Clearwater Triathlon Scene

JP <[email hidden]> wrote in news:rmr4tvklripqjtpl7hbc56hq82ef64n0ve@ 4ax.com:

Quoted message said:

Hello:

I will be moving from Central Ohio to Clearwater-St. Pete, Florida. Does anyone have information
about the local Tri-scene? Is there a decent recreation center for swimming and weights? Any
weekly/weekend group rides and evening runs?

Also, are there areas or towns where I should stay away when looking for a place to live due to
traffic or other issues?

Please contact me backchannel if you can help. Any information would be great!

Thanks,

Jim Porco Dublin, Ohio [email hidden]

You are moving to the home of the biggest, baddest Tri club in the world. All of the info in the tri
scene in that area can be obtained by talking with them. See stpetemaddogs.comstpetemaddogs.comOpen ↗

Once you get there, you have only two choices: Run with the mad dogs, or stay on the porch and
don't bark.

(And I'm not even a member! It's a great tri club though.)

Tom

JP said:

Hello:

I will be moving from Central Ohio to Clearwater-St. Pete, Florida. Does anyone have information
about the local Tri-scene? Is there a decent recreation center for swimming and weights? Any
weekly/weekend group rides and evening runs?

Also, are there areas or towns where I should stay away when looking for a place to live due to
traffic or other issues?

Please contact me backchannel if you can help. Any information would be great!

Thanks,

Jim Porco Dublin, Ohio [email hidden]

Woohoo! I just moved up one spot in my age group without even training!

Just kidding. Good luck in Florida Jim.

John Dublin, OH

Tom:

Thanks for the info. I'll look them up. Sounds like a real pack of animals! And, since I am
originally from Cleveland (home of the dog pound Browns) I should feel right at home.

Best wishes,

Jim Porco

Tom Henderson said:

JP <[email hidden]> wrote in news:rmr4tvklripqjtpl7hbc56hq82ef64n0ve@ 4ax.com:

Quoted message said:

Hello:

I will be moving from Central Ohio to Clearwater-St. Pete, Florida. Does anyone have information
about the local Tri-scene? Is there a decent recreation center for swimming and weights? Any
weekly/weekend group rides and evening runs?

Also, are there areas or towns where I should stay away when looking for a place to live due to
traffic or other issues?

Please contact me backchannel if you can help. Any information would be great!

Thanks,

Jim Porco Dublin, Ohio [email hidden]

You are moving to the home of the biggest, baddest Tri club in the world. All of the info in the
tri scene in that area can be obtained by talking with them. See stpetemaddogs.comstpetemaddogs.comOpen ↗

Once you get there, you have only two choices: Run with the mad dogs, or stay on the porch and
don't bark.

(And I'm not even a member! It's a great tri club though.)

Tom

Jim- One great thing about moving to Florida is increased outside training time(although swimming
outside is a bit cold right now~but there are some outdoor heated pool programs). The St Pete Mad
Dogs is a great tri group but if you're travelling from Clearwater, you might have a 30 minute drive
which could be tough during the week(but are excellent). Most of their workouts are in and around
downtown St Petersburg. stpetemaddogs.comstpetemaddogs.comOpen ↗

The YMCA in Clearwater has a great workout facility (with indoor pool). The entire facility is in
the finishing stages of a massive refurbishment. suncoastymca.orgclea.aspOpen ↗ . The group
that I work out with met thru the "Y" and have many tri workouts planned during the
week(typically at
5:45AM and/or ~6:00PM). You can check it out online at: www.trilewis.com We are a pretty active
group with all speeds welcome. Right now we are training for some of the winter half or full
marathons but will be getting geared up to train for tri's shortly.

One of the best olympic distance triathlons in the US is located in St Petersburg. Registration for
St Anthony's Triathlon April 25,2004 opened this past week and is filling fast. If you're interested
in that distance race, you should sign up ASAP because it should reach capacity within the next few
days: satriathlon.comsatriathlon.comOpen ↗

If you have any specific questions, you're welcome to give me a call at
(6)541-3531 Ext 137 or else just drop me an email(remove the "spamsux" from my reply email address).
If you give me a call when you get down here, I'll also gladly meet you at one of the practices
to introduce you around.

I'll look forward to hearing from you- David Geldbart

"JP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Hello:

I will be moving from Central Ohio to Clearwater-St. Pete, Florida. Does anyone have information
about the local Tri-scene? Is there a decent recreation center for swimming and weights? Any
weekly/weekend group rides and evening runs?

Also, are there areas or towns where I should stay away when looking for a place to live due to
traffic or other issues?

Please contact me backchannel if you can help. Any information would be great!

Thanks,

Jim Porco Dublin, Ohio [email hidden]

And don't forget Clermont is only an hour or so inland and has some great races.

www.triflorida.com

Mike Tennent

DIGTRI said:

Jim- One great thing about moving to Florida is increased outside training time(although swimming
outside is a bit cold right now~but there are some outdoor heated pool programs). The St Pete Mad
Dogs is a great tri group but if you're travelling from Clearwater, you might have a 30 minute
drive which could be tough during the week(but are excellent). Most of their workouts are in and
around downtown St Petersburg. stpetemaddogs.comstpetemaddogs.comOpen ↗

The YMCA in Clearwater has a great workout facility (with indoor pool). The entire facility is in
the finishing stages of a massive refurbishment. suncoastymca.orgclea.aspOpen ↗ . The group
that I work out with met thru the "Y" and have many tri workouts planned during the
week(typically at
5:45AM and/or ~6:00PM). You can check it out online at: www.trilewis.com We are a pretty active
group with all speeds welcome. Right now we are training for some of the winter half or full
marathons but will be getting geared up to train for tri's shortly.

One of the best olympic distance triathlons in the US is located in St Petersburg. Registration for
St Anthony's Triathlon April 25,2004 opened this past week and is filling fast. If you're
interested in that distance race, you should sign up ASAP because it should reach capacity within
the next few days: satriathlon.comsatriathlon.comOpen ↗

If you have any specific questions, you're welcome to give me a call at
(727)541-3531 Ext 137 or else just drop me an email(remove the "spamsux" from my reply email
address). If you give me a call when you get down here, I'll also gladly meet you at one of
the practices to introduce you around.

I'll look forward to hearing from you- David Geldbart

"JP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Hello:

I will be moving from Central Ohio to Clearwater-St. Pete, Florida. Does anyone have information
about the local Tri-scene? Is there a decent recreation center for swimming and weights? Any
weekly/weekend group rides and evening runs?

Also, are there areas or towns where I should stay away when looking for a place to live due to
traffic or other issues?

Please contact me backchannel if you can help. Any information would be great!

Thanks,

Jim Porco Dublin, Ohio [email hidden]

"IronPenguin"

Note: To see the weekly workouts at www.trilewis.com , click on "Weekly Activity List" button on the
lefthand side of the page.

"DIGTRI" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Jim- One great thing about moving to Florida is increased outside training time(although swimming
outside is a bit cold right now~but there are some outdoor heated pool programs). The St Pete Mad
Dogs is a great tri group

but

Quoted message said:

if you're travelling from Clearwater, you might have a 30 minute drive

which

Quoted message said:

could be tough during the week(but are excellent). Most of their workouts are in and around
downtown St Petersburg. stpetemaddogs.comstpetemaddogs.comOpen ↗

The YMCA in Clearwater has a great workout facility (with indoor pool).

The

Quoted message said:

entire facility is in the finishing stages of a massive refurbishment.
suncoastymca.orgclea.aspOpen ↗ . The group that I work out with met thru the "Y" and have
many tri workouts planned during the week(typically

at

Quoted message said:

5:45AM and/or ~6:00PM). You can check it out online at: www.trilewis.com

We

Quoted message said:

are a pretty active group with all speeds welcome. Right now we are

training

Quoted message said:

for some of the winter half or full marathons but will be getting geared

up

Quoted message said:

to train for tri's shortly.

One of the best olympic distance triathlons in the US is located in St Petersburg. Registration
for St Anthony's Triathlon April 25,2004 opened this past week and is filling fast. If you're
interested in that distance race, you should sign up ASAP because it should reach capacity within
the next few days: satriathlon.comsatriathlon.comOpen ↗

If you have any specific questions, you're welcome to give me a call at
(727)541-3531 Ext 137 or else just drop me an email(remove the "spamsux" from my reply email
address). If you give me a call when you get down

here,

Quoted message said:

I'll also gladly meet you at one of the practices to introduce you around.

I'll look forward to hearing from you- David Geldbart

"JP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Hello:

I will be moving from Central Ohio to Clearwater-St. Pete, Florida. Does anyone have information
about the local Tri-scene? Is there a decent recreation center for swimming and weights? Any
weekly/weekend group rides and evening runs?

Also, are there areas or towns where I should stay away when looking for a place to live due to
traffic or other issues?

Please contact me backchannel if you can help. Any information would be great!

Thanks,

Jim Porco Dublin, Ohio [email hidden]

A great resource to get a feel for Florida races is: www.trifind.com You'll find alot of great races
in the Tampa Bay & Clermont(Orlando) areas.

"JP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Hello:

I will be moving from Central Ohio to Clearwater-St. Pete, Florida. Does anyone have information
about the local Tri-scene? Is there a decent recreation center for swimming and weights? Any
weekly/weekend group rides and evening runs?

Also, are there areas or towns where I should stay away when looking for a place to live due to
traffic or other issues?

Please contact me backchannel if you can help. Any information would be great!

Thanks,

Jim Porco Dublin, Ohio [email hidden]

Jim,

I live quite a ways south of Clearwater in Cape Coral, but Florida does have the 2nd most
Triathlons as compared to other states.

If you are looking for races, results or links to triathlon clubs, you can find them at:

trifind.comfl.htmlOpen ↗

Good Luck,

Stephen Adams trifind.comtrifind.comOpen ↗

A sincere thank you to everyone who has provided suggestions, good wishes, and recommendations.

It seems that I picked one of the more prime tri-locations in the country to move.

Thanks again,

Jim Porco Dublin, Ohio

(Triathalator) said:

Jim,

I live quite a ways south of Clearwater in Cape Coral, but Florida does have the 2nd most
Triathlons as compared to other states.

If you are looking for races, results or links to triathlon clubs, you can find them at:

trifind.comfl.htmlOpen ↗

Good Luck,

Stephen Adams trifind.comtrifind.comOpen ↗