What are your dream-events?
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TryScott posted 7 weeks ago.
Most of mine aren't events, but it's my bucket list.
1 Get stuck in the mud in my Jeep
2 Hang glide
3 Scuba dive
4 Qualify for and run Boston marathon
5 Finish a 140.6
6 See the Northern Lights
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TriSooner posted 7 weeks ago.
Repost:
Comrades Marathon http://www.comrades.com/
Survival of the Shawangunks http://www.ulster.net/~sosnyta/
Bataan Memorial Death March http://www.bataanmarch.com/
Mount Washington Road Race (run)http://www.mountwashingtonroadrace.com/
Minnesota Border to Border (I need a partner. Anyone?) http://www.mnb2b.org/
Mount Washington Hill Climb (bike) http://www.mtwashingtonbicyclehillclimb.org
Waikiki Rough Water swim, which is part of Ironman history www.wrswim.com/
Colorado River 100 mile paddle www.coloradoriver100.com/
Pikes Peak Ascent www.pikespeakmarathon.org/ (I'm doing this in August)
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jhudalla posted 7 weeks ago.
Complete a IM or 140.6
Run my 40th Marathon in my 40th year ( 8 down, I have 12 years to do it )
Qualify for and Run the Boston Marathon
Be a dad
Get a hole-in-one
Weary is the path that does not challenge.
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jsk85 posted 7 weeks ago.
Well...I really have to think about this...
1)Complete IM under 12hrs
2)Complete HIM under 5hrs
3)Visit all 50 states
4)Do a tri in another country
5)Compete in some Ultra-event (haven't looked into them much yet)
6)Get to at least 6/7 of the continents at least 1x (only 2 so far)
And plenty of non-athletic, non-travel stuff that I probably wouldn't consider events as far as this goes, more like life experiences
My blog: http://jsktri.blogspot.com
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chekmarks posted 7 weeks ago.
1- Pacific Crest Trail through hike.
2- IM (2 actually, so i can set a PR)
3- make billions of dollars teaching.
4- trail run as many 14ers as is possible, hike the rest.
5- get my mom to do one tri. she's doing her first 5k on the 4th!
6- see the olympics
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TriSooner posted 7 weeks ago.
StephenPDennis wrote:
14'000 foot mountains. The Gold Standard.
14ers?
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diva_mom posted 7 weeks ago.
14ers = 14,000 foot peaks
Don't be so easy on yourself 'cause this one might be all that you have left
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RV posted 7 weeks ago.
Since it asked for dream events - qualifying for and completing Kona is the first one that comes to mind.
Then Boston.
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WillbIM1Day posted 7 weeks ago.
(in no particular order)
1) Qualify and Run Boston
2) Qualify and Race Kona
3) Run a 50-miler
4) Do all of the IMs in North America before I'm 40 - I have 14 years :)
5) Break 1:25 in the Half Marathon
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StephenPDennis posted 7 weeks ago.
TriSooner wrote:
StephenPDennis wrote:14'000 foot mountains. The Gold Standard.14ers?
Oooo, thanks, that does look tempting.
I think I'm a pretty gung-ho person in general but mountaineering still scares me a little bit. Then again, I'm originally from Long Island where our tallest local peak is a whopping 100 feet above sea level.
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Ironmom posted 7 weeks ago.
In no particular order:
Bike across the US with my kids
Qualify for Kona (and pray for a cool year on the course, LOL!)
Climb Denali
Ironman Oregon! Would love to see my home state get this.
Scuba Diving in the Maldives
Hike the Pacific Crest Trail, border to border
Swim the English Channel
Climb Mt. Rainier - I've been weathered off of 3 climb attempts so far. One of these years I'll get up there.
And we're going to cross one off the list this fall: Tandem biking through Italy with the kids.
Blue Skies, -Robin-
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jhudalla posted 7 weeks ago.
Oh... I'd also like to bag mnt Whitney.
Weary is the path that does not challenge.
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breezy posted 7 weeks ago.
1. complete my 1st 70.3 (this September)
2. qualify for and complete the 70.3 World Championships (I have zero desire to EVER run 26.2 miles, whether for a marathon or for an IM...I like to treat my run as the cool down that gets me to the finish line. :-) )
3. Bike tour of Tuscany and Umbria, Italy
4. Not hate the Boulder Peak bike course (I'm almost there!)
5. Complete an Xterra tri
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PJT posted 7 weeks ago.
Kona and Boston are longshots for me, so I focus on events where "just finish" carries some allure.
1. The antarctic marathon sounds fun.
2. My current dream/goal is to become a Worldloppet Gold Master. I figure it could take a couple decades. Step one will come next February, global warming permitting.
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Leroy Bonkers posted 7 weeks ago.
Kona, Boston, sub 1:25 half marathon...
see Angkor Wat, hike the AT, climb Mt. McKinley, go to Greece,
this oculd become a very long list ver easily!
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Socket posted 7 weeks ago.
1) Marathon
2) 70.3
3) 140.6
4) Race in another country
5) Get to all 50 states
6) Get to all 7 continents
7) Take a long leisurely tour of Europe
After I get to the point where I *can* take a long leisurely tour of Europe, I figure I'll have the time to hike the Appalachian Trail from one end to the other, but first things first...
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Triguy98 posted 7 weeks ago.
My only lust after event was Alcatraz, which I got to do this year! Wooo!
So after that its all just icing on the cake.
Other things I wanna do-
Visit all the National Parks- 16 or so of em down, a bunch more to go.
Do an IM. Not a dream event, just to do one.
I've done a bunch of cool stuff, and will do lots more, but I dont really have a whole lot of "dream" things.
Life is short. Play hard and get dirty doing it.
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chekmarks posted 7 weeks ago.
" I think I'm a pretty gung-ho person in general but mountaineering still scares me a little bit. Then again, I'm originally from Long Island where our tallest local peak is a whopping 100 feet above sea level. "
no mountaineering necessary for 75% of them, in fact you can drive (or BIKE!!!!) to the top of some. i think driving is a load of bull, but if it gets more people to appreciate the mountains then i can deal. If you were interested, i'd suggest the sawatch range. amazing views from up there.
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charlie6460 posted 7 weeks ago.
I figure when I am done with my Tri phase, I'll find something even more extreme so:
Everest
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Triguy98 posted 7 weeks ago.
chekmarks wrote:
no mountaineering necessary for 75% of them, in fact you can drive (or BIKE!!!!) to the top of some. i think driving is a load of bull, but if it gets more people to appreciate the mountains then i can deal. If you were interested, i'd suggest the sawatch range. amazing views from up there.
On my most recent trip to CO, we drive to the topmost parking lot of Mount Evans, and then hiked the 200 feet to the top, that counts, right? ;)
If thats not good enough, we hiked Mount Bierstadt.
http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/5986794
That was fun.
Life is short. Play hard and get dirty doing it.
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StephenPDennis posted 7 weeks ago.
It's not that I'm against hiking, I've actually done a bit here and there. (But my orienteering could use some work, I once spent a night camped out in what turned out to be an artillery range in Ireland) I'm more scared of climbing and repelling, I have zero experience there. Then again, at one time I was scared to death of running 26.2 miles, I suppose it's just something I'll do on a whim one day and perhaps get hooked.
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Triguy98 posted 7 weeks ago.
StephenPDennis wrote:
I'm more scared of climbing and repelling, I have zero experience there. Then again, at one time I was scared to death of running 26.2 miles, I suppose it's just something I'll do on a whim one day and perhaps get hooked.
Take a basic canyoneering tour/class in Zion, UT. It's well worth it.
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Ironmom posted 7 weeks ago.
charlie6460 wrote:
I figure when I am done with my Tri phase, I'll find something even more extreme so:Everest
{{{{{shudder}}}}}} I came close to going on Scott Fischer's 1996 expedition. But as Han Solo says, I had a bad feeling about it. I went home and told my hubby that Scott was a "walking dead man". By the next month I was pregnant and all thoughts of going were out of the question. In May I watched the events on the mountain sadly unfold.
Now that I've become a parent, I don't think Everest will ever be in my future. I just don't like the odds of 10% fatality rate.
But I have to admit, I still think it would be really cool. An older friend climbed it in the days before the mass ascents, and I always loved hearing his stories.
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StephenPDennis posted 7 weeks ago.
Triguy98 wrote:
Take a basic canyoneering tour/class in Zion, UT. It's well worth it.
Hmm, that sound's like good advice to me. Haven you taken the course personally? I'm on the east coast so headed out to Utah is quite the adventure for me.
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Triguy98 posted 7 weeks ago.
StephenPDennis wrote:
Triguy98 wrote:Take a basic canyoneering tour/class in Zion, UT. It's well worth it.
Hmm, that sound's like good advice to me. Haven you taken the course personally? I'm on the east coast so headed out to Utah is quite the adventure for me.
Go. Now. Well, maybe wait till September. A little hot right now. And do the big trip- Moab, Bryce Canyon, and Zion. We did the top down Narrows over- nighter hike. Mind blowing. Canyoneering is the shiznit. Great introduction to climbing and rappeling. I am looking forward so much to going back. Zion and Yellowstone are my two favorite parks by far. The longer caving trips in Carlsbad seem like they would be totally awesome, too. Have to head back for that.
Life is short. Play hard and get dirty doing it.
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Triguy98 posted 7 weeks ago.
TryScott wrote:
Most of mine aren't events, but it's my bucket list.
1 Get stuck in the mud in my Jeep
Come for a summer time visit. We'll get ya stuck. Shoulda seen this one TJ in the store parking lot yesterday. Broken tow strap hanging off, side step bar banged up bad- missing the step. And you could barely tell it was supposed to be blue. Yeah, we'll get ya stuck.
Life is short. Play hard and get dirty doing it.
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cjhoffmn posted 7 weeks ago.
I'll give the more heartfelt post later. But I do have to admit, my dream event just might be....
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THE MAN-TRI!
Sorry, just had to be said.
To tri or not to tri - that's not a question at all!
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chekmarks posted 7 weeks ago.
can we please, please, please try to organize an informal man tri. i volunteer to be vice president in charge of post race bbq!
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Socket posted 7 weeks ago.
chekmarks wrote:
can we please, please, please try to organize an informal man tri. i volunteer to be vice president in charge of post race bbq!
If someone tells me where and when, I'll be there. THAT would be a once in a lifetime event :-)
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trigirltina2 posted 7 weeks ago.
I can always think of things:
1)Live long to see my son marry
2)Complete IM before I'm 40 (I will do IMCDA '09 when I am 40!)
3)Put my heart in everything I do
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trigirltina2 posted 7 weeks ago.
Socket wrote:
chekmarks wrote:can we please, please, please try to organize an informal man tri. i volunteer to be vice president in charge of post race bbq!If someone tells me where and when, I'll be there. THAT would be a once in a lifetime event :-)
I'd help organize it- I wouldn't be racing to watch all guys who wouldn't want to help.
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KitKat posted 7 weeks ago.
Goals or dreams?
Dreams would be to do IM Monaco and Australia. Hopefully one day.
Goals for the next 2 years.....
IM Canada in sub 13 hours
First marathon (Portland, Or) sub 4 hours
Start placing within the top 3 in my age division within the next year.
Back to back century rides
Start placing in overall top 10(HIM) within the next 2-3 years
24hr Newton Triathlon
Eventually I'd like to be good enough to go pro....hoping in the next 2 years I can make the progression that is needed.
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With the recent news - fatality at Pac. - 2nd Annual Blazeman - I've been spending more time thinking about my dream events, things I'd like to do before my number comes up. I'm interested in getting inside your heads and hopefully we can all push each other to cross as many events off of our respective lists as possible. What do you think?
SD's Dream List-
1) Hike the Appalachian Trail
2) 7/7 Club (7 Marathons on 7 Continents)
3) Swim the English Channel
4) Bike the Circumference of Ireland
5) Comrades
6) Badwater Ultra
7) Complete an IM
8) Complete an IM in under 12 hours
What do you guys & gals aspire to do?
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