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Originally Posted by
OldsCOOL
I live in a hilly area known for the best ski resorts in the midwest but will probably not ever know what it is like to experience the thousands of feet of climbing that many others post here. We have some hills that are 2mi in distance and most in the 1-1.5mi range. How you guys ride places like the Blue Ridge or Rockies boggles my mind. And I like hills.
Stringing together ten, or more, short-but-steep climbs can be very punishing if the climbs are truly steep. I've done the Dairyland Dare in southwestern Wisconsin several times. The climbs in Wisconsin must be similar to your area in northern Michigan. Doing 10,000 ft of climbing divided in multiple 2 mile intervals is just as hard as doing the same amount of climbing in fewer but longer intervals, IMO.
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