rmg wrote:
And pay n take. Spent some time in a Flagstaff and met some good people there. Italian national swim team was visiting pool while I was dropping on with masters.
Just saw this - Flagstaff is a pretty good and inexpensive place (though the biking routes aren't great). About five years ago, I drove up there from PHX after a conference and trained for a few days. I loved it and have been going up there in the spring ever since. The NAU Wall Aquatic center is state of the art (I think the Brazilian team was there when I was) and Buffalo Park has a nice track to run. I will usually hike Mt. Humphreys at least once a visit and just hang out. It's a blue collar college town and fairly cheap. Not for everyone, but if you're trying to simplify things and get some training in, I highly recommend.