How hilly is the 46 mile? MY plans for this weekend were to do a ride in Philly with my sister and nephew, but that fell through. So now I'm wondering if maybe I'll try this one. Been having some asthma trouble though, so definitely not ready for a metric, and wondering if I want to take it easy with the 20-something miler.
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06-09-2009, 04:22 PM #1
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06-09-2009, 05:23 PM #2
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It's not particularly hilly as I recall. Does it go up that steep hill near the church, though? I did it about four years ago. I used to ride with Oxon Hill alot. They are a great group!
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06-09-2009, 06:27 PM #3
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I thought I saw an elevation profile somewhere for this ride, but I can't find it now.
The ride is designed so that the 24 and 46 mile rides follow the same route, and then just as the 24 milers are almost finished and turn left to go back to the start, the 46 milers go right and keep riding. So you could start the ride planning to do 46 and then decide to cut it short if you're not feeling well. There's also good SAG support, just in case.
As for how hilly is it - it's not flat like a ride on the Eastern shore and there are a few good climbs, but overall it's not that bad. It's definitely not as hard as the Philly Livestrong ride.
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06-10-2009, 07:28 AM #4
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Here is the metric route from a few years ago.
Click on "show" then "elevation profile" to see what the route looks like.
As NY biker states, it's hilly, but not extreme. The shorter routes would likely look something similar, as they share some of the same roads...at least in the beginning, I believe.
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06-10-2009, 07:32 AM #5
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And this map shows all three routes. They basically all start out together so that elevation profile is good for all of them.
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=http:/...acy-Routes.kml
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