I am going to shoot for 40,000ft of climbing according to Motionbased. Which I assume should put me squarely in the 30s and about 10% above what I did last month...
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07-03-2007, 02:57 PM #1
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07-04-2007, 06:20 PM #2
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I am shooting for 20,000. This would be an astounding amount for me, but I have a 7,000 ride planned for this Friday, so I'll know more after that whether 20,000 is doable.
(worried frown)
Got in 1900 yesterday.
This is the last month before the Shasta ride on August 5th, so it is do or die time.
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07-07-2007, 05:55 PM #3
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Woohoo! Did 7300 yesterday. Most ever climbing in one day for me.
With the 1900 earlier in the week, I am up to 9200 so far for July! I am going to post a separate thread with my report about yesterday's ride.
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07-07-2007, 06:07 PM #4
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Rock on!!!
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07-23-2007, 04:29 PM #5
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Originally Posted by Starfish
Astounding!!!
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07-23-2007, 04:35 PM #6
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Well done Starfish!!!
LOL I guess I better get off my bottom and set some goals next month. Apparently taking holidays that dont involve cycling is not a good training method.
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07-24-2007, 09:01 PM #7
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I am excited to report that despite no riding for the first week of July due to a vacation, I'm going to meet my 20,000' goal this month. My rather inaccurate estimating method now puts me at 19,020' with one more week to go. I can also now ride about 20-25 miles with +/-1,800 feet of climbing without stopping to rest. I'm very happy about this!
You Death Riders amaze me...but I may try it next year. Maybe two or three passes? It would be a good goal to strive for.
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07-24-2007, 09:27 PM #8
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Sara, that's great! I am also very impressed with your monthly total. And, I'm with you...I daydream about things like the Death Ride... Originally Posted by sara
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07-25-2007, 07:39 AM #9
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It's definitely do-able. If you can get into the ride (lottery), then give it a shot. My advice is just start the ride and see how the day goes. You may surprise yourself. In the group we coached, we had a guy in his 60's who'd had polio and lost all muscle in a leg (he has a brace), a guy with diabetes who fractured his pelvis last year and the DR marked his one year anniversary off crutches, and a woman who'd had leukemia. I take so much inspiration from folks like that. They all made all 5 passes. (Oh yeah, and we also had a woman who had pulmonary emboli last year and was not able to ride her bike for 6 months! Originally Posted by sara
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07-25-2007, 03:04 PM #10
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I was thinking I should go ahead and enter, then see what happens with the lottery. I have a friend who's ridden it three times, so I bet he'd be a great "coach." Sounds like the group you coached was amazing!!! It is definitely inspirational to hear stories like that. If those folks can do it, then I should be able to do it too! Originally Posted by maillotpois
It's definitely do-able. If you can get into the ride (lottery), then give it a shot. My advice is just start the ride and see how the day goes. You may surprise yourself. In the group we coached, we had a guy in his 60's who'd had polio and lost all muscle in a leg (he has a brace), a guy with diabetes who fractured his pelvis last year and the DR marked his one year anniversary off crutches, and a woman who'd had leukemia. I take so much inspiration from folks like that. They all made all 5 passes. (Oh yeah, and we also had a woman who had pulmonary emboli last year and was not able to ride her bike for 6 months! )
Starfish - maybe you should enter the lottery too! You certainly have a good training route for climbing rides. If you come do the Death Ride with me, I'll come ride Hurricane Ridge with you next summer. Sound like a good deal?
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