tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post116521230789181918..comments2023-12-28T21:22:10.935-07:00Comments on Jill Outside: Should I do it?Jill Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-1166203733077027442006-12-15T10:28:00.000-07:002006-12-15T10:28:00.000-07:00You can ship your bike with Alaska Airlines Cargo ...You can ship your bike with Alaska Airlines Cargo or check it as one of your checked bags. Just make sure you give advanced notice. I'd call about the cargo option first, it should be cheaperAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-1166169573100867592006-12-15T00:59:00.000-07:002006-12-15T00:59:00.000-07:00so, what did you decide?so, what did you decide?Lorri Lee Lown -- velogirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16206645828472852633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-1165552746333325932006-12-07T21:39:00.000-07:002006-12-07T21:39:00.000-07:00Do it! Do it do it do it do it do it!Put the donat...Do it! Do it do it do it do it do it!<BR/><BR/>Put the donation link up again (make it more prominent). we'll sponsor you!JD Mathewsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01013387350010957440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-1165368317728238892006-12-05T18:25:00.000-07:002006-12-05T18:25:00.000-07:00I've been in your position, but for me it was Iron...I've been in your position, but for me it was Ironman, not endurance mountain biking. And it was dealing with extreme summer heat, not frigid winter cold. And it was expensive and time consuming. And I signed up again. And again. And again...<BR/><BR/>After five years, I finally had to take a break, but I have NO regrets.<BR/><BR/>If I were you, I would do it. In a heartbeat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-1165287929334145042006-12-04T20:05:00.000-07:002006-12-04T20:05:00.000-07:00Did you really think you would have one person say...Did you really think you would have one person say no to this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-1165278224184174182006-12-04T17:23:00.000-07:002006-12-04T17:23:00.000-07:00You have to do it. I'm training in CT, where the ...You have to do it. I'm training in CT, where the weather is a LOT more mild than in AK, so I need your exploits in the freezing rain, sleet, blizzards, ice, polar bear attacks (well, maybe not that) to keep me motivated. I think, if Jill can ride in that kind of weather, I can do it here. Go for it. I'll get fat and out of shape if you don't.BikeProfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14387830673012342547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-1165269636560502992006-12-04T15:00:00.000-07:002006-12-04T15:00:00.000-07:00More Importantly...What would Brian Boitano do? G...More Importantly...What would Brian Boitano do? <BR/><BR/>Go For It<BR/><BR/>Lou<BR/>The Transplant AthleteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-1165267983895126082006-12-04T14:33:00.000-07:002006-12-04T14:33:00.000-07:00Hey Jill, Tim turned me onto your blog a while ag...Hey Jill, <BR/> Tim turned me onto your blog a while ago. If you want to do the race then do it. People spend money on far more ridiculous things. I’m assuming that the question you have is “is it worth it”. If doing the race will cause a real financial hardship (like not being able to pay rent or buy food) then that’s another matter. But if the question is more like I have the money but don’t know if I should spend it on the race. Then just do it. I mean there is nothing in the world like the Susitna or the ITI. Except maybe for Pierre’s race in MN (the Arrowhead). The race is still cheaper than a big screen TV or any other entertainment gadgets people tend to buy. The point is that this kind of stuff, if you can afford it and you really want to do it, is worth whatever it takes to get there and do it. Carl who posted above comes from the UK. People come from all over the world to do these races, so in general you are getting off cheap. Not as cheaply as those of us who live within driving distance of the start, but you get the point... money shouldn’t make the decision for you. <BR/><BR/>AdamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-1165266750989295392006-12-04T14:12:00.000-07:002006-12-04T14:12:00.000-07:00I say do it. Couldn't you do a donation link like ...I say do it. Couldn't you do a donation link like last year to offset some of the cost? Your too close to not do it :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-1165266637586521002006-12-04T14:10:00.000-07:002006-12-04T14:10:00.000-07:00Back in 2001, at the age of 38, I quit my job and ...Back in 2001, at the age of 38, I quit my job and went off for 6 months to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail with my girlfriend Susan(she's my wife now). It was the best decision I ever made, as well as the scariest. Susan worked in Hospice and saw too many times people having regrets for putting off their dreams until after their retirement. Many didn't have the health to follow through with there dreams, or like the ones on Hospice, would never fulfill their dreams. Susan decided she was going to live now and convinced me. Jill, you're young and life only gets more complicated with more excuses as you grow older. After seeing the smile on your face from last years race, my advice would be to let you soul soar again while you have the opportunity. Twenty or thirty years from now you'll never regret spending that $700. But if you pass it up, you might regret that.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09090802854306112252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-1165259477322454612006-12-04T12:11:00.000-07:002006-12-04T12:11:00.000-07:00I'd do it. In fact if it wasn't the same day as 24...I'd do it. In fact if it wasn't the same day as 24 hours in the old puebelo (which I committed to prior to owning a Pugsley) I would do it with you.<BR/><BR/>You know you want to see the difference some experience and a snow bike make...Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14960740006971546039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-1165259111599142822006-12-04T12:05:00.000-07:002006-12-04T12:05:00.000-07:00I'm too cheap to even drive 6 hours north and ride...I'm too cheap to even drive 6 hours north and ride in the Arrowhead 135. I can't imagine spending $800 for a race. But I'm frugal. YMMV.Frostbikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00608713389249262920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-1165250902870266032006-12-04T09:48:00.000-07:002006-12-04T09:48:00.000-07:00Is there a cheaper race closer to home that you co...Is there a cheaper race closer to home that you could enter? I've run several marathons and the best one I've ever been in is the Winnipeg marathon, close to home, cheap to go to and a great well organized race.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-1165244476683224972006-12-04T08:01:00.000-07:002006-12-04T08:01:00.000-07:00Have a beer.Have a beer.Snakebitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16879428992616238833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-1165236704216432242006-12-04T05:51:00.000-07:002006-12-04T05:51:00.000-07:00you'll have fun!peace out, yo!you'll have fun!<BR/><BR/>peace out, yo!bluecolnagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09134285478201494323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-1165223816334950462006-12-04T02:16:00.000-07:002006-12-04T02:16:00.000-07:00Hey, I just make donuts for a living, but reading ...Hey, I just make donuts for a living, but reading between the lines-it sounds like you *want* to do the ride but not knowing your financial condition.......7 or 8 hundred bucks for just one race *is* a lot of money. <BR/><BR/>If it's a stretch- skip a year and do more races close to home. <BR/><BR/>Whatever you do.........I'm sure we'll all enjoy reading about it:-)The Donut Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09824654137428116697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-1165221132926752822006-12-04T01:32:00.000-07:002006-12-04T01:32:00.000-07:00I would suggest to bite the bullet,budget a little...I would suggest to bite the bullet,budget a little more time and not alot more $$$ and enter Bill M`s race.I think reading between the lines you feel you are not ready but you probably are alot more ready then you think.The Alaskan range is perhaps the most beautiful part of the entire iditarod trail and the smile on your face rolling into Mcgrath will last alot longer then the susitna one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com