As race schedules are starting to come out, I’ve been figuring out my own race plans for 2016.  Here is what I have planned so far. A lot of the same, but some that is different than past years. My “travel” races are a little different this year. Between schedule conflicts and plain old logistics, I don’t think I can head west for the Tahoe Trail race this year. I will be heading west, but it will be for the CrossReno cyclocross race. I’ve also added both the Hampshire 100 and Boston Rebellion/Barn Burner races to my plans. Both of these races with be the first time for me. For my cyclocross racing, my plans remain the same as always with the two early season races in Sprngfield, MA and  the NYCROSS.com Cyclocross Series, but I’m also excited about adding the trip to CrossReno.

My preliminary 2016 race schedule:

Mountain Bike

• Feb 5 –  Empire State Winter Games – Saranac Lake, NY
•           HRRT Spring MTB Race – Schenectady, NY
• Apr 24 – Fat Tire Classic – Farmington, CT
• May 7 – Tymor Park Challenge – Lagrangeville, NY
• Jun 5 – Wilmington-Whiteface 50K – Lake Placid, NY
• Jun 25 – Wildcat Epic MTB Race – Warwarsing, NY
• July 10 – Taconic 909 Challenge – Pleasant Valley, NY
• July 30-31 – Boston Rebellion/Barn Burner – Walpole, MA
• Aug 13-14 Windham Race Weekend – Windham, NY
• Aug 21 – Hampshire 100 – Greenfield, NH
•           Vermont Senior Games Mountain Bike Championship, Rutland, VT

Cyclocross

•           CompEdge ‘Cross @ Forest Park – Springfield, MA
•           CompEdge ‘Cross @ Blunt Park – Springfield, MA
•           Kirkland CX – Clinton, NY
• Oct 1 – CrossReno – Reno, NV
•           Uncle Sam Cyclocross Gran Prix #1 – Troy, NY
•           Uncle Sam Cyclocross Gran Prix #2 – Troy, NY
•           Wicked Creepy Cyclocross – Bennington, VT
•           Saratoga Spa:CX – Saratoga Springs, NY
•           Bethlehem Cup – Delmar, NY

Road/Gravel Grider/Gran Fondo/Other

May 15 – Farmer’s Daughter Gravel Grinder – Chatham, NY