I live in Belgium, which means the weather is very unpredictable : last few weeks, temps went up to 33° (91 F), now we barely reach 20°(68 F).

I happen to live in a very rural area, quite a small town with a lot of plain open fields and some woods to train my running and bike-rides. I love running in the evening : all's dark out, almost a sence of adrenaline/fear, when you hear plunges in small pools or owls in the branches of the big trees...

The local indoor swimming-pool is where I get my swim workouts done (unfortunately 25m-pool). I wish we had more options in swimming, I'd love to train my swimming in open water, but the canal nearby is polluted and is a passage way for big boats, so quite dangerous ...

I train in western WI. Absolutely a great place to ride. Country roads that have no traffic as far as you want to go. The "Coulee region" as its known around here is a series of valleys and bluffs that has alot of climbing if you want it. Beautiful homesteads and lots of lush green views. Greg LeMond named this area one if his top 5 places to ride....thats got to count for something!! Not long climbs but steep and plentiful. Swimming is a little different, my city there arent any lakes real close, but there are a couple, i suppose I could dive into the Mississippi for a dip but maybe not! Running is good with lots of routes, friendly people and of course hills.

Now if I could just get the weather to be more cooperative in say November - march.....
And during the race season you can race every weekend if you wanted....lots of races to choose from

Jeez, PoC. I'm gonna have to start making some of my long rides into really long rides and get myself out to Penticton! I train by heading south out of the city onto some really nice rural roads; the only problem is that they are only a few kilometers before you hit the highway (fine for the bike, not so good on foot). For running, I also like the river valley.

I train in Texas, I run at a park that is 2.3 miles of rolling hills with two major climbs. My bike rides are boring as everything now is old news. I would prefer some mountains or some beach side action but i am not fortunate enough for that. It gets hot here real hot. The humidity sticks like a fungus, you literally can almost see it its like a plague, good for conditioning makes you stronger and able to handle extreme heat, my two upcoming races one just a run the other a bike ride is called too hot to handle 15K and the bike ride is Hotter N Hell 100k
Beat the heat
stay out of Texas

I train outside. Ya have to, otherwise the heat will kill ya when you DO step outside. All training is done really, really early in the mornin, or past 7, except for the pool. I stay cause my family is here, tho I have been eyeballing a move out west for a while, it just hasnt panned out yet.

I am lucky enough to live on the edge of the city so I dont have to drive to get a ride in, there's along road that riders use all the time, so most drivers are considerate or at least aware. I also live next to a university, so theres some decent running surfaces, although the track is not public, or even for non athlete use :mad: So I usually just take off right out my door, which rocks for brick workouts, cause I dont have to worry about my bike at all.

Wow, Prince, I had a nice little mini-vacation looking into your photos. . .I think my temp and my HR went down.

Pernfilman's sure right about the heat and humidity here in Texas. . .once it gets going, it sticks right on you. That makes my runs a bit varied. . .in the summer, I usually run one outdoor mile loop on the trail at my gym before heading in for the treadmill. Once every couple of weeks, I'll take a night run in my hilly neighborhood, but even at 9:00 p.m., it's still like 90 degrees out. I mix up spinning days with cycling days (I have to give a big hand to my spinning instructor for teaching so much about cycling cadence, HR, physiology). I swim at an outdoor pool year 'round. The open water swims don't bother me so I don't train in the lakes around here, especially since after rains, the bacteria count can reach rather high levels. Yech.

T-98, sounds like you've got the worst deal of all of us. . .Training is tough enough in beautiful spots. . .you are one dedicated triathlete!

I run along a river, The Sihl, situated near hills so I can either do long distance flat dirt paths, or go up hills which I do once a week. It is just 20 meters away from my house. I bike usually on a dangerous highway to get out of the city, but once Im out, it is all green and beautiful, never boring. Super roads, many cyclists. My training ground is basically rolling hills and small mountain terrain, so I get lots of climbing in. When it's warm, I top my cycling off by going up a nasty hill that is on the Ironman Switzerland route. "Heart Break Hill", then down again and take a swim in the Zürich lake, then up the Heart Break Hill to get home. What I dislike about Switzerland, is the fact that i need to find windshield wippers for my biking glasses. It's cold and wet, but you learn to be smart chosing clothing to go out in any climent.
I suppose more important than where we train, is how we train.

It's interesting to read about where you are doing your training. Thanks!

Train in Georgia, Atlanta. After a week at the beach near Destin I was impressed by more than 40 miles of rideable roads.

I train in the Atlanta area as well, and it is nearly impossible to ride (or run) on the roads here. I swear I think all the crazy drivers move to Georgia :eek: Luckily, I have a Y with a great indoor and outdoor pool less than a quarter mile from my house. For running/biking I usually stay in the neighborhood which is real hilly or there are a couple of beautiful parks nearby - that's one of the things my county does right - great green space for just about everything.....

Ant

I'd love to get input from other cycling freaks about where's the best area of the country to live in to get the most amount of good weather for biking outdoors. Indoor spinning just doesn't cut it for months on end. Here in western Montana, year round isn't possible, and I'm considering moving, would like to find a region where a good 9 months or more a year is GOOD cycling weather..not too cold that is! Any advice on this? I don't mind cycling in heat, but I DO mind cycling too much when it is much under 60. That's just my preference, and I don't mind moving to find this, as getting out and covering some ground is vital to a healthy me!

My crew and I cycle year round in Georgia, by getting on the mountain bikes during the coldest periods and making a investment in cold weather gear. Weather wise Georgia/Atlanta is a good choice however it's has horrible traffic and is not bike friendly.

Others to look at. San Diego is tops. Jacksonville Fla, Chattanooga Tn, Huntsville Al are others to consider.

Hey what a great Thread:
The pictures that some of you guys have posted are just wonderful...I remember how beautiful was Boulder back in the 90´s when I was finishing high school, I used to live near Denver...and I used to visit wuite often the City of Boulder.

Now my trainning grounds are the beautiful foothills of my city Quito, that is located at 2800mts with mostly great weather all year long...except for this last week and a half...that we got hit by some sort of cold front, but either way the temperature never goes lower that 38 F...at the really most. Some other times I go up to do some trail running in th Metropolitan Park...a great area to be in contact with nature and enjoy great trails for running...
And when I am in season for mountail climbing or preparing for a big expedition to a mountain somewhere else in SouthAmerica, I go up to 3900mts to the foothills of Pichincha Volcano....another great area to enjoy pure air to train.....
For my swimming and strenght trainning I use the facilities here at the complex where my parents live....It has a nice pool (25mts) and a good Gym, with enough equipment to keep me in shape....
Joder :mad: ...I tried to post a picture of my city....but I couldn´t...

Right now it is my basement - :mad: - at least for the bike.
SE Wisconsin does have some really nice rural areas to bike and run. Lots of rolling hills. Lots of cows. Just cranking away in the basement until the weather warms up (and all that salt is off the road!)

Swim- Usually at the Y or when the weather is nice in a couple of local lakes.

Run- Sometimes just out the door. Other times around a local lake or at a park with some decent trails.

Bike- Usually out the door, sometimes at locations with other riders. pretty scenic :D

right now im training in pakistan, im in the military and we're deployed right now over here. but since i dont have my bike and theres no pool im limited to only running. but its very pretty here cause im surrouned by the himalayan mountians.

I live in Southwest Missouri so this time of the year really sucks for training. I had four layers of clothes on trying to run the other day, that really kills your running time. Once it warms up this is a perfect place to train. There are lakes all over the place and there are plenty of country roads to ride on where you don't have to fear for your life. Running is not much of a problem, there are trails with rolling hills that make for a great run. I guess all of us can find problems with our areas, but other than the cold weather, it's hard to beat this area.