Ok, so I posted a few weeks ago that work may be calling me to Vegas… yeah that didn’t happen. I’m taking a job in Charleston, SC now.
So… any tips? Best Roads to ride on? Best group rides? Run clubs? Swim clubs? Best local races?
Pearlz for happy hour. (I’ve only visited so don’t know much about rides etc.)
Have a good answer to the question “y’ain’t from around here, are ya?”
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I live in Summervile, where do plan on living?
Ok, so I posted a few weeks ago that work may be calling me to Vegas… yeah that didn’t happen. I’m taking a job in Charleston, SC now.
So… any tips? Best Roads to ride on? Best group rides? Run clubs? Swim clubs? Best local races?
One thing you have to realize about the South is how ‘bible thumping’ it is. You basically can’t do anything on a Sunday until circa noon or 1PM because you are ‘encouraged’ to go to church. That said, except if the forecast was pretty much 100% chance of rain, I would do my long rides on Sundays as the only people on the road are people going to and from church. Not saying this is good or bad, just what it is in the South.
There us a great Summerville tri club from what I hear
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Have a good answer to the question “y’ain’t from around here, are ya?”
Heh… good to know. I’ll work on that.
I live in Summervile, where do plan on living?
Not sure yet. Might be North Charleston or Hanahan…? Summerville isn’t off the table either, but I’d like to be a little closer to downtown than that. Any recommendations?
One thing you have to realize about the South is how ‘bible thumping’ it is. You basically can’t do anything on a Sunday until circa noon or 1PM because you are ‘encouraged’ to go to church. That said, except if the forecast was pretty much 100% chance of rain, I would do my long rides on Sundays as the only people on the road are people going to and from church. Not saying this is good or bad, just what it is in the South.
Does that mean they have fewer races on Sunday? I prefer races on Saturday. =)
Yes, most races are on Saturday if I recall correctly.
There us a great Summerville tri club from what I hear
I’m in tri club, it’s a good group of people.
I live in Summervile, where do plan on living?
Not sure yet. Might be North Charleston or Hanahan…? Summerville isn’t off the table either, but I’d like to be a little closer to downtown than that. Any recommendations?
If your working or living close to downtown you can use MLK pool, I swim at east shore in N.Charleston during the winter since it’s the only indoor near home(15min drive).
Cycling is best the further you get out of town, Ravenal and Ridgeville as well as the Outer areas of Summerville are good areas if you want open roads.
Running, well, it’s flat. If you want hills you can run the bridge.
There’s a small 70.3 in Mt.pleasant in the spring and a sprint series that runs through the summer in James island.
I hope you enjoy training in heat and humidity. It’s gets really bad during summer, but you can cycle outdoors year round!
Feel free to PM me if you need any info.
If your working or living close to downtown you can use MLK pool, I swim at east shore in N.Charleston during the winter since it’s the only indoor near home(15min drive).
Cycling is best the further you get out of town, Ravenal and Ridgeville as well as the Outer areas of Summerville are good areas if you want open roads.
Running, well, it’s flat. If you want hills you can run the bridge.
There’s a small 70.3 in Mt.pleasant in the spring and a sprint series that runs through the summer in James island.
I hope you enjoy training in heat and humidity. It’s gets really bad during summer, but you can cycle outdoors year round!
Thanks for that. Yeah… heat and humidity aren’t my favorite. But it is what it is. I’ll get used to it.
I heard rumors that there is an indoor 50m indoor pool in Charleston. Where is that at?
MLK is a 50m that has a dome during the winter. It’s off Upper Meeting Street.
There’s also Danny Jones, it’s 50m enclosed, in Park Circle.
Check out Trysports in Mt P and mlk pool downtown.
Circe’s for lunch.
You are very fortunate. I’ve lived here 11 years and can’t say enough good things about it. Weather a bit warm but rode 100 yesterday and it was 76 degrees. Water sports galore and a fishermans paradise. Lots of training opportunities for long or short course. Many festivals, arts , music venues and activities to keep anyone interested. The food is world class and that’s from a guy who grew up in New Orleans.
As far as tri training, there’s many nice public and private pools mentioned already, tons of running options though trail running is limited , but biking is a challenge if you are serious and safety is a priority. For biking, where you live will make a huge impact. I live in Mt. Pleasant ( work in Summerville)and ride primarily country roads in Francis Marion Forrest. There’s group rides if that’s your thing but you can also ride solo relatively safely. Hill training is a challenge but the Blue Ridge Parkway is 4 hours away which makes for great weekend bike trips.If you want to ride out of your house, then you have some planning to do. If you don’t mind driving 20 minutes to a safe location then you have many more options. If I were single and moving to Charleston, I’d want to live downtown. It’s unique and interesting compared to anywhere suburbia USA. If you like you can call me. Pm your phone number and I can give you the lay of the land.
is the dome currently on mlk for the winter season?
No I was told week of thanksgiving which sounded late to me.
thx for the info, i agree, seems a bit late.