Comments on: Triathlete’s 20 Best Places To Live

By: faberk

faberk — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:17:38 +0000

what about las vegas – not a good place to train?

By: Frank Eeckman

Frank Eeckman — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:57:07 +0000

Oakland/Berkeley is the number one city for triathletes. Oakland has the best weather in the US, bar none. It has a very active cycling community, tons of good mountain bike and running trails, and opportunities for open water swimming. It is close enough to San Francisco for those who feel the need to go there, but the weather is much better over here.

By: Maineah

Maineah — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:34:11 +0000

Having lived in both cities, how Providence makes this list over Portland, ME is beyond me:

1. Portland is just without question a more fun and more liveable city - better bars, better coffee shops, better food, better art.
2. The riding is infinitely more varied, more scenic and more challenging. Coastal and rural rides are within several miles of the heart of downtown. Nasty climbers into the whites or rollers in the bigelows are all doable as day trips.
3. The city boasts a 5k cinder running track that surrounds a salt-water flat and is immediately adjacent to downtown.
4. Better retail and coaching support.
5. Better and growing network of local tri's, road races and ski races.
6. Atlantic ocean, 9 pools and several good open water swimming lakes within 15 miles of the city.
7. Ample nordic skiing, snowshoeing and winter triathlon opportunities once the snow falls.
8. No fewer than 7 premium, local microbrews
9. Incredible local food to feed the engine.

You guys are nuts.

By: thejaviman

thejaviman — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:59:57 +0000

If you have never been to Tucson…you're missing out. I live in San Diego and only wish that when I come out to Tucson and Nogales, that I would bring along my bike (I normally come out only for a day or so for family functions). The rolling hills and straight-aways are amazing out here. Also, there are numerous easily accessible lakes that allow for year-round swimmimg. If you're interested in an awesome rolling hill workout, check out Pendlton Drive in Rio Rico, AZ, which is just south of Tucson. You have 20 + miles of non-stop rolling hills that can lead right into Pena Blanca lake for an awesome swim. The lake was recently emptied and clean-up.

By: Nick

Nick — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:39:51 +0000

Have you lot ever been outside of the US?There is a whole world outside with great places to live!

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:56:33 +0000

This list is pretty stupid, you have cities in a desert and then Bellvue and Wisconsin, DC? These are all places where it's nice for about 4 months of the year. You have no pics in Florida? This should be the list for people who like trainers and bad weather. Bellvue washington???? Where it's rainy and 40 degrees for 8 months? What kind of handouts did the athur of this article get from all these horrible places to be an outdoor enthusiast in?

By: TDT

TDT — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:05:46 +0000

Let's see – Phoenix at #1 is dangerously hot the majority of the year and Boulder at #2 you can't do any outdoor training for 4+ months of the year. Carlsbad, CA – perfect weather year round, the biggest swimming pool ever in your backyard and endless number of other tri geeks to train with…how is it not #1???