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Thread: I conquered the HILL OF DEATH!
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09-05-2007, 05:12 PM #1
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I conquered the HILL OF DEATH!
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Well, I did it! The World Famous (because this post on an INTERNATIONAL FORUM makes it WORLD famous) Boltinghouse Hill in Bloomington Indiana has been conquered by Mr. Silver on his 2nd attempt.
I stopped at the bottom, drank my gatorade, caught my breath and CLIMBED AND CLIMBED AND CLIMBED. I forgot my heart rate monitor, but I know I pushed my limits.
As I embarked, two young woman were coming down the hill - One yelled to the other - "this must be it and yes Jenny XXXXX, we're going to turn around and climb this f*****g thing!". I believe they were IU students with youthful exhuberance. ONE of them made it!
Motionbased says the peak grade was 21.6%. The Garmon said 27%, but I know that MB adjusts that. Here's a hill profile that I am proud of:
If you don't grow where you're planted, you'll never BLOOM - Will Rogers
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09-05-2007, 05:14 PM #2
In through the out door..
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09-05-2007, 05:27 PM #3
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It looks like it climbs 175 feet or so in about 1/4 mile? Am I reading that right?
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09-05-2007, 05:37 PM #4
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MotionBased says 220 feet. I do believe that the distance was about 1,300 ft which would give it a 17% average grade.
Originally Posted by Veronica
It looks like it climbs 175 feet or so in about 1/4 mile? Am I reading that right?
V.If you don't grow where you're planted, you'll never BLOOM - Will Rogers
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09-05-2007, 05:49 PM #5
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Holy Cow! Great! Zoomzoom indeed!
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09-05-2007, 05:51 PM #6
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Thanks, trying to equate it in my head to local hills. It's like the end of Mount Diablo out here. That's a toughie! It's always cool to conquer a demon - or a hill. Nice work!
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09-05-2007, 06:18 PM #7
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Congrats! I know that I couldn't make it! YOU RULE!!!!!!
luv ya!"Being retired from Biking...isn't that kinda like being retired from recess?" Stephen Colbert asked of Lance Armstrong
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09-05-2007, 06:24 PM #8
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Wow.
Good grief. That's not a hill. That's a wall.
Good going, Mr. S.2007 Seven ID8 - Bontrager InForm
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09-05-2007, 07:19 PM #9
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HA! Great job on showing the kiddos how it's done!
Congratulations!"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather, to skid in broadside thoroughly used-up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming: WOW WHAT A RIDE!!!!"
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09-05-2007, 07:21 PM #10
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HOLY SMOKES!
Congrats on making up the Hill O'Death!
Wow-that's quite an impressive accomplishment!Check out my running blog: www.turtlepacing.blogspot.com
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09-05-2007, 08:07 PM #11
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Way to go! I love how you keep going back to this hill. I assume you're going to conquer it many more times.
I encountered a fairly similar hill about a month back. MB says it was 22.2% I was told it was a good hill to practice on, as in to do hill repeats. Uhh, I barely made it up. My cranks were creaking all over the place. I don't remember what my HR was exactly, but it was way up there. I was still in my warmup too, but I guess it's good the quads were fresh.
I've decided I don't want to do that hill again.
Can you find it in this picture?
DC area ladies, ever ride up Brickyard? ugggh
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09-06-2007, 01:48 AM #12
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That's in DC?? Originally Posted by aicabsolut
I encountered a fairly similar hill about a month back. MB says it was 22.2%
As Crocodile Dundee would say "Naw thaut's a hill!"If you don't grow where you're planted, you'll never BLOOM - Will Rogers
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09-06-2007, 02:49 AM #13
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No, where is it (so I can avoid it)? Originally Posted by aicabsolut
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09-06-2007, 05:01 AM #14
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Very good. Gonna do it again?
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09-06-2007, 05:04 AM #15
Mmmmm... Broccoli?
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That rocks! You're a tough man!
