If money were no concern, where would you live in the United states

Alabama!

CA Chappie wrote:

rich dude, 50s wrote:

well yeah running is very important to me. being on a team is very important to me. Not sure why you think I should ignore what I care about and what is my main hobby, but ok go ahead.

Of course it’s important. But I’ve never heard anyone argue that New York is a better place to run than the Bay Area.

i'd guess that there is pretty significantly higher running talent, across all age groups in NYC vs. SF. I'm almost sure there are a lot more competitive runners in NYC, regardless of speed.

I don't know that for a fact - just a guess.

Why so many fast people in NYC? Partly numbers -a lof of people live there. But also because NYC is a pretty good place to run.

I suppose the tradeoff is whether you value the better teams and competition of NYC or the better weather in SF.

If you want to drive from NYC or SF there are good places to run in both so that cancels out.

Beacon Hill in Boston or Sausalito.

Simple; Boulder Colorado chasimg dreams in the mountains.

agip wrote:

CA Chappie wrote:

Of course it’s important. But I’ve never heard anyone argue that New York is a better place to run than the Bay Area.

i'd guess that there is pretty significantly higher running talent, across all age groups in NYC vs. SF. I'm almost sure there are a lot more competitive runners in NYC, regardless of speed.

I don't know that for a fact - just a guess.

Why so many fast people in NYC? Partly numbers -a lof of people live there. But also because NYC is a pretty good place to run.

I suppose the tradeoff is whether you value the better teams and competition of NYC or the better weather in SF.

If you want to drive from NYC or SF there are good places to run in both so that cancels out.

The dude is in his 50s. I doubt he’s ever won a race in New York City. Unless you are routinely winning, and I don’t mean age groups, then the notion of “competition” is a red herring. He ain’t coming out here and cleaning up either. Who cares if you are beaten by 50 people or 500?

I won’t even address the idea that there are equivalent good places to run. That’s so far out there I would wonder if you’d been to both cities.

Orlando, so eyes could go to Disneyworld all da time

Malibu

Miami Beach

San Diego

Hawaii

How is Santa Barbara?

competition is important not just in the front of the pack. If you are trying to PR running 6 minute pace...having hundreds of people around you, as you do in NYRR races, that is the competition you need. Otherwise you are just time trialing solo at an uncompetitive race. Are there big competitive 5000 person races every couple weeks in SF like there are in NYC? I doubt it, but I don't know.

I don't know much about where SFians run. On Strava I see a ton of urban runs along the shore and much running in golden gate park. Or they drive out of the city to Marin or something like that. NYCers can drive out of town to plenty of great places if they want to drive. Rockefeller State Park, Mohonk Preserve, etc. In the meantime, Central Park is really good running, and the Hudson river path is fine for urban running.

Coeur d'Alene

coach wrote:

How is Santa, Barbara?

How the hell would Barbara know?

non-yank here wrote:

You couldn't pay me to live in the US. I can't get my head around your love for guns and hate for universal health care. I would include your head of state as reason #1, but honestly anywhere these days is as likely as not to elect a narcissistic, megalomaniac, egomaniac, nationalistic criminal as head of state; if I used that as a screening criteria, I'd have to rule out many of my favourite countries... :-)

I feel the same way. After quite a bit of traveling, I decided to call it quits and moved to Europe. Of course it's not perfect, but I'm so much happier than when I lived in the Washington D.C. area. No amount of money could convince me to move back.

You Da Hoe wrote:

Coeur d'Alene

Not an expensive place to live by any means, no idea what the job market is like though. Nice little spot, but wouldn’t be my pick.

Somewhere in Orange County, maybe Newport.

Star wrote:

Do I still have to work but it's a cheap house payment?

Or do we get free food and travel expenses in this scenario?

Because if I still have to work for spending money then that changes where I would live in order to get to some job.

You:

Boulder

Almost Heaven wrote:

West Virginia

Blue Ridge Mountains

one of the hawaiian islands for sure, probably leaning on Oahu or Kauai,

else coastal california

I’d bounce from a beach home in Kailua, HI and a place on one of the side hills nearing Park City, UT.