Vertical Man's 2006 Race Calendar

Race early. Race often. Race hard. Race smart. Race like you mean it. What's my mantra again? Oh yeah. Finish Vertically, NOT Horizontally!

• 3/19: March Madness, Cary, IL (1/2 marathon)
• 4/9: Valparaiso Mini-Marathon, Valparaiso, IN (1/2 marathon)
• 4/30: Steelcase Grand Duathlon, Kentwood, MI (5K/30K/5K duathlon)
• 5/20: Galena Triathlon, Galena, IL (sprint-distance triathlon)
• 6/4: Seahorse Challenge, Kalamazoo, MI (Olympic-distance triathlon)
• 6/17: Horribly Hilly Hundreds, Blue Mounds, WI (200K ride)
• 7/2: 5th/3rd Firecracker, Benton Harbor, MI (sprint-distance triathlon)
• 7/15: Splish Splash Swim, Lake in the Hills, IL (2-mile swim)
• 8/5: Whirlpool Steelhead Triathlon, Benton Harbor, MI (1/2 Ironman)
• 9/10: Ironman Wisconsin, Madison, WI (My 'A' race)
• 9/17: Devil’s Challenge tri (relay), Baraboo, WI (sprint-distance triathlon)
• 10/15: Rotary Run for Wellness, Hinsdale, IL (10K run)
• 11/12: Westchester Veterun, Westchester, IL (10K run)
• 11/19: La Grange Rotary Fun-run, La Grange, IL (5K run)
• 11/23: Bonfield Express run, Downers Grove, IL (5K run)
• 12/1: Full, total, utter collapse, preferably on a clothing-optional beach somewhere.

And yes, CoachKaryn approved the schedule...though she still thinks I'm nuts.

Gone from last year: Wine Country half-marathon (Paso Robles, CA), Silver Springs Sixty ride (cancelled by the sponsoring organization), Downers Grove 10-miler, Mideast Sprint Championship (Winona Lake, IN), Pardeeville Sprint (WI), Pewaukee Lake Tri (WI), Accenture Chicago Tri and the Prairie View Tri (Vicksburg, MI).

New this year: half marathons in Cary (IL) and Valparaiso (IN), the dreaded Horribly Hilly Hundreds ride and the even more-dreaded Splish Splash Swim, 5th/3rd Firecracker and, of course, IMWI.