I know there are a decent number of threads about this, but does anyone know anything about the logistics of getting out to boulder for the summer to train? When to start looking for renting houses, where to look for houses, how to go about finding jobs, etc?
I went out every summer in college. I crashed with whomever. Friends, some family, sometimes subleased. Tons of subleasing available from the CU students. Jobs are easy to find, pizza delivery, restaurants, cafes, life guarding, ext.
Summer is about over, you missed it dude.
For about 2 weeks rent, you can buy a DECENT tent and sleeping bag and campstove. I'd camp up by Nederland along the peak to peak in the national forest-not in a campground but in dispersed areas. Supposedly, you can only camp in a single national forest for 14 days, but move around and keep your nose clean and the rangers won't notice you.
Run and sleep in the mountains-9000 feet or so. Speed work a couple times a week down in town-buy groceries and supplies and enjoy the Boulder vibe-such as it is.
The advantage of this approach is that when you figure out that Boulder ain't all that, you can move to a nicer part of the state.
I just saved you a couple grand of rent-which is quite a bit more than you'd make working at Alfalfa's or Mustard's Last Stand.
Your thinking outside the box in this case might be a little too edgy for a city slicker.
Dude, where are you going to shower!? A week of running and camping and you'd smell worse than a homeless guy's nut sack. Good luck getting anyone to hang with you much less find some ladies
If it were me..... wrote:
For about 2 weeks rent, you can buy a DECENT tent and sleeping bag and campstove. I'd camp up by Nederland along the peak to peak in the national forest-not in a campground but in dispersed areas. Supposedly, you can only camp in a single national forest for 14 days, but move around and keep your nose clean and the rangers won't notice you.
Run and sleep in the mountains-9000 feet or so. Speed work a couple times a week down in town-buy groceries and supplies and enjoy the Boulder vibe-such as it is.
The advantage of this approach is that when you figure out that Boulder ain't all that, you can move to a nicer part of the state.
I just saved you a couple grand of rent-which is quite a bit more than you'd make working at Alfalfa's or Mustard's Last Stand.
I agree with this guy. I did something similar last summer and it was the best summer of my life.
Also sleeping at high altitude 9,000 + feet has just as much if not more of advantage as training up at high altitude.
People bathed long before they had indoor plumbing. And now, we have mail order camping supply stores.http://www.campmor.com/Product___60632
Van down by the River. wrote:
Dude, where are you going to shower!? A week of running and camping and you'd smell worse than a homeless guy's nut sack. Good luck getting anyone to hang with you much less find some ladies
deh wrote:
I know there are a decent number of threads about this, but does anyone know anything about the logistics of getting out to boulder for the summer to train? When to start looking for renting houses, where to look for houses, how to go about finding jobs, etc?
You do realize that Boulder is a reasonable metro area now, not a two horse town? Make the choice and you'll make it work.
https://www.google.com/search?q=summer+rentals+boulder+2015&oq=summer+rentals+boulder+2015&aqs=chrome..69i57.9269j0j4&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=122&ie=UTF-8
Live south of Table Mesa Drive in Boulder, it's cheaper and closer to good running trails. But it's not the "cool" part of town by the Pearl Street mall. The buses in Boulder are very good and will take you anywhere you need.
Fly to Denver International airport then it's about a 45 minute drive to Boulder
Probably start looking in April for a place to stay. Craigslist will have tons of summer subletting options and summer rentals.
I'm not sure about jobs, but craigslist would be a good place to start.
Thanks for all of the responses, camping is an intriguing idea. I mainly started the thread to try and find out the time frame of renting houses, I have already been checking craigslist, zillow, etc but it's hard to find stuff for the summer this early. If anyone who has rented a summer house in Boulder (or I guess anywhere) can chime in with when they went about finding the house and putting in the deposit, etc, that would be extremely helpful!