8,500 feet of climbing .... 100 miles

**Jiffer** · 05-25-2009, 10:05 PM

I can't believe I actually did this on Saturday. I did Heartbreak Hundred in Lebec, CA. Most I had ever climbed in one ride was 4,500 in Solvang in March and on a shorter training ride since then. I always teased that my husband was nuts for doing rides with such horrendous names as Heartbreak Hundred, Breathless Agony, etc. All with stupid tons of climbing, which he's really good at. I was NEVER gonna do such ridiculous rides!

Well, I did such a ridiculous ride. Dh came within 11 minutes of the course record. I was just glad not to be the last one in, or even close to the last one in. But I did it. It's an awesome feeling to have accomplished something so grand. Makes you feel like you can do anything. The piddly 4,000 feet of climbing in the Cool Breeze Century that I opted to do the shorter Metric Century version of last year seems like a piece of cake by comparison. Can't WAIT to do that one now!

I CLIMBED 8,500 FEET IN 100 MILES!!!!!!!!!!

(And survived to tell about it.)

**roadie gal** · 05-26-2009, 06:18 AM

Excellent! That is something to be proud of.

**Biciclista** · 05-26-2009, 06:30 AM

are you training for the death ride or something?

congrats!! was it pretty, at least?

**txred9876** · 05-26-2009, 07:22 AM

Congrats!!!

**oxysback** · 05-26-2009, 07:41 AM

Way to go, Jiffer!! You rock!!

**OakLeaf** · 05-26-2009, 07:46 AM

That counts.

Way to go!

**BikeDutchess** · 05-26-2009, 10:22 AM

Wow! Great job!

**Fredwina** · 05-26-2009, 10:24 AM

Good for you! are you going to buy Brent's slot for Ride Around the Bear?

**andtckrtoo** · 05-26-2009, 10:36 AM

Way To Go!!!! Wow!!!

**wildeny** · 05-26-2009, 04:44 PM

Congratulation!

This summer, friend and I will challenge a route where we will climb to 3275 m in 88 km (10,745 feet in 55 miles). But we'll ride it for two days. I'm also practicing climbing now.

A local race going to the same point is on different route of 55 km (34 miles).

That's more challenge than the one we'll take (but we will go down on that route).

**Mr. Bloom** · 05-26-2009, 05:02 PM

Outstanding! Congrats!

**spindizzy** · 05-26-2009, 05:51 PM

She loves (big) hills....
Awesome!

**Reesha** · 05-26-2009, 05:59 PM

Wow! I bet you have veritable buns of steel!

I still have nightmares about my 3200 feet of climbing century (my first and only). I'd like to think I'd be better prepared this time for a century of that caliber... but I'm sure it would still be painful.

Did you eat a whole cheesecake the next day? I would

**Jiffer** · 05-26-2009, 06:03 PM

Originally Posted by Biciclista

are you training for the death ride or something?

congrats!! was it pretty, at least?

No Death Ride for me, thank you! Dh is possibly doing it next year when we happen to be already have a camping reservation at Lake Tahoe.

Yes, it was pretty. Not as awesome as Solvang, which I LOVED, but there was some cool scenery. I'm ALL into cool scenery!!!

**Jiffer** · 05-26-2009, 06:05 PM

Originally Posted by Fredwina

Good for you! are you going to buy Brent's slot for Ride Around the Bear?

Um, nope! Alex has commented on that a few times, but this is one he's not sucking me into. Not this year anyway.

He's trying to enlist me to be his mobile SAG support, though, along the route, so he can blaze through and potentially win the thing. We'll see.

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