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09-05-2007, 07:18 PM #1
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"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, 07:24 PM #2
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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, 08:19 PM #3
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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, 08:21 PM #4
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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, 09:07 PM #5
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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, 02:48 AM #6
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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, 03:49 AM #7
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No, where is it (so I can avoid it)? Originally Posted by aicabsolut
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09-06-2007, 06:01 AM #8
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Very good. Gonna do it again?
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09-06-2007, 07:43 AM #9
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The monster's on the LBS's Sunday A-Ride race up Brickyard. DH has done it. I don't know if he's ever taken it, but he's done it several times. I prefer to stay down on the Blvd and suffer up the more reasonable steps of Old Angler's Hill. Originally Posted by aicabsolut
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09-06-2007, 09:21 AM #10
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Technically, it's in Maryland. Not far out.
Good thing I'm not fast enough to do any local A rides.
At one point, I was only going 3mph on that hill.
I much prefer the long steady climb up MacArthur too Regina.
indy -- 13 times in one hour?!?!?!
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