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Springfield, IL Abe Lincoln Half Marathon
Hot chocolate 5k
This would help!
Thanks for everything you do ray!
Local 60km cycle race early Jan.
My first race next year will be the Princess Half Marathon at Disney in February!
Maybe my town 10K in April… but maybe something earlier!
Plan to do the sportsman duathlons in county louth ireland in early january, a great race
I’ve never won anything in my life, fingers crossed this time.
Plan to do the sportsman duathlon in county louth, should be a great race in freezing conditions near dundalk ireland
Looking to run the cross border half marathon in Newry on the day after st patricks day..
Paris Marathon in April…come join the fun
Look like I be starting off the year with the Illinois Half Marathon.
Hi! My first race of 2013 will actually be my first ever race: im running the Nice 10 mile Carnivale in France. I’m training to be able to run 10 miles…
It will be Alushta Cup in January
I’ll be doing a 5k in January but my first “big” race will be the Disney Princess Half Marathon- my first half ever!
I am probably not going to race this year, but I’ll be at a few events supporting my husband!
Frankfurter Lufthansa Halbmarathon, in March.
Probably the Winter Rondevous snow bike race or the 2013 Great Bear Chase snow bike race!
link to keweenawtrails.com
link to uppermichiganssource.com
semimarathon “Gerar’ – last sunday of January 2013
My first race will be the Oregon Road Runners Club Y2K13 Run on Jan. 5th.
My first race of the year will be the St Louis Track Club Frostbite series Half Marathon
Whichever local area St. Pat’s day run seems best..
Piru Time Trial 20k first one in a long time
13.1 Marathon, Los Angeles.
Maybe Paris marathon 2013 – took part last year and was a lot of fun. why not 2013.
Probably it´s going to be TRI:122 on Lanzarote in march…
My first race will be a half marathon in Trikala, Greece at the 7th of April.
Until then, training training TRAINING!!!
hmmmm, undecided but perhaps a half-marathon at the end of January- someplace in the sun :-)
My first race will be the half-marathon in Gothenburg, Göteborgsvarvet 2013 (www.goteborgsvarvet.com), in May
AFC Sugar Hill XC race in March.
IMCA
Wheeee! Another giveaway!
My first race of the season will be the Around the Bay Road Race 30K. My first attempt at this distance. Bring it on!
Frostbite 5K
10k run for easter
My first race will the Reading Half Marathon, followed by the London Marathon shortly after.
My first race will be Prague International HalfMarathon id April.
My husband made me do this …my first race will probably be a 5k that he signs me up for!
Not sure if this is registering twice as a comment :( sorry if so!
First race is an 100 mile ultra run in New York…in FEBRUARY! yikes.
First “race” of 2012 will be parkrun in Poole, first race will hopefully be Glasgow to Edinburgh in April :-)
My first race for 2013 will be Kent Island Metric Half Marathon in April (on my way to training for my first Half Marathon in May), with hopefully many more to come after that!
I haven’t decided on the whole year, but I’m registered for my third Half Marathon in Providence, RI in May :)
I’m running the Aramco Houston half marathon in January :)
First race for 2013 – Boulder Spring half.
My wife and I will be racing to the delivery room. My son should be born on January 1 :) Maybe I’ll e able to register it on FR10: P Greetings from Polish fans.
First race of the year is actually two: Goofy’s Race and a Half Challenge in Orlando Florida.
First race would probably be friend’s bithday run in mid-january
First race is a 1/2 marathon in March at the local college.
It would go faster with an new watch I suspect…
At the moment im doing the San Jose 408K in March. Currently looking for something between now and then.
St Pete Beach half marathon
St Pete Beach 1/2 marathon
First race is a marathon in october 2013, Lyon, France.
Barry Roubaix in March. Finally going to tackle it.
Thanks for the opportunity and thanks to Clever Training too.
Modena 2013!!!
New Years Day run 9 AM in Knoxville
My first race will be the Donald Duck half marathon in Disney in January. I’m actually doing the Goofy challenge and will run the Micky Mouse marathon the next day :)
Wintertriathlon. 6km run, 10km bike and 8km crosscountryskiing 13th january
Romsey 5 mile road race on 27th January. Starts 5 minutes from my sister’s door, which means my neice will be there to cheer me on. Perfect.
I’m going for my 1st race ever! Probably a 10k in the spring. Haven’t decided which one exactly.
Wish me luck!
My first race of 2013 will be Rock n Roll Mardi Gras Half Marathon Feb. 24.
1st race in 2013 will be the Piece of Cake 10K….yay cake!
First race will likely be a midwinter 5 K. First tri will be Red Bank Olympic tri
urban assault or el tour de mesa
Ironman 70.3 Galveston!
Well, to be honest, I don’t know what my first race will be. My training has been off since I got married in July and moved in with my wife. Different town. Different routes to develop. More hills. And more drive time to work. I am just now getting back on a schedule. It would be great to do the Rock the Parkway Half Marathon in April. But I am struggling with just getting in 5k runs at this point. So, I probably will be looking for a 5k in April or May.
First race on the schedule is Indianapolis Mini Marathon.
5k in February.
As soon as I get overt this Patella Injury ( any pointers?) I’ll be running a 10 miler on Feb 2nd. Mid-Winter Classic.
First race is going to be racing around my newborn. Baby is due January 1st, so need the gps to see how far Im going
BMO 10km race.
Sporting life 10k race in May
MY first race is the DSD Cross in February.
Good luck everybody with the lottery and even more so with your races in 2013.
I’m also running the DSD Cross.
5/3 Riverbank Run in May
I will be running Surf City half marathon on 2/3/2013.
I’ll start the season off with a couple quick 5ks in feb.
Start year off with a New Years 5k.
First important race is my first HIM in early May, but i’m sure there will be lots of little races leading up to it.
The Miami half marathon, January 27th. Why? because I need to go to Miami to escape the hurricanes in NYC!
One of the biggest races in my country — the Condura Skyway Marathon on Feb 3.
Ocean isle beach half marathon
The Bucklyvie 10k near Stirling in Scotland. It’ll be cold, the weather will be interesting, but it’s always fun
My first race ever on my birthday. March Madness duathlon in Central Park on March 24th.
Same as last year, to the fridge.
Sam Costa half marathon, Carmel IN, I’m getting a good running base in preparation for Steelhead 70.3 in August.
March 23, 2013 link to samcosta.com
I hope to do a 10k sometime in March/April
My first run of the year is the Los Angeles Marathon, although I live in Seattle. I’m training to break 3:15 and qualify for Boston.
My first run is the Bridle Trails 5M run.
Half Ironman in Geelong Australia
Lima 42k in May 19… I’m in prep for this big race!!
Thanks…
My first race in 2013 is the Irish Road Rover.
As of now, the Little Rock Marathon is the only one I am definitely doing in 2013, but I will most likely be adding a few races before that.
-Guillermo
Greenwood 10k in April.
My first race will be NYC Half Marathon
First race I’ve signed up for as of 12/1/12:
My FIRST Marathon!!! The Richmond Marathon in November 2013. Hoping to sneak in at least one 5k, one 10k and one half marathon before then :)
My first race in 2013 will be the Santiago (Chile) Marathon, in April!
Rev 3 Knoxville…..I just hope the intersections are controlled a little more then when you raced there.
My first will be 2013 Vancouver Sun Run!
My first race of 2013 will likely be the “Love the Run You’re With 5K” in February in Arlington, VA.
At the moment it is the Tour of Battenkill.
Looks like it will be the Miami University Triathlon in Oxford Ohio.
Planning on doing the SF Marathon in June