tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post4850858880113459974..comments2023-12-28T21:22:10.935-07:00Comments on Jill Outside: New York Times coverageJill Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-59230934875067744532009-01-11T13:07:00.000-07:002009-01-11T13:07:00.000-07:00This Ididabike seems quite a lot like Joe Frank's ...This Ididabike seems quite a lot like Joe Frank's "Ascent to K2"<BR/>www.joefrank.com Certainly a shared unconventional approach.<BR/><BR/>Book preview seems interesting. Perhaps email a copy?<BR/><BR/>good luckAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-32964194153798782952008-12-29T02:48:00.000-07:002008-12-29T02:48:00.000-07:00Hey Jill! Just getting caught up on your blog... I...Hey Jill! Just getting caught up on your blog... I was about a month behind: funny how life can really interfere with blog reading! :)<BR/><BR/>I posted a blog entry today based on this post: thanks for being a continuing source of bicycle and blogging inspiration for me. The article is <A HREF="http://nollij.blogspot.com/2008/12/my-secret-endurance-bicycle-racing.html" REL="nofollow">HERE</A>. Just bought a copy of your book: can't wait to read it!nollijhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11249385586041451353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-53058274849764071732008-12-24T21:07:00.000-07:002008-12-24T21:07:00.000-07:00Jill, I just wanted to wish you a merry Christmas!...Jill, I just wanted to wish you a merry Christmas!Kristina P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16144488639100871226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-53526220548552780432008-12-24T16:10:00.000-07:002008-12-24T16:10:00.000-07:00I saw this yesterday, Jill, and was going to send ...I saw this yesterday, Jill, and was going to send you the link. I see now that your sleuth-like reporting doesn't need me :) Have a great holiday - we're under a ton of snow down here which is kinda fun.Jennoithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03200703483030319387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-86029918705730547332008-12-24T13:03:00.000-07:002008-12-24T13:03:00.000-07:00Js,Yeah, only speculation on my part as well. What...Js,<BR/><BR/>Yeah, only speculation on my part as well. What I thought I was seeing in the video was the expression on George's face as he pushed his bike up that snow berm, panting and heaving. To me, that's the expression of someone who has a brand new understanding of 350 miles. I saw in him my own moment of truth from last year's race (keeping in mind that I had finished the Susitna 100 before, twice): I was pushing my bike somewhere between Finger Lake and Puntilla thinking: "Wow. The cold isn't so bad. The wilderness isn't so bad. But holy &@%$ this is A LOT of physical work."<BR/><BR/>Yeah, that training camp is a great idea for rookies. I wouldn't mind hitting it up myself just to learn some of Bill and Kathi's secrets of the trade. :-)<BR/><BR/>Oh, and Nome ... do you realize HOW FAR AWAY Nome is? That's not just 1,100 miles. That's 1,100MILES. Ouch.<BR/><BR/>Merry Christmas!Jill Homerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-27063219864792836192008-12-24T12:39:00.000-07:002008-12-24T12:39:00.000-07:00I don't know Bill or Kathi, and I do believe they ...I don't know Bill or Kathi, and I do believe they provide quite a service through the camp. Surely the two featured in the video are more prepared for what to expect and will have a safer race because of it. More importantly the other attendees of the camp, the couple, had the opportunity to discover that the race really wasn't for them while there was a tent, stove, snowmachine, and knowledgeable guides at the ready. Probably the lack of that type of support is the kind of thing that will make the experience and perception of the race different from the camp. <BR/><BR/>All speculation on my part, you are the one who would know... <BR/><BR/>Happy holidays!<BR/><BR/>ps How long before you go for the full 1100 to Nome?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-25639885548095600612008-12-24T12:08:00.000-07:002008-12-24T12:08:00.000-07:00js ...Maybe I'm seeing what I want to see. But I w...js ...<BR/><BR/>Maybe I'm seeing what I want to see. But I will say that these guys came out to the Sustina River Valley from New York and the U.K. If their perception of the race didn't shift during the training camp, then Bill and Kathi didn't do their job. But I know Bill and Kathi, and I'm betting they did their job very well. :-)Jill Homerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-3548202262260831132008-12-24T11:40:00.000-07:002008-12-24T11:40:00.000-07:00Watched it twice, but I didn't get the idea that e...Watched it twice, but I didn't get the idea that either of them changed their perception of the race or its challenges from the camp. I am sure they will be changed by the race, but I just didn't see the realization that you are talking about in the video. Just my take on it...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-2053496978868650172008-12-24T08:58:00.000-07:002008-12-24T08:58:00.000-07:00merry christmas, jill!merry christmas, jill!bluecolnagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09134285478201494323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-16243574725471033142008-12-24T07:31:00.000-07:002008-12-24T07:31:00.000-07:00That's a very good article. I must say that you wa...That's a very good article. I must say that you watch that video with a completely different perspective than all of us having finished he race last year and knowing Kathi and Bill. Must make you feel some pride about that accomplishment.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09090802854306112252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-43136202276445253392008-12-24T06:20:00.000-07:002008-12-24T06:20:00.000-07:00Sweet! I actually can't wait for this. Are you g...Sweet! I actually can't wait for this. Are you getting butterflied in your stomach yet? :)<BR/><BR/>Jack<BR/><BR/>http://adventuresinvoluntarysimplicity.blogspot.com/Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11140071411706781433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-60249914911661587952008-12-24T05:49:00.000-07:002008-12-24T05:49:00.000-07:00Where is Santa?Happy Holidays Jill! kb peace outht...Where is Santa?<BR/>Happy Holidays Jill! <BR/><BR/>kb peace out<BR/><BR/>http://www.noradsanta.org/en/home.htmlkenbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02483219755088902674noreply@blogger.com