tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post5632271812759040417..comments2023-12-28T21:22:10.935-07:00Comments on Jill Outside: Book giveawayJill Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comBlogger165125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-81268154453310343922011-06-28T14:44:05.824-06:002011-06-28T14:44:05.824-06:00I first came across your blog when you were traini...I first came across your blog when you were training for your successful Iditabike, 2008 maybe? Being an endurance racer and outdoors person myself I have really enjoyed following your adventures.fuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00846330804995233383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-20446902414612842552011-06-26T17:25:14.830-06:002011-06-26T17:25:14.830-06:00Hi Jill, Yes, you still have followers from way ba...Hi Jill, Yes, you still have followers from way back when. I stumbled across your blog a number of years ago. Your posts about your first Iditarod race drew me in. I went back to the beginning of your blogs then and read them through like a book. I sometimes fall behind when things get busy here, but always go back to where I left off and catch up. I really enjoy your posts and they motivate me to ride more. I enjoyed your first book and just ordered the second - can't wait to read it.Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14750264894358084622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-68133419439320903702011-06-23T08:02:08.667-06:002011-06-23T08:02:08.667-06:00I don't need a book because I've already g...I don't need a book because I've already gotten them :) but I've been reading your blog ever since Blogger made you a "Blogger of Note" or whatever it was called way back in, oh I don't know, maybe 2005? I happened to stumble upon their highlighted blogs one day and it was the day yours was up. I've been a faithful follower ever since!Christy Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03339928823957148452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-66433240119821732662011-06-21T20:46:53.079-06:002011-06-21T20:46:53.079-06:00I'm probably too late to win a book, but that&...I'm probably too late to win a book, but that's OK... I'll be buying one! But anyway...I started reading your blog during your Tour Divide ride, and I've been reading ever since. Keep it up, Jill!Cyclin' Missyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12055590629075632638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-70666066087800542372011-06-21T14:43:15.006-06:002011-06-21T14:43:15.006-06:00To clarify the note about Kent's Bike Blog, I&...To clarify the note about Kent's Bike Blog, I'm referring to the FIRST time Kent posted about you (whenever that was).<br /><br />GeneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-27693242815483176432011-06-21T14:38:12.269-06:002011-06-21T14:38:12.269-06:00Late to the comment party but don't care about...Late to the comment party but don't care about the free book. Glad to pay. Found you when Kent Peterson posted about you on his blog, Kent's Bike Blog. Mostly fascinating reading including the moves and the running stuff.<br /><br />Cheers, Gene in TacomaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-42210989981471930342011-06-21T10:44:19.754-06:002011-06-21T10:44:19.754-06:00Oh, and if somebody (or many somebodies) already m...Oh, and if somebody (or many somebodies) already mentioned the Fatty/WBR thing, I apologize)...my first day back from the Vac and I have a TON of stuff to do, and don't have time right now to read all the comments like I usually do)MattChttp://inane-asylum2.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-53620667701941607692011-06-21T10:42:02.207-06:002011-06-21T10:42:02.207-06:00Yo Jill...just back from the Alaska cruise vacatio...Yo Jill...just back from the Alaska cruise vacation...(I took the tram up to Mt Roberts, but didn't have the time for the summit hike...sadly, it was a short day in-port). <br /><br />I found your blog when Fatty first referenced you a few years back (you were still up in Juneau). You were still with Jeff, and I got a signed copy of Ghost Trails even! I will surely be ordering a copy of your new book (even if I WERE to win a copy, I'd still prob get a copy for my brother). <br /><br />And speaking of Fatty, I know you have a ton on your plate, but he has just started a new mission with World Bicycle Relief (buys bikes for kids in remote places of the world where they need them). ANYBODY can join his team and all miles you run, jog, mt bike, rd bike and prety much ANY other exercise you can think of are accepted...and you get "Kudos" for uploading data (they accept Garmin, or you can manually enter your miles/time/etc). Then SRAM will donate .0015 cents per Kudo, buying the bikes. It's FREE for us...except for our time. You and Beat should join! (and tell your friends!) See Fatty's post from yesterday for the links and info.MattChttp://inane-asylum2.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-39090004723495366542011-06-20T15:09:09.812-06:002011-06-20T15:09:09.812-06:00I got here through Geoff's blog after his firs...I got here through Geoff's blog after his first win of the 50 mile race in Alaska. I got to his blog through an ADN article regarding his record-breaking effort. I've been hooked ever since.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944533079969136195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-66266830205782690412011-06-20T13:55:13.848-06:002011-06-20T13:55:13.848-06:00I found your blog about the time you did the Idita...I found your blog about the time you did the Iditarod the first time, and have been following you ever since. I don't even recall how it was I found you. <br /><br />We actually live in Sandy, and I was surprised when I first learned you were from here originally.Lloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05223454551902284973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-38083397440264416842011-06-20T13:53:18.759-06:002011-06-20T13:53:18.759-06:00Hi Jill.. I believe I started reading in the middl...Hi Jill.. I believe I started reading in the middle of 2007. I honestly can't remember what led me to your blog. It was probably linked from another blog? Fat Cyclist maybe? I had only been cycling myself for just over a year and was inspired by your words and pictures. Plus, you showed a lot of confidence in the cold! I am a wimp even though I live in a cold northern Michigan. My extremities do not allow me to pursue all that I wish I could outdoors! brr! :) I took some time off from blog hopping about a year ago. Then, my parents visited Alaska last August.. they brought me back a necklace that was made locally in Homer. I thought of your blog & have been following your latest endeavors ever since. I might even start running again. eek.Ali B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01889426949288610589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-76496820287852737642011-06-20T12:42:07.330-06:002011-06-20T12:42:07.330-06:00Hi, Jill! I found you on another blogger's bl...Hi, Jill! I found you on another blogger's blogroll several years ago. Don't remember which one though.Greg Coateshttp://www.coatesplace.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-50209807635710832932011-06-20T07:58:05.315-06:002011-06-20T07:58:05.315-06:00I started reading your blog after Leslie on her Ba...I started reading your blog after Leslie on her Banff Trail Trash Blog mentioned hosting you before you started the Divide Ride.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02212001894912473388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-88178975158600552302011-06-19T20:09:30.956-06:002011-06-19T20:09:30.956-06:00Hi Jill, I am not sure how I found your blog (pos...Hi Jill, I am not sure how I found your blog (possibly from the Surly Blog?) but I do know it was Nov/Dec of 2008. It may have been a link to your new book that brought me to your blog then, but I do remember that I did order an autographed copy of your new book from you as soon as I found your blog. I am looking forward to ordering an autographed copy of your newest book when it is available from you! Thanks,<br />AceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-6885353682787597302011-06-19T19:32:13.105-06:002011-06-19T19:32:13.105-06:00probably 3 years ago while reading someone Else...probably 3 years ago while reading someone Else's Alaska blog who had you as a link...can't remember who though!...Actionrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-33278439940871020182011-06-19T18:08:26.963-06:002011-06-19T18:08:26.963-06:00I have been reading for several years now, and fou...I have been reading for several years now, and found you through Fatty, who I found through Skibikejunkie. I have loved reading ever since. I grew up south of Missoula, and have family there. It was fun to read about your adventures there.Paul Wissenbachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15103813102014065246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-34631229523238536552011-06-19T18:03:57.275-06:002011-06-19T18:03:57.275-06:00I am a principal at a school for the deaf. I becam...I am a principal at a school for the deaf. I became interested in your blog over a year ago. Years ago, in 1991, I almost acccpted a job teaching at the Paul Banks school in Homer. I was telling my children about my almost move to Homer and was doing an online search about Homer. Somehow, the search lead to your blog. I am not a cyclist or runner, however your writing does provide a glimpse of a life vastly different from mine in a way that gives me a tiny glimpse of what my life could have been like to experience the beauty of Alaska. Students at my school are amazed at the dedication and endurance that comes from what you do.<br /><br />KaAnn V.KaAnn V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12971658229061456838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-91583235015644950092011-06-19T17:20:52.127-06:002011-06-19T17:20:52.127-06:00I was mistaken! I apparently found your blog throu...I was mistaken! I apparently found your blog through Kent's bike blog on June 7th. Yeah, I'm not *that* fast a reader... Thanks, browser history.pentalithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04513552377577377429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-49559248551148489782011-06-19T17:13:12.503-06:002011-06-19T17:13:12.503-06:00I found your blog on June 16th, 2011, probably thr...I found your blog on June 16th, 2011, probably through Fatty's blog. Since then I have read Ghost Trails and I'm almost finished with the pdf version of be brave, be strong (so you can omit me from the giveaway). Both books have been so incredibly inspiring, and I've become obsessed with the idea of training for the Tour Divide. Your writing is just beautiful, and your attitude towards life is one that many people can aspire to! I'll be diving in the blog archives when I'm done with the books, for sure... <br /><br />Take care of that foot. I've had PF for over 1.5 years and had to quit running and take up biking (maybe a blessing in disguise, but still, you don't want PF!!!)pentalithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04513552377577377429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-11304311820786863992011-06-19T16:34:14.188-06:002011-06-19T16:34:14.188-06:00ps. I read Ghost Trails (delivered by post to the ...ps. I read Ghost Trails (delivered by post to the island of Iona on Scotland -- where the postman wouold bring the mail in the house and hand it to us while we were eating lunch!) After I read your book I sent it down to a friend in England. <br />I am eagerly awaiting your next book!!i.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11949763927632656714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-45663861639785214472011-06-19T16:30:18.864-06:002011-06-19T16:30:18.864-06:00Hi!
Love your blog...found it 3 years a go while ...Hi!<br /><br />Love your blog...found it 3 years a go while researching Nunuvut and Alaska blogs and was living on a remote Scottish island at the time so had more time to read blogs....but I still follow your adventures with envy!<br />fionai.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11949763927632656714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-38940432386497458652011-06-19T14:04:12.109-06:002011-06-19T14:04:12.109-06:00Found your blog in 2007 searching for info on wint...Found your blog in 2007 searching for info on winter cycling. You inspired me to do some long distance cyclingDuanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08402645640420705193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-37313972457344316002011-06-19T13:36:08.930-06:002011-06-19T13:36:08.930-06:00Hello- found it in october 2009 while Tour Divide ...Hello- found it in october 2009 while Tour Divide dreaming and got hooked. Love the fact there are other girls out there living it too :-)Ionanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-43598562789136228442011-06-19T12:05:10.955-06:002011-06-19T12:05:10.955-06:00And... for the record I found Fatty through your b...And... for the record I found Fatty through your blog! So Jill came first in my book!AMIEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16100337173745210495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-11914447973317199342011-06-19T12:02:40.862-06:002011-06-19T12:02:40.862-06:00This is a fun one today...to sit and think back of...This is a fun one today...to sit and think back of when I first found you 'Up in Alaska.' I was in Atlanta, and was terribly, terribly homesick for Alaska. I was googling around in blogs for "Alaska" and yours came up first. I immediately connected to your style of writing, georgous Alaska pictures and your love of the outdoors. Funny, I know the exact day - 9.18.2007 - because I stole your old miles/temp format and started my own blog that day! You inspired me to get outside again and rediscover the outdoors (I didn't know I could love the outdoors outside of Alaska!), take pictures and write about it all. Thanks for being there all these years! ;-)AMIEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16100337173745210495noreply@blogger.com