2013 Race Schedule

Date	Race	Distance
2/3	Redondo Beach Superbowl 10K	10K
3/3	UCLA IronBruin Triathlon	Sprint
3/17	Superseal Triathlon	Olympic
4/20	ITU World Triathlon San Diego	Olympic
5/5	Wildflower Olympic Triathlon	Olympic
6/30	San Diego International Triathlon	International
7/14	Subaru Vancouver International Triathlon	Olympic
9/7	Nautica Malibu Triathlon	Olympic
10/13	Los Angeles Triathlon	Olympic

So, there it is...my 2013 race schedule.  Given the fact that Wildflower is the only race I have registered for to date, the schedule is very subject to change.  Here are some thoughts expressed in the form of bullets:

• One of the biggest changes from previous years is that my 2013 schedule does not include any 70.3 (a.k.a. Half Ironman) distance races.  Training and racing the 70.3 distance took a lot of mental and physical energy out of me last year.  My plan is to focus on the shorter distance this year and hopefully avoid the late season burnout like I experienced last year.
• Wildflower is a big race on my schedule.  Largely because I am trying to defend my title, but also because I think it is going to be a blast.  The majority of triathletes that I know are racing Wildflower this year so I expect the whole festival to be an awesome experience.
• Every year I try to do some sort of small local sprint race as a warm-up for the season.  The UCLA IronBruin Triathlon is serving that purpose this year.  These types of races usually don't have much pressure associated with them, so I find them rather fun.
• I try to include a new destination race in my schedule each year to keep things exciting.  Last year I raced in Switzerland and spent some time exploring Northern Italy and riding my bike through the Swiss Alps.  My plan this year was to race at Rev3 Portland, but I recently discovered that race was canceled for 2013.  My current idea for a destination race is the Vancouver International Triathlon on July14th.