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Ironman 70.3 NC last canned

With the health and safety of our community being an utmost priority, and after further evaluation with local authorities in relation to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we regret to advise that the IRONMAN 70.3 North Carolina triathlon cannot take place in 2020 and will return on October 23, 2021.

This morning at exactly 10 I'm supposed to (try) to sign up for the Cades Cove 10 mile race which is currently scheduled for November something. It is the only race run in the smoky mountain national park and, apparently, is hard to get into.  Entry fees go to the Park. So, i will try to sign up, but firmly believe that this will simply be a donation to the Park as I am hard-pressed to believe the race will happen.  

I understand. I have a local ride that I signed up for that's a fundraiser. It was canceled, of course, and they took the 2020 fees and used it for a donation. 2020 entrants are getting priority registration for 2021 or whenever the next event is. I was happy with that.

Back to your race -- it's in TN so it may actually happen. They are doing triathlons and running events in TN. 

Which helps explains why TN numbers are going up! I hope by November the numbers are better. I also hope that since race is really small that it can be done safely. I'm not sold on doing it and will back out easily! 

I hear you there.  Fingers crossed!

Well, that's not something I would feel safe doing! I will still attempt to get in and keep my fingers crossed that somehow it becomes a viable thing to do.  Thanks for the 411!

Victoria 70.3 course goes through 3 municipalities and Indigenous land, so I imagine getting everyone on board in a good year is difficult.  Plus, there were swim start issues, the race moved from one end of the lake to another one year, parking was a nightmare, etc.  They probably all just decided it was too much to be worth it.  Quite frankly, I raced that course two years, and would never again. The first year was great (although it may have been before IM took it over). The next year the swim was shortened because the machine that was supposed to cut all the weeds broke down the Thursday before the race. On top of that, you had to get out on a floating dock,  which was 1. too high/had no steps 2. was super slippery. They had volunteers to help pull you out, but you were waiting 4 deep to get a hand up. Then, the bike has some very unsafe spots, cars turning right into a parking lot in front of us, etc. I swore I would never do that race again, so I am not sorry it is gone. 

Kirsten - good to know about the race ... sometimes i wonder about those logistics. 

All of this is making me nervous about next year - but then i also wonder if when they put them up for registration that there will be really clear travel warnings - that it's not their responsibility if there are travel restrictions for international participants.  For now, i have to assume IMMT 70.3 will be a go. 

BUT! I did hire a coach. I am way ahead of the timeline but expect to start base building in October. Initially i was going to do September but with all the stuff of my kids going back to school and daycare. I need a few weeks to see how things go and not be trying to do other things. We will just focus on keeping our bubble and contact down. 

So, for us, the plan is for in-person learning for elementary schools and the class is bubbled to itself. We've been having super low numbers for the last number of weeks. Even Toronto, a city of 3 million people has under 200 active cases as of today. Of course i am nervous about it all, but then part of me is thinking about when will it ever be good enough? I think i am going to be staying off social media/the news as it seems like many people are freaking out ... i have my own anxieties without taking on that of others- or getting into internet fights. 

Congratulations on both hiring a coach and on your city's success in pulling together to knock back the virus.

Trash TV confession time

I'm probably late to the party but... I have started to watch the series Alone.  We started with season 6 because it's on Netflix.  After watching all of that, we went back to Season 1 (I heard something about a revenge season so I didn't want to skip around too much) last night.

In the event that you not familiar with it -- 10 people are dropped off in a remote location. They are all separated.  They have 10 things with them that they selected from a list - think flint, hatchet, knife -- and some gear that appears to have been provided for them like a tarp.  Whoever lasts the longest, gets half a million dollars.

Originally posted by marysia83

Originally posted by marysia83

Originally posted by jmkizer

Trash TV confession time

I'm probably late to the party but... I have started to watch the series Alone.  We started with season 6 because it's on Netflix.  After watching all of that, we went back to Season 1 (I heard something about a revenge season so I didn't want to skip around too much) last night.

In the event that you not familiar with it -- 10 people are dropped off in a remote location. They are all separated.  They have 10 things with them that they selected from a list - think flint, hatchet, knife -- and some gear that appears to have been provided for them like a tarp.  Whoever lasts the longest, gets half a million dollars.

Oh wow..! Sounds interesting... How did you like it?

I am actually reading about it right now at Wikipedia. I jumped to the section for each contestent of each season, and reasons why and when they dropped out... Some are truly interesting! (and some are funny ) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alone_(TV_series)(spoiler alert: don't read if you don't want to know who won)

No spoilers!  I'm enjoying it.  We make jokes about them being socially distant and also read the disclaimer outloud.  I keep on telling Kevin "do not attempt." ;-)

Originally posted by ceilidh

Originally posted by jmkizer

Originally posted by marysia83

Originally posted by marysia83

Originally posted by jmkizer

Trash TV confession time

I'm probably late to the party but... I have started to watch the series Alone.  We started with season 6 because it's on Netflix.  After watching all of that, we went back to Season 1 (I heard something about a revenge season so I didn't want to skip around too much) last night.

In the event that you not familiar with it -- 10 people are dropped off in a remote location. They are all separated.  They have 10 things with them that they selected from a list - think flint, hatchet, knife -- and some gear that appears to have been provided for them like a tarp.  Whoever lasts the longest, gets half a million dollars.

Oh wow..! Sounds interesting... How did you like it?

I am actually reading about it right now at Wikipedia. I jumped to the section for each contestent of each season, and reasons why and when they dropped out... Some are truly interesting! (and some are funny ) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alone_(TV_series)(spoiler alert: don't read if you don't want to know who won)

No spoilers!  I'm enjoying it.  We make jokes about them being socially distant and also read the disclaimer outloud.  I keep on telling Kevin "do not attempt." ;-)

My kid interviewed for this show, and Naked and Afraid. She go to the final for both of them, then backed out when it came time to sign the wavers. I was proud if her for both "making the cut" and her final decision

Wow! Your daughter must be a real outdoors person!

Originally posted by ceilidh

Originally posted by amd723

Originally posted by ceilidh

Originally posted by jmkizer

Originally posted by marysia83

Originally posted by marysia83

Originally posted by jmkizer

Trash TV confession time

I'm probably late to the party but... I have started to watch the series Alone.  We started with season 6 because it's on Netflix.  After watching all of that, we went back to Season 1 (I heard something about a revenge season so I didn't want to skip around too much) last night.

In the event that you not familiar with it -- 10 people are dropped off in a remote location. They are all separated.  They have 10 things with them that they selected from a list - think flint, hatchet, knife -- and some gear that appears to have been provided for them like a tarp.  Whoever lasts the longest, gets half a million dollars.

Oh wow..! Sounds interesting... How did you like it?

I am actually reading about it right now at Wikipedia. I jumped to the section for each contestent of each season, and reasons why and when they dropped out... Some are truly interesting! (and some are funny ) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alone_(TV_series)(spoiler alert: don't read if you don't want to know who won)

No spoilers!  I'm enjoying it.  We make jokes about them being socially distant and also read the disclaimer outloud.  I keep on telling Kevin "do not attempt." ;-)

My kid interviewed for this show, and Naked and Afraid. She go to the final for both of them, then backed out when it came time to sign the wavers. I was proud if her for both "making the cut" and her final decision

Wow! Your daughter must be a real outdoors person!

she is almost scary. She an bake a t3-tered, icd cake from inside a firepit. Forge tools, butcher, forage. She lived in a yurt in northern Wisconsin with no running water or hear for 2 years. She is a different sorta human.

holy moly!