, dirtyspokes.com

Georgia State Championship Series #3 Winder, goneriding Pedalpalooza Festival Woodstock, sorba.org Southeastern Regional Championship Series IV Winder, 352-873-9279, info@ goneriding.com, goneriding. com 5/5/11 2010 IMBA World Summit Augusta, sorba.org 5/7/11 Scott Rigsby Foundation and Jackson Healthcare Alliance Ride Alpharetta, 770643-5778, dray@locumtenens. com, allianceride.com Chain Buster Racing 12/6 Hour Race Winder, chainbusterracing.com Jackson Healthcare Annual Alliance Ride Alpharetta, 404-421-3231, victoria@ marathonmajic.com, allianceride.com 5/14/11 CMS-Jittery Joe’s AthensSavannah Double Century Athens, athensgabicycling.com Gainesville (GCTT) Gainesville, georgiacup.com

Georgia State Championship Series #4 Jackson, goneriding 6/4/11 Bicycle Ride Across Georgia Atlanta, 770-498-5153, braginfo@aol.com, brag.org 6/6/11 Cycle for Parkinsons Criterium Suwanee, 770-5138640, info@fraziercycling.com, fraziercycling.com 6/15/11 BRAG: Bicycle Ride Across Georgia Fayetteville, 770-4985153, info@brag.org, brag.org 6/18/11 Jackson County Brevet Benefiting Aplastic Anemia Foundations Braselton, jacksonbrevet.com 6/19/11 Georgia State Championship Series #5 TBD, goneriding 7/6/11 Save the Ta-Tas Time Trial Series Dallas, sorba.org 7/8/11 Thursday Night Time Trials (TNTt) Gainesville, sorba.org 7/11/11 Hospitality Highway Century Roswell, 678-514-1187, 400century.com

4/24/11 30th Anniversary Athens Twilight Criterium Athens, mail@gobike1.com, athenstwilight.com Race for Riley Chattahoochee Hills, raceforriley@bellsouth. net, raceforriley.org

Ring in the Spring Festival Gainesville, sorba.org 5/15/11 Brasstown Bald Buster Century Helen, brasstownbaldbustercentury. com/

7/17/11 Georgia State Championship Series #6 Helen, goneriding 7/31/11 Thursday Night Time Trials (TNTt) Gainesville, sorba.org

4/25/11 Historic Roswell Criterium

5/21/11 The Bike MS: Atlanta

8/15/11 Fool’s Gold 100/50 MTB

St. Anthony’s Triathlon May 1 | St. Petersburg, Fla. Celebrating its 28th anniversary this year, St. Anthony’s Triathlon is one of the premier Olympic-distance races in the U.S. More than 4,000 individuals from 45 states compete each year in the race with its scenic course along St. Peterburg’s waterfront. Satriathlon.com

FALL 2011 EVENTS ALL CHAPTERS Nike Women’s Marathon A Race To Benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society San Francisco, CA October 16, 2011

NATIONAL CAPITAL AREA & MARYLAND CHAPTERS

DODGE Rock ‘N’ Roll Half Marathon Virginia Beach, VA September 4, 2011 (National Capital Area Chapter)

Moab Century Tour Moab, UT September 17, 2011 (National Capital Area Chapter)

Sea Gull Century

The Nation’s Triathlon To Benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Washington, DC September 11, 2011

ESI Ironman 70.3 Augusta Augusta, GA September 25, 2011 SUNCOAST & CENTRAL FLORIDA CHAPTERS

Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend Orlando, FL October 1, 2011

Rock ‘n’ Roll Savannah Marathon & ½ Marathon

Salisbury, MD October 15, 2011

Savannah, GA November 5, 2011

UnderArmour Baltimore Running Festival

SOUTH FLORIDA & PALM BEACH CHAPTERS

Baltimore, MD October 15, 2011 (Maryland Chapter)

Loggerhead Triathlon

Marine Corps Marathon Washington, DC October 30, 2011 GEORGIA CHAPTER

Dublin Marathon

Jupiter, FL August 6, 2011 (Palm Beach Chapter)

Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend Orlando, FL October 1, 2011

Dublin, Ireland October 31, 2011 (Ask about our new TNT Flex program)

Miami Man

Rock ‘n’ Roll Savannah Marathon & ½ Marathon

Horrible Hundred

Savannah, GA November 5, 2011

Miami, FL November 13, 2011 (South Florida Chapter) Clermont, FL November 20, 2011 (Palm Beach Chapter)

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8/20/11 Fool’s Gold 50 & 100 Dahlonega, 404-432-5841, eddie@55nine.com, 55nine. com

4/10/11 Life Time Fitness Indoor Triathlon alpharetta, indoortri. com

8/27/11 Chain Buster Racing 12/6 Hour Race Lawrenceville, chainbusterracing.com Tour de Gaps (GCTT) Dahlonega, georgiacup.com 9/17/11 12 Hours of Dauset Jackson, goneriding

Marathon/ haLf Marathon 5/14/11 Twisted Ankle Trail Marathon and Half Marathon Summerville, 706-734-4173, beckyworld@ windstream.net , rungeorgiatrails.com/twisted. html 7/16/11 Make It By Midnight Marathon and Half Marathon Macon, makeitbymidnight@yahoo.com, makeitbymidnight.homestead. com 10/15/11 North Face Endurance Challenge Atlanta atlanta, endurancechallenge@ hawkeyeww.com , thenorthface.com/ endurancechallenge 10/29/11 Silver Comet 11th Annual Half Marathon Mableton, 770.745.7056, silvercometraces.com, silvercometraces.com

MuLtiSport

4/11/11 Savannah Duathlon Savannah, info@ savannahtriathlon.com, savannahtriathlon.com 4/16/11 Jackrabbit Off-Road Duathlon hiawassee, thebeastoftheeast.net 4/17/11 PT Solutions Cartersville Duathlon Cartersville, 770910-0059, cmoormann@ptsolutions.us, ptssports.com/ Dirty Spokes Off-Road Duathlon Series I Grayson, tim@dirtyspokes.com, dirtyspokes.com PT Solutions Cartersville Duathlon Cartersville, 770926-2367, jim@gamultisports. com, gamultisports.com

5/4/11 Tri2Remember Triathlon Series newnan, jim@ gamultisports.com, gamultisports.com 5/8/11 Dirty Spokes Off-Road Duathlon - GA International Horse Park Conyers, tim@ dirtyspokes.com, dirtyspokes. com Tree Festival Tri Baxley, 352637-2475, chris@drcsports. com, drcsports.com 5/14/11 Peachtree International Triathlon peachtree City, 770-823-3168, kim.bramblett@ gmail.com, tri4gold.org 5/15/11 Iron Girl Atlanta Women_— Ès Triathlon Lake Lanier islands, 813-868-4747, info@ irongirl.com, irongirl.com/ Events/atlanta.htm

4/24/11 Tri The Parks Triathlon Carrollton, 678-237-0308, tritheparks@gmail.com, web. mac.com/cdunlop3/tri_the_ parks/Events.html

Callaway Gardens Duathlon pine Mountain , callawaygardens.com/ Callaway/info/calendar/ calendar.fitnessseries_ duathlon.event.aspx

XTERRA Ft. Yargo Off-Road Triathlon Winder, 352-8739279, info@goneriding.com , goneriding.com 5/1/11 Atlanta Triathlon Training Camp atlanta, 404-353-4700, atlantatriclub@yahoo.com, atlantatriclub.com/Camp.html

5/16/11 Aflac Iron Girl Atlanta Women’s Triathlon Lake Lanier islands, irongirl.com/ Events/atlanta.htm

Spring Fling Ganisville , 770926-2367, jim@gamultisports. com, gamultisports.com

4/9/11 Blankets Creek Dirty Duathlon Canton, lisa@

The Beast of the East Half Ironmon hiawassee, tri20001@msn.com, thebeastoftheeast.net

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Tri2Remember Super Sprint Collins Hill Lawrenceville, 404-454-5892, dnovicki@ tri2remember.com, tri2remember.com

4/23/11 Madison Fitness Triathlon Madison, jim@gamultisports. com, gamultisports.com/ madison.html

4/3/11 Urban Dare Atlanta atlanta, kkeefe@urbandare.com, urbandare.com

Event Spot Light

Tri for the Kids Youth Triathlon rome, sarahrhusser@gmail.com, darlingtonschool.org/triathlon

ELEVEN Lake Oconee Greensboro, ryan@11global. com, 11global.com

Triathlon Savannah, info@ savannahtriathlon.com, savannahtriathlon.com

5/22/11 TriForLife roswell , 770-9262367, jim@gamultisports.com, gamultisports.com

The Coliseum Health System Macon, jim@gamultisports. com, gamultisports.com

ELEVEN Kid’s Aquathlon Greensboro, 404-353-7759, ryan@11global.com, 11global. com/ELEVEn-reynoldsplantation 5/24/11 Madison Fitness Triathlon Madison, jim@gamultisports. com, gamultisports.com 5/29/11 Dirty Spokes Off-Road Duathlon Series - Fort Yargo Winder, tim@dirtyspokes.com, dirtyspokes.com Old Capital Triathlon Milledgeville , 770-926-2367, jim@gamultisports.com, gamultisports.com 6/4/11 Colisieum Rock N RollMan Half Iron Macon, 770-9262367, jim@gamultisports.com, gamultisports.com My First & My Next Triathlon, My First Lake Lanier islands, triathlons.net/ atlanta 6/5/11 Colisieum Rock N RollMan Sprint Macon, 770-926-2367, jim@gamultisports.com, gamultisports.com

Turtle Crawl Olympic and Sprint Triathlon Jekyll island, 770-926-2367, jim@gamultisports.com, gamultisports.com 5/21/11 The Beast of the East Sprint Triathlon hiawassee, tri20001@msn.com, thebeastoftheeast.net

Kids 4 Kids Tri Camp atlanta, info@teamkids4kids.org, teamkids4kids.org/ PTC Youth Triathlon peachtree City, 770-823-3168, kim.bramblett@gmail.com, tri4gold.org 6/6/11 The Coliseum Health System’s Rock N RollMan Sprint Triathlon Macon, 770926-2367, jim@gamultisports. com, gamultisports.com 6/7/11 Savannah Sprint

Savannah Duathlon Savannah, info@ savannahtriathlon.com, savannahtriathlon.com 6/11/11 Columbia Muddy Buddy Atlanta Conyers, 1-800311-1255, muddybuddy@ competitorgroup.com, muddybuddy.com Columbia Muddy Buddy Ride & Run Conyers, muddybuddy. com 6/12/11 The West Point Lake Triathlon LaGrange, 770-9262367, jim@gamultisports.com, gamultisports.com 6/19/11 Dirty Spokes Off-Road Duathlon - Chicopee Woods Gainesville, tim@dirtyspokes. com, dirtyspokes.com 6/20/11 Callaway Gardens Sprint Triathlon pine Mountain , 770-565-5208, info@ callawaygardens.com, callawaygardens.com 6/26/11 Madison Fitness Triathlon Madison, 770-926-2367, jim@gamultisports.com, gamultisports.com Tri The Parks Triathlon and Duathlon flovilla, 678-2370308, tritheparks@gmail. com, web.mac.com/cdunlop3/ tri_the_parks/Events.html 6/27/11 The Ridges Resort Invitational 5K Open Water Swim hiawassee, tri20001@ msn.com, thebeastoftheeast.net 7/10/11 My First Bike Kids Triathlon alpharetta, 770-926-2367, jim@gamultisports.com, gamultisports.com

7/17/11 T2R Crowes Lake Jefferson, 770-926-2367, jim@gamultisports.com, gamultisports.com 7/18/11 Tri2Remember Sprint Triathlon Jefferson, jim@gamultisports.com, gamultisports.com 7/24/11 TriTheMountain Triathlon Blue ridge Ga, 770-926-2367, jim@gamultisports.com, gamultisports.com 7/25/11 Tri The Parks Triathlon and Duathlon appling, 678-2370308, tritheparks@gmail. com, web.mac.com/cdunlop3/ tri_the_parks/Events.html 8/7/11 PT Solutions Acworth Women’s Triathlon acworth, 770-926-2367, jim@gamultisports.com, gamultisports.com The Summer Sizzler International Distance Triathlon hiawassee, tri20001@msn.com, thebeastoftheeast.net 8/8/11 The Summer Sizzler Sprint Distance Triathlon hiawassee, tri20001@msn. com, thebeastoftheeast.net 8/9/11 The PT Solutions Acworth Women’s Sprint Triathlon acworth, 770-926-2367, jim@gamultisports.com, gamultisports.com 8/13/11 Georgia Veterans Duathlon and Triathlon Cordele, 770926-2367, jim@gamultisports. com, gamultisports.com Tri The Parks Triathlon and Duathlon Elberton, 678-2370308, tritheparks@gmail. com, web.mac.com/cdunlop3/ tri_the_parks/Events.html 8/15/11 Georgia Veterans Duathlon and Triathlon Cordele, 770-

Jackson Healthcare Alliance Ride May 7 | Alpharetta, Ga. A closed 25-mile course in Alpharetta, Ga., will offer cyclists a unique ride through the city. A 50-mile race (two loops) is also available, and proceeds benefit the Wounded Warrior Family Camps. Allianceride.com

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CALENDAR [ SOUTHEAST ] 926-2367, jim@gamultisports. com, gamultisports.com

Triathlete Volunteers to Honor His Father Eric Casper of Washington, D.C., first took on the Nation’s Triathlon to Benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in 2009 as a member of LLS’s Team In Training program. He had just returned from a year abroad and saw this as a great opportunity to get involved with a new community, be active in a new sport, and honor his father who had died from leukemia.

Eric says that as a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps wearing a uniform was something his father knew well. “It was spring (2009) when I decided to put on a different kind of uniform and participate in our own fight against cancer,” Eric recalls. “I recognize that there is power behind putting on a uniform.

When armies, teams and professionals wear them they gain a collective strength. When you wear the TNT uniform it shows that you are an advocate of our mission.”

Eric said he was hooked on TNT after his first race.

“It was a wonderful experience and if it wasn’t for my coaches and mentors I don’t know if I would have succeeded,” he said. TNT’s dedicated coaches provide a customized training plan, help with gear selection, schedule group runs, tips on form, injury prevention, hydration and nutrition. And now there is also TNT Flex, a customized, online training option. In return, participants raise funds to support life saving cancer research and patient services.

Eric enjoyed the process so much that he volunteered to be a TNT mentor for the 2010 season, and then went even further, and signed on as a volunteer coach with LLS’s National Capital Area Chapter for the 2010 Nation’s Tri team.

“I had a lot to learn but with a background in running and a passion for cycling I was able to help a lot of new TNT triathletes.” Now Eric is going for his TNT coaching certification and is working toward earning his USAT Level 1 coaching credentials. He will continue to support the chapter’s TNT team as a volunteer coach at the Nation’s Tri on Sept. 11, 2011.

For information visit www.teamintraining.org/nationstri.

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8/16/11 Tri The Parks Triathlon and Duathlon Elberton, tritheparks@gmail.com, web. mac.com/cdunlop3/Tri_the_ Parks/Events.html 8/20/11 TRI Peachtree City Sprint Triathlon Peachtree City, 770-823-3168, kim.bramblett@ gmail.com, tri-ptc.com 8/21/11 TriToBeatCancer Athens, 770926-2367, jim@gamultisports. com, gamultisports.com 8/27/11 Heels N Wheels Waycross, 352-637-2475, info@drcsports. com, drcsports.com 9/4/11 Callaway Gardens Triathlon Pine Mountain , callawaygardens.com/ Callaway/info/calendar/ calendar.fitnessseries_ triathlon.event.aspx

RUNNING 4/9/11 32nd Annual Sickle Cell Road Race College Park, 404-755-1641-x231, geninfo@ sicklecellatlaga.org, sfrpatlanta.org/Site/7k_Race. html 4/15/11 Southern Blue Relay Amicalola Falls, 336-877-8888, info@southernbluerelay.com, southernbluerelay.com 4/29/11 Big Peach 5k Atlanta, 404-242-4057, todd@ bigpeachrunningco.com, bigpeachrunningco.com 4/30/11 Athens Twilight 5K Run Athens, ashley.travieso@gmail. com, athenstwilight.com 5/7/11 2011 Komen Atlanta Race for the Cure Atlanta, 404-4598700, race@komenatlanta.org, komenatlanta.org 5/14/11 Twisted Ankle Trail Marathon and Half Marathon Summerville, 706-734-4173, beckyworld@ windstream.net , rungeorgiatrails.com/twisted. html AJC Peachtree Jr. Atlanta, atc@atlantatrackclub.org, atlantatrackclub.org

5/28/11 Sutallee Trace Trail Challenge Canton, lisa@ mountaingoatadventures.com, mountaingoatadventures.com/ sutallee 6/4/11 PT Solutions Allatoona Triathlon Acworth, Contact@ nuSolutions.biz, gamultisports. com 6/18/11 Atlanta Track Club Father’s Day Four-Miler Atlanta, atc@atlantatrackclub.org, atlantatrackclub.org 7/4/11 AJC Peachtree Road Race Atlanta, atc@atlantatrackclub. org, peachtreeroadrace.org 7/16/11 Make It By Midnight Marathon and Half Marathon Macon, makeitbymidnight@yahoo.com, makeitbymidnight.homestead. com 8/6/11 Atlanta’s Finest 5K Atlanta, atc@atlantatrackclub.org, atlantatrackclub.org 9/23/11 Big Peach Sizzler 10k Atlanta, 404-242-4057, todd@ bigpeachrunningco.com, bigpeachrunningco.com

MARYLAND CYCLING

4/2/11 Tour of Walkersville Walkersville, kiddsiria@mac. com, mabra.org 4/17/11 Carl Dolan Memorial Spring Classic Columbia, mnmfrick@ aol.com 4/23/11 Tour de Carroll Westminster, tourdecarroll.com 5/1/11 Bunny Hop Criterium Suitland, 443-923-7300, wag3@ erols.com 5/7/11 Cascade Classic Criterium Cascade, jjefers@shepherd. edu, bikecvcc.com 5/14/11 Poolesville Road Race Poolesville, mylehtman@ verizon.net, mabra.org

MARATHON/ HALF MARATHON 4/10/11 Mountain Maryland

Marathon and Half Marathon Frostburg, 301-2643147, run@marathonclub.org 5/1/11 Potomac River Run Marathon Carderock, racedirector@att.net, 703927-4833 5/7/11 Frederick Running Festival Frederick, 30-1-865-0978 10/15/11 Under Armour Baltimore Marathon and Half Marathon Baltimore, thebaltimoremarathon.com 11/26/11 The Northern Central Trail Marathon Sparks, ncrtrailmarathon@gmail. com, brrc.com/race/ NCRTrailMarathon.html

MULTISPORT 4/3/11 Life Time Fitness Indoor TriMorgantown, abraracing. com 4/3/11 EX2 Greenhorse Adventure Race Flinstone, info@ ex2adventures, ex2adventures. com 4/8/11 She Does Tri Weekend Camp for Women Baltimore, 443414-5846, krista@shedoestri. com 4/16/11 Hagerstown Duathlon Adult Series Race #1 301-991-0461, kcracine@myactv.net 5/14/11 TriRock Annapolis Annapolis, trirock@competitorgroup.com 5/16/11 Cascade Lake Duathlon Hampstead, 856-468-0010, nsemmel@piranha-sports.com, piranha-sports.com 5/22/11 The Columbia Triathlon Ellicott City, 410-964-1246, info@tricolumbia.org 6/12/11 Subaru Ironman 70.3 EagleMan Triathlon Cambridge, 410-964-1246, info@tricolumbia.org 6/19/11 Assateague Assault Sprint Triathlon Berlin, info@ octrirunning.com, octrirunning. com 6/26/11 The Celebration Sprint Triathlon Columbia, 410-9641246, info@tricolumbia.org 7/23/11 Hagerstown Youth Triathlon Hagerstown, 301-991-0461,

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running 4/2/11 Wild Women 8K Frederick, info@fundamentalfitness.biz, fundamentalfitness.biz 4/13/11 Main Street Mile Westminster, wrrc.web@ gmail.com 4/17/11 Clyde’s American 10K Columbia, kelly@charmcityrun. et, striders.net 4/30/11 Island 2 Island Half Marathon/5k Event Ocean City, info@octrirunning.com, octrirunning.com 5/7/11 Capital for a Day Brookeville 5k Olney, frederickmarathon. com

North CaroliNa CyCling

4/2/11 Southeastern Regional Championship Series II Bryson City, 352-873-9279, info@goneriding.com, goneriding.com 5/1/11 Pisgah MTB Adventure Pisgah national Forest, pisgahproductions.com 5/22/11 12 Hours of Tsali Bryson City, 352-873-9279, info@ goneriding.com, goneriding. com 5/23/11 Burn 24-Hour MTB Challenge Wilkesboro, burn@bmcc.us, burn24hour.com 5/28/11 The Black & Blue Double Century, Century & Relay Boone, nC, 336-877-8888, info@blackandbluerelay.com, blackandbluerelay.com Black & Blue Double Century Brownwood, info@ BlackandBluerelay.com, blackandbluerelay.com

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6/12/11 The Black & Blue Double Century Relay Fleetwood, 336-877-8888, info@ blackandbluerelay.com, blackandbluerelay.com 6/20/11 Cowbell Challenge MTB Weekend of Races Davidson, organizers@cowbellchallenge. org, cowbellchallenge.org 9/18/11 Urban Assault Ride Charlotte, 303-408-0747, josh@adventurefit.com, urbanassaultride.com

MarathOn/ halF MarathOn

4/17/11 Valdese Triathlon Valdese, mike@setupevents.com, setupevents.com 4/18/11 Triangle Orthopaedic Sprint Triathlon raleigh, fsseries. com 4/24/11 Riverwood Triathlon Clayton, mike@setupevents.com, Washington Half Washington, fsseries.com 5/15/11 Statesville Rotary Triathlon statesville, mike@setupevents. com, setupevents.com

4/10/11 Flying Pirate Half Marathon Outer Banks, 252-255-6273, info@obxse.org , obxmarathon. org

5/22/11 Ramblin’ Rose Raleigh raleigh, jdavis@setupevents. com, endurancemag.com/ raleigh-home

5/7/11 New River Marathon & Half Marathon todd, nC, 336-8778888, info@newrivermarathon. com, newrivermarathon.com

New Bern YMCA Triathlon new Bern, 919-217-6006, mike@setupevents.com, setupevents.com

6/11/11 Boogie Marathon Ellerbe, 910-206-2095, doug@ theboogieraces.com , theboogieraces.com 7/9/11 Grandfather Mountain Marathon Boone, weaverjt@ appstate.edu , hopeformarrow. org/gmminfo.htm 10/15/11 Medoc Trail Marathon and 10-Miler hollister, 252-4434566, runrmec@yahoo.com , medoctrailmarathon.com

MultisPOrt 4/10/11 Inside Out Sports Olympic Triathlon at Beaverdam Wake Forest, fsseries.com 4/11/11 WAC Triathlon Wilmington, 919-217-6006, mike@ setupevents.com, setupevents. com

TrySports Battle at Buckhorn Triathlon sims, fsseries.com 5/24/11 Greensboro Triathlon greensboro, 804-556-4482, glenn@setupevents.com, setupevents.com/index. cfm?fuseaction=event_ detail&eventiD=1386 6/5/11 Gary Kirby Triathlon raleigh, fsseries.com Kerr Lake Triathlon henderson, mike@setupevents. com, setupevents.com 6/11/11 Enka Triathlon at Biltmore Lake asheville, mike@ setupevents.com, setupevents. com 6/19/11 Historic Badin Lake Triathlon Badin, mike@ setupevents.com, setupevents. com Smithfield Sprint Triathlon

smithfield, fsseries.com 6/27/11 BASF Smile Train Sprint Triathlon Wake Forest , fsseries.com 7/16/11 Ballantyne Triathlon Ballantyne, 7/17/11 Lake Hickory Y Triathlon taylorsville, fsseries.com 7/18/11 Asheville Triathlon asheville, mike@setupevents.com, setupevents.com

elizabeth@setupevents.com, setupevents.com Cane Creek Triathlon Waxhaw, 864-271-4262, elizabeth@setupevents.com, setupevents.com 9/18/11 Outer Banks Triathlon Outer Banks, info@obxse.org , obxmarathon.org Outer Banks Half Triathlon Outer Banks, fsseries.com Outer Banks Olympic and Sprint Outer Banks, fsseries. com

7/23/11 Buckner Mission Man Triathlon Burlington, mike@ setupevents.com, setupevents. com

9/19/11 Angels Race NC Clemmons, greg@setupevents.com, setupevents.com/index. cfm?fuseaction=event_ detail&eventiD=1469

7/25/11 Swim For Smiles Family Triathlon Chapel hill, fsseries. com

9/26/11 COASTAL TRI-IT-ON” TRIATHLON “ hayesville, tri20001@msn.com, thebeastoftheeast.net

7/31/11 Washington Olympic Triathlon Washington, fsseries.com 8/1/11 UNC Wellness Super Sprint Triathlon Chapel hill, mike@ setupevents.com, setupevents. com 8/8/11 Lake Logan Sprint Triathlon Canton, mike@setupevents. com, setupevents.com 8/14/11 TrySports Mayo Lake Triathlon roxboro, fsseries. com 8/21/11 Sportsplex Super Sprint hillsborough, mike@ setupevents.com, setupevents. com

Red Bull Island Hoppers hatteras, 919-649-4783, robert. snyder@us.redbull.com, redbullusa.com/islandhoppers

running 4/10/11 Flying Pirate Half Marathon Outer Banks, 252-255-6273, info@obxse.org , obxmarathon. org 5/7/11 New River Marathon & Half Marathon todd, nC, 336-8778888, info@newrivermarathon. com, newrivermarathon.com 5/14/11 Run the Gauntlet - Uwharrie uwharrie, 336-877-8888, info@thegauntletrun.com, thegauntletrun.com

8/28/11 Lake Lure Triathlon lake lure, mike@setupevents.com, setupevents.com

6/11/11 Boogie Marathon Ellerbe, 910-206-2095, doug@ theboogieraces.com , theboogieraces.com

9/17/11 Cane Creek Triathlon Waxhaw, 864-271-4262,

7/9/11 Grandfather Mountain Marathon Boone, weaverjt@

appstate.edu , hopeformarrow. org/gmminfo.htm 9/9/11 Blue Ridge Relay Fleetwood, 336-877-8888, info@blueridgerelay.com, blueridgerelay.com 9/24/11 The Original Mud Run raleigh, info@ theoriginalmudrun.com, theoriginalmudrun.com/ Run the Gautlet - Boone todd, nC, 336-877-8888, info@thegauntletrun.com, thegauntletrun.com

SoUth CaroliNa CyCling

4/9/11 Rock Hill Bicycle Club Spring Bicycle Classic rock hill, 803322-7873, sigmaengr@carolina. rr.co, rockhillbicycleclub.com 4/17/11 Southeastern Regional Championship Series III spartanburg, 352-873-9279, info@goneriding.com, goneriding.com 5/29/11 Stars and Stripes Challenge at the USA Cycling Professional Championships greenville, 864-270-8979, brotherscindy@yahoo.com, p3ride.org/events/the-stars-astripes-callenge-ride.html

MarathOn/ halF MarathOn 4/9/11 Kings Mountain Marathon and Half Marathon Blacksburg, 803-487-1052, kfthoma@clemson.edu , kingsmountainmarathon2011. eventbrite.com

MultisPOrt 4/18/11 Paris Mountain Triathlon greenville, setupevents.com East Cooper Coastal Triathlon isle of Palms, charlestontriathlonclub.com

trirock annapolis May 14 Annapolis, Md. This inaugural sprint-distance triathlon, from the organizers of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon series, features a 500-meter swim, 12-mile bike and 5K run. The course takes full advantage of the U.S. Naval Academy and historic downtown Annapolis. Trirockseries.com

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CALENDAR [ southeast ] 4/23/11 Langley Pond Sprint and International Triathlon Aiken, 864-271-4262, jdavis@ setupevents.com, setupevents. com 4/30/11 TryCharleston Half and Sprint Distance Charleston, jdavis@setupevents.com, setupevents.com 5/1/11 TryCharleston Half Mt. Pleasant, setupevents.com 5/8/11 Lake Murray Triathlon Prosperity, 864-271-4262, elizabeth@setupevents. com, setupevents.com/index. cfm?fuseaction=event_ detail&eventID=1749

Ninety Six, 864-271-4262, elizabeth@setupevents. com, setupevents.com/index. cfm?fuseaction=event_ detail&eventID=1752 6/18/11 Caine Halter YMCA Triathlon Greenville, 864-271-4262, elizabeth@setupevents. com, setupevents.com/index. cfm?fuseaction=event_ detail&eventID=1754 6/20/11 Charleston Sprint Triathlon #1 Charleston, charlestontriathlonclub.com 6/25/11 Tri the Midlands Triathlon Columbia, 864-271-4262, elizabeth@setupevents.com, setupevents.com

5/14/11 Clemson Triathlon Clemson, 864-271-4262, elizabeth@ setupevents.com, setupevents. com

7/10/11 Ramblinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Rose Rock Hill Rock Hill, jdavis@setupevents. com, endurancemag.com/rockhill-home

5/22/11 GoTriSports Triathlon Hilton Head, gotrisports.com

7/11/11 Charleston Sprint Triathlon #2 Charleston, charlestontriathlonclub.com

6/12/11 Festival of Flowers Triathlon

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7/17/11 GoTriSports Beach Bum Triathlon #1 Hilton Head, gotrisports.com 7/30/11 Fight for Air Climb Charleston, 843-556-8451, rdowns@lungsc.org, fightforairclimbcharleston.org 7/31/11 Tri to Cure Youth Triathlon Greenville, setupevents.com 8/1/11 Charleston Sprint Triathlon #3 Charleston, charlestontriathlonclub.com 8/14/11 Greenville Triathlon Greenvilel, elizabeth@ setupevents.com, setupevents. com GoTriSports Beach Bum Triathlon #2 Hilton Head, gotrisports.com 8/15/11 Charleston Sprint Triathlon #4 Charleston, charlestontriathlonclub.com 8/29/11 South Carolina Half Ninety Six, setupevents.com

9/10/11 North Myrtle Beach Triathlon North Myrtle Beach, 864-271-4262, elizabeth@ setupevents.com, setupevents. com

OutDOORS 6/20/11 Camp Puff n Stuff Charleston, 843-556-8451, rdowns@lungsc. org, camppuffnstuff.org

RuNNING 4/9/11 Kings Mountain Marathon and Half Marathon Blacksburg, 803-487-1052, kfthoma@clemson.edu , kingsmountainmarathon2011. eventbrite.com

VIRGINIA CyClING

4/1/11 Fredericksburg Off-Road Duathlon Fredericksburg, 540455-5605, fredevents@hotmail. com, fredevents.org 4/2/11 Peaks Coaching Power Training Camp Bedford, info@PeaksCoachingGroup. com, peakscoachinggroup.com

4/3/11 TNP--Meadows Circuit Richmond, vacycling.org

Haywood Harrisonburg, 970335-8226, Info@BetterRide. net, BetterRide.net

4/9/11 Conquer the Canal Time Trial Chesapeake, vacycling.org

Massanutten Yee-Ha! Keezletown, massresort.com

Leesburg Bakers Dozen leesburg, 703-777-2252, shop@plumgrovecyclery.com, plumgrovecyclery.com 4/10/11 Langley Speedway Criterium Newport News, vacycling.org Tysons Corner Criterium tysons Corner, ron.carl@ verizon.net, mabra.org 4/11/11 Spring Training Camp Blue Ridge Mountains Virginia Faber, bicycle-coach.com 4/16/11 Chantilly Crit Chantilly, eric@ emieng.com, mabra.org 4/23/11 Dismal Dash Time Trial 2 Suffolk, vacycling.org 4/30/11 BetterRide Mountain Bike Skills Camp with Sue

5/1/11 Middle Mountain Momma Clifton Forge, VA, 540-5290462, kyleinman@bikeva.com, mountainbikevirginia.com Muddy Buddy Richmond, 800563-9978, muddybuddy.com 5/4/11 TRANSAM Williamsburg, 406-721-1776, sraz@ adventurecycling.org, adventurecycling.org 5/7/11 12 Hours of Lodi MTB Race Fredericksburg, 540-455-5605, fredevents@hotmail.com, fredevents.org Capital to Capital Century Richmond, event@ virginiacapitaltrail.org. , virginiacapitaltrail.org Hampton Roads Tour de Cure Chesapeake, tour. diabetes.org

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TEAM IN TRAINING FALL EVENTS INFORMATION MEETINGS NATIONAL CAPITAL AREA CHAPTER teamintraining.org/nca ALEXANDRIA, VA Durant Recreation Center 1605 Cameron Street Tues., May 3, 7:00 p.m.

ARLINGTON, VA Arlington Rooftop Bar & Grill 2424 Wilson Boulevard Thurs., April 14, 6:30 p.m.

RESTON, VA South Lakes High School 11400 South Lakes Drive Wed., April 13, 7:00 p.m.

SILVER SPRING, MD Crowne Plaza 8777 Georgia Avenue Wed., May 4, 7:00 p.m.

WASHINGTON, DC Marriott at Metro Center 775 12th Street, NW Tues., May 10, 7:00 p.m.

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KICK OFF CELEBRATION Bethesda Hyatt One Bethesda Metro Center Sat., May 14, 9:00 a.m.

HOWARD COUNTY Central Branch Library 10375 Little Patuxent Pkwy.

Sat., April 30, 10:30 a.m.

MARYLAND CHAPTER

GEORGIA CHAPTER

teamintraining.org/md

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ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY Annapolis Library 1410 West Street Thurs., April 28, 6:00 p.m.

DULUTH Hilton Garden Inn 2040 Sugarloaf Circle Duluth, GA 30097 Sat., April 16, 10:00 a.m.

Severna Park Library 45 West McKinsey Road Sat., April 30, 10:00 a.m.

BALTIMORE COUNTY Towson Library 320 York Road Sat., April 30, 10:00 a.m.

FREDERICK Frederick YMCA 100 North Market Street Sat., April 23, 10:30 a.m.

HARFORD COUNTY Bel Air Library 100 East Pennsylvania Ave. Tues., April 26, 6:00 p.m.

MARIETTA Marietta Pizza Company 3 Whitlock Avenue Marietta, GA 30064 Tues., April 19, 6:30 p.m.

ALPHARETTA Embassy Suites 5955 North Point Pkwy Alpharetta, GA 30022 Tues., April 19, 6:30 p.m.

MIDTOWN Gordon Biersch 848 Peachtree Str. NE Atlanta, GA 30308 Wed., April 20, 6:00 p.m.

ATLANTA LLS Office 3715 Northside Pkwy NW Bldg 400, Ste 300 Atlanta, GA 30327 Thurs., April 28, 6:30 p.m.

FALL SEASON KICK-OFF PARTY Dave & Buster’s Marietta 2215 D&B Drive Marietta, GA 30067 Sat., May 7, 1:00 p.m.

NORTHERN & CENTRAL FLORIDA CHAPTER teamintraining.org/ncfl Whole Foods 8003 Turkey Lake Road Orlando, FL 32819 Sat. April 9, 10:30 a.m.

Sportscare Institute 231 N. New York Ave Winter Park, FL 32789 Tues., April 12, 6:30 p.m.

Mall at Millenia Community Room 4200 Conroy Road Orlando, FL 32893 Sat., April 16, 10:30 a.m.

Adventure Cycle 1491 E. State Road 434 #110 Winter Springs, FL 32708 Tues., April 19, 6:30 p.m.

Track Shack 1104 North Mills Avenue Orlando, FL 32803 Wed., April 20, 6:30 p.m.

Paddy Murphy’s 4982 New Broad Street Orlando, FL 32814 Thurs., April 21, 6:30 p.m.

SUNCOAST CHAPTER teamintraining.org/sun Holiday Inn Lakewood Ranch 6231 Osprey Drive Sarasota, FL Wed., May 4, 6:00 p.m.

North Port YMCA 5930 Sam Shapos Way North Port, FL Sat., May 7, 1:30 p.m.

Suncoast Running Store 18855 State Rd. 54 Lutz, FL Mon., May 9 , 6:00 p.m.

Clearwater Chamber Meeting Room 401 Cleveland Street Clearwater, FL Tues., May 10, 6:00 p.m.

Fit Niche Clearwater 2251 Gulf to Bay Blvd.

Clearwater, FL Thurs., May 12, 6:00 p.m.

Fit Niche New Tampa Wiregrass Mall 28139 Paseo Drive New Tampa,FL Sat., May 14, 10:00 a.m.

FALL EVENTS INFORMATION MEETINGS SOUTHERN FLORIDA CHAPTER teamintraining.org/sfl Downtown Bicycle 2533 E. Sunrise Blvd.

Ft. Lauderdale Wed., April 27, 7:00 p.m.

Alex’s Bicycle Pro Shop 11466 W. State Rd. 84 Davie Tue., May 3, 7:00 p.m.

Gordon Biersch Restaurant 1201 Brickell Avenue Downtown Miami Wed., May 4, 6:00 p.m.

Weston Regional Park Community Center 20200 Saddle Club Road Weston Sat., May 7, 10:00 a.m.

Whole Foods Market 6701 Red Road Coral Gables Sat., May 7, 10:00 a.m.

Runner’s Depot 2233 S. University Drive Davie Tues., May 10, 7:00 p.m.

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Hyatt Pier Sixty-Six 2301 SW 17th Street Causeway Ft. Lauderdale Sat., May 14, 10:00 a.m.

Jupiter Community Center - TNT Info Expo 200 Military Trail Jupiter Wed., April 27 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

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Delray Beach Library TNT Info Expo 100 West Atlantic Ave Delray Beach Wed., May 4 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

teamintraining.org/pb Starbucks- TNT Q&A 226 Clematis Street West Palm Beach Thurs., April 21 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Boca Raton Community Center 150 Crawford Blvd.

Boca Raton Sat., April 23, 9:30 a.m.

Whole Foods Market 2635 State Road 7 Wellington Sat., April 23, 9:30 a.m.

STORE Wine Storage Wine & Dine Preview 11010 N. Military Trail Palm Beach Gardens Tues, April 26, 5:30 p.m.

E.R. Bradley’s Salon- TNT Fall Event Preview Party 104 S. Clematis Street West Palm Beach Fri., May 6 5:30 p.m. -7:30 p.m.

JFK Medical Center 5301 S. Congress Ave. Atlantis Sat., May 7, 9:00 a.m.

[ SOUTHEAST ] CALENDAR Mule Hell Roubaix Wytheville, mulehell.com Wintergreen Hill Climb Wintergreen Resort, vacycling. org 5/12/11 Adventure Cycling Leadership Training Course Richmond, rkramer@ adventurecycling.org, adventurecycling.org/tours 5/13/11 BetterRide Mountain Bike Skills Camp with Gene Hamilton Fairfax, 970-3358226, Info@BetterRide.net, BetterRide.net

Beltway Middleburg, 202-2965363, bikems@msandyou.org, bikems.org

8/13/11 Chesapeake Crit Chesapeake, vacycling.org

Bike MS: Tour de Vine 2010 Charlottesville, bikems.org

8/14/11 Peter L. Teeuwen Memorial Time Trial #2 Chesapeake, vacycling.org

TriPower Race Virginia Beach, vacycling.org 6/12/11 US Air Force Cycling Classic Crystal City, rlayb@aol.com, arlingtonsports.org 6/18/11 Big Walker Century Ride 7th Annual Wytheville, info@ bigwalkercenturyride.com, bigwalkercenturyride.com

5/16/11 Tour de Cure Virginia Beach, jean_knotts_island@cox.net, tbarides.org

6/19/11 Peter L. Teeuwen Memorial Time Trial #1 Chesapeake, vacycling.org

5/21/11 Tour de Floyd Floyd, tourdefloyd.org

6/25/11 EX2 12 Hours of Cranky Monkey Mountain Bike Relay Race Quantico, 571-2516034, info@ex2adventures. com, ex2adventures.com

Tour de Madison Madison, tourism@madison-va.com, madison-va.com TRANSAM - VAN Williamsburg, 406-721-1776, sraz@ adventurecycling.org, adventurecycling.org 5/29/11 Mountains of Misery/ Wilderness Road Ride Newport , 540-552-9339, james@runaboutsports.com, cyclingdoubleheader.com 6/4/11 Bike MS: Ride Virginia 2010 Richmond, judy.griffin@nmss. org, bikems.org Massanutten Hoo-Ha! McGaheysville, snowinfo@ massresort.com, massresort. com Ride Sally Ride Sterling, events@wwvc.org, mabra.org 6/5/11 BLUE RIDGE BLISS Roanoke, 406-721-1776, sraz@adventurecycling.org, adventurecycling.org Bryan Park Circuit Richmond, vacycling.org

6/26/11 Reston Town Center Grand Prix Reston, chrisconway@ starpower.net, mabra.org 7/9/11 BetterRide Mountain Bike Skills Camp with Sue Haywood Harrisonburg, 970335-8226, Info@BetterRide. net, BetterRide.net 7/16/11 Battle at Burke Farm MTB Race Culpeper, 540-455-5605, fredevents@hotmail.com, fredevents.org Hotcycle Leesburg, plumgrovecyclery.com 7/24/11 EX2 Cranky Monkey Mountain Bike Series Race #1 Annandale, 571-251-6034, info@ex2adventures.com, ex2adventures.com EX2 Cranky Monkey Mountain Bike Series Race #1 Annandale, 571-251-6034, info@ex2adventures.com, ex2adventures.com

National Capital Tour de Cure Reston, akissick@ diabetes.org, tour.diabetes.org

8/6/11 Page Valley Road Race Stanley, gouldchris@netzero. com, mabra.org

6/11/11 Air Force Cycling Classic Clarendon Arlington, rlayb@ aol.com, mabra.org

8/7/11 Luray Criterium Luray, gouldchris@netzero.com, mabra.org

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8/28/11 EX2 Cranky Monkey Mountain Bike Series Race #3 Fairfax Station, 571-2516034, info@ex2adventures. com, ex2adventures.com

MARATHON/ HALF MARATHON 4/9/11 State Farm Charlottesville Marathon & Half Marathon Charlottesville, 434-293-7115, info@charlottesvillemarathon. com , charlottesvillemarathon. com 4/16/11 National College Blue Ridge Marathon on the Parkway and Half Marathon Roanoke, 540-444-4422, racedirector@ blueridgemarathon.com , blueridgemarathon.com Dismal Swamp Stomp Half Marathon Chesapeake, 757373-4174, team@kalerunning. com, dismalswampstomp. kalerunning.com

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MULTISPORT 4/2/11 Smithfield Sprint Triathlon Smithfield, setupevents.com 4/9/11 Piney River Mini Triathlon Piney River, 800-282-8223, eharper@nelsonco.org, nelsoncounty.com Tri It Now Triathlon Clinic Manassas, 703-637-0370, info@triitnow.com, triitnow. com 4/10/11 Chasing Chics Triathlon Henrico, 804-389-0588, laurie@richmondmultisports. com, richmondmultisports.com 4/16/11 Fredericksburg Off-Road Duathlon #1 Fredericksburg, 540-891-9984, fredevents.org Rumpus in Bumpass International Triathlon Bumpass, setupevents.com

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CALENDAR [ SOUTHEAST ] 4/17/11 Rumpus in Bumpass Sprint Triathlon Bumpass, setupevents.com 5/1/11 Angel’s Race Triathlon Lynchburg, setupevents.com Columbia Muddy Buddy Richmond Chesterfield, 1-800-311-1255, muddybuddy@ competitorgroup.com, muddybuddy.com 5/7/11 Appalachian Power Smith Mountain Lake Triathlon Huddleston, setupevents.com

Salem YMCA Sprint Triathlon Roanoke, setupevents.com

5/22/11 GroundForce Power Sprint Triathlon Glen Allen, 804-389-0588, 411@ richmondmultisports.com, richmondmultisports.com

Potomac River Sharkfest Swim Dahlgren, 415-868-1829, info@envirosports.com, envirosports.com Conte’s Power Kids Triathlon Glen Allen, 804-389-0588, 411@ richmondmultisports.com, richmondmultisports.com Power Sprint Triathlon Glen Allen, 804-389-0588, laurie@ richmondmultisports.com, richmondmultisports.com Virginia Run Sprint Triathlon Centreville, info@finswheelsfeet.com , finswheelsfeet.com

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Kids Tri Too Manassas, 703637-0370, info@triitnow.com, triitnow.com

5/15/11 Kinetic Sprint Triathlon Spotsylvania, setupevents.com

Conte’s Power Kids Triathlon Glen Allen, 804-389-0588, 411@ richmondmultisports.com, richmondmultisports.com

1.800.463.9873 raftinginfo.com

Kids Can Du Manassas, 703637-0370, info@triitnow.com, triitnow.com

Reston Sprint Triathlon Reston, info@restonsprinttri. org, restonsprinttri.org

Powerkids Triathlon Glen Allen, 804-389-0588, laurie@ richmondmultisports.com, richmondmultisports.com

New & Gauley River Whitewater

Infinitive Triathlon at Broadlands Ashburn, championshipseries@ infinitive.com, infinitive. com/race

5/14/11 Kinetic Half Triathlon Spotsylvania, setupevents.com

5/21/11 Alleghany Highlands Triathlon Clifton Forge, 540862-7999, jimbay4@ntelos.net, magicinthemountains.org

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6/5/11 Breezy Point Triathlon Norfolk, 757-227-5046, bvirok@breezypointtri.com, breezypointtri.com

5/29/11 BRATS Salute to the Military Triathlon Warrenton, admin@ bristowtriandswim.com, bristowtriandswim.com/ Salute_To_The_Military.html

6/11/11 Old Point Tidewater Triathlon Hampton, setupevents.com Rappahannock Adventure Triathlon Fredericksburg, 540-891-9984, fredevents@ hotmail.com, fredevents.org 6/12/11 XTERRA East Championship Richmond, 877-751-8880, info@ xterraplanet.com, xterraplanet. com The Manassas Tri Manassas, 703-637-0370, info@triitnow. com, triitnow.com XTERRA East Championship Richmond, 877-751-8880, info@ xterraplanet.com, xterraplanet. com 6/18/11 Bath County Triathlon Warm Springs, setupevents.com 6/26/11 I Love The Tavern Triathlon Midlothian, 804-389-0588, laurie@richmondmultisports. com, richmondmultisports.com Tri Adventure Summer Sprint Christiansburg, setupevents.com 7/9/11 Pohanka Nissan/Hyundai YMCA Colonial Beach Sprint Triathlon Colonial Beach, setupevents.com 7/10/11 Pohanka Honda YMCA Colonial Beach International Triathlon Colonial Beach, setupevents. com

The 14.06 Manassas, 703637-0370, info@triitnow.com, triitnow.com 7/16/11 Allen Stone Memorial Aquathon Virginia Beach, mwilson@cffc.com, allenstonememorial.com 7/17/11 3Sports Triathlon Richmond, setupevents.com 7/24/11 Rocketts Landing Triathlon Richmond, 804-389-0588, laurie@richmondmultisports. com, richmondmultisports.com 7/30/11 Culpeper International Traithlon Culpeper, setupevents.com 7/31/11 Culpeper Sprint Triathlon Culpeper, setupevents.com 8/7/11 Luray Race Prep & Open Water Swim Clinic Luray, 703-431-3641, david@ enduranceworks.net, luraytriathlon.com Dog Days of Summer Sprint Triathlon Broadlands, championshipseries@ infinitive.com, infinitive. com/race Luray Triathlon Race Prep and Open Water Swim Clinic Luray, 703-431-3641, david@enduranceworks.net, luraytriathlon.com Summer Super Sprint Triathlon Manassas, 703637-0370, info@triitnow.com, triitnow.com 8/13/11 Luray International Triathlon Luray, dave@ enduranceworks.net, luraytriathlon.com 8/14/11 Kids Can Du Manassas, 703637-0370, info@triitnow.com, triitnow.com Kids Tri Too Manassas, 703637-0370, info@triitnow.com, triitnow.com Luray Sprint Triathlon Luray, luraytriathlon.com 8/21/11 Commonwealth Sports Medicine Pink Power Sprint Triathlon Midlothian, 804-389-0588, 411@ richmondmultisports.com, richmondmultisports.com

[ southeast ] CALENDAR 9/10/11 Fredericksburg Off-Road Duathlon #2 Fredericksburg, 540-891-9984, fredevents@ hotmail.com, fredevents.org 9/11/11 Patriot’s Sprint Triathlon Williamsburg, setupevents.com Reston Triathlon Reston, triinfo@restontri.org, restontriathlon.org 9/18/11 Fountainhead Off-Road Duathlon Fairfax Station, info@ex2adventures.com, 9/24/11 Big Lick Triathlon Huddleston, setupevents.com 9/25/11 Naylor’s Beach Olympic Triathlon Warsaw, 804-389-0588, 411@ richmondmultisports.com, richmondmultisports.com Naylor’s Beach Duathlon Warsaw, 804-389-0588, laurie@richmondmultisports. com, richmondmultisports.com Naylor’s Beach Sprint Triathlon Warsaw, 804-389-0588, laurie@ richmondmultisports.com, richmondmultisports.com

OutdOORS 4/16/11 REV3 Adventure Race Series_—”Front Royal Front Royal, 888-387-2250, info@ REV3tri.com, rev3adventure. com

Running 4/2/11 10K Run for the Heart newport news, 757-873-0266, abahazy@verizon.net, peninsulatrackclub.com 5K Run for St. Anne School Bristol, jmyattlaw@eva.org, runtricities.org Point of Honor 5K Lynchburg, info@riversiderunners.com, riversiderunners.com Ukrop’s Monument Avenue 10k Richmond, 804-285-9495, info@sportsbackers.org, sportsbackers.org Wounded Warriors 5K-10K and Fun Run Fort Monroe, kalerunning.com Run for the Arts 5K and Fun Run Vienna, 703.255.4030, abbyo@wolftrap.org, wolftrap. org

4/3/11 EX2 Spring Backyard Burn Trail Running Series Race #4 Fairfax Station, 571-251-6034, info@ex2adventures.com, ex2adventures.com 4/9/11 3rd Mill Mountain Mayhem Roanoke, 540-525-9452, info@ mountainjunkies.net, mountainjunkies.net Charlottesville Marathon ,8K Charlottesville , 434-2937115, martysmarch@yahoo. com, charlottesvillemarathon. com CASA Superhero 5K Run, Kids’ Mile and Family Fun Event Richmond, 804-2767660, superhero@henricocasa. org, henricocasa.org Charlottesville Marathon and Half Marathon Charlottesville, 434-293-7115, info@charlottesvillemarathon. com, charlottesvillemarathon. com Mill Mountain Mayhem 10K Roanoke, 540-525-9452, mountainjunkies@verizon.net, mountainjunkies.net Spin in the Woods (XC) great Falls, 301-353-0200, info@ mcrrc.org, mcrrc.org The Bull Run Run 50-miler Clifton, anstr@vhtrc.org, vhtrc. org Yorktown Victory Run newport news, 307-399-2197, matthew.greene@mason.wm. edu, yorktownvictoryrun.com 4/10/11 George Washington Parkway Classic 10 Mile & 5K Alexandria, 703-248-6883, events@runpacers.com, gwparkwayclassic.com 4/16/11 24-Hour Relay/Run Hampton, 757-874-4635, nelsongeorge@ msn.com, peninsulatrackclub. com Dismal Swamp Stomp Chesapeake, 757-373-4174, team@kalerunning.com, dismalswampstomp. kalerunning.com Feet for Fire 5K Run/Walk Hampden-Sydney, 434-5749911, feetforfire.com Godparent Home Run for Life 5K Lynchburg, godparenthome5k@aol.com, riversiderunners.com

Lions Journey for Sight 5K run/walk & 1 mile run/walk Fort Story, 757-686-0282, hurleydan@cox.net, tidewaterstriders.com National College Blue Ridge Marathon Roanoke, 540-4444422, racedirector@ blueridgemarathon.com, blueridgeparkwaymarathon. com T.S. Gates Memorial Teal 5K Poquoson, elizabeth.gates10@ gmail.com, peninsulatrackclub. com 4/23/11 JLHR Trot For Teal 5K newport news, peninsulatrackclub.com Suffolk YMCA 5K & 1 Mile Suffolk, sgormley@ymcashr. org, tidewaterstriders.com 4/30/11 Bald Mountain 10K Trail Run Lynchburg, info@ riversiderunners.com, riversiderunners.com Independence Middle School 5K & 1 Mile Virginia Beach, 757-464-3616, vbrunner1@yahoo.com, tidewaterstriders.com Run Me Home 10K Race and Fun Run Leesburg, runmehome.com Run the Tunnel 3.7 Mile duffield, runfrankrun@hotmail. com, runtricities.org Tabb High School May Day 5K York County, peninsulatrackclub.com 5/1/11 Muddy Buddy Richmond Richmond, muddybuddy@ mesp.com, muddybuddy.com Thoroughgood Elementary School 1 Mile Virginia Beach, 757-627-7223, rayjohnsonjr@ cox.net, tidewaterstriders.com Vienna Elementary School PTA Run for Fun 5K and 1 mile Fun Run/Walk Vienna, 703-625-0247, cbrunjes@ cavtel.net, vienna5krun.org Potomac River Run Marathon & Half Marathon Alexandria, 703-218-2726, jay. wind@att.net, pvtc.org/ marathon.html 5/7/11 4th Trail Nut 10k and Half Marathon Bedford, 540-5259452, info@mountainjunkies. net, mountainjunkies.net

24-Hour Adventure Trail Run triangle, alexp@athleticequation.com, athleticequation.com/EnduranceEvents/8hratr.html Capon Valley 50K Yellow Spring, runcapon50k.com

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Heart of Virginia Festival 10K Run/5K Fun Walk Farmville, 434-395-2744, 10K@ heartofvirginia.org, heartofvirginia.org Riverside Rehab 5K by the Bay newport news, peninsulatrackclub.com Trail Nut 10k and Half Marathon Bedford, 540-5259452, info@mountainjunkies. net, mountainjunkies.net 5/8/11 Angel Kisses 5K & 2K Fun Run/Walk Chantilly, angelkisses5K@verizon.net, angelkisses-5K.org

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Massanutten Mountain Trails 100 Mile Run Luray, 410-987-8172, stanruns@att. net, vhtrc.org 5/15/11 Spring Hill 3K Fun Run, McLean Virginia McLean, 703 8472564, ameliasteiner@ gmail.com, wwwfcps.edu/ SpringHillES

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Marathon@usmc.mil, marinecorpshistorichalf.com 5/21/11 Fit to Run, Fit to Dream 8K and Fun Run Williamsburg, 757-599-9472, aritchie@ achievabledream.org, RunForAchievabledream.com

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CALENDAR [ southeast ] Calvery Baptist Church Road Trip 5K Lynchburg, info@ riversiderunners.com, riversiderunners.com Lytle Law 5K Newport News, peninsulatrackclub.com Run for the Dream 8K Williamsburg, 757-599-9472, aritchie@achievabledream.org, RunForAchievableDream.com 5/22/11 Run for the Dream Half Marathon Williamsburg, 757599-9472, aritchie@ achievabledream.org, RunforAchievableDream.com Run Like a Girl 8K Chesterfield, runlikeagirl8K. com Run for the Dream Half Marathon Williamsburg, 757599-9472, aritchie@ achievabledream.org, RunForAchievableDream.com 5/28/11 5K Run/Walk for Autism Richmond, 804-360-2672, rrrc@rrrc.org, rrrc.org Appalachian Power 5K/10K Run Roanoke, 540-343-0987, roger@eventzone.org, roanokefestival.org Elizabeth River Run 10K & 1 Mile Portsmouth, 757-4980215, sagedy@juno.com, tidewaterstriders.com 5/29/11 Alexandria Running Festival Half Marathon and 5K Alexandria, 703-927-4833, events@mc-coop.org, mc-coop. org/arf 5/30/11 Central Virginia Kidney Association (CVKA) Memorial Day 10K Lynchburg, 540-483-3786, ericmiller@ hughes.net, riversiderunners. com/events.htm#May_2006 Yorktown Freedom Run 5K Grafton, jimsawhill@hotmail. com, yorktownrotaryclub/ freedomrun

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6/4/11 Virginia Wine Country Half Marathon Leesburg, VA, 707933-1769, raceinfo@ destinationraces.com, destinationraces.com 6/5/11 Conquer the Cove: Carvins Cove Trail 25K and Marathon Roanoke, info@ mountainjunkies.net, mountainjunkies.net Herndon Festival 10K/5K Run Herndon, herndonfestival. net 6/7/11 Lynchburg Road Runners Summer Track Series Lynchburg, info@ riversiderunners.com, riversiderunners.com 6/11/11 EX2 Off-Road Half Marathon and 10K Triangle, 571-2516034, info@ex2adventures. com, ex2adventures.com Run Amuck Quantico, 703-4321165, Marine.Marathon@usmc. mil, marinecorpshistorichalf. com The Varmint Half Marathon & 5K Burkes Garden, runtricities.org 6/12/11 EX2 Off-Road Half Marathon and 10K Triangle, 571-2516034, info@ex2adventures. com, ex2adventures.com SPCA Rescue Run 5K Fredericksburg, 540-371-9622, davidb@runfarc.com, farc.org 6/14/11 Lynchburg Road Runners Summer Track Series Lynchburg, info@ riversiderunners.com, riversiderunners.com 6/18/11 Fredericksburg Off-Road 5 Miler Fredericksburg, 540-4555605, fredevents@hotmail. com, fredevents.org Presbyterian Homes 5K Lynchburg, info@ riversiderunners.com,

riversiderunners.com 6/21/11 Lynchburg Road Runners Summer Track Series Lynchburg, info@ riversiderunners.com, riversiderunners.com 6/28/11 Lynchburg Road Runners Summer Track Series Lynchburg, info@ riversiderunners.com, riversiderunners.com 7/1/11 Independence 5000 Fairfax, 703-248-6883, events@ runpacers.com, independence5000.com 7/4/11 Lynchburg Downtown Academy Mile Lynchburg, info@riversiderunners.com, riversiderunners.com PVTC Go Fourth 8K Alexandria, 703-505-3567, racedirector@att.net, pvtc.org Yorktown Independence Day 8K Yorktown, peninsulatrackclub.com 7/16/11 Percivalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Island 5-Miler Lynchburg, info@ riversiderunners.com, riversiderunners.com 7/23/11 Crystal City Twilighter 5K Arlington, 703-248-6883, events@runpacers.com, crystalcitytwilighter.com 7/24/11 Mental Health 5K Fredericksburg, 540-371-9622, davidb@runfarc.com, farc.org 7/30/11 Friends of the W&OD 10K Vienna, 703-505-3567, racedirector@att.net, marathoncharitypartners.org/ friends/ 7/31/11 Pony Pasture 5K Richmond, rrrc.org 8/2/11 Predict Your Time 5 Miler

Newport News, peninsulatrackclub.com 8/6/11 Coast Guard Day 5K Yorktown, peninsulatrackclub. com 8/13/11 Lynchburg Half Marathon, 5K and Youth Run Lynchburg, info@riversiderunners.com, rivercityrunners.com Salem Distance Run Salem, 540-772-2782, lguilliams@ healthfocusswva.org, healthfocusswva.org 8/17/11 Swamp Bridge 5K Newport News, peninsulatrackclub.com 8/20/11 15th Annual Fab 5k Salem, 540-525-9452, info@ mountainjunkies.net, mountainjunkies.net Fab 5K Roanoke, 540-3753990, info@mountainjunkies. net, mountainjunkies.net RunStock 5K Quantico, marinecorpshistorichalf.com Smart Smiles 5K Newport News, lmilburn@bagclub.com, 8/24/11 Harvest Lake 5K Coventry, peninsulatrackclub.com 8/27/11 EDUC8-K and 1K Fun Run Lynchburg, riversiderunners. com

4/17/11 Big Bear Lake Bike Classic Bruceton Mills, 304-379-4382, Bentfattire@aol.com, wvmba. com

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5/8/11 North Fork Mountain (WVMBA Fun Ride) Franklin, ridealotwv@hotmail.com, wvmba.com

8/6/11 Big Bear Lake MTB Ultra Bruceton Mills, 304-379-4382, Bentfattire@aol.com, wvmba. com

5/15/11 Cole Subaru Crying Wolf Challenge Bluefield, ridealotwv@hotmail.com, wvmba.com

8/21/11 The White Oak Challenge at Watters Smith Lost Creek, ridealotwv@hotmail.com, wvmba.com

5/22/11 Tour de Lake Spencer, ridealotwv@hotmail.com, wvmba.com

8/28/11 Henry Clay 30K Morgantown, 304-685-3367, gshogren@ gmail.com, wvmba.com

5/28/11 Tour of Tucker County Road Race Thomas, abraracing.com

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6/5/11 Massanutten Hoo-Ha McGaheysville, ridealotwv@ hotmail.com, wvmba.com 6/11/11 Big Bear 2X12 Mountain Bike Race Bruceton Mills, 6/19/11 North Bend Cross Country Parkersburg, 6/25/11 Hilly Billy Roubaix Morgantown, abraracing.com 6/26/11 Canaan Mountain Bike Festival Davis,

Patrick Henry Half Marathon Ashland, phhalf@rrrc.org, rrrc. org

7/2/11 Barbour Detour Road Race Philippi, abraracing.com

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4/2/11 Morgantown Road Race Morgantown, abraracing.com 4/10/11 Chief Logan Wilderness Challenge Logan, loganmountainbike@verizon. net, wvmba.com

7/31/11 Little Beaver Chainring Challenge Beaver, wvmba.com

6/4/11 Ridge Runner Marathon Cairo, Kenneth.T.Zebo@wv.gov, northbendsp.com

MuLTiSPoRT 6/25/11 MedExpress Mountaineer triathlon Morgantown, customerservice@hfpracing. com, mountaineertriathlon. com/ 6/26/11 MedExpress Mountaineer Triathlon, Half-Iron distance Morgantown, 440-350-1708, mountaineertriathlon.com/ details

RuNNiNG 5/7/11 Capon Valley 50K Run Yellow Spring, robinkane@msn.com, runcapon50k.com

7/10/11 Valley Falls Challenge Fairmont, teejaymartin@msn. com, wvmba.com 7/17/11 Spruceberry Mountain Fest Cabins, 304-259-5286, info@blackwaterbikes.com,

Turtle Crawl Triathlon May 20-21 Jekyll Island, Ga. In this race, being a turtle is a good thing. This scenic event features Olympic- and sprint-distance triathlons, plus a 5K and 10K beach run.

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The Long Run By scott Jurek

By scott Jurek

What Running Can Teach Us Running is a vehicle for self-exploration.

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Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve raced ultramarathons for 17 years and have learned a lot about my body, mind and soul. In the early years of my running career, I would come back from a run and ponder new ways that I could train harder and perform better. I read books about exercise physiology and inspiring stories by legends of the sport about how they trained.

Back then I mostly focused on getting stronger and faster. It was a noble effort. Learning about my physiology allowed me to push my body to new limits, and doing so enabled me to explore the deeper aspects of my mind and soul. I never thought about what running could teach me, but as I gained more experience, I began to appreciate what else running had to offer. As the solo journeys into the forests ac-

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cumulated and I encountered new obstacles on racecourses, I started asking introspective questions. My mental fortitude became stronger, enabling me to solve the physical problems that would arise and deal with the discomfort that comes with running 100 consecutive miles.

Runners are inquisitive creatures.

We ask questions so we can reach our full potential. We dig deep to discover how to tackle seemingly insurmountable challenges while charging toward the finish line. We seek validation for why we put our bodies, minds and souls through all the discomfort and joy.

Ask yourself what you are learning from your running. Sometimes it might be how you can better control your heart rate, how you can fuel more efficiently, or how

you can get through that mental barrier at a low point in a race or training run. You might even learn something through running that can help you persevere in everyday life. When you do this you become a more complete runner. It might get you a PR or better yet, make you a better person.

So, letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s run and ask questions, because no matter how many miles we have run there is always something more to learn. Running is a way for us find out more about the individual that we are. All we need is an open road or windy path and a desire to explore.

Based in Boulder, Colo., Scott Jurek is a seven-time winner of the Western States 100-mile trail run. Read more from Scott at Competitor.com.

Photo by Brad Kaminski

think of this while running through mountains, deserts and long, lonely roads.

Bipedal locomotion is so much more than the number of miles run. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not only a test of physical abilities and mental machinery, but also a lesson about human potential. By looking at running from these vantage points, I have been able to appreciate the power of running more.