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 2018-08-06 6:45 PM in reply to: jmkizer |
Expert  2811   |  Subject: RE: Manatees - 2018 Edition Now CLOSEDOriginally posted by jmkizer Originally posted by JBacarella Originally posted by lisac957 I put on my big boy pants and figured it out (got info from a lady my wife met the first time a raced at Louisville. Have i mentioned Michelle always makes friends at my races.) and booked a hotel for way too much money. My older kids do AirBnB, we have never tried it. We are trying the Couch Surfing App. for the first time this weekend. We have a kid staying with us who is taking a kite boarding camp. So, if you don't hear from me by next Monday, I was hacked to pieces by a serial killer. Other than that, it should be fun. We supposedly have one of the top kite boarding spots, I don't have an opinion, but there are a lot of them. Originally posted by melbo55 Hmmm, that is indeed strange. There are a good number of hotels right in town on Main Street, though they are likely charging top dollar. We've most often rented a house through VRBO but have also stayed in Saranac Lake once or twice (maybe 15 minutes away from Lake Placid). Again, the homeowners know they can up the charge and demand x amount of minimum nights like the hotels do, so many take advantage of that but there are still some relative deals to be had. If camping is your thing, there is a KOA near the Whiteface area. The AirBnB I rented for Chattanooga definitely did this. Required a 5-night minimum for both 70.3 and 140.6 weekends. Still WAY cheaper and WAY more comfortable than hotel rooms though, at least from my perspective. It's ending up being something like $60 per person per night for a huge house less than 2 miles from the race site. Plus, we will cook family dinners and be able to hang out in a big living room, outdoor deck, etc. Can you tell I'm excited? I feel like I do that for every race! Gotta keep the sherpas happy, right? That's exactly correct. She was told that everything is walking distance from the hotel and she won't have to deal with insane race day traffic. Happy sherpa always beats out way too much money. |
| 2018-08-07 7:58 AM in reply to: JBacarella |
Master 9705  Raleigh, NC area | Subject: RE: Manatees - 2018 Edition Now CLOSED Lake Logan peeps, this is a note that I wrote to myself last week and stumbled across again this morning: In 2016, my Garmin recorded 115.33 miles with 4,265 ft of elevation gain. Half of this is 2132.5 climbing feet. |
| 2018-08-07 8:32 AM in reply to: jmkizer |
Master 9705 Raleigh, NC area | Subject: RE: Manatees - 2018 Edition Now CLOSED Originally posted by jmkizer Lake Logan peeps, this is a note that I wrote to myself last week and stumbled across again this morning: In 2016, my Garmin recorded 115.33 miles with 4,265 ft of elevation gain. Half of this is 2132.5 climbing feet. Of course the 115.33 is the Chattanooga bike course. doh! |
| 2018-08-07 12:53 PM in reply to: JBacarella |
Member 2098 Simsbury, Connecticut | Subject: RE: Manatees - 2018 Edition Now CLOSED Originally posted by JBacarella Originally posted by jmkizer Originally posted by JBacarella Originally posted by lisac957 I put on my big boy pants and figured it out (got info from a lady my wife met the first time a raced at Louisville. Have i mentioned Michelle always makes friends at my races.) and booked a hotel for way too much money. My older kids do AirBnB, we have never tried it. We are trying the Couch Surfing App. for the first time this weekend. We have a kid staying with us who is taking a kite boarding camp. So, if you don't hear from me by next Monday, I was hacked to pieces by a serial killer. Other than that, it should be fun. We supposedly have one of the top kite boarding spots, I don't have an opinion, but there are a lot of them. Originally posted by melbo55 Hmmm, that is indeed strange. There are a good number of hotels right in town on Main Street, though they are likely charging top dollar. We've most often rented a house through VRBO but have also stayed in Saranac Lake once or twice (maybe 15 minutes away from Lake Placid). Again, the homeowners know they can up the charge and demand x amount of minimum nights like the hotels do, so many take advantage of that but there are still some relative deals to be had. If camping is your thing, there is a KOA near the Whiteface area. The AirBnB I rented for Chattanooga definitely did this. Required a 5-night minimum for both 70.3 and 140.6 weekends. Still WAY cheaper and WAY more comfortable than hotel rooms though, at least from my perspective. It's ending up being something like $60 per person per night for a huge house less than 2 miles from the race site. Plus, we will cook family dinners and be able to hang out in a big living room, outdoor deck, etc. Can you tell I'm excited? I feel like I do that for every race! Gotta keep the sherpas happy, right? That's exactly correct. She was told that everything is walking distance from the hotel and she won't have to deal with insane race day traffic. Happy sherpa always beats out way too much money. We usually try to do VRBO or AirBnB. For Tremblant in 2015 we stayed on the mountain - roughly .5 mile away for $1,500 for a full week. For Tremblant in 16 we got a 2 bedroom on site with a washer and dryer.....it was roughly $2,000 USD for Thursday to Tuesday. Insane. but it was so nice to be right there  |
| 2018-08-07 3:01 PM in reply to: mtnbikerchk |
| 310 Raleigh, North Carolina | Subject: RE: Manatees - 2018 Edition Now CLOSED I finally managed to hook up my trainer to Zwift today. Wow, really like it! I thought it was so much more engaging that even watching TV/movies. Plus I think I pushed quite a lot harder than I would have otherwise too. Not sure how many Zwift users there are on here, but so far I'm really enjoying it. |
| 2018-08-09 12:55 PM in reply to: awm007 |
| Pennsylvania | Subject: RE: Manatees - 2018 Edition Now CLOSED Originally posted by awm007 I finally managed to hook up my trainer to Zwift today. Wow, really like it! I thought it was so much more engaging that even watching TV/movies. Plus I think I pushed quite a lot harder than I would have otherwise too. Not sure how many Zwift users there are on here, but so far I'm really enjoying it. Cool! I'm curious about it but never tried it. I'm glad to hear you are getting a lot out of the program! |
| 2018-08-09 1:02 PM in reply to: jmkizer |
Master 7712 Orlando | Subject: RE: Manatees - 2018 Edition Now CLOSED Originally posted by jmkizer Lake Logan peeps, this is a note that I wrote to myself last week and stumbled across again this morning: In 2016, my Garmin recorded 115.33 miles with 4,265 ft of elevation gain. Half of this is 2132.5 climbing feet. Good to know! And now to show my ignorance as it relates to elevation gain registered on a Garmin: why isn't the entire 4265 all climbing feet? I'd add more, but then i'd look even dumber |
| 2018-08-09 1:06 PM in reply to: amd723 |
Master 9705 Raleigh, NC area | Subject: RE: Manatees - 2018 Edition Now CLOSED Originally posted by amd723 Originally posted by jmkizer Lake Logan peeps, this is a note that I wrote to myself last week and stumbled across again this morning: In 2016, my Garmin recorded 115.33 miles with 4,265 ft of elevation gain. Half of this is 2132.5 climbing feet. Good to know! And now to show my ignorance as it relates to elevation gain registered on a Garmin: why isn't the entire 4265 all climbing feet? I'd add more, but then i'd look even dumber All 4265 *are* climbing feet. The course in Chattanooga is more than twice as long as the one at Lake Logan. It my head, it was easier to compare by dividing the Chattanooga elevation (or multiplying the Lake Logan elevation which would be about 6200). |
| 2018-08-09 1:38 PM in reply to: 0 |
Master 7712 Orlando | Subject: RE: Manatees - 2018 Edition Now CLOSED Originally posted by jmkizer Originally posted by amd723 Originally posted by jmkizer Lake Logan peeps, this is a note that I wrote to myself last week and stumbled across again this morning: In 2016, my Garmin recorded 115.33 miles with 4,265 ft of elevation gain. Half of this is 2132.5 climbing feet. Good to know! And now to show my ignorance as it relates to elevation gain registered on a Garmin: why isn't the entire 4265 all climbing feet? I'd add more, but then i'd look even dumber All 4265 *are* climbing feet. The course in Chattanooga is more than twice as long as the one at Lake Logan. It my head, it was easier to compare by dividing the Chattanooga elevation (or multiplying the Lake Logan elevation which would be about 6200). doh, got it! I totally spaced on the LL comparison! Edited by amd723 2018-08-09 1:40 PM |
| 2018-08-10 11:06 AM in reply to: awm007 |
Champion 14677 Bronze member | Subject: RE: Manatees - 2018 Edition Now CLOSED Originally posted by awm007 I finally managed to hook up my trainer to Zwift today. Wow, really like it! I thought it was so much more engaging that even watching TV/movies. Plus I think I pushed quite a lot harder than I would have otherwise too. Not sure how many Zwift users there are on here, but so far I'm really enjoying it. I will be in the next few days. I am trying to get the new trainer set up and communicating with everything. |
| 2018-08-10 11:43 AM in reply to: ceilidh |
Master 9705 Raleigh, NC area | Subject: RE: Manatees - 2018 Edition Now CLOSED Racing Manatees!!! |
| 2018-08-10 11:54 AM in reply to: ceilidh |
| Pennsylvania | Subject: RE: Manatees - 2018 Edition Now CLOSED Grab the cheese, folks, I'm bringing the w(h)ine. My little run/kayak race this weekend just got cancelled because of "...strong recommendations of the river rescue teams and the weather forecast for thunderstorms this evening and during the time of the event, we regretfully had to cancel the race." I can't say I'm surprised, I was actually shocked they didn't call it off sooner. And I'm glad they made the call on the side of safety and not choosing to put people's lives in danger (I'm talking to you, Steelman RD) and wisely notified people in advance. I truly understand and agree with the decision. The whining is because my race season has been hit with issue after issue - not one event has gone off as planned or hoped. Well, except the Michigan ride, that was the only one that went as planned. Well, and sort-of St. Luke's HM, but it didn't go smoothly. Bike Towards the Cure: shortened because of niece-in-law's horrible communication skills. Got the Nerve: stopped to help badly injured friend in wreck and didn't finish. Pedal to Preserve: shortened because of bike rack malfunction + being sick. Steelman swim: put into water then recalled 10 minutes later because of storms, no one finished. Yes, I know, #firstworldproblems to be sure. Keeping my fingers crossed this streak ends now and LP 70.3 goes off without a hitch, that is most important. |
| 2018-08-10 12:05 PM in reply to: jmkizer |
| Pennsylvania | Subject: RE: Manatees - 2018 Edition Now CLOSED Originally posted by jmkizer Racing Manatees!!! Dave, that is a great race name, love it!! My race just got cancelled, so give my portion of luck and well-wishes to Dave, Adam, and Mary S! GOOOOOOOO MANATEES!!!! |
| 2018-08-10 12:44 PM in reply to: melbo55 |
Master 9705 Raleigh, NC area | Subject: RE: Manatees - 2018 Edition Now CLOSED Originally posted by melbo55 Grab the cheese, folks, I'm bringing the w(h)ine. My little run/kayak race this weekend just got cancelled because of "...strong recommendations of the river rescue teams and the weather forecast for thunderstorms this evening and during the time of the event, we regretfully had to cancel the race." I can't say I'm surprised, I was actually shocked they didn't call it off sooner. And I'm glad they made the call on the side of safety and not choosing to put people's lives in danger (I'm talking to you, Steelman RD) and wisely notified people in advance. I truly understand and agree with the decision. The whining is because my race season has been hit with issue after issue - not one event has gone off as planned or hoped. Well, except the Michigan ride, that was the only one that went as planned. Well, and sort-of St. Luke's HM, but it didn't go smoothly. Bike Towards the Cure: shortened because of niece-in-law's horrible communication skills. Got the Nerve: stopped to help badly injured friend in wreck and didn't finish. Pedal to Preserve: shortened because of bike rack malfunction + being sick. Steelman swim: put into water then recalled 10 minutes later because of storms, no one finished. Yes, I know, #firstworldproblems to be sure. Keeping my fingers crossed this streak ends now and LP 70.3 goes off without a hitch, that is most important. Ugh! I'm so sorry about your race. Sucks. |
| 2018-08-10 12:44 PM in reply to: jmkizer |
Master 7712 Orlando | Subject: RE: Manatees - 2018 Edition Now CLOSED Originally posted by jmkizer Racing Manatees!!! Good luck racers! Happy early birthday Mary G and Karen! |
| 2018-08-10 12:46 PM in reply to: melbo55 |
Master 7712 Orlando | Subject: RE: Manatees - 2018 Edition Now CLOSED Originally posted by melbo55 Grab the cheese, folks, I'm bringing the w(h)ine. My little run/kayak race this weekend just got cancelled because of "...strong recommendations of the river rescue teams and the weather forecast for thunderstorms this evening and during the time of the event, we regretfully had to cancel the race." I can't say I'm surprised, I was actually shocked they didn't call it off sooner. And I'm glad they made the call on the side of safety and not choosing to put people's lives in danger (I'm talking to you, Steelman RD) and wisely notified people in advance. I truly understand and agree with the decision. The whining is because my race season has been hit with issue after issue - not one event has gone off as planned or hoped. Well, except the Michigan ride, that was the only one that went as planned. Well, and sort-of St. Luke's HM, but it didn't go smoothly. Bike Towards the Cure: shortened because of niece-in-law's horrible communication skills. Got the Nerve: stopped to help badly injured friend in wreck and didn't finish. Pedal to Preserve: shortened because of bike rack malfunction + being sick. Steelman swim: put into water then recalled 10 minutes later because of storms, no one finished. Yes, I know, #firstworldproblems to be sure. Keeping my fingers crossed this streak ends now and LP 70.3 goes off without a hitch, that is most important. That is a long list of bad race luck! I'm sure LP will be perfect though!! |
| 2018-08-10 1:25 PM in reply to: jmkizer |
Master 6595 Rio Rancho, NM | Subject: RE: Manatees - 2018 Edition Now CLOSED Originally posted by jmkizer Racing Manatees!!! Have fun racers! Sorry you don't get to race Mel but I'm glad they played it safe. |
| 2018-08-10 1:31 PM in reply to: amd723 |
| 310 Raleigh, North Carolina | Subject: RE: Manatees - 2018 Edition Now CLOSED Originally posted by amd723 Originally posted by melbo55 Grab the cheese, folks, I'm bringing the w(h)ine. My little run/kayak race this weekend just got cancelled because of "...strong recommendations of the river rescue teams and the weather forecast for thunderstorms this evening and during the time of the event, we regretfully had to cancel the race." I can't say I'm surprised, I was actually shocked they didn't call it off sooner. And I'm glad they made the call on the side of safety and not choosing to put people's lives in danger (I'm talking to you, Steelman RD) and wisely notified people in advance. I truly understand and agree with the decision. The whining is because my race season has been hit with issue after issue - not one event has gone off as planned or hoped. Well, except the Michigan ride, that was the only one that went as planned. Well, and sort-of St. Luke's HM, but it didn't go smoothly. Bike Towards the Cure: shortened because of niece-in-law's horrible communication skills. Got the Nerve: stopped to help badly injured friend in wreck and didn't finish. Pedal to Preserve: shortened because of bike rack malfunction + being sick. Steelman swim: put into water then recalled 10 minutes later because of storms, no one finished. Yes, I know, #firstworldproblems to be sure. Keeping my fingers crossed this streak ends now and LP 70.3 goes off without a hitch, that is most important. That is a long list of bad race luck! I'm sure LP will be perfect though!! Hey, first world problems are still problems. It sucks to put so much time into training just to have your race canceled or cut short. Also, races aren't cheap! So sorry to hear your race was canceled. |
| 2018-08-10 7:21 PM in reply to: jmkizer |
Expert 2811 | Subject: RE: Manatees - 2018 Edition Now CLOSED Originally posted by jmkizer Racing Manatees!!! Go luck racers! Happy Birthday to our birthday girls! |
| 2018-08-10 8:36 PM in reply to: JBacarella |
Master 8249 Eugene, Oregon Bronze member | Subject: RE: Manatees - 2018 Edition Now CLOSED Actually, I am racing, too. (Or at least running in a race. Will see how the body feels after the HIM 12 days ago.) Crater Lake Rim Run half marathon tomorrow AM. It might be a race; it might just be a supported long run for a T-shirt and medal. BAD air quality from forest fires plus some pretty major altitude (about 5000 to 7800 feet). Good luck to my fellow racers! |
| 2018-08-11 2:08 PM in reply to: #5232372 |
Champion 14677 Bronze member | Subject: RE: Manatees - 2018 Edition Now CLOSED I raced today. First time in a long, long time. And with nearly zero training. Lake lure sprint done. |
| 2018-08-12 7:44 AM in reply to: awm007 |
Champion 14677 Bronze member | Subject: RE: Manatees - 2018 Edition Now CLOSED Originally posted by awm007 Originally posted by amd723 Hey, first world problems are still problems. It sucks to put so much time into training just to have your race canceled or cut short. Also, races aren't cheap! So sorry to hear your race was canceled. Originally posted by melbo55 Grab the cheese, folks, I'm bringing the w(h)ine. My little run/kayak race this weekend just got cancelled because of "...strong recommendations of the river rescue teams and the weather forecast for thunderstorms this evening and during the time of the event, we regretfully had to cancel the race." I can't say I'm surprised, I was actually shocked they didn't call it off sooner. And I'm glad they made the call on the side of safety and not choosing to put people's lives in danger (I'm talking to you, Steelman RD) and wisely notified people in advance. I truly understand and agree with the decision. The whining is because my race season has been hit with issue after issue - not one event has gone off as planned or hoped. Well, except the Michigan ride, that was the only one that went as planned. Well, and sort-of St. Luke's HM, but it didn't go smoothly. Bike Towards the Cure: shortened because of niece-in-law's horrible communication skills. Got the Nerve: stopped to help badly injured friend in wreck and didn't finish. Pedal to Preserve: shortened because of bike rack malfunction + being sick. Steelman swim: put into water then recalled 10 minutes later because of storms, no one finished. Yes, I know, #firstworldproblems to be sure. Keeping my fingers crossed this streak ends now and LP 70.3 goes off without a hitch, that is most important. That is a long list of bad race luck! I'm sure LP will be perfect though!! All of this! it sucks to have to back out of races. I have had to back out of many this year as well. I hope Lake Placid goes swimmingly ( |
| 2018-08-12 7:44 AM in reply to: Hot Runner |
Champion 14677 Bronze member | Subject: RE: Manatees - 2018 Edition Now CLOSED Originally posted by Hot Runner Actually, I am racing, too. (Or at least running in a race. Will see how the body feels after the HIM 12 days ago.) Crater Lake Rim Run half marathon tomorrow AM. It might be a race; it might just be a supported long run for a T-shirt and medal. BAD air quality from forest fires plus some pretty major altitude (about 5000 to 7800 feet). Good luck to my fellow racers! I hope your race went well. |
| 2018-08-12 8:49 AM in reply to: ceilidh |
Master 6834 Englewood, Florida | Subject: RE: Manatees - 2018 Edition Now CLOSED Originally posted by ceilidh I raced today. First time in a long, long time. And with nearly zero training. Lake lure sprint done. Congratulations, I hope you had a good time. |
| 2018-08-12 8:49 AM in reply to: Hot Runner |
Master 6834 Englewood, Florida | Subject: RE: Manatees - 2018 Edition Now CLOSED Originally posted by Hot Runner Actually, I am racing, too. (Or at least running in a race. Will see how the body feels after the HIM 12 days ago.) Crater Lake Rim Run half marathon tomorrow AM. It might be a race; it might just be a supported long run for a T-shirt and medal. BAD air quality from forest fires plus some pretty major altitude (about 5000 to 7800 feet). Good luck to my fellow racers! Congrats Karen. I hope your body responded well. |
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