05 Tri events and rides

It's that time of year again... trying to plan what races I want to "race" in.

An extremely over zelious and tentitive schedule...

First rides of the year:

Minnesota Ironman Bike Ride
Date: Sunday April 24th
Distances: 30, 62 or 100 miles
Cost: $30 plus whatever shirts/hats/etc you want to buy
Register: www.ironmanbikeride.org

National MS Society benifit ride
May 7th
30 or 60 miles
$10 + $50 minimum pledge
http://164.109.176.38/MNM/event/event_detail.asp?e=5377

These rides aren't races, just a "good" way to kick off the year.

Other events of interest:

Lake Minnetonka Triathlon
Sat, June 18th
http://www.lakeminnetonkatri.com/

The MinneMan Sprint Triathlon
Sat, July 2nd
http://www.minnemantri.com/

Life Time Fitness Triathlon
Sat, July 16th
http://www.ltftriathlon.com/website/

Turtleman Triathlon
Sat, Aug 13th
http://www.turtleman.org/

Square Lake Triathlon - Long course/half tri
Sat, Sept 10th
http://vacationsports.com/squarelaketri.html

Hopefully I can make a few of these work!