Where would you go if your house were portable? Would you spend each night in a new spot? Stay camped in a discovered utopia forever? Or would you leave life as a vagabond to the experts?

The Outdoor Research (and CLIF Bar supported) Sidecountry skiers and snowboarders had to answer that question last year while traveling with their 112-square-foot tiny house in search of the ski bum’s dream—the perfect ski area parking lot. 

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The Marine Corps Marathon holds a special place in our hearts and it’s one you’ll never forget.  While it’s by no means an easy course, it is steeped in history, lined with spectators, and the best place to be on the fourth Sunday in October.

Boasting nearly 21,000 marathon finishers in 2011, Marine Corps is a crowded affair. Your race doesn’t just start when the gun goes off, but much earlier in the morning. Although training will always be key to a solid running performance, being prompt – and even early – for subway rides, bag drops and corrals will make your experience all the more better.

While the start of the race is at 8am you’ll need to arrive much earlier.  Most runners will take the subway to the Pentagon or Rosslyn stations.  From there you’ll need to walk nearly a mile to the actual starting village. With all the crowds and the darkness of morning, it’s often a very SLOW walk.  To get in your corral comfortably – without too much pushing, shoving and crowding - you should head down or be in the corral no later than 7:15.  That means arriving at the Pentagon or Rosslyn stations no later than 6:30 am so you can hit the bag drop by 7:00 am. Plan accordingly – it may mean an earlier wake-up call than you’d hoped for, but that extra hour will save tremendous amounts of pre-race stress.

Once you’ve arrived safely, look for your pace team leader inside the corrals. They’ll be there at around 7:15 am.  We’ll be lined up according to the Marine Corps Marathon’s own pace signs. So just come on over, say hi, and start a conversation – we’re eager to get to know you and happy to discuss our strategy and put your nerves at ease.

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It’s been a week of anticipation here at the Ironman World Championship, starting with Chris McCormack and Linsey Corbin signing autographs at the Team CLIF house. But today was the big day, and we wanted to extend a huge congrats to our Team CLIF athletes, including Chris, Linsey, Tim O’Donnell and Meredith Kessler. The amount of preparation and energy these guys put into training in unreal, and everyone out here deserves a massive amount of respect.

We watched from the starting gun, hosting a lounge for the locals to swing by and watch the race live. We had food, drinks and plenty of CLIF products to keep everyone going strong. And we all needed it. Kona is hot and humid, and as we made our way down to several viewing spots along the course, you can definitely feel the intense conditions.

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Yesterday we gave you a photo tour through the Team CLIF Bar house in Kona, Hawaii at the Ironman World Championship. Well here’s a deeper look into the fun that took place on Wednesday with Chris and Linsey hanging at the house.

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Every year, CLIF Bar heads out to Kona, Hawaii for the Ironman World Championship to support our Team CLIF Bar athletes for the week. If you’re a triathlon follower, then you most likely know that 2010 champ Chris McCormack hopes to bring home another win here in Hawaii.

While we wish you could all be out here with us, we know that’s not possible. So here’s a few updates from the scene here in Kona.

Every year, CLIF rents a house right on the coast. Yes, it’s amazing and the view is to die for. But the real reason we spot up here is so we can set up a booth right on the course route and offer a bevy of race nutrition samples of CLIF products throughout race week. Also, we host some of our Team CLIF athletes at the house, like Chris signing autographs or Linsey Corbin, who swung by with some of her awesome Montana Ale. And of course, the CLIF band rocks the house.

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