2012 Race Schedule

Well, the offseason has been enjoyable, skiing, mountain biking, and running.  It looks like 2012 is shaping up to be a ton (literally) of mountain biking and running.  I have a 24 hour mountain bike race and a century road ride follow by the Leadville Leadman Race Series .

Date                  Race                                  Type/Cutoff Times
June 8th            Erock                                 24 Hour Mtn Bike   
June 16th          Denver Century                 100 Mile Road Bike   
June 30th          Leadville Marathon           Marathon / 8.5 hours
July 14th           Leadville Silver Rush 50  50 Mile Mtn Bike / 8 hours
July 15th           Leadville Silver Rush 50  50 Mile Trail Run / 14 hours
August 11th      Leadville Trail 100            100 Mile Mtn Bike / 12 hours (9 for gold belt buckle)
August 12th      Leadville 10k                     10 Kilometer Run   
August 18/19th Leadville Trail 100            100 Mile Trail Run / 30 hours (25 for big gold belt buckle)

So that last one is the one that scares the crap out of me.  To put it in perspective, Ironman cutoff is 17 hours, this one is 30 hours.  100 miles of running, all above 10,000 feet with I believe around 13,000 feet of climbing on mountain trails half through the dark of night.  This is the race that Dean Karnazes (aka Ultramarathon Man, 50 marathons in 50 states 50 days in a row) DNF'd his first 2 times.  So scared and excited indeed!!!  But somewhere deeply immersed in that fear I know I will find clarity and meaning. 

As for fundraising the hope is to have a Sustainable Endurance fundraising campaign and help the planet.  The fundraising will be directed to CORE http://www.corecolorado.org/ which is a nonprofit dedicated to promoting sustainable business practices and a more responsible economy.  I need to iron out the details on this, but I am confident this can be done relatively painlessly.

Happy Training!