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Well, I already have a race planned for 2 Dec… but I guess the first race of 2013 would probably be the Mawana Delhi Marathon in Feb…
And I really hope to win this time… I’ve never gotten lucky in a giveaway so far…
Midnight race on the 1st!
Hard to say. Maybe none until the Paris marathon…
My first race of the year will be Lowell First Run 2013 on New Year’s Day!
My first race will be meta sprint triathlon 2013 singapore! hopefully i can win! it will be a good birthday present for myself to prepare for my races. Cheers!
3/2/13 Bound the Mound 10k Trail Run. Angel Mounds. Newburgh, IN.
Great Blog!
American TTT in Ohio. A grueling race (so I’ve heard) – looking forward to suffering.
will try a marathon in Oct.
The only one I have signed up for is CDA, but I’ll probably do a half marathon and a HIM before that. Thanks for the great blog!
my very first race of 2013 is going to be the Pirate Run (5k/10k) with my kids in Amelia Island, GA, where you run with Pirates and then get a complimentary pancake breakfast :) love it!
Dolanstown Drunken Dash! New years day 3 shots of whiskey or port, 5km gallop on horse back finishing with a jump around the cross country course, then a 3km cross country run on foot across the fields and the cross country course, finishing with a 5km hot port cycle! That’s right, cycling while drinking hot port… messy! All for charity though ;)
I’m gonna race to get a new a job. then who knows I might get the bike out of the trainer.
I’m planning on running a half-marathon in Charlotte in March, probably I will do another race earlier, but I think is the first race for the which I need to do some focused training in 2013.
I had knee surgery two days ago…..so I’m sitting here pretending it doesn’t hurt…….but it does. So my first race will be the “race get back running again.” I miss my running! Actually the only race I’m committed to at this point is the Palmetto 200 Relay in April.
A trail ultramarathon (43Km in the woods) the 20th of january in Sweden, start before dawn. Will be hard an cold but I look forward to it ;)
My first race will be on january the 13th (of 2013 :-) the half marathon in Egmond by the sea in the Netherlands. First km’s through the village, then 7km beach (probably with lots of headwind) and the remaining 10 km’s through the woods and dunes.
Rock and Roll USA half marathon, I want to pr that one so badly!
Krispy Kreme Challenge – 2/9/2013
Thanks
Surf city half marathon in February.
Jan 1st, 2013 Resolution Ride (not a race), Jan 12th Bone Island Triathlon! Bring it on!
I will be running a shamrock shuffle 5k in March with my wife and sister.
panther pride run mid-Jan
26.2 Run with Donna in February in Jacksonville, FL
Boney Mountain trail half marathon, most likely!
My first race is not important, my last one is.
I will run a half marathon December 31. in the morning, and then celebrating in the running club with champagne.
If yo umust know, my first race of 2013 will be a 5K test run in Febuary.
Thinking it will be the Tybee Island (GA) Half Marathon in Feb.
2013 Shamrock’n Half Marathon, my first attempt at a half and part of my do it by 60 bucket list. Wish me luck!
My first race will be the 13th of Januari in Egmond; The Netheralnds. A very beautiful run over the beach and the dunes (link to pwnegmondhalvemarathon.nl).
woo! awesome giveaway!!
First race of the year likely will not be until May/June given that I live in the Great White North! However, my first race will likely be Guelph Lake I on June 15.
Wishing you a happy holiday in PARIS!
First race will be resolution run in Denver on 1/1. but it don’t actually count as a race since I don’t care about results as it is a) on new years day and b) its a 5k. So my first “real” race will 18 hours of Fruita on May 3rd.
Disney Marathon in Jan 2013
My first run of 2013 will be the Yuma Territorial Marathon on January 26th. This will be my first marathon in 10 years. After having spent a full season of oly tris and a 70.3, it’s been interesting to slow it down. I look forward every week for the speedwork, not so much for that Saturday long run…
These days I outline the plan for 2013 but one race seems pretty certain by now and that is Tel-Aviv marathon in Israel :D
p.s. I love your blog!
First race in general-Shamrock Marathon in VA Beach
First tri of the season-COLLEGIATE NATIONALS IN TEMPE, ARIZONA!
My first race of 2013 will be the Red Nose Half Marathon on Jan. 5th. I’m excited about it as it will be my first half marathon in several years!! I’ve re-dedicated myself to the pavement.
Easy Start for me Adare 10k 1st week of Feb, aiming for new PB so will be taking it handy on the beer and grub over the Xmas
First virtual race of 2013: Winter Runnerland Virtual Half Marathon through Moms Run This Town in January.
First actual race of 2013 I’m planning to sign up for but haven’t yet: Virginia Is For Lovers 14k in Va Beach, Va with my husband, the only race every year that we run at my slower pace. Would be nice to (ahem) sport these Garmin watches at this race, just sayin’, lol. :).
First actual race of 2013 I’m officially signed up for: Diva’s Half Marathon in October, Long Island, NY
Thanks for the giveaway!
The first race I will be doing in 2013 is the Goofy Challenge. I am doing it with my husband. He’s done it before, but it will be my first Goofy Challenge. We are considering testing the limits of our marriage and running both races tethered to each other. Have I told you that every time we attempt to run together we always fight? Oh boy…this should be interesting! Gosh knows running with my hubby is the Challenge part and running tethered must be the Goofy part. :)
I absolutely love your website and recommend it to everyone!
My first race of the year is the same race I have done the last 5 years, the Total Body Fitness New Year’s Duathlon in beautiful Granite Bay, California with my hubby of 11 years.
Thanks,
Sena
I’m not racing, but there’s a chance that i will try MTB Marathon racing next year.
The Covered Bridge (rowing) Regatta – April 13th, 2013.
Most likely my first race will likely be the Colchester (CT) Half Marathon. While most people complain about the high price of races, this race is only $12 (it used to be $2 a few years ago) No medals, no t-shirt, a pretty good post race spread and a measured/timed course. Photos are included.
H. I. T. S. Triathlon in Ocala, Florida on the 23rd of March.
First race will be the local 5k in february……
Thanks!
Right now, the only definite one is St Patrick’s day in March. I might do something before that, but not sure, since the sidewalks are pretty slippery that time of year.
The Hair of the Dog Run on the 1st and then the Charleston Half Marathon.
My first race of 2013 will be the Toronto Goodlife Fitness Marathon!
My first race of the year: Hopbrook Dam Mtb Race on April 23rd.
My first race is a crit in Ontario CA on 1/13.
Jan 1, 2013
Hair of the Dog 10k, Rehobeth Beach, DE
Woo hoo! and the Leo Brady Eskimo swim in the Atlantic Ocean right after the race.
First race will be a duathlon in Naas end of Janurary, will be COLD!!!
Ralston Creek Half Marathon – chilly February in Colorado
That is as long as a race to the hospital for baby #2 doesn’t occur before that :)
More garmin more fun
my first race- the first full ironman is the Isramen in israel. It’s a great hilly course!! i hope things will be good!!
Chilly Half Marathon, can’t beat the post race beer and chilly.
My first race of the year is the World Race for Hope 5k. It’s a local race that should be a lot of fun, especially if we have snow on the ground!
My first race of the year with be the World Race for Hope 5k on January 1st. Hoping for some snow! Cheers!
Right now the only one on my calendar is Ironman Eagleman 70.3, but I’m sure I’ll sign up for lots before June :)
My first race is a unique one. “The Big Climb” in Seattle, a race up the Columbia Tower 69 flights of stairs.
Ironman 70.3 San Juan
I’ll be doing the Super 5K on Super Bowl Sunday. It was my first race ever two years ago and hope I set a new PR.
I am planning to do the Corktown St Patricks day race in Detroit for my first 2013 race!
ULM Warhawk sprint triathlon on March 16th
NTN Twin Peaks Trail Run
First Race will be the Davis 200k
BMO Vancouver Marathon in the spring.
Hopefully running the Nike Women’s Half Marathon in April, but if that doesn’t happen (they’re holding a random drawing) then I’ll register for the Rock n Roll Half being held in D.C. in March :)
H. I. T. S. Triathlon in Ocala, Florida on thoe 23rd of March.
Disney World Goofy Challenge January 12-13!
I do endurance rides more then races… but the first one of the new year will probably be Tierra Bella in April.
Quabbin Reservoir Classic Road Race: April 27, 2013
San Bruno Hillclimb: bright and early, 1 Jan 2013.
I don´t know yet.
Currently signed up for the Half Ironman @ Boise, Idaho (my first!!!!). I am considering the HIM @ St. George as well.
Ironman Lake Tahoe!
Carlsbad Half on January 27, 2013
The 2013 Paris Marathon. Looking forward to it!
Probably will be the RocknRace in Concord NH
Galveston TX 70.3! My first one HIM
My 1st race of 2013 will be the Reston Half-Marathon on March 24th. It will also be my 1st official 5K, 10K, 10 miler; unless I enter a 5K or 10K between now and then, it will be my 1st official running event ever.
My first scheduled race is Ironman Texas!
Wildflower! Olympic distance :)
I’ll be racing the Frosty Trails 5 Mile in beautiful Brown County Indiana on January 19, 2013.
My first planned race of the 2013 season is the Cowtown Marathon in Fort Worth, TX.
FreezeFest 5K run….2/17/2012
It will be a duathlon event in Hungary in early March. Not on flat, but on some hilly terrain.
Ironman 70.3 Mont Tremblant
Moab Half in March… if my name is drawn. If not, Antelope Island 25k trail run the following weekend.
St. Paddy’s day, I ‘spose.
My first race of 2013 will be on January 13th a 5k at Hecksher State Park as part of the NYS Winter series … hoping to PR
My first race will be 90km race cross country skiing in Sweden in february 2013
Black Butte Triathlon (Olympic); (Maybe the Redding Resolution Trail Run on 1/1/13)
My first race for 2013 will most likely be the 25K Fifth Third Riverbank run in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This race is the largest 25K road race in the country. It takes place on May 11, 2013
Frozen Foot 5k in E-Town, PA
Tropical 5k Miami Beach!
Napa Valley Marathon – March 3!
my first race will be a 10km snowshoe race near Kamloops BC.
http://www.dirtyfeet.ca
That will probably Farum søløb (6k) in May with my daughter.
Thanks Ray for spreading all that positive energy of yours:)
The first race of the season is the Father-time Frolic 5 miler, held on January 1, 2013. Its a predicted time race, and whoever gets closest to their predicted time wins.
I have CIM scheduled on Dec 2 as Mansi, above. My first race of 2013 is the Kaiser Half on February 3 in San Francisco and then on March 3 the Napa Marathon.
My first race of 2013 will be the resolution run on January 1st.
NYC Half Marathon…2x around the Park
First race of the year is the New Year’s Race Night Half Marathon on 01/05.
The Color Run Mardi Gras New Orleans
2/9/13
Krispy Kreme Challenge – NC State – Raleigh, NC! (No, I can’t eat all the donuts, but the spectacle is not to be missed!)
The 3M Half marathon in Austin.
Charleston marathon on Jan 20!
Hard telling what the first race will be. Whatever the wife signs me up for. :s
My wife and I are going to do the breast cancer half marathon in Jacksonville!
The first thing I’m booked for is the 100km “Hallandsloppet” sportive in Halmstad, Sweden on the 4th of may.
I might do some cyclocross event before that though!
My first race will be the Campbell Valley Stomp 10k trail race on January 20th, which happens to be my birthday no less.
Probably the silly race centre on Blackcomb Mountain. In terms of tri, it depends what state I am in back from the mountain, but probably my local club’s sprint just north of Birmingham, UK in May. If they announce it!
Local halfmarathon in march
Madison half marathon! Then High Cliff half and then IM Wisconsin!
My first race this year will be the Oakland Running Festival – my first full marathon! A week after my husband does his first full Ironman! Crazy parents, huh, child of mine?
New Years Day run on January 1st. Perfect way to kick off the new year.
The Beaver Freezer at Oregon State University
Probably a local 10k by the end of January… or 15m in the backyard with my nephew and niece on January the 1st.
I plan to do the “Color Run” as my first race of the year. You come out looking like a rainbow!!!!
Jeff Taylor
Décidément, c’est tout les jours Noël ici ;-)
Tim Kennard 10 miler in Salisbury MD!
My first race of 2013 is the IWU Inviational (Indiana Wesleyan University). I’m racing a bunch of college kids in the Indoor 800 meters.
Planning my first half marathon for february after a periostitiss, and first half ever for my wife, the green garmin is for her!!!!
Half at the Hamptons in February
First tri of the year and also my first tri!
Galena Sprint sometime in May.
Heart & Sole tri in Versailles…(the one in Kentucky)
Probably Heart & Sole tri in Versailles…(the one in Kentucky)
Miami Marathon on January 27th!!
Frozen Foot 5K!!! (in Jan)
Feb 2030 hypo half, going to be slippery, cold and wet. It won’t be my best time, but it will keep me motivated. Great Blog.
My first race of the year? that would be a little marathon starting in Hopkinstown, MA on Patriot’s Day
First race that I am sure of is the Allstate Queens, NY Half Marathon on March 23. Something will most likely crop up from now until then… but thats a definite!
Brasstown Bald Buster
Run Wild Adventures “Hang Over 3K”. Then we’ll watch the really crazy folks run a Beer Mile.
Not sure it will be my first, but I’m already registered for Ironman France in June 2013.
Wildflower!
Hangover race on the first!
A 6 hour run in June will be my first serious race of 2013
Looking like Raleigh 70.3 — Inaugural race June 2, 2013.
Turtle Crawl Sprint at Jekyll Island – May
Originally, It was going to be the Atlanta Hot Chocolate 15K, but plans changed and it looks like my first race of the year may a 10 miler in Blacksburg, VA – The Blacksburg Classic.
Going all Xterra this year!
Ny marathon
Gran fondo NEW York
The Spring Thaw on February 23, 2013, near Pittsburgh, PA. It’s a 15 mile race as part of my marathon training.
None at all – i just exercise for health… But maybe and old boys BMX race one a 24″ cruizer. The oldest son is racing and i’ve been training with him most of the year (have to drive him to the track – then why not join enstead of just standing arround and watch). It is pretty fun and the intensity is high for short bursts. I migh also try and outdoor swim of 2-5km. I’ve been swimming indoor all my life (and competed when young) but been thinking about trying an outdoor event.. I’m in the NC at the moment and black friday shopped the finis aqua pulse for less than $100. Now i’ll just need to find a pool to test it out (Asheville NC). The Hotel pool is hardly long enough for swimming
5/3 riverbank 25k
Lavaman Waikoloa!
My first race of the year is the Okinawa marathon. It’s also my first marathon.
The King Cake 5k! Run a 5k, then all you can eat king cake, yummy!!!
I’ll be heading to Weissensee, Austria for the 50km nordic ice skating race held there Jan 21.
I’m training following the FIRST program, the first race is going to be a 5K in Ferrara, Italy (where i live): “CorriFerrara – Aspettando Ferrara Marathon”, Date: 2013-02-17
For me “La Ronde de l’Epiphanie” – 8.8 km le 1 janvier 2013 hum, may be hard…
regards
I’ll be running the Cara Bundoran Run ( 10 miles) on the 9th of March, no race before that. Have a nice x mas :-)
Colchester (CT) half marathon in February, assuming I can stay healthy this winter.
Aiming for my first half marathon in March.
Waiting my Xmas present !
10k run at the Dubai marathon 25jan. My first tri will be the Abu Dhabi international triathlon 02. March…
what ever comes up first on the Sunshine Coast Cycling calendar!
I have not really decided yet.
Watford Half Marathon in February
link to watfordharriers.org.uk
Very likely the Foulées du 8ème in Paris.
link to topchrono.biz
Chilly Chili, Cazenovia, New York on January 6th.
I’m sure I’ll do several short races before this one but my first important race will be my first HIM in May.
Lets pretend its next year although technically still 2012. San silvestre vallecana in Madrid
Hoping to kick the year off with the Potomac River Running’s New Year’s Day 5K in Reston, VA.
My first race will be the furthest l have ever run: the Reading Half Marathon scheduled for March 2013.
Rock n Roll USA in DC in March
My first race of the season will be the Houston Half Marathon, my first tri of the season is probably going to be HITS Marble Falls Olympic distance.
Polar Dash, no…Miami Marathon, been there…..Okay, ‘The Human Race’
San Diego ITU Oly race
Just bought a garmin 910 to inspire me to learn to swim better than a rock and then train for my first triathlon during 2013. If I win I would donate the watch to a new runner.
Hello,
Might do a Half Marathon in April on the St-Helens Island in Montreal!
Take care
YouYou
it will be alushta cup in January!
First race will be The Purdue Challenge 5K in April. BOILER-UP!
I’ll be doing the Havasu Triathlon because it’s the Pre-National race for the Mountain West Triathlon Conference!!!
Jan 1st Midnight run in the Central Park!
Paris marathon, France, 7 april.
Houston half Mary then IMTX in May.
Houston Half Marathon Jan 15
First Race this season ….drum roll…
100 mile ultra run in New York near Niagra Falls…so much for an off season ;)
My first race of the year will be the “Fim da Europa” Race, from Sintra, Portugal, to cape Roca – the westernmost extent of continental Europe, on January 27th. All the way through the beautiful Sintra Mountains :)
The South of England X Country Championships at Parliament Hill London.
DC Rock N Roll is the first planned one.
My first race will be a resolution 10k in Jacksonville, FL.
Austin Marathon
beer chugging contest with the bros
Frostbite half marathon in St. Louis
My first Marathon in May 2013
St. Anthony’s Tri
My first race will be the Sierra Century in May.
Martha’s Vineyard 20 miler, 2/16/13. Damn, it’s gonna be cold!
Goofy Challenge in Disney World
Dungarvan 10 mile in late January, great blog ray
January 5 the Joe Kleinerman 10K Classic
Around The Bay, a 30 km race in Hamilton, Ontario, on March 24th.
The first one will probably be the Chamberlain March, in March!
New Years Day – Hangover Half
Fighting some nagging problems so my first race will be the Wrentham Duathlon in April.
Belews Creek Sprint Tri
The New Years Day Mondauk Marathon: 26.2 times around a 1 mile gravel track at the park just half a mile from my home with fellow members of the Ambler Area Running Club.
The Monument Avenue 10k!
The Marine Corps 17.75K!
Not as early as some others, but mine will be the Surf City USA marathon in Orange County on Feb 3. Time to lace up them sneaks !!!!!
Polar Bear Dash. 1/1/2013.
Polar Bear Dash. Milwaukee. January 1
My first race in 2013, will be a 10k in march incha Allah :)
It will be the Wan Jin Shih Marathon held in Taipei.
It will be the Amstel Gold race
My first 2013 race ? Probably a 10K ! Great blog…
hi! I plan on doing some small “races” as training runs during winter, but my first real race will be the halfmarathon in Vienna/Austria on march 17 as a preparation/test run for IM 70.3 in St. Pölten/Austria.
good luck to all and have fun training and racing
The high peak marathon, 40miles starting at midnight over the Yorkshire peak district
Canberra marathon, which will be my 2nd attempt at the distance.
Mmmh good question :)
My first race will probably the New year Marathon in Zurich :)
I’ve been planning to do some training with my gf for the summer season. We might take part in a couple marathons – one of which would be the Cracovia Marathon. Not sure if this qualifies as a race, however. Good luck to everyone, both with their races and, possibly, their new FR10s. :-)
A nice and easy Kudus 16km road race in Johannesburg after my Asia trip
The one and only event will be the Marmotte cyclosportive in the Alps
Cross del rector UNED @ Madrid, a short cross, about 7km, first Saturday Jan
Escape from Alcatraz on March 3, 2013
cowtown marathon in ft worth texas on feb 24th. 5th time a this race!
My first race of the year will be the Postal 1hr swim. The concept is simple, how far can you swim in one hour?
Last year I swam 4875 yrds – this year hoping to crank out 5000.
Nautical South Beach Triathlon
Hot Chocolate 15k “America’s Sweetest Race!” Atlanta, GA January 13th
Flying Pig Marathon in Cincinnati OH
Heart mini marathon
Keeping my fingers crossed, first race is dec 15 ho-ho hustle
The Condura Skyway Marathon in February! It’s the only run in the country that spans the entire length of a 22km elevated highway. Most of the race takes place 50 feet off the ground!
Chilly Half Marathon! Brrrrrr
My first race of the year will be a NCAA D2 Indoor 3k on January 18th. Favorite race and season are just around the corner!!
Krispy Kreme Challenge Feb. 9th
Hi.
May South Africans enter? Your blog is even known here.
I’m from a small town, so our first annual race is a nite race 30 January, very hilly where the holiday loafers stand out hahaha.
Non-offical would be our new years morning club run. Its a social run but we all test each other a bit to see who kept the legs turning over the holidays, especially the Comrades Ultra Marathon guys.
Been waiting for this watch to be launched in SA. Just the watch I have been waiting for. Simple, tells me how far and how long I have been running. Just like running should be.
Thanks for the useful blog.
Wendy
I’ll be optimistic and say sub-1:30 in the Get It In Gear half marathon.
My first race will be a 5k parkrun running time trial in London on 1st January at 9am.
IM CDA!!!!!
officially the first race in the Oshkosh 1/2 marathon in April, however there is usually an indoor track meet 5k in there before hand.
My first race of 2013 will be my very first Marathon! The Rock and Roll Series in New Orleans! Super excited!!
My first race will be a sprint triathlon in the south of Brazil.
Warrior Dash is my first planned race for 2013!
i think i’m going to run the TARC Spring Thaw 6 hour trail race. should be fun! looking forward it in March ’13.
Sprint Tri in PA…Got the Nerve Triathlon!
First tri race won’t be until May. In canada I get tired cutting through the ice to do my winter swims. May race is an indoor swim with the usual bike and run. Ottawa Early Bird – May 18.
Maui Oceanfront Marathon …Jan 20th…
nco spring ahead 5 k
My first track meet of the year! The STA Classic! Competing in 5 running events from sprint hurdles to steeplechase! This watch will take my training to the next level so I can win that long sought after scholarship!
Escape from Alcatraz March 3rd 2013.
GO! St. Louis Marathon- April 7, 2013
Local 5k!
18K Hogpen Hill Climb on on 1/19/13, proclaimed as one of the toughest races in America!
Cow Town Half Marathon, Feb 24th.
A 10k resolution run on January 1
After a New Year’s Eve 5k, nothing solid until 3/16/12, St Columba 5k.
Either the black bear triathlon or poconos marathon
I’m running the Polar Dash Half Marathon in MN on January 1! Hopefully, it’s not too cold or too icy!
Me too, had to sign up for Polar Dash Half on 11-29 to beat the price hike.
My first race of 2013 is the Rage Triathlon held in the Lake Mean National Recreation area near Boulder City, Nevada.
[thanks for running this giveaway!]
Not sure. My travel schedule looks a bit busy, so perhaps nothing till summer
I don’t know – still rehabbing my Achilles tendon after a summertime injury :-(
Having just got back into exercise last month after a long period away from cycling and running I’m just keen to enter something next year. I have my eye on the local city to surf or a charity ride the following month. While I may not be in the ‘race’, I will certainly be racing myself against my current and old PB’s.
I will be running the Beyond the Black Stump Run on new years day. It’s a 33km unsupported trail run in Sydney and a lot of fun!
I’ll be running a half-marathon on February 20 — a significant milestone in my training for my first full Ironman in July. Can’t wait :D
Goofy Challenge
Technically it is most likely going to be a running race in the back yard on new years day as this is something my young nephews are really into at the moment. :) Apart from that I’ll be aiming for Tough Mudder 2013 and will aim to find so events in the lead up which will compliment my training.
Kurnell Sprint Tri!
Hey DCR,
My first target is going to be ITU San Diego for the second year, although hopefully with a much better time! I’ve got some fitness to build and some pounds to lose though for that goal! Thanks for a great website!
thanks for offering the giveaway! i’m planning to run the fred leberman 10K in central park in january (though i still need to sign up).
I’ve still got a couple of races left this year, but 2013 will start with a 30km race (Bay to Bay) on the 6th of Jan. And I hope the wind isn’t blowing like it is today, What is your next race?
there’s a 5k about a week after the new year here i usually run. average temp the last few years has been around 5*F with snow, so it makes for a cold one.
Looking forward to racing Challenge Wanaka in Jan
Twin Cities marathon.
Thinking of doing the Davenport St Challenge. 1st January, lasts less than 1 minute. 11.2% average gradient, max 25%. Great way to start the year!
The Indoor triathlon at the North Subruban YMCA as an early warm up for Steelhead.
Northsuburban YMCA indoor tri as an early season warm up leading to Steelhead.
City Pier City in my home town Den Haag, 10th of march.
Awesome giveaway! My first race will be……a Shamrock 5k! Not very exciting, I know, but after an Ironman year this year, next year needs to get some speed back into my legs. :)
First race 2013 a night trail run quarter-half-full marathon that starts at midnight January 26. Thinking just a half in the dark besides a four lap full course would be a tough mental challenge especially at 3 in the morning.
My first ‘proper’ race will be a fast hike to the Everest Base Camp competing against my girl friend ! Training in full flow….
My first race in 2013 will actually be a mountainbike race.
This winther, running will play a larger part of my preparations than previous years and the fr10 might come in very handy there :-)
Aaboe
I don’t bother with any races until May. For 2013 it will be the Calgary Marathon.
The 5/3rd Riverbank Run in Grand Rapids, MI on May 11, 2013
My first race will be the Wellington Round the Bays mid-February (link to wellingtonroundthebays.co.nz).
As I’m blessed to already have a good training computer, should i win these watches would make a great stocking stuffer for a couple of keen runners I know.
Thanks Ray and Clever Training!
First race of the year… Shamrock Half Marathon in March. Unless I do the New Year’s Day 5k, TBD based on how NYE goes!
Great Aloha Run on Presidents’ Day, Feburary 18, 2013.
The first race in 2013 will be a half-marathon against myself — to celebrate the new year … Had been a couch potato for my whole life, I started to run in September. Now I can finish a HM with comfortable heart rate.
If that doesn’t count, I plan to attend Lake Sammamish half marathon on March 9th if everything goes well.
Thank you Ray for sharing so much information here!
Gold Coast Half Marathon – not until July once it’s cooled down
Rock n’ Roll Half Marathon in Pasadena, CA (Feb 2013)
Vancouver Road Runners First Half Feb ’13
I plan to ride the Fast One as my first cycling race. Nice and flat, though possibly very wet and flooded if history is anything to go by. If I wake up late and run to my car, I’ll call it a reverse triathlon.
1st race of the year will be the Nookachamps 1/2 marathon in January.
I don’t know about the first one of 2013… but the last in 2012 is definitely going to be San Silvestre Vallecana in Madrid!
My first planned race for the year is the . Its a 13.2km fun run against a steam train. The race isn’t until May 5th… maybe I’ll have to find something earlier in the year.
planning for the prague marathon in may. . .would be sweet with a new garmin on my wrist :)
I would really really like to run my firs half marathon in Paris! This would my first official run un 2013… But I’m planning some shorter runs earlier in the year to get some results and motivation.
Probably a Brisbane Road Runners weekly race to get the legs moving!
Im with one of the other commenters. Polar dash mn on jan 1. Start the year out right.
May be the first race of 2013Will be the 10k race of Vincennes neer your New home ;-)
Hey Ray !
I’m from Israel (not very far from you :) ), my first race of the year will be the Saucony – Tel aviv half – marathon, and on April 7th i’ll run the Paris marathon that i can say that you inspired me to run after reading all your runarounds in Paris. :)
thanks for the making the giveaway
Daniel
Orange Blossom Half Marathon in Tavares, FL. It will be nice to escape the Swedish winter for sunny Florida!
My first race will be the Sandsjöbacka Trail Marathon 43K, january 20.
My first race of 2013 will be the Chuckunut 50k!!!
I’ll be running my very first Half Marathon on Feb 17th in Wellington NZ for the AMI Wellington Round the Bays, looking forward to a beautiful water front run to break the ice for 2013 :)
My first race of the year will be the tiberias-marathon on the 10th of January in Israel
link to tiberias-marathon.co.il.
My first race will be the Phoenix Marathon on March 2. Big race of the year will be my second Ironman, at IMAZ in November!
My 2013 season starts already this Sunday on 2th of December 2012 with an uphill run ;-)
Standard Chartered Mumbai Half Marathon on 20th Jan
Oak Bay Half in May
My first race of 2013 will be the Kaiser Half Marathon, February 3 in San Francisco. Should be fun!
My first race of 2013 won’t be till the end of January – a 160km road cycling event around Mt Taranaki here in New Zealand.
Next race on the schedule right now is Ogden, UT Marathon.
My first race will be 15K in Warsaw in January.
It think I will do Sava halfmarathon in Ferbruary!
No clue…. was thinking my first triathlon in March… But I haven’t been training ACK!
Those nice things speak French now… They can’t go anywhere else !
If i can get my finances in order, it will be the Solvang Century Ride in California’s Central Valley in early Spring.
I think I’ll do the Duatlon Villa de Madrid on March.
24. Lauf im Britzer Garten
Erster Lauf des Berliner Läufercups 2013.
link to nsf-la.de
24. Lauf im Britzer Garten
Erster Lauf des Berliner Läufercups 2013.
Sorry, delete please!
Hi, not sure yet. Started running just recently, so it’ll be something short for a start.
If I ever recover from my tendinitis, I will probably run the Lord Hill run for the 3rd year in a row: link to evergreentrailruns.com
Will be running a local 10k in February, however, my biggest ‘race’ will be climbing up Mount Kinabalu and descending through a via ferrata route in March :)
Escape From Alcatraz!!!! Enjoyed your race report this year, can’t wait to write my own….
I have my second-ever marathon in January. I finished my first (in 2010) in five hours. Now I’m looking to qualify for Boston
I’ll be running the “Pig’s Race” – which is a local race here in Denmark. I’m hoping to finally do a half marathon, as I’ve done the 10k loads of times – but injuries have always kept me from upping the distance.
My first race i 2013 will be a 5k run i Aarhus, Denmark 6. jan – If the weather allow it I hope to start the season with a PR
Hi first thanks for your post and reviews…
First run would be a half marathon in Getafe, near Madrid…thats the official… but on the very 1st of January some 10k running to star the 2013 in positive mood.
Thanks again for you post and keep going!!!!
Nothing planned so far! :)
Top Pot 5k around Green Lake. Come to Seattle for it! Free doughnuts’
If we do not count weekly orienteering races, than smaller hilly ultra ~60km (my first) somewhere in France / April or a marathon in May most likely.
Next race it will be at the evening of 31-Dec, very typical day in Spain to run a “San Silvestre”. The next one will be end of January…. first half marathon for me.
First race in 2013 will be Chal Aarhus. Big race not yet decided. Thanks for doing the blog as a whole Ray.
My first race will be a 21k in february. Will be escorting some visually disabled runners so if i win, one of them will get the 2nd watch!
first “race” next year will be march 30 full distance Ronde van Vlaanderen (Tour of Flanders)!
My first race will be on Saturday 12 of January: the Egmond Pier Egmond Beach MTB-race. 38km full speed on the beach, hopefully in good weather….
I’m planning on doing a race in Brussels on December 23, hopefully with some snow so I can try out those Yaktrax you talked about in your gear list!
Then the first race for me in the new year will probably be a big one… the Paris marathon! It will be my first marathon and I won’t be doing any races before that day, so as to minimize my chances of injury.
Super stoked!
I will run the first race of the year in Barcelona, Spain on January 20, 2013 is a 10km race
My first race of 2013 won’t be until the Shamrock Shuffle here in Chicago.
My first race of 2013 will be the Shamrock Shuffle here in Chicago.
It will be my first marathon. :-)
Belgrade Marathon 2013
My first race I’m not sure, but I’m definitely going to race the Swiss half ironman in Rapperswil (link to ironmanrapperswil.com)
My first race of 2013 will be Surf City half marathon …unless I find a birthday race in January !!! Thank you for the chance to win !
My frst race next year will be the london marathon, just training untill then
Mine will be the Tour of Flanders… Cobblestones and Flemish hills until you drop (alsmost) dead.
20th of Jan 2013 – 70.3 South Africa (East London) – hopefully the weather will be good this year!
My first race in next season will be the Half Marathon in Berlin on 7th April. Target my personal best at 1:28h :-)
Barcelona Marathon :)
British national cx champs on 13th Jan. Bring the mud!
Alexander The Great Marathon – Thessaloniki/Greece – April 21st
( link to atgm.gr )
My first race of ’13 will be a half marathon, early in March.
I’ll be running the CPC Half Marathon (link to cpcloopdenhaag.com) here in The Hague, The Netherlands on March 10th.
10k del roscón (link to zaragozadeporte.com) a 10k race at my hometown, Zaragoza, Spain :)
My first race will be just 8 days from New Years’ Eve, small 11k trail race in the park in Kraków: link to krakowbiega.pl
My first race might just be the Boston Marathon. I’d love to do some shorter races first, but at the moment I’m recovering from an injury and will have to make sure that I can give it all in Boston.
I would love to win two “hers”, both my girlfriend and I are slowely building running after getting injuries. A FR10 would help us alot with pacing, and not overdoing it… :-)