California gets earthquakes, and might have a big one someday that makes you have a bad day.
The midwest gets tornadoes every year, and some have bad days.
run don't ride wrote:
Mehhh wrote:
Arkansas: the NW part of the state has tons of running and biking trails and has IMBA (international mountain bike association) silver and bronze level ride centers
West Virgina: good mountain biking and hiking and trail running. The mountains their are not huge, but are surprisingly pretty
Idaho: Boise is one of only 6 gold level IMBA ride centers in the world. And there are a number of other silver and bronze level centers throughout the state.
Sorry, since this is a running forum I want to hear about great places to run, not bike.
Being ranked as a good place for mountain biking does not mean its a great place to run.
I have been to, and lived in, many places that were ranked as good mtn bike towns. They were not necessarily good for running.
Many bike towns lack local running culture. No/few running races. No access to open tracks. Mtn bikers tend to be gearheads and are more into the experience of flow rides or adrenaline rush downhills as opposed to improving their fitness or competition/racing.
We sometimes complain about hobby joggers not following or being fans of the sport of running, but at least the hobby jogger masses participate in the same big road races that pro runners compete in. Not many mtn bikers race, and few of the mtn bike masses participate in competitive type events.
Moving along on a bike is so much easier than running, and the activities tend to attract different types of people.
Sorry for not catering to your extremely narrow opinion and and view of the world. I’ll try hard next time
Hey, bud, that's a $5,000,000 plot of land right there.
Palatial million dollar estate in California
gblaha wrote:
Atlanta GA is a great place to live
Moab Utah for running and biking and outdoor stuff.
Mehhh wrote:
run don't ride wrote:
Sorry, since this is a running forum I want to hear about great places to run, not bike.
Being ranked as a good place for mountain biking does not mean its a great place to run.
I have been to, and lived in, many places that were ranked as good mtn bike towns. They were not necessarily good for running.
Many bike towns lack local running culture. No/few running races. No access to open tracks. Mtn bikers tend to be gearheads and are more into the experience of flow rides or adrenaline rush downhills as opposed to improving their fitness or competition/racing.
We sometimes complain about hobby joggers not following or being fans of the sport of running, but at least the hobby jogger masses participate in the same big road races that pro runners compete in. Not many mtn bikers race, and few of the mtn bike masses participate in competitive type events.
Moving along on a bike is so much easier than running, and the activities tend to attract different types of people.
Sorry for not catering to your extremely narrow opinion and and view of the world. I’ll try hard next time
Update: you're at letsrun.com, not letsmountainbike.com.
rojo wrote:
What about Tennessee being a good place to live? I was thinking of moving there. Yesterday, I took the train from Balitmore to DC for the Congressional hearing on doping and talked to some tourists from Chattanooga. They told me I could get a 3 bedroom 2 bath house in Chattanooga for 80k. They said for 500k I could live like a KING.
Chattanooga's been on my radar for a while. Seems like a pretty cool town. Just got back from a scouting trip to AZ as a possible retirement spot, my impressions: Phoenix is a big city that happens to be in the desert, if you picked up NoVa (where I currently reside) and dropped it in the desert it wouldn't be much different. Sedona is breathtaking but pricey, probably have to at least a part time job to swing that one. Tucson was really cool, artsy vibe(surprisingly), great food, very affordable, wife loved it. Tucson just might be the spot.
I agree, I grew up in St
Louis, the summers are brutal, high state income tax, but low housing costs and gas
Another state is Iowa, high income tax and some brutal weather infant parts. They just had some major flooding in Des Moines.
ck3237 wrote:
I agree, I grew up in St
Louis, the summers are brutal, high state income tax, but low housing costs and gas
Another state is Iowa, high income tax and some brutal weather infant parts. They just had some major flooding in Des Moines.
Yikes!!! Iowa's FAR WORSE than even I imagined!
Stalingrader wrote:
Dromano19 wrote:
How many states have you visited?
All of them, except Idaho, Nebraska and Kansas.
So how do you know those are bad places to live, if you have never visited?
I have lived in Missouri, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Connecticut, and Missouri is by far the best of those locales, and that is before factoring in the cost of living. Most areas of St. Louis are fine places to live, and here in Columbia you can easily get a move-in-ready home for under $200K that has all the following features:
1. A walkable community
2. Great public schools
3. Access to an endless soft-surface trail less than a mile from where you live
4. Virtually no traffic / less than a 10 minute commute to nearly all area jobs
There aren't many cities in the country where you can muster all of that for any price. From the cities I have lived, the only other place that might qualify is a small section of West Hartford near the reservoir, but even there your commute will most likely be longer than 10 minutes, and that's at three to five times the price.
Truly don't understand the hate....
rojo wrote:
What about Tennessee being a good place to live? I was thinking of moving there. Yesterday, I took the train from Balitmore to DC for the Congressional hearing on doping and talked to some tourists from Chattanooga. They told me I could get a 3 bedroom 2 bath house in Chatannooga for 80k. They said for 500k I could live like a KING.
What are you looking for in your residence? I lived in Nashville for 10 years. It was nice, fairly inexpensive. It's growing fast, has a great food scene, some nice parks for running. The schools are beyond atrocious - most folks pony up north of $20k/year for private school, even at the elementary level. Or move to Williamson County, where the schools are okay (great for TN standards), but property taxes are through the roof. Sales tax of 9.25%. No income tax. Lots of road congestion.
I personally wouldn't move back, as I like where I'm at far better (it has all the same positives as Nashville, but without most of the negatives).
Just move to a first world country instead
Semenyagoat wrote:
Just move to a first world country instead
I think Venezuela has promise. It has the most untapped oil in the world.
high on the hog......... wrote:
Palatial million dollar estate in California
https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/107-Huron-Ave_San-Mateo_CA_94401_M26586-06681?view=qv
San Mateo is the cheap part of the peninsula. Now this one in Palo Alto is a real bargain
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2140-Yale-St-Palo-Alto-CA-94306/19504552_zpid/Just Another LRC Idiot wrote:
Stalingrader wrote:
All of them, except Idaho, Nebraska and Kansas.
So how do you know those are bad places to live, if you have never visited?
People are telling me about "infant parts" and you ask how do I know??? You're wacky.
high on the hog......... wrote:
Palatial million dollar estate in California
https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/107-Huron-Ave_San-Mateo_CA_94401_M26586-06681?view=qv
Cost of living shmost of living... I bought my home, which is twice that size, in an area not too far away from there, before I turned 35. No mommy and daddy money, no independent wealth, etc. It can be done. Those who can make it here simply do so. The smart survive.
Well, almost... wrote:
Stalingrader wrote:
The same goes for Arkansas, Idaho and West Virginia. You're either born there, are escaping the law, or have crashed out in business and/or life and have taken some kind of refugee status.
People w/ talent, class and luck end up in better locales, like California.
Just admit it.
Agree with your general point—except for Idaho. There are some really nice parts of Idaho if your into mountains / outdoors activities / trail running.
Here are the acceptable states to live in...CA, OR, WA, ID, MT, CO, MA, NY, VT, NH, HI, DC.
Everywhere else is a sh!thole state and, I agree people only live in sh!thole states because they have to do so for job or family reasons. No one really likes humid summers or harsh winters (caveat for winter is if you live in Ski country than there is a purpose for snow, if not snow is just a nuisance). Everyone defines a “nice day” the same way and people arguing they like weather we all know sucks is a defense mechanism used by people who are stuck in sh!thole states.
Truth!
I’m a D2 female runner. Our coach explicitly told us not to visit LetsRun forums.
Great interview with Steve Cram - says Jakob has no chance of WRs this year
RENATO can you talk about the preparation of Emile Cairess 2:06
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Hats off to my dad. He just ran a 1:42 Half Marathon and turns 75 in 2 months!
