I just thought about a good idea! lets start a free accomodation programm. Here’s how it should go.
1- if you have spare room or a blowup matress, you qualify!
2- list your city and the local race that you will be doing
3- if you want to race in somebody else city, contact them and make arrangement.
what do you guys think!
I get dibbs on Deseree Ficker.
I think this is a great idea. It’s a BFO (blinding flash of the obvious). This would save us all so much money and would be more fun.
I need 2007 accomodations for Ralph’s CA 70.3. IM LP, Mooseman, NH,
I’m in. If anyone needs accommodations in upstate NY, then they can contact me. Not much in my area. I’m 70 miles from Lake Plaicd.
Anyone know of anyone to stay with in:
Brooklyn, NY 3/23
Richmond, VA 4/7
Powerman AL 4/15
Mason, OH 7/29
Mansfield, OH 9/30
Richmond, VA 10/21
im in Victoria BC, we have two half ironman, one in may and one in june. we have two spare room if anyone need a free place to stay.
Stef
A small group of us already do this…
A small group of us already do this…
and?
Not that this is really all that helpful, but I have a spare room in Cleveland. We have a nice hilly half in August!
Jodi
I have been fortunate enough that while traveling and doing the thing we do I have run into some of the most generous people in the world. It started in New Zealand.
With a family that I didn’t know. While in Kona one year I ran into a german student during his walkabout. I gave him the address of the family in NZ and I contacted them. He stayed with them for a month. There sons were around the same age and a little latter on they went and traveled to Europe and Germany. Where they got jobs, wives and new businesses. Funny how just extending a hand can change a life…or a least influence one. This is one of the most gracious things I think a human can do…to offer help to someone you don’t know.
Real good idea. I’d start a spreadsheet (a la Prkito in the virtual training camp thread) with the username, location, and proximity to key races for anyone that signs up. For instance, you could include me, brburns, resident of Putney, VT, close to the Vermont Journey Half and the Greenfield MA oly. Good luck.
-Brian
Jodi, after your sponsorship letter, you may have a whole flock of these guys looking to use that room.
Before anyone questions my knowledge of geography (I know I am not in North America). I have a spare room and am 35 minutes driving time from IMUK course and would be happy to put up a homestay. Am looking at Xterra Richmond, Cycle to the Sun, Maui and Alcatraz in the next couple of seasons.
Cool! I have a spare room or two. I live in Denver, which is about 40 minutes from Boulder. Good nearby races include 5430, Boulder Peak, Rattlesnake…
We’ve got two guest bedrooms to offer, but unfortunately no big races in our area( Eastern WA.)
Anyone’s welcome if you’re interested in doing any of the races you can find on our club site at:
And?
Been doing it a long time and it’s a great idea. Like Dusty said, you can meet some of the best people in the world, and some even become life-long and very good friends. Of course, you can run into the occasional toad, which Amy White and I had the misfortune to do, but overall, a great experience.
clm
Ah, I wondered why you left the sentence hanging, not a suspended sentence;-)
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Hey hey. Nice to hear that. I am planing to do UK next year, are you still in for that homestay?? Let me know.
thanks
She let my wife and I stay there a couple of years ago for Vineman. …Hope I was not a toad.
This is tempting. I grew up in Cleveland and my wife Jody has never been there. I left in 78 for the Marine Corps. Came back in 82, left again in 84, came back in Jan of 87 and left for the last time in Jan of 90. It would be fun to go back. I now live in Billings Mt. The unique race we have here is “Peaks to Praries”. All down hill starting from the base of the Beartooth mnts.( where you enter yellowstone park). 9 mile run, 43 mile bike, 23 mile kayak.(I did the kayak never being in one before). Or you can do a duathalon of 9- 60-6. Very local fun, self supported, family type race where everyone has been doing it for years. Even beer at the end.
i guest room and a futon in the finished basement.
nearby races are:
Bath Olympic
Ironbear Sprint
Lobsterman Oly
…all in Maine.
Kurt