Colorado Spring Camp
Starting a new thread to capture the current plans for the May/June unofficial camp week at Chez Truscott. I'll keep this updated as new information rolls in.
Not intended to be set in stone, but to have one source for the current thinking.
Tentative Dates - May 26-June 6th; Spans two weekends, expect some folks only first weekend, some from 29-5, some only second weekend.
Campers :
- Jeremy Behler May 29-June 4 A (Two twins, plus rollaway; attached bath)
- John Withrow May 29-June 2 (Flight booked) A
- John Stark May 31-June 5 (Driving from NorCal) A
- Stephanie Stevens May 26-30 (Local)/ Dawn Cass (June 2-5) B (Two twins, plus small pullout couch; attached bath)
- Teri Cashmere May 29-June 4 B
- Danielle Santucci (Mon - Sun) May 30-June 5 B
- Trish Marshall ?May 29-June 5 B
- Rich Stanbaugh May 29 - June 5 D (two twins in loft; no attached bath, half bath down the hall)
- Anna Stanbaugh May 29 - June 5 D
- Steve Beyer (Thurs -Sun May 26-28)//Mark Stahlkopf May 28-June 4 C (Bunk; upper single, bottom double, half bath down the hall)
- Attila Matyas (May 29 - June 4) C
This fills the house. I will start a wait list.
Wait List/Alternative Dates:
- Jeff Sullivan June 12-18
- Gary Lewis
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Comments
Some random things:
@ Bruce - I'll add you to the list above as "tentative". I think over the next month or so, things will become more clear, and hopefully we may have more than one "camp" operating.
Al: I may be up for this. It is too far in advance to commit right now, but if I get into Vineman this could be a great BBW 6 weeks or so before the race.
Thanks a bunch.
John
P.S. Hi to Cheryl for me.
Highly recommend the "camp" to all. Christi and I flew in to Denver and rented a car. Took a little under 4 hours to get to Al's in Snowmass. Definitely feel it helped improve my FTP prior to IMLT 70.3. Beautiful scenery and Al is a great tour guide!
@Scott - week ending June 5 works best for me. (2nd choice) Week ending June 19. (3rd) Week ending June 12.
OK, I hereby declare things to have gelled sufficiently that I can see camp running from May 26 through June 6th. I'm not expecting any individual person (except me) to be there that entire time, but that we have maybe three waves:
I assume it's way too early for many people to make firm commitments, but at some point we'll have to nail down the "who will be there when question", so the house does not get overloaded. Although if it does, there are AirBnB options close to my house for reasonable rates at that time of year. So I'd encourage folks to submit their final plans before Feb 19th, three months in advance of this event.
Bob Nelson asked about summer dates. At this time, I still do not have clear plans myself for when I will be there. I probably will not know until March or so, when I intend to commit to a fall IM. And there will probably be a final decision by then as to if and when there will be a Pro Tour bike race (USAPC) in Colorado in late August.
Jeremy asked about the weather. As a general rule, the driest times of the year are late May thru June, and late August thru mid-October. Temps at those times of the year are really altitude dependent, ranging from 70-85 @ the low end of the valley, to the mid 60s where I live, to the 40s/50s at the highest locations. Bear in mind that at this altitude, if you are in the sun, it will feel a lot warmer that the air temp; in the shade, a bit colder. While there are occasional days which are rained out, it's much more likely to be clear. The other common pattern is clear morning, with increasing chance of rain at higher elevations in the afternoon. It's extremely rare to have a day totally washed out by the weather. I can almost always find someplace and time to ride unaffected by the temp or rain.
Jim, I am planning on doing the ToC, and then getting myself to Aspen. Might as well have fun while I can.
As dates get closer there may be an opportunity to coordinate a rental car as well.
Attention Campers! I almost forgot about the event which happens in SNowmass on Fri/Sat June 3/4. Its the Ragnar Trail Relay, basically a slumber party for endorphin junkies. It stages out of the Rec Center a mile down th hill from me, and one of the three running routes goes right by my house.
The basic premise is teams of 4-8 people doing a relay over three trails of 3.5, 4 and 6.5 miles in the hills around my home. This is NOT a point to point relay; all runs start and end in the stain area, where teams set up camp for the duration. The past two years they have sold out, meaning more than a hundred teams. Each member of an 8 person does each route once; smaller teams do the same number of total legs (24) split amongst the members. Staggered start at 8 AM Friday, you;re done when you're done.
The main reason I'm mentioning this is to point to the web site, which has a video on it filmed at this year's relay. All the scenery is real, basically what surrounds my house. Also, if there is enthusiasm (and the $) for this, we can create a team and join the fun. http://www.ragnartrail.com/locations/snowmass-co
I am interested in the Ragnar Relay. Guess this means I would need to commit earlier?
Separate question: I assume there are some epic mountain bike trails in the area of Al's estate? If so, I may bring my MTB along so I can get dirty. It's not everyday I get to MTB in that part of the country.
@John - there is world class mountain biking right from my house. Even better trails are within 20 minute drive. Sadly, several of the best local trails are closed until June 21 due to elk calving season. Heres a link to an article about just one of the trails out of Snowmass:
http://www.aspentimes.com/news/1644...pens-rainy
This is really a fantastic opportunity - thank you. I'm simple - when you need a commitment, I will be in or out. I will block time on my calendar so that it is easier to say yes.
Anna may be interested - but her calendar is more difficult to arrange than mine.
Thanks!
Ya, that elk calving stuff gets in the way sometimes.
What the heck is that, anyway? Birthing?
Thanks for the 411. Just got the thumbs up from the wife to attend. So I am officially in.
~ Stark
Actually, there's a rather large elk herd which migrates across our valle y every spring and fall. In May, they are heading to the high country to have and rear their young. Humans can make them anxious, leading to risk of pregnancy loss.
I'm glad you'll be there John...you bring smiles everywhere you go.
Attention Campers!
See the first post in this thread. I have revised the list with the best information I could get from people's posts (Kim is on EN hiatus and is communicating with me thru other channels).
Even though I said we'd wait until Feb to nail everything down, I'm suspecting many folks want to (a) be reassured they are going to have a spot and/or (b) need or want to make plans for the spring. So if you could look at the list and see if I have your desired dates correct, and if I have you in the correct group. EG, Scott, Jeff, John S, do you have a specific time frame you're willing to commit to? Teri, you are IN, but what days? Steph, which weekend are you aiming at? Etc.
It looks to me like well be able to squeeze most everyone in if the stars align correctly on overlap, eg, Kim comes the first "weekend", Danielle the second, etc.
John W and Matt A are very busy guys, and Matt may be facing some recovery issues, so they are probably best put on the wait list for now. There is probably room for Bruce especially if he combines the trip with a visit to his brother. And Dawn ... ??? what's your preference.
If anyone else in the Haus wants to get into the mix, now's the time to "speak now or forever hold your peace." Even if it's just to be put in the "Tentative/Wait List" category. Knowing how life goes for all of us, I'm sure the group will remain fluid right up until folks have to make plane reservations.
On a personal note, I want to thank Jeremy for kicking this off. And thank the rest of you for your trust in me to provide a worthwhile week of training in the most beautiful locale you can imagine. I'm eagerly looking forward to our epic camp.