Climbing Club - Feb Goals

[SadieKate]

GLC, what is the climbing like in your area? Trek and MP have hills right out their doors. Even Jo has more than I do. Well, almost everybody has more than I do.

[Trekhawk]

GLC, what is the climbing like in your area? Trek and MP have hills right out their doors. Even Jo has more than I do. Well, almost everybody has more than I do.

Hee Hee - I think my ride down at Davis with you and BikerHen had the smallest amount of altitude gain that I have seen on my computer - so small I didnt even put it in my journal......now that is flat.

Now wind you sure get plenty of that down at Davis.

[SadieKate]

Nooooooo! I don't want to hear that! And you just threw it out as extraneous. Can I have it?

Every precious ft counts for me.

[maillotpois]

OMG Trek - you have a huge amount of climbing for the month so far! Especially for January! I am really impressed!!!


And yes, SK, since the Bike J does the math I can regurgitate it pretty articulately.

Edit: Tee hee. SK will be climbing rings around us by the end of the year...

[SadieKate]

Rings? At 144,000 ft in a year? When you can do that a 3 months? Uh huh . . .

Interesting stats thanks to bikejournal --

Jan 2005 -- 956 ft
Feb 2005 and the beginning my participation in the TE Girls' Hill Training Program and the first time up Diablo -- 9,120 ft.

Almost a ten-fold increase. Now that's a good training plan. I survived, had an epiphany and look where I am today. No, maybe better best not to look. I have to lose all those peppermint mochas I've been collecting.

[maillotpois]

Rings? At 144,000 ft in a year?

RINGS. As in the ones around Saturn.

[SadieKate]

That little pun just dawned on me but I was on the phone with a co-worker. Didn't seem the best time to say "Wait a minute. I just figured out MP's little joke. I have to post."

So I'm a little slow today and everyday.

[Trekhawk]

OMG Trek - you have a huge amount of climbing for the month so far! Especially for January! I am really impressed!!!

LOL - but my hill riding still sucks so I guess I need to do more.

[GLC1968]

GLC, what is the climbing like in your area? Trek and MP have hills right out their doors. Even Jo has more than I do. Well, almost everybody has more than I do.

I live in the 'piedmont' area of NC, which basically means that everywhere I go, there is *some* elevation change. My immediate area is rolling hills and I'd say that the longest 'flat' I've ever ridden is about 3 miles. As an example, my typical ride at lunch is about 15 - 17 miles and about 550 ft of climbing. Most of my longer weekend rides (50 miles) are about 2000 ft. No where near what you western girls are used to, I'm sure!

Since I'm training for my first 'challenge century' (9000ft), I definitely need to do more!

Of course, it would help if I actually recorded that particular statistic at BJ! I'm going to have to invest a little time tonight updating some back rides so that I know what I am up against! (I have my elevation info in my Polar computer log). Damn!

[SadieKate]

As an example, my typical ride at lunch is about 15 - 17 miles and about 550 ft of climbing. Most of my longer weekend rides (50 miles) are about 2000 ft. No where near what you western girls are used to, I'm sure!

Well, this western girl gets in a whopping 40 ft in her afterwork 23 mile ride. I can get 900 or so if I ride alllll the way out to the closest hill 28 miles away.

Actually, rolling hills are my favorite because you can use momentum and power and gravity and are just plain fun . . . rather than a 10 mile slog up and up and up.

[Veronica]

You need to come ride with me after work SK. I can get in about 1,000 in a twenty mile ride.

V.

[jobob]

Or you could come out with me at sunrise.
From my house, three times around Coyote Hills and back home is about 1000 feet and 20 miles.

[SadieKate]

Then, sumbody'll need to figger out a commute plan for me.

[RoadRaven]

Well, everytime I bike home from work or anywhere at sea level, I climb 600 feet, as our house is 600 feet above sea level (the top of our farm is 1200 feet).

But my goal is not in elevation, but rather in training rides.

I want to do one day of hill repetitions per week - thats pushing it all the way going as hard/fast as I can to the top and only sitting - no standing to help me do the last little pinch.

The hill I have chosen is only about 3-400 metres long, and 2/3 of it is about 6% I am guessing.

Anyway, last week I did 6 reps, this week I did 8.

By the last week in February I want to be able to do 15 reps...

There, I've said it... better click "submit" before I can back out of it...