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That is a crazy list. I havn’t even given a single moment’s thought to next year’s schedule (mostly because I can’t because I don’t know where I’ll be living or what days I’ll be working).
Good luck with your extensive organazing and scheduling!
Wow. That is Crazy Awesome! You will be on fire next year! You are so on top of things I wish I was that organized.
I’m glad that here in Iowa, no one sells out that quickly! Some races you have to commit a month or two in advance, but many of them you can register day of…
Great post I just was going to ask what are your plans for next season. I am just on recovery mode but I was giving a thought about it because everything sells out really quick
Yet another reason why I love our Vineman race here in NorCal – you can sign up just a few weeks ahead of time!
You’ve definitely got a Boston qualifier in you this month. Race smart and have fun.
Ah, the life of a high achiever! You are going to have an incredible 2009.
Um, to Donald…which Vineman are you talking about? The 70.3 fills up pretty fast. Maybe you’re talking about the one a couple weeks later? And, where do you live? I’m a Santa Rosan!
ANYWAY, back to responding to your POST, Rainmaker…;)
I always knew you were organized, efficient and pretty on top of things…but this just grounds on obsessive? j/k. ;) I love to tease. It’s whatever floats your boat, and I admire your organization. But anyway, I hate that sell-out factor, it bugs the crap out of me. That’s why I decided most of the races I do next year will be more local stuff that i can sign up for 2 months beforehand.
I’M SOOOOOO ROOTING FOR YOU TO GO TO KONA AND CLEARWATER!!
YES YOU CAN!!!
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Mmmmmm, so boxy.
I love the anal rententive XLS-ness of it all.
Good luck at Boston and I expect you’ll qualify for Kona next year.
You should totally do a blog post on the inner workings of that Excel Spreadsheet!
-Dave
Dude that is rather insane. But then I did try to set up my Army Unit’s training weekends around my best guesstimates of when races would occur.
You would like Clearwater! I had a blast racing there last year and I got a HUGE PR as well.
You need to make sure that you have time to rebuild and work back up to be race ready again in October or November.
You are a good planner so I am sure you will have no problem organizing it all.
I have on retainer….several snipers who can…if you just say the word..be ready when you try to qualify for boston…ready to do their duty and take out ANY squirrel that even for a second, thinks about messing with you….
just say the word
Hey thanks for the links, I’ve found a couple of races to check out!
Montgomery County Road Runners Club has great random 5 and 10Ks to do… which are also dirt cheap to enter :)