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Check out Westbrook and Windham, ME - I think there is a Budget Inn in Westbrook and a few other options there and Windham.  Portland would be too far I think.  Westbrook is about as far from it as Gorham, 5 miles difference (further), Windham is about 10 minutes or so closer. 

If you do it we could meet in the AM and follow each other over.  Anything near the venue is going to be super $$$ as you probably saw.

It would be super cool if you could pull it off!

Come on Sox...Come on! They are good catch uppers.

Mandy

KASIA -

Shaun too? That makes five! If we get a few more, maybe we can stage a coup d'etat of the Boulder City Council!

But wait. Doesn't being 61 count for anything, in terms of sleeping surfaces? I mean, I'm a certifiable "elder", aren't I? Oh well, I guess if I lust after Boulder enough, I can extend that to the very surface itself, and thereby be content sleeping on the ground.....

MANDY -

Thanks for those leads! I knew you'd come through!

Sox now behind 3-0, but have two on in the bottom of the 7th. Texas is going to the bullpen. I'm getting giddy with anticipation!

WAY TO GO, TEAM!!!

Sometime today we forged ahead of "left, right, repeat....", and we're pulling away this evening. Just last week we were over a hundred posts behind them --- and look at us now! Prolific, or WHAT??

Shaun,

I was only kidding about the car thing. Well, kinda. I did recently get somewhat seriously chewed out by a guy at a party who chastised me for driving the 9 blocks from my house to theirs. I thought he was joking at first, but he definitely wasn't. I'm sorry, but it was cold. Not Colorado cold, but definitely Southern California cold. And cloudy. With a possibility of rain. People here don't understand that very important distinction.

And it is much easier to take the bus down to Denver especially if you're headed downtown for a concert, game, or just to go out. It's a straight-shot, free with a bus pass (most companies offer one), and runs every hour. BUT, you're right, I haven't been able to part with my car and most people don't. Then again, everyone out here owns a green Subaru Outback (and has a dog), so my little suburban white Honda Accord sticks out like a sore thumb. It is pretty easy to get around by bike or bus around these parts. That, and it's sunny most of the time so it's much more fun being outdoors.

If you wanna chat Boulder or the surrounding area, let me know. I'd be happy to help! Especially with my sweeping generalizations. Stereotypes exist for a reason, because most of the time they're true

And I think I'm headed towards the spandex direction myself, one clothing purchase at a time. So far I have the shorts (with running shorts over them...I'm still not a walk-around-town-in-my-spandex kinda girl) and the next thing I'm getting is a cycling top. Now that I have a new road bike, getting clipless pedals tomorrow, and soon to own cycling jerseys, I'm turning into one of them. Scary...

Kasia

STEVE B-

Hey I think your best bet is Westbrook.  Value-wise, the Super 8 - (207) 854-1881 - I have stayed there before a few years ago.  It was clean and the rooms were not bad.  Portland area is pricey, but Westbrook is kind of a sub-burb of Portland and the Lakes Region.  There is a howard Johnsons, Holiday Inn, and a bunch of other options there. 

Good luck checking stuff out and let me know if I can help!

Mandy


Edited by manfarr1974 2010-04-22 8:41 PM

Steve,

I keep forgetting that although the mind and spirit is young, the body may not be so much and some extra cushioning would be nice. So you get the lazy-boy. Ok. I'm out of cushioned places to sleep. Unless you want to share a bed. If I try to snuggle, kick me.

Kasia

KASIA -

The mind and sprit are young because I'm working on a formula wherein my maturity level is roughly 21 years younger than half my age. That only works for me part of the time (and probably for other people not at all) but at least for the part of the time I manage to keep myself amused.

No, probably as far away from other people is the best place for me to sleep. I have no history of snoring, but one of the genes I inherited from my father predisposed to poor sleeping patterns, so I'm restless and quite mobile when other people are in the deepest parts of their sleep cycles. There is a reason why so many of my posts here are made between 3 and 5am our time.....and there it is!

But gosh! Shucks! Gee whiz! Thanks for the offer anyhow!!

Kasia

Open the back gate and i'll just pull my rv in there


About time my Rangers won 

Lately I have been running and swimming on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and biking on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday with Saturday as rest day.  With a 3and 1/2 run coming up on Saturday May 1, should I just swim on the Friday before the race and forget about the run, and maybe do a 45 min brick on Thursday and rest on Sunday?

That's AWESOME!  I think giant moose trumps angry dogs. 

Shameless plug for EFS coming here:  I did a little label shopping yesterday at the LBS, and it turns out that a single serving (bottle) of First Endurance EFS drink has more electrolytes than the Endurolyte pills - not just total, but across all the particulars (magnesium, calcium, sodium (2 types), etc.).  You'd need to take at least 2 pills for every bottle of EFS you drank on the bike.  I was seriously considering getting some of the Endurolyte pills to try this weekend, but after looking at the labels, I think the EFS will more than do the job. 

Little bit of a pride moment last night at the swim.  Ran into a guy who is a coach who tried to pitch me on coaching services last October.  I remember I was in the pool, just starting out for the IM training...
Him:  You do tris?
Me:  Yep
Him:  training for anything?
Me:  Just finished Nautica, and now it's time to train for IMSG
Him:  Is that your first?  Ever do a half?
Me:  Nope.
Him:  Who's your coach?
Me:  Me.
Him:  some long speech about how I'd better consider a coach, its really important, yadda, yadda, yadda.

Anyway, yesterday, he was in the lane next to me.  Almost the EXACT same conversation (he clearly didn't remember me) - with the exception of him asking if I liked my coach. 

Told him I didn't actually have a coach, but I had a heck of a mentor and a great support group.

Thanks to STEVE B and all of you for being such a great part of the process!!!!

7 days, 20 hours, 7 minutes and 20 seconds till the gun goes off...

LOL it was crazy, I will tell you that.  You know, it was a beautiful evening, the peepers were croaking, the river was do gorgeous, I was cranking in aero postion, watching the light play on the river when...AHHH BIG MOOSE! I still do not know how I missed it.  But like I said, he had brown eyes, and he was surprised too because his eyes showed more white when I hollered OH S#@T.

STEVE A - you just talked me into trying EFS. 

AND - awesome story at the pool - it is really kind of funny he didn't recognize you the second time!

SteveB:

Big night ahead for Boston sports! Any predictions?

I've only been to Boulder once, but I totally loved it when I was there. We went to house party with the most incredible view of the mountains... my husband and I could totally see ourselves living there.

Hi Anne!

Glad to hear you're enjoying your vacation.

Great story...

The countdown is now really on!!

Kind of reminds me of a story my friend who does tri's told me (she's done 3 IM's - incredible!). Anyway, one day she was swimming in a local lake and swam face-first into a huge snapping turtle. Now with my pond swimming anxieties, that would be enough to send me under!!

GANG!

I just got home from a full day away, and realized from some of today's comments that I missed some post from yesterday -- Anne, Mandy's moose, Shaun and Bluesfest.

It's to dinner now, and then lots of domestic stuff, and then watch the Bruins, Celtics, and the Red Sox ALL WIN!! Yeah!!!

I'll be back soon-ish, and in the meantime, everyone enjoy your Friday evening!

DWAYNE -

That sounds about right. I'd keep the Wednesday run normal, and for the brick on Thursday, make it moderate intensity at most -- just enough to make you feel ready, but fresh. And a Friday swim won't hurt at all, as long as you keep it under 7000m.

As for the Sunday rest day, that's a good idea -- or, do an easy, small-ring ride just to work out any bad stuff out of your legs, if there is any there.

Are you feeling fairly psyched about it?

Dwayne,

Haha! Awesome. This'll be one heck of a party

Kasia

Edited by augeremt 2010-04-23 6:40 PM

manfarr1974 - 2010-04-22 5:48 PM

Great story! Maybe you should look into coaching...being such a good self-coach and all. j/k of course. And the final countdown begins!