Breathless Agony PREVIEW

[Brandy]

Thank you so much ladies! I'm hard on myself, I know that for my current ability level and how long I've been riding (started in May '06 didn't start doing good mileage until July and then was off the bike for two months in the early fall) that I'm progressing well. The problem is that I want to be at the level that the people I ride with are at...and only time in the saddle will get me there.

As for when I'll consider myself a climber? Hmmm...not yet! I just asked George and he said I can call myself a climber when I've done Palomar Mountain repeats and a Palomar Century followed by the Breathless Agony route the next day. He chuckled, so I'm hoping he was kidding. I'll get there someday!

Edited to add that I just found out the the workers ride for Breathless Agony has been bumped up by a week, so I now have Mulholland Challenge on 4/14 and then Breathless Agony on 4/21!

[maillotpois]

Great ride report! I liked the pictures on your blog as well!

So when are you going to come up here and do the Death Ride???

[slinkedog]

Good for you, Brandy! Great report and YOU GO!!

[jobob]

Well, you might not consider yourself a Climber yet, but we sure do.

[Brandy]

Well, you might not consider yourself a Climber yet, but we sure do.

Thank you!!!

[maillotpois]

That's a great plan - start with the super do-able doubles like you are. Maybe even give something like Bass Lake a try in the Fall. But get those beginner ones under your belt so you know you can do the miles.

Death Ride is a great ride. Regardless of where you are in your training, just make a note to yourself to submit a lottery registration in February. Put it on your calendar now!

I forget - you're doing Davis, right?

[Brandy]

I will definitely remember to submit a lottery registration!

I'm not doing Davis, just Solvang and then Eastern Sierra. Then it's a long, slow ride across the country crewing for a RAAM team. Anyone wanna join me? Please? Seriously! We're looking for three more crew members so if anyone knows anyone. <~~~can you tell we're getting desperate with the clock ticking here?

[smilingcat]

I think you deserve a red polka dot jersey

Way to go and with a head cold oui vey!!

I think you are getting hooked on hill climb.

Ughhh... the palomar climb. really wonderful vistas too though. And you have to send a post card from the post office on palomar mtn.

Death ride is fun. You might want to try the 150mile Climb the Kaiser pass. Its sponsored by Fresno club. and rides out of Clovis. Eastern Sierra is really pretty too. Some people who do the kaiser pass poo-poos the death ride. This you should use a triple. There is a 1/2 mile section with 15% grade

If you can do the breathless in agony, you should do the ride around the bear. It also starts out of sylvan park then it too goes by Onyx summit. A fun ride.

well I'm bit envious on your fun ride

[Brandy]

So when are you going to come up here and do the Death Ride???

I'm thinking that I will shoot for that one next year. We'll see. I will definitely be thinking about putting some of the harder doubles on the schedule next year as well. I went with some of the "easier" <~~~is there anything easy about a double century? doubles on my first attempt. Who knows...I have dreams of Furnace Creek (probably a relay the first time around) and Hoodoo 500 dancing around in my head, but 508 is out this year because I'm crewing for George.