Lake Placid Virtual Reality w/Coach Troy

[michelem]

Yes, I believe you can actually start it at three different points in the ride. Here's the description, although I think it is very misleading. There is no 14 mile uphill at the end. It is more up and down, with the downs being longer than the ups (in my opinion). Maybe I'm just spoiled after doing the Tuscon training ride last week. That one IS 14 miles of all uphill -- I liked that one a lot!

Volume 2: Lake Placid Training Ride

A 56 Mile Virtual Training Ride previewing the Triathlon Course in Lake Placid, NY.

Ride with Coach Troy Jacobson in a virtual 56 mile cycling tour over majestic hills in the Adirondack region of picturesque Lake Placid, New York!


Difficulty Rating: 9.0
Duration: 56 Miles (About 2 hours, 50 minutes)
DVD Format / All Regions

Description:
Enjoy incredible scenery as you ride on Troy's wheel as he coaches you on proper technique, gear selection and intensity during this high aerobic endurance training ride of about three hours in duration. As this ride covers much of the race course for the famous Iron distance event in Lake Placid, you'll hear tips and suggestions on race day nutrition, pacing strategy and more!

Starting in Lake Placid, the ride takes you down the hill to the town of Keene then over rolling hills to the sleepy town of Jay. The climbing really starts on the way to Wilmington, with an out and back section on Haselton Road that shocks the legs. Once back in Wilmington, the last leg of the ride includes a 14 mile uphill jaunt back to Lake Placid with the incredible White Face Mountain and the Au Sable River on your right side. Overall, this is a cycling workout for the record books and a fantastic training workout!

This DVD contains two audio tracks including one with coaching mixed with music and one with only coaching and no music, allowing you to play your own favorite music in the background. Produced by Hopestar Productions, LLC. Executive Producer - Troy Jacobson. Distributed by Lifesports, Inc. Copyright 2007. All Rights Reserved.

[andtckrtoo]

I thought there were actually 4 start points:

Start to Keene - mostly down hill
Keen to Jay - mostly flat with a few (very few) rollers
Jay to Wilminton - up and back (more rolling hills)
Jay to end (climb to the end).

I have the start times for each of these written down so I know the approximate length of each section.

[michelem]

andtckrtoo,

You're right. I wasn't at home to be able to check when I posted this, so I was going on memory (not so good, obviously!). Thanks for the correction.

[andtckrtoo]

Michele - I guess I use it more than I thought. :P

[ny biker]

Technically I don't need any more spinning tapes, since I don't use all the ones I have now. But this virtual reality thing sounds like it might be a nice change of pace. Has anyone tried the Autumn ride dvd that was filmed in Maryland? Is it any good?

Thanks

[michelem]

Yes. I like that one, although it is on the shorter side (about 17 miles/56 minutes, or something like that). More rolling and varied and the time passes quite quickly, so nice for a day when you want something easier and don't have a whole lot of time.

The three I have are the Autumn, Tucson, and Lake Placid. LP is the only one I despise.