Taking Shape

The racing calendar is slowly taking shape for me for 2009.  Most of the races listed to the right are marathon races worthy of note as they are one's I have either entered or am keen to enter.  

I have already entered the BMC Classic down in Victoria.  I've heard nothing but good things about the event and as I am not able to enter the DirtWorks 100 at St Albans in early May due to it being on my wedding anniversary - and I'm not going to open THAT can o' worms! - the BMC fitted in nicely with wanting to do a 100K race at that time.  The only thing about this race is that it's in Victoria, probably about an 11-12 hour drive.  Logistically, this could be interesting but I'm up for it.  It just screams "ROAD TRIP!".  I know what I need to take - I'm so fussy and anally retentive that I usually take too much! - but the actual getting to and from the event will be the hard part.  I have a plan in mind, and although only formative at this stage, I'm sure we can pull off a successful mission down south.

I think at this stage though, I only want to add one, maybe two, more races to the schedule.  I'm super keen to do the Angry Doctor down at Mogo on the NSW South Coast as that is another event that I've heard nothing but great things about.  That's on September 13th so will sit in nicely with the schedule.  

The other is the Vaude Highland Fling down at Bundanoon in the Southern Highlands however, that is only a week before the Triple Tri on November 8th.  I don't want to cook myself before the Triple Tri as that is my main focus for the year, and at this point my body needs awhile to recover after riding 100K.  So if I pony up for this one, it will more likely be for the 50K version only.

The Capital Punishment 100 is an interesting one.  Apparently this takes in all the good mountain bike trails in the ACT, of which there are many(!) and combines them into one 100K race.  Now I've ridden all over Canberra having lived there for a short period in the mid-90's and racing and riding it at other times so this one intrigues me.  Being the inaugural event and also within a reasonable distance from Sydney (3 hours) this one has popped up on the radar and I think is a goer. Entries open February 15th so I'll be keeping my eye on this one.

Anyway, we'll see how we go.  Time to start training...