Oh my gosh! I guess it's true when they say increasing intensity increases your speed. Since I have this climbing goal, I thought I'd wander around in the statistical stew and this is what I saw.
Jan 1 to Mar 3 of each year
2005 – 359 miles / 10,085 ft.
2006 – 654 miles / 6,412 ft.
2007 – 795 miles / 20,997 ft
Well, I put 2 and 2 together and realized how much the climbing is responsible for my avg speed for the Santa Rosa 200k. I really had no expectation of riding fast but I had to keep up with the bungee cord (maillotpois).
I know I increased the miles, but the change in miles between 2006 and 2007 is pretty negligible. However, the climbing isn't. Nothing for some of you folks, but HUGE for me. Okey-dokey. Bring on them thar mountains.
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03-06-2007, 04:02 PM #1
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03-06-2007, 07:35 PM #2
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Actually, I was thinking think that this morning. I did usual climbing route (minus the section of road that the City of Upland is fixing, and I was a 1/2 MPH faster, Granted my "new" route was a little flatter, and I wouldn't be surprised if it dropped the next time I do it, but I've noticed my average speed slowly creeping up.
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03-06-2007, 08:02 PM #3
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Hills are your friend.
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03-14-2007, 06:51 PM #4
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Got 1300 in today with a little 9 mile ride! Boy was I slow.
I am at 4800 on the month, so maybe I might actually make my March goal of 10,000.
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03-14-2007, 07:11 PM #5
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1300 feet in only 9 miles must've been steep! Good job. Don't worry about the speed, it will come with time and practice.
Did you have fun on the downhill ?
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03-14-2007, 07:19 PM #6
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Jobob, I hope you are right about the speed. I am not a fast rider, and I can live with that. But, honestly, today I was going seriously slow on some portions. Like 3mph in a couple places. Originally Posted by jobob
1300 feet in only 9 miles must've been steep! Good job. Don't worry about the speed, it will come with time and practice.
Did you have fun on the downhill ?
We have a mountain in our back yard that goes from sea level to our ski area at 5,000 feet in less than 20 miles. The bottom portion is the hardest, with a lot of 9-10%. Right now, only the bottom 5 miles is open except the weekends, and there is still too much snow up higher, anyhow.
The downhill was fun, but COLD, and I thought I was well bundled!"The best rides are the ones where you bite off much more than you can chew, and live through it." ~ Doug Bradbury
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03-14-2007, 07:34 PM #7
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But, of course I'm right !
I've been known to go 3 mph on hills. The way I see it, as long as you maintain enough forward momentum not to tip over, you're doing fine.
Keep at it and you'll be rewarded. Ask my riding buddies, they'll tell you. I go way faster up hills than I used to. Heck, sometimes I even break 5 mph !
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