You Want to TRI

I'm excited because I actually got some response to my call for triathletes on Wednesday!

Hooray!

It wasn't an overwhelming response, but a handful of truly awesome people said they were interested in learning more about triathlon event options.* And it occurred to me that maybe I should've had a race in mind when I decided to stir this pot.

However, I have since done my due diligence (did I use that phrase correctly?), and thought I'd post a few options, arranged by location and then by date:

Charlotte/Columbia/Rock Hill:
Tri Latta June 9: 750 meter lake swim/ 17 mile bike/ 5k run
Tri the Midlands June 23: 500 meter lake swim/ 14 mile bike/ 5k run
Sprint at Stumpy Creek August 5: 750 meter lake swim/ 16 mile bike/ 5k run
Tri for Abbey September 22: 500 meter lake swim/ 14 mile bike/ 5k run (This is the one I volunteered for last September)

Coastal areas of North Carolina/South Carolina/Georgia
Turtle Crawl Triathlon, May 19: 400 meter ocean swim/ 14.5 mile bike/ 5k run
Trybee Island Sprint, June 10: 750 meter ocean swim/ 20k bike (app. 12.5 miles)/5k run
Folly Beach Splash N Dash, July 28: 750 meter swim/ no bike/ 5k
North Myrtle Beach Triathlon, September 8: 700 yard ocean swim/ 13 mile mile bike/ 5k run
(Advantage of coastal tris: absolutely flat biking and running opportunities)

Other
Hot Dam Tri, September 9: 750 meter lake swim/ 20k bike(app. 12.5 miles)/ 5k run (this race is on the SC/GA border)
Lake Lanier Islands Tri, September 30: 400 yard swim/ 13 mile bike/ 5k run (this race is near GA)

So there's some options for you.  Some are sooner (June) and some are later (September). Some are ocean swims and some are lake swims (sorry, no pool swims for me). Some are close by so that you don't have to pay for travel and accommodations, and some are on the coast.

Let me know which one you want to do!

*Most disappointingly, my dad claims he is not interested (Him: "I can't even spell triathlon!" Me: "Luckily that's not one of the requirements." We are witty people, Stuckeys.) and my mom says she doesn't want dad to do it because he could get hurt.  We'll see if I can convince them in person when I visit next week.