I don't disagree. Haines City is not my ideal vacation nor racing locale.
And the 70.3 run and swim courses there are at the rock bottom of my Ironman experiences.
I would have rather had a deferral to another race, or even better to have the choice.
But on the spectrum of possible scenarios, this seems much closer to the best than the worst case.
Folks coming in from overseas and elsewhere will be overjoyed.
FL participants will be pacified.
PCB residents will be happy we're not in their face, Orlando>Tampa tourism and residents will benefit.
Our buddies at WTC salvage a classic race on it's anniversary, and avoids the $ lost via deferrals to other races, not to mention sponsorships and already purchased equipment and food.
I am the master of my ship. I control everything in my world.
My reality is largely a construct of my own imagination anyways.
Everything around me on raceday- participants, spectators, pot holes- is peripheral and superfluous.
According to Elon Musk, it might even be a computer simulation.
All that I pay attention to is what's about 10 ft in front of me for 10 hours (ok, maybe 11 or 12).
I suspect pros would say the same thing.
So I don't care if it's an ocean, mountain or a ghetto (in the case of Haines City).
Dudes were getting drunk on 40s at 10:30 AM in the HUD housing on the back half of the run when I competed in 2013. The water was brown and hot.
It's all in your mind.
I would recommend watching the Matrix tonight and then complain about how this race isn't going on in the middle of a disaster relief area or outright cancelled.
Or pick up Jocko Wilink's Extreme Ownership, so you can control the only thing you can control.
Every year of training is a blessing and may be my last.
I don't know if I have another one in me, or will be granted to me.
All I know is I have today. And IMFL is in three weeks. And I missed my workout tonight booking $2K in travel accommodations as it was doubling in front of my eyes.
Tonight was the real race, I hope you secured your flight and lodging already- AirBnB said there "are [535] people looking at my property..." :-)
And the 70.3 run and swim courses there are at the rock bottom of my Ironman experiences.
I would have rather had a deferral to another race, or even better to have the choice.
But on the spectrum of possible scenarios, this seems much closer to the best than the worst case.
Folks coming in from overseas and elsewhere will be overjoyed.
FL participants will be pacified.
PCB residents will be happy we're not in their face, Orlando>Tampa tourism and residents will benefit.
Our buddies at WTC salvage a classic race on it's anniversary, and avoids the $ lost via deferrals to other races, not to mention sponsorships and already purchased equipment and food.
I am the master of my ship. I control everything in my world.
My reality is largely a construct of my own imagination anyways.
Everything around me on raceday- participants, spectators, pot holes- is peripheral and superfluous.
According to Elon Musk, it might even be a computer simulation.
All that I pay attention to is what's about 10 ft in front of me for 10 hours (ok, maybe 11 or 12).
I suspect pros would say the same thing.
So I don't care if it's an ocean, mountain or a ghetto (in the case of Haines City).
Dudes were getting drunk on 40s at 10:30 AM in the HUD housing on the back half of the run when I competed in 2013. The water was brown and hot.
It's all in your mind.
I would recommend watching the Matrix tonight and then complain about how this race isn't going on in the middle of a disaster relief area or outright cancelled.
Or pick up Jocko Wilink's Extreme Ownership, so you can control the only thing you can control.
Every year of training is a blessing and may be my last.
I don't know if I have another one in me, or will be granted to me.
All I know is I have today. And IMFL is in three weeks. And I missed my workout tonight booking $2K in travel accommodations as it was doubling in front of my eyes.
Tonight was the real race, I hope you secured your flight and lodging already- AirBnB said there "are [535] people looking at my property..." :-)
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HankRearden: Oct 16, 18 17:46