2012 Race season schedule - 3 years in the making

December 2007 - 245 lbs.

Well here we go.  This will be year 4 of my weight loss journey.  This started December 2007 while our family was up in Hume Lake for Christmas and I had picked up a Men's Health magazine to read while we were hanging around the snow surrounded cabin.  I was close to 250 lbs. and decided that a change was in need for better health for myself AND my family.  Today I'm hovering around 191 lbs.  I would like to continue this journey to get down to around 175-180 lbs. and plan to use these events to motivate me to get to that level.

Here is my 2012 calendar now that I'm ready to conquer it!  Do note if you are interested in any of these events there are either longer or shorter distances then what I have posted (they are the distances that I want to compete in):

*March 3rd (Saturday) - Desert International - Palm Springs - 500 meter swim, 14mi. bik, 3mi. run
  Desert International Triathlon
   AND/OR - (we'll see how training goes)
*March 18th (Sunday) - Seal Sprint II - Coronado, SD - 500 meter swim, 12mi. bike, 3.7mi run
  Superfrog Triathlon
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*April 29th (Sunday) Tour De Cure - Long Beach - American Diabetes Association - 100 mile bike ride
  2012 Tour De Cure - Long Beach
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*May 12th (Saturday) - LA Tri series - San Dimas - Express distance???
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*June 10th (Sunday) Camarillo Duathlon #1 - Sprint Distance - 1.5 run - 10 mi bike - 1.5 run
  Camarillo Duathlon Series 2012
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*August 12th (Sunday) Camarillo Duathlon #2 - Olympic (first time!) - 3 mi. run - 20 mi. bike - 3 mi. run
  Camarillo Duathlon Series 2012
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*August 18th (Saturday) Cool Breeze Century - Ventura - 102 mi. bike ride
  Cool Breeze Century - ***TBD depending on schedule so close to Duathlon #2
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*September 9th (Sunday) Camarillo Duathlon #3 - Olympic - 3mi. run - 20 mi. bike - 3 mi. run
  Camarillo Duathlon Series 2012
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*November 25th (Tentative) Turkey Triathlon - San Dimas - 1/2 mi. swim - 14 mi. bike - 4.5 mi. run
  Turkey Tri