I am ready for the Engadin Radmarathon. (Note I am doing the 100 k, not the 182!)

July 15th, I am to ride 100 km in the Alps, 3 passes, 1200 m ascent within the first 50k. The scariest part is the Forcola di Livigno* with ~500 m ascent over 5 km.

Yesterday, we did a total of 92 km with 1375 m ascent, in 4 hills, the first one over 500 m, one 17% grade and the rest 10-12% on average, which is more than the Forcola.
Needless to say I stopped looking at my polar to avoid frustration. on the 17% it was 179, but that dropped and I think I was just over 170 most of that first ascent. The other 3 are not over 10%.

We got home happy, but utterly drained.
Subsided on water, dried fruit bars, more dried fruit, oat cookies and one hot chocolate (one small beer (!!!) for boyfriend).

Now for the real mountains (a mere 1000m higher altitude to do the same thing won't be a big deal )



(*useful link to check out many classical ascents of the pro races)