Originally Posted by
Racer Ex
Fun? Fun?!!!
Yeah, in that sado masochistic pour salt in my wounds sort of way.
What doesn't kill you sure does hurt a lot.
I see you're still bitter about them doubling your race distance.
That profile doesn't look too bad. Here are my crude estimates on elevation change based on the crude map:
0-1.2: Flat
1.2-1.8: Climb 200 ft (6%)
1.8-5.2: Descend 800 ft
5.2-5.8: Climb 250 ft (8%)
5.8-6.8: flat
6.8-7.4: Climb 350 ft (11%)
7.4-8.4: flat
8.4-9.4: climb 250 ft. (5% Ave)
9.4 - 10.2: Descend 250 ft.
10.4-13.2: Rolling
13.2-15.5: Descend 900 ft.
15.5 - 16.2: Climb 250 ft. (7% Ave)
16.2 - 22: Descend 550 ft.
22-23.8: flat
23.8 - 25.2: Climb 600 ft. (8% Ave - Some parts over 10%)
25.2 - 26.8: Rolling
26.8 - 29.0: Climb 600 ft. (5% Ave)
29.0 - 29.8: Flat
29.8 - 30.5: Descend 300 ft.
30.5 - 31.5: Climb 300 ft. (6% Ave)
REPEAT!
Grebletie - If you like climbing and can get out of work early on Tuesday's I'd suggest trying the Infineon Tuesday night series. That course has a nice steep 250 ft climb on each lap that really breaks things up.
http://www.infineonracewaycycling.com/
Sonoma may be a long drive for you though.