We’ve temporarily turned our poll (on the right hand side of the forum table) onto an RSVP for FISTapalooza. Some of you will just be coming for the day, Sat or Sun (March 21/22). Some will be camping overnight, some will be staying at Monty’s B&B next door. Please check appropriate box so we know how much coffee, pastries, muffins, tri tip BBQ, etc., we’ll need.
No charge to camp, and i’m going to try to get my hot/cold water outdoor showers up and going by then.
WHERE
FISTapalooza is going to take place at the Slowtwitch home, a 13-acre plot that sits 4200’ above sea level, above a flat plain of desert that stretches toward Death Valley, and adjacent to mountains that reach 9000’ and 10,000’ in elevation.
You’ll either rent a room from “Monty” at his bed and breakfast, and stay where the attendees of our F.I.S.T. tri bike workshops stay as they learn how to fit you aboard your bikes. Or, you’ll bring your tents and your sleeping bags and, if you do, there is no charge to sleep on the property (this is how the tri club members often do it when they come as a group to train).
What it looks like here:
Ther are some photos and pages online that’ll give you a glimpse of the area:
Jackson Lake
Joshua Tree woodland
Valyermo’s Catholic abbey
From the top of our “big climb” on the bike
“Home” from Slowman’s camera
We’re about an hour driving from Burbank and Pasadena, or from the Inland Empire: two hours from Santa Barbara, San Clemente, or San Marcos and Vista; and we’re about 4 to 5 hours from the San Francisco Bay area.
WHAT
Athletes come here from time to time to train, either individually or in groups. This weekend is just for that, with rides and runs from the property on the roads that brought us here; or on the trails that also brought us here. There is a special emphasis, tho, on how you fit aboard your bike. Several fitters will be here, as well as several fitting stations. If you choose to avail yourself of it, a fit appointment will cost you $200. In attendence for your fit will be me (slowman), John Cobb, Jordan Rapp, and others.
WHO
I’ll be here (slowman) as will John Cobb, Paul Swift, and pro athletes Jordan Rapp, Jonas Colting and Bjorn Andersson, who’ll just be here for the training. Except Jordan, as a F.I.S.T. instructor, will also aid with the fits. I’m not sure with precision who else will be in attendance; whomever it is, you’ll meet them when you’re here 
WHEN
March 21/22, that’s a Saturday/Sunday. You may arrive Saturday any time, or Friday evening if it suits you. But we will only be BBQing Saturday and Sunday afternoons.
BIKE FIT SESSIONS
Fits will commence at 9AM and run through 4PM, 2hr per fit session. Apply in advance for an appointment.
SCHEDULED RIDES AND RUNS
Though bike fits will be going on all day, we can only fit one or two at a time. The rest of you will be riding and running, if that’s what suits you. We’ll provide muffins, pastries and coffee, bring your camp stove and vittles if you want something more substantial in the morning. We’ll ride at 10AM, and we’ll run a 2PM. But you can ride or run in smaller groups, or on your own, as you so choose.
FOOD
Best to bring your own if you want to make sure you have enough, we’ll provide the “continental” breakfast described above no-charge, and then we’ll be BBQing all afternoon, starting about 3PM and going until 5PM or so. If you choose to partake of the BBQ, bring $25, and that’s per day that you partake.