Kevin--its a little late for sucking up.

I wholeheartedly agree, and Jason isn't too bad either.

Could ya tell her that I think she needs to ride her bike more? Thanks!

Kevin would stand outside and freeze before he accepted special treatment!

Jason rides all the time and tries to get Emily to ride with him. She is training to do Florida's Great Escape and St. Croix this year! Last year she won the sprint tri in St. Croix and stayed ahead of Jason until the end of the run! Z

I don't suck up to anyone. I call it like it is. Like we always say on this board..if you don't like...you don't have to read it. Its my opinion. If I burn some softball players bridge...so be it. I still believe Tom means well. The only agenda I have is for triathlon to continue to grow in Clermont. I love it here for the biking and running and my wife and I will continue to be here for a long time.

Jason's riding all the time? S***. I won't be able to drop him on rides anymore :(

A friend of mine just moved down to Ocala. I'll have to swing by Clermont sometime this spring when school gets out.

I'll have to bring my rollerskis, too.

Tom, is Jeff Duke still involved with NTC? I can't find a list of contacts on the NTC website.

Thanks.

No, Jeff is now a professor at the University of Central Florida. He still lives in Clermont and works out at the NTC. Z

Congrats in Pucon once again!

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"Clermont is still awesome biking and running this time of year...."

I've gotta back KJ on that one. I've been going down there, off and on, since '95, when I did my first GFT, and the biking and running can't be beat. I don't care about all that NTC jazz, and let's face it.....triathlon in the U.S. is a Tier 3 or 4 sport, at best. Outside of our little circle of athletes, nobody in this country would be able to pick out a Natascha Badmann or Peter Reid in a police lineup if their lives depended on it ;-)

What's really amazing is that I have a former brother-in-law who hit a home run in the '83 World Series for Baltimore (against the Phillies), and that SOB still gets bugged at airports and the like, about just that one big highlight in a so-so athletic career. Somebody like 8-time IMH winner PNF, were she plopped down in an airport in the Midwest or somewhere, probably wouldn't be able to put a Starbucks coffee on a credit card without having to provide 6 different pieces of I.D.

But that just the good old U.S., I suppose.

T.

Kevin,

I agree with you in the sense that the training center could be improved to be more athlete friendly with out incurring a large amount of effort/expense. I have only been out there a few times despite living in Orlando. So I dont have much to base my opinion on, other than to say that I do not have any compelling desire to visit the facility. Perhaps I should visit to get VO2 max and assorted tests performed but then again I am not inclined to spend money to confirm that I am a less than perfect specimen.

It appears that waterfront park is more of a Mecca for locals and vistors than the NTC. I always thought that would have been the perfect location for the training center. Somehow the training center needs to become the gathering spot.

In any event keep up the good fight.

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I don't think Kevin sucking up to anyone-he shoots straight from the hip-I travel to the center all the way from south florida with a tri group to train up there-no more bikes allowed? It's great to support all the races you do at the ntc- but i am one that actually drove all the way up to have adam do my bike fit(which was excellent by the way) What's the bg deal to have a spot for bikes for those who train there. Charge a couple of bucks more and byuy a bike rack. If not why not have the store drop all the bike parts. No need if there are no bikes there right?

long live kg kimb and kj jr.!!

p.s. look out kev i made nationals and i'm hunting you down- start dieting!!

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