Michigan's New XC Coach

armadillo sunset wrote:

mileage doesn't cause injuries, speed doesn't cause injuries, laziness and lapses in focus cause injuries. pretty sure alex gibby would agree with me.

Right, and the moment of death is simply a lack of concentration. Get real chief.

Hoser Eh wrote:

Lived 45 miles from A2 for a decade now. We haven't had too many bad days--training in a climate like this is nowhere near as bad as people who have never done it before think it would be.

I strongly disagree. I've been in the Midwest for 3 years and can't wait to leave. Absolutely hate it from December-March, and the summers can't make up for it. Actually, the dew point in the summers is horrible (went to Florida for vacation recently, and actually felt worse or comparable back at home). So you're dealing with terrible winters and terrible summers. However, I'll take hot and humid or hot and dry any day over poor, winter footing from ice and snow that's there for weeks and months. Fearing for my life/hips with every step is not fun, not fun at all. Treadmills suck ass.

Where in the Midwest? South-central Michigan hasn't been that bad. That said, I grew up in Ottawa, so I'm used to it--high humidex included.

Midwestern implant wrote:

I strongly disagree. I've been in the Midwest for 3 years and can't wait to leave. Absolutely hate it from December-March, and the summers can't make up for it. Actually, the dew point in the summers is horrible (went to Florida for vacation recently, and actually felt worse or comparable back at home). So you're dealing with terrible winters and terrible summers. However, I'll take hot and humid or hot and dry any day over poor, winter footing from ice and snow that's there for weeks and months. Fearing for my life/hips with every step is not fun, not fun at all. Treadmills suck ass.

It's bad when you're used to the South or West. I've tried my best to adapt and look at it positively, but I have yet to have a healthy winter here (without breaking or tearing something). This is not for me. Might be ok if you're coming from Canada.

yep26 wrote:

not a chance guys

Just a shout out to our little bitch yep26.

The amount of snow depends on what part of the Midwest you live in. If you live in most of Indiana/Ohio/Illinois outside of Chicago, you will not have snow around the ground for most of winter.