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    Thumbs up I've climbed Mt. Everest - TWICE

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    Playing with my Garmin, I see that in the last 12 months, I've climbed 59,000 feet.

    I know it's not mountainous in Indiana...but this struck me as a lot

    How about those of you in mountainous areas...ever look at it like this?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Silver View Post
    Playing with my Garmin, I see that in the last 12 months, I've climbed 59,000 feet.

    I know it's not mountainous in Indiana...but this struck me as a lot

    How about those of you in mountainous areas...ever look at it like this?
    Where did you look to see the total climbing? I went to history-totals and didn't find anything.
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    SadieKate has had some interesting ways of comparing her climbing to other things, distances around moons and such. It was pretty cool to see her updates in her sig line.

    I'm at 100,888 feet since January. I get over 200,000 feet every year. My most ever was 2006 with 286,668.

    Really shows how different our terrain is, doesn't it. Plus I mountain bike too, which gives me lots of climbing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Silver View Post
    Playing with my Garmin, I see that in the last 12 months, I've climbed 59,000 feet.

    I know it's not mountainous in Indiana...but this struck me as a lot

    How about those of you in mountainous areas...ever look at it like this?
    I wouldn't call Maryland mountainous either.
    I just checked my BiJo. I'm at 67K climbing for the year so far. Yeah...that's a fer bit.
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    Quote Originally Posted by kelownagirl View Post
    Where did you look to see the total climbing? I went to history-totals and didn't find anything.
    KG: I did it through my Motion Based account. I found that I could add columns to the "Digest"

    Others: WOW! I better get out and start climbing!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Silver View Post
    Playing with my Garmin, I see that in the last 12 months, I've climbed 59,000 feet.
    That's fantastic! And you didn't suffer altitude sickness.

    By the way, you are not helping my spending habits by boasting the powers of the mighty Garmin. Oh why do I have to be tempted by such matters?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Silver View Post
    KG: I did it through my Motion Based account. I found that I could add columns to the "Digest"

    Others: WOW! I better get out and start climbing!
    Hmm, I don't have a 'paid' account. From May 2nd to Dec 31st 2007 I had about 85,000' tho. Can't go back further than that in 2007. Very interesting!
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    Indiana has plenty of hills, no mountains, but plenty of hills. I switched from bike journal to:

    www.bikewire.net

    and it tracks climbing, I'm at 59,859 ft for the year. I love the flats, climbing makes you a better rider, but it was hot this afternoon and I swear we were climbing into a strong headwind - double painful.

    Hows the RAIN training coming?

    I got a second (standard class) in the TT yesterday, and we are heading over to Dayton for the Bluestreak TT Weds. Still need to work on longer rides, but the TT's are fun.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 7rider View Post
    I wouldn't call Maryland mountainous either.
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    You just haven't gone far enough west...

    But out West they're just hills.
    They can't help it, they're old and worn down
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    Quote Originally Posted by sundial View Post
    That's fantastic! And you didn't suffer altitude sickness.

    By the way, you are not helping my spending habits by boasting the powers of the mighty Garmin. Oh why do I have to be tempted by such matters?
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    Just bought a Garmin edge 305 and I love it!

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    Oooohhhh, Zen: That's purty. Where in Maryland is that and when can I visit?
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    Quote Originally Posted by indysteel View Post
    Where in Maryland is that and when can I visit?
    that's Hancock. C'mon over!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Silver View Post
    Playing with my Garmin, I see that in the last 12 months, I've climbed 59,000 feet.
    I just got an Edge 705, and I'm in geek heaven I'd have to do the ride I did today 444 times to do that much climbing!

    Anastasia :-)

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    Quote Originally Posted by PrincessAna View Post
    I just got an Edge 705, and I'm in geek heaven

    Anastasia :-)
    Mr Silver is GREEN with envy!

    Quote Originally Posted by Mr. SR500 View Post
    Hows the RAIN training coming?

    I got a second (standard class) in the TT yesterday, and we are heading over to Dayton for the Bluestreak TT Weds. Still need to work on longer rides, but the TT's are fun.
    I'll be ready for RaIN as long as we don't have a head wind. I've done 300 miles this month with some hammin' times (for me). I think that it's going to be a function of proper nutrition planning and pacing myself (something I'm not good at said the hare to the tortoise...)

    Congrats on the TT showing!
    Last edited by Mr. Bloom; 06-16-2008 at 04:27 PM.
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