I’ve spent this past summer traveling around Vermont, looking for the best multisport training – the best rides, the best running loops or running trails, and the best pools or open water swims. I did it partly for the adventure, but really, I did it to gather the information to start building this website – multisportmaps.com…. a comprehensive guide of places to train for serious athletes. I’m starting with Vermont – if you’re anywhere in the state, and want to know where the closest lap pool is, or you want to know where the closest killer-climb is, or you just want to take a nice, short run from your door, it’ll be here. The full site, with at least the Vermont information included, is being built now (it’ll launch this spring). In the meantime though, I’ll be publishing a blog, developing the Multisport Maps culture - sharing descriptions and reviews of some of the places I visited, sharing some pictures, some stories from the road, and really, writing on anything to do with endurance sports, Vermont, my new home (Colorado), or whatever’s on my mind. I hope you enjoy!

----- Brian Burns

Thursday, September 20, 2007

Checking in From Burlington

I’m in Vermont’s biggest city this week, researching the area for the best training. Things go fast in the city – I’ve swam in Lake Champlain with an ex-seal, narrowly evaded death on a nighttime bike ride with area triathlete Jill, gotten a traffic ticket, and best of all, played airplane with my niece and nephew (who live with their parents in Shelburne). Otherwise, I’ve been visiting every pool and bike shop in town, all while trying to find a decent place to ride without all this traffic. It’s been busy, but a lot of fun. Here are a few quick pictures from the trip:




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