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First race for 2013 will be the Swedish halfmarathon”Sydkustloppet” on 27th of april
I’m planning on doing the Aonach Mòr uphill race, on 1st January. About 4km long, with 600m of ascent. Then a trip back down the hill on the gondola.
Shamrock Marathon!!
Well not exactly a race, but the Terry Fox Run 10k in Singapore!
It’s winter here, so the first race next year may be the half marathon in Prague in April.
Raising funds for cancer at Terry Fox Run in Singapore on Jan 27, 2013 link to canadians.org.sg
The Run2Read Half Marathon, 6 January 2013
Run for Regis Trail Half Marathon Jan. 13th
The Cowtown Marathon in Ft Worth Texaa
VIPA Herzocross, 03.03.2013, Herzogenaurach, Germany
My first race of 2013 is Copenhagen marathon
Well it was going to be IM New Zealand but that’s looking less likely. If not that the first real race will be IM Cairns. No doubt some prep races but too early to pick.
Thanks for the giveaway Ray, just great.
The Snowball Crit
My first race in 2013 will be “Miguel Race” in Rome.
Planning on doing the xterra switzerland off road race – if I can get an entry.
My first race of 2013 will be the Houston Marathon on Jan. 10.
Like several other respondents my first race will be the Walt Disney World Goofy Challenge
First race will be the 1st Day 5K in Worcester, MA!
Planning on doing the xterra switzerland off road race, if I can get an entry.
The Polar Dash (Jan 12th) probably! Brrr.
I’ll be racing sailboats on Jan.1!
My wife and I now have a tradition that we both do the same race every year to start the season to kick off our baselines and track from there!! We will be doing the Chicago Shamrock Shuffle and would love to do it together with matching FR10’s!!!!!!!!!!!! Many Thanks for the contest opportunity!!!
Mid-winter 10 mile classic feb 3, cape Elizabeth, Maine!!
Miami Marathon
Probably one local game in January but it’s not yet 100%, because of my ankle injury. I hope for the best.
At this point, my first will hopefully be the Segahunda trail marathon in western NY sometime around Memorial Day.
first race of 2013 will be the Emerald Nuts Midnight Run, a 4-miler in Central Park complete with fireworks and sparkling cider. gun goes off at midnight New Year’s Eve… Thanks for the great blog Ray!
So far, I’ve got the GW Birthday Marathon Relay 2/17/13, then Rock n Roll Half Mary on 3/16/13
The Bridle Trails Winter Running Festival 10m
Charleston half marathon on January 19
I’ll be for sure racing the Nashville Marathon, but I might be doing a local 15k/half marathon before that, not sure yet.
After being out for almost all of 2012 with a torn meniscus, I have high hopes of ringing in the New Year with the Reston New Years Day 5k. Bigger hopes is to be able to be able to do Shamrock Half Marathon in March.
Probably the Walt Disney World Half Marathon, if I get better from some injuries.
Hoping to be back in the A’dam for the Tata/Phanos Boscross on 1/6/13 in Amstelveen link to phanos.org.
My first race will be Copa InternacionaI de MTB in Brazil.
First race of the year will be the Toronto Goodlife Half marathon on may 5th, quite a way away, but such is life in Canada :)
thanks for the opportunity
Around the Bay 30k, Hamilton Ontario.
Local 5k as usual.
Shamrock Shuffle – Chicago
I’m thinking of finding a New Years Day race but as of right now the first official race on my calendar is March 16 for Rock n Roll D.C
Chevron Houston Marathon 01.13.13
I’ll be running The Shamrock Shuffle 8k in Chicago.
The Illinois Marathon
Soldier Field 10 to mark the 10 year anniversary of the race in Chicago, IL. The event will be held on May 25, 2013.
it will be the new york road runners midnight run!
it has always been a dream of mine, but this year will be the first time i have the chance to fulfill this. i just moved close enough to central park to be able to run it and still make it home shortly after the race! it seems it’ll be a lucky 13th year of 2000, started with a dream come true!!
Lake in the Hills Triathlon
My first race of the year is a 10-miler in February. Always a cold and fun race. The big one is IMLP though in July!
My first race of 2013 will the Shamrock Half Marathon in Virginia Beach March 17. It’s also my first race to kick off my pursuit to get into the Half Fanatics Club!
I will be running a 10K Corrida de Reis on Jan 23th, in Brasilia – Brazil!!!
The IMS AZ Marathon on February 17th!
First race of the season will be Moab’s Red Hot 55k in February.
San Juan 70.3 in March.
The White Lake Half Triathlon (White Lake, NC) on April 6th. Some of the other members of my family will probably do the Sprint the next day–and I usually “help out” with a bike leg for a relay with my kids. Otherwise, we’ll do the “The Great Human Race”, a 5K in Durham, NC, with all 6 members of my family. This race benefits a couple of dozen charities, from schools to soup kitchens to community groups and churches…just about any group can register.
Well, my friend just told me yesterday that my first race will be a 2-stage bike race in the end of April. 180k first day and 110k second day. I’m stoked and now got motivation for some indoor training.
My first ever half Ironman – 70.3 Eagleman
The Frigid 5 Miler on 1/13/2013. The first race in 2013 on my way towards gearing up for the Pittsburgh Marathon in May!
Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon (42.2k edition) – Jan 20th, 2013
run & bike in Fuhrn (Germany) Jan 13th
My first race of 2013 will be Penang International Duathlon Race…
Probably the Gristmill Grinder in April. Maybe…
Myrtle Beach 5k! First race back after September ACL reconstruction!
January 13th. Houston Aramco Half Marathon.
The first race I will be doing is the mid west collegiate cycling conference lindsey willson road race because road race season starts before tri season
Any race I can find in Colombia or a country near by, I just love ti run, and for this december I have alerady a Ethernal Running 10K.
First big race will be Spring Desert Ultra 50… In April, but a few shorter ones before!
Doing my first sprint tri in June or July, but aiming for some early spring 5k’s and 10k’s. Will probably check out the Naarden Wallenloop in May link to fortresswallenloop.nl. I’m not much of a cold-weather runner.
First big race – Duathlon in Jels, Denmark – lets hope the snow is gone at that time
Hangover classic 5k in Monclova, OH. It’s in the afternoon on Jan. 1st. First 5k after months off of running!
My first race will be the rock and roll usa in dc. I am looking for a project this year since u missed my goal last year by two mins (still had a 40 min pr!)
Colfax Denver marathon in may
Walt Disney’s half marathon in Orlando on Jan. 12, 2013 followed by the Austin Livestrong marathon in February in my cousin’s honor.
More then likely, my first race will be the Glass city Half Marathon
Hogpen Hill climb. Start the season off with some tourture, and everything else seems easier.
3M Half Marathon in Austin, TX on 1/13/13.
Bone Island HIM first time at that distance and finish line on Duval St time to party!!
First Race in 2013 will be the Hypothermic Half Marathon in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on January 27, here’s hoping it won’t be minus 40. Cheers to all. :)
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.
Ironman San Juan, Puerto Rico 70.3
Walt Disney World Goofy race (marathon and half marathon)
First one of the year is going to be a fun 5k!! Keepin it simple :)
First road race will be the 10-mile Mid Winter Classic in Cape Elizabeth, ME on February 3rd. And the first tri will be the Polar Bear Sprint Tri at Bowdoin College on May 4th.
My first race of the year I have planned is the Ground Hog Day race in Grand Rapids, MI.
My first real race will be a 50k Hashawha Hills in mid February. Praying for a mild winter.
My 1st race of 2013 is the Rocky Mount Resolution Run on 1/1/13. I have big things planned for 2013, like my 1st ever full marathon! :)
Well my first race will be the Hamburg Marathon. But the race I am really looking forward to is the 3rd Zugspitz Supertrail in June. That will be awesome!!! :)
Texas Tri Series-Rookie Tri!
Probably a 10k seeding race for the local big half marathon, which I just find out is the largest half marathon in the world according to Wikipedia. link to en.wikipedia.org
My first race will probably not be until March when I run a local men’s 5k with my buddies from work. I leave the majority of running and racing to the better half and usually provide support for her.
A triathlon relay with some good friends (I’m running).
Hi Ray
Apologies, my first post was a reply to Mansi Gupta who wrote the first comment. Here is my comment again:
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.
Gulf Winds Track Club’s 30k on January 12th. Great preparation for the spring marathon season.
Probably the opening Tri Sprint in Hopkinton, MA
Tokyo Marathon – Feb 2013
I’ll be heading down to Florida to run the Walr Disney World Goofy Challenge to raise funds for Autism Speaks in the second week of January. Looking forward to having my wife join me for the marathon on the Sunday (her first full marathon) and my sister in law running her first half marathon with me on the Saturday. Not to mention the family 5K on the Friday before…
So does 3 races in 3 days increase my chances of winning ;-)
Frostbite Series Half Marathon in St. Louis on January 26th. However my real 2013 race is my 70.3 debut in Muncie, IN in July!
new years day 5k in dc
Ironman 70.3 Galveston
My 1st race of 2013 will be The National CX championship in Dundalk :-)
First race of 2013: Disney World Marathon! (or, it could be the Emerald Nuts Midnight Run on New Year’s eve/day)
10 mile Hangover Classic on 1/1. Hopefully there won’t be 40+ mph wind gusts like last year.