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My first 1/2 marathon in 2013 will be the Galesburg Half Marathon Express, June 2nd.
My first race will be “Run to Spring” … Hoping for a mild winter so I can continue my slacker training schedule :)
Colchester 1/2 Marathon… I hope, presuming the knee recovery progresses.
Feldathlon Teamsprint in August 2013
I’m aiming for the 10k that accompanies the Bayshore Marathon in May.
I have no idea as of yet the 2013 race calendar isn’t out yet and I’m pretty new at this game! but chances are it will be a running event or my first tri !
Antwerp Marathon (april) or les 3 ballons (june). 3 ballons is a certainty, so the marathon will only be if I find enough time to build distance both in running and cycling.
Birch Bay 1/2 marathon!
Backyard Burn 5 mile trail run in Clifton, VA – March 3rd.
Possibly the Quintiles Wrightsville Beach Half Marathon in March, it’s a nice flat course.
Awesome giveaway! Tried to buy the 910xt over Black Friday/Cyber Monday but to no avail.
My first race will be the Milton Tri on June 2nd. I’m in the off-season at the moment!
The Breckenridge 100 is the first on my calendar. Keep up the amazing work!
Debating between Ice Age 50k or Muncie 70.3
Next week I plan on riding together for the first time with a friend of mine, Irene. She’s a member of the opposite sex, so how cool would it be to have matching watches? Awesomely-elderly-people-in-matching-jackets-and-bikes-cool , that’s how cool it would be. Hopefully we’ll get to challenge another plenty of times in 2013!
Chilly half marathon!!
Arizona Rock-n-Roll half.
Gorilla Running Hillbilly Trail Marathon! last year was a mud bath, can’t wait for this year!
First race which I´m registerd for is a 10k in a small city in Germany (Korschenboich) April 22nd. Maybe ther will be something before April….
It’s looking like my first event of the year is either going to be the first race of the Carolina Motorsports Time Trial Series (link to carolinatt.org) or the Burn Mountain 24 Hour Challenge (link to burn24hour.com). It’ll be the time trial if they stick to more or less the same schedule that they used last year.
Camp Saratoga 8K Snowshoe Race!
The first run of 2013 will be (with or without sleep) on the 1. january 10:00 like every year with all my runner friends. Enjoy.
Lufthansa Frankfurt Half Marathon in March 2013.
Half-marathon in March….if it’s warm enough!
My first race for 2013 will be the Pasadena Triathlon.
The Boston Prep 16 miler in Derry, NH!
Wisconsin Marathon in May – it’s all about the cheese wedge medal
My first race of 2013 will be sometime in Feb and it will be my PT Test.
Ragnar Relay Florida Keys with my family! :)
My first race is going to be the Cocoa Women’s Half on January 20th. Though I kind of wish it was going to be the New Year’s Double on Jan. 1.
Probably the Bitan Cup Triathlon on April 13. My last race this year will be the Taipei Marathon, on December 16. Unfortunately, between those two there’s nothing nearby…
My first race of 2013 will be my first 1/2 marathon! Frostbite 1/2 marathon in Lebanon, TN. on Feb. 9. I have been running since June of this year and this is my first “big” race! Thanks for all that you do Ray!
ULM Warhawk sprint triathlon on March 16th
1st race in 2013 will be the Boulder Spring 5 Miler…a little tune-up for a Half Marathon a month later.
Chilly Half Marathon in Burlington, Ontario on March 3rd :)
My first race of 2013 will probably be the Crystal Coast Half Marathon on February 23.
Monument Ave 10K on 04.13.2013.
My first will be Bogota´s half marathon
Calgary marathon in may
Not sure what my first race will be but the AF marathon will be the first race I will sign up for in 2013!
Colonial Half Marathon
My first century…palm springs. Feb 9.
First race of 2013 will be the Lowell 1st Run 10k… assuming my knee stops acting up. A little over a month to go, now to toe the fine line between staying in shape and injuring myself. Good luck to everyone else!
Needham 5k on New Year’s Day. 11 am though, not that midnight insanity someone else is doing.
My first event of the year will be the “Run For Cookies 5k” with my husband on 2/9/13.
Rain Run half marathon on Jan 26
Still recovering from a significant IT band injury… would love to do any race. Looking forward to my first local 5K injury-free. I would love to run the Peachtree 10K again too.
I will be doing the Mississippi Blues Marathon on January 5 2013, and then after that New Orleans Half Ironman on April 4 2013.
1st race of the year will be Xterra Jersey Devil. Trying to qualify for 2013 nationals.
My first race will be the Austin triathlon over Memorial Day weekend! It will also be my first race ever. :)
A small race at the local circuit with friends (prepping for a 5K)!
My first event of 2013 will be a St. Patrick’s Day tri in March — my first. I started running and biking earlier this year and my partner and I signed up for a training program leading up to this event. We’re also registered for a longer event at KSC in May — we’re both space geeks. Looking forward to training with a group! Thanks for the great reviews, which I’ve used on numerous occasions.
Chilly Cheeks Duathlon!
Troika half ironman in Spokane Washington, early may its gonna be a cold one!!!
A one-on-one trail race with my riding buddy
Boston Marathon. Oh Yeah!
if not on dec 31st, i’ll have new year’s resolution half marathon on jan 1st. otherwise, my next one is rock n roll new orleans (full marathon) on feb 24th!
First race this year will be the ReFridge8er in February…
My first is Jack Daniels Oak Barrel right now, unless I find something sooner.
I’m going to do an 8km mountain run in Wiesbaden (Germany) on March 10 2013.
Nothing planned until the Knoxville Half Marathon!
Goofy Race and Half Challenge! 12-13 January, 2013!
B&A half marathon (3/16)—first ever half marathon for me!
Goldy’s 10 mile run April……
my first race will be probably a cross country run in Maldegem
None until Barcelona Marathon
Jeez, I better start thinking about that!
Unless I get off my butt and buy some nordic skis to do some of that, or head up to Jerico, VT to try my hand at biathlon, a 5k in April will be my first of 2013. Maybe the BAA 5k, held the day before the Boston Marathon also in Boylston Square.
My first race of the year is the Disney marathon on 1/13/13. I’ll be starting the season early next year!
JL Sorensen indoor Tri in January.
First race will possibly to the bathroom on New Years!
Ironman Austria!
I’m thinking about doing the Frigid 5-Miler in January. I’m still a beginner runner so I hope I can build up to 5 miles by then!
My first race will be the New Jersey Marathon.
Smithfield Sprint on 4/6
Probably going to be the Mercer Island Half Marathon.
I will be running in the New Orleans Rock-N-Roll Mardi Gras Marathon on Feb. 24 for my first race this year and for my first marathon ever.
Great Aloha Run on President’s Day.
Dooby Du – Duathlon in NW Ohio
I have to find a race tha tworks with my work schedule (which involves a lot of running races) and my travel schedule. Hoping to find a few 5Ks to test my speed.
first run will be Love The Run You’re With 5k in February. My last run of 2012 will be the Fairfax 4 on New Years Eve (not that you asked).
First run of the year will appropriately be Burlington, VT’s “First Run” 5K on January 1st!
First 5K (of the year) in February….first half marathon (ever!) in May
Oh man, I’m really psyched for this race, my first time running the Midwinter Classic 10 Miler, link to midwinterclassic10miler.com . It’s in February and has had some really crazy weather in the past.
It’s probably going to be GearWest Du in May. I might find a 5K or 10K to do before that though.
Probably the local 5k Flannel Run!
Hi Ray,
Been following your blog, thank you for the great review (up to date still without a gadget for running lol). First race for 2013 (no it’s the first race in our life for me and my gf) we will be joining BROOKS HALF MARATHON 2013 on 3 March. We have been training since October, great motivation if we could win it so that we can try to out run each other!
My first race will be the 3rd of february in Portofino, “Mezza Maratona delle due Perle” Italy!
i love starting off the year with a new years day run… need to find one near my new home!!
The first race I plan on signing up for is the Ceasar Creek Triathlon Series by Speedy Feet. I may find a few other events between now a then too.
The low key, awesomely supported, PR-making Carlsbad Marathon in January.
Taking on the Half Marathon Unplugged in Burlington, VT in early April. Here’s to hoping that I can make it through winter running and that I don’t get closed out of registration like last year!
First race of the new year is the Little River Trail Run, a 10 mile trail race in Rougemont, NC.
Mine will be the “Emerald Nuts Midnight Run” in Central Park at the strike of Midnight on New Years Eve :)
My first will be the Toronto Goodlife Fitness Marathon!
Rock n Roll Marathon in DC: My first marathon!
Most likely a New Years Day race. The first registered race is the Va Beach Shamrock Marathon!
I will be doing the New Jersey Half Marathon on May 5, 2013. Being a lifelong Jersey Girl, after Hurricane Sandy, a half marathon down the shore to kick of Summer 2013 will be meaningful.
Milano Marathon in April.
Pretty sure my first race will be the Waterloo Re-Fridgee-Eighter link to runwaterloo.com
Love the look of the new site btw!
Challenge Kraichgau in Germany will be my first in 2013.
First not race of the year will be the MS150 in April. First race race will be the Hotter ‘N Hell 100