HTFU: (Hills, Twelve, Fog, Ugh) - Night Ride Report
01-08-10, 10:12 AM
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HTFU: (Hills, Twelve, Fog, Ugh) - Night Ride Report
Last night Midland and I went out for some hill repeat work in the fog and 42 degree temperatures.
12 climbs up Avila Rd in North Concord. It is really perfect for this type of ride since it is a dead end with no traffic, a good surface and it goes up for ¾ mile at a constant 10% – 13%
Plus it dead ends at the Concord Police Academy so any cars you do see are cops not teenagers or drunks.
We ground out all 12 climbs that we set as our goal even though it was crazy foggy and there was a headwind while climbing. 4341 feet of elevation gain in 18.6 miles.
A nice little jaunt, call me crazy but, I really enjoy this kind of stuff. Hopefully it is rides like this in January that make a double century in March do-able.
Garmin Info and Stats Link: https://connect.garmin.com/activity/21903379
Avila Rd in daytime: the fish hook shaped lower road is it.
The elevation profile: looks like rifle bullets
Pics from the Ride
Midland Self Portrait
One Last Kit Check
Fog
and Fog
... and more Fog
12 climbs up Avila Rd in North Concord. It is really perfect for this type of ride since it is a dead end with no traffic, a good surface and it goes up for ¾ mile at a constant 10% – 13%
Plus it dead ends at the Concord Police Academy so any cars you do see are cops not teenagers or drunks.
We ground out all 12 climbs that we set as our goal even though it was crazy foggy and there was a headwind while climbing. 4341 feet of elevation gain in 18.6 miles.
A nice little jaunt, call me crazy but, I really enjoy this kind of stuff. Hopefully it is rides like this in January that make a double century in March do-able.
Garmin Info and Stats Link: https://connect.garmin.com/activity/21903379
Avila Rd in daytime: the fish hook shaped lower road is it.
The elevation profile: looks like rifle bullets
Pics from the Ride
Midland Self Portrait
One Last Kit Check
Fog
and Fog
... and more Fog
01-08-10, 01:15 PM
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Color me impressed.
I'm hating this fog so much. My feet, even with booties, get cold and numb. I've been knocking out 25-ish rides and not enjoying it much.
Where is it NOT foggy?
I'm hating this fog so much. My feet, even with booties, get cold and numb. I've been knocking out 25-ish rides and not enjoying it much.
Where is it NOT foggy?
01-08-10, 01:59 PM
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Last night Midland and I went out for some hill repeat work in the fog and 42 degree temperatures.
12 climbs up Avila Rd in North Concord. It is really perfect for this type of ride since it is a dead end with no traffic, a good surface and it goes up for ¾ mile at a constant 10% – 13%
Plus it dead ends at the Concord Police Academy so any cars you do see are cops not teenagers or drunks.
We ground out all 12 climbs that we set as our goal even though it was crazy foggy and there was a headwind while climbing. 4341 feet of elevation gain in 18.6 miles.
A nice little jaunt, call me crazy but, I really enjoy this kind of stuff. Hopefully it is rides like this in January that make a double century in March do-able.
12 climbs up Avila Rd in North Concord. It is really perfect for this type of ride since it is a dead end with no traffic, a good surface and it goes up for ¾ mile at a constant 10% – 13%
Plus it dead ends at the Concord Police Academy so any cars you do see are cops not teenagers or drunks.
We ground out all 12 climbs that we set as our goal even though it was crazy foggy and there was a headwind while climbing. 4341 feet of elevation gain in 18.6 miles.
A nice little jaunt, call me crazy but, I really enjoy this kind of stuff. Hopefully it is rides like this in January that make a double century in March do-able.
Maybe the Peninsula is better.
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01-08-10, 03:56 PM
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Where? Right here on the coast where it's been sunny and fairly nice, albeit not particularly warm.
01-08-10, 06:12 PM
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They actually invited me out on this little adventure. I elected to go to 24 Hour where it is nice and warm, and spent an hour chasing the spandex clad spin-kittens on my spin bike. Mo' betta, but it does illustrate why I'll probably never do a double century.
They actually invited me out on this little adventure. I elected to go to 24 Hour where it is nice and warm, and spent an hour chasing the spandex clad spin-kittens on my spin bike. Mo' betta, but it does illustrate why I'll probably never do a double century.
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