LOL, What a joke

No ride in DE can be called "savage"

Their "savage" climbs?

Duck Hill- .3 miles long avg grade 12%, 16% max?
Fishing Creek- .77 mies long avg grade 12% 16% max?
Bald Eagle- .56 miles long avg grade 8% 11% max?
Red Hill- 2.43 miles long avg grade 4% 8% max?

So lets see what I did at the savageman tri.

Major climbs.

Climb out of westernport- (including the wall). .94 miles avg grade 10%, 31% max
Big Savage mtn- 7 miles long avg grade 7%, 12% max
Climb out of New Germany st park 3.24 miles long avg grade 4% 14% max
Another climb (dunno landmark)- .63 miles long avg grade 7% 15% max
Miller road- 1.2 miles long avg grade 7% 18% max

Yea, hills don't scare me anymore.

Anyhow, while I am going I should do my quick report. It was an awesome ride. For those who don't realize (as I didn't) there is a definite difference between a "ride" and a "race" I previewed the course a month prior to the race. And I thought i did pretty good. On that ride I had a moving time of 5:18 but a total time of 6:02. I did have a lot of stop time due to riding without support, trying call back to my wife to let her know where i was etc. But I did feel i had pushed pretty good when riding.

On race day, I shaved a good amount of time, finishing in 4:39, with a moving time of 4:33. It was a serious ball buster though. I have come to the conclusion that to improve on the hills I finally have to get off my fat behind and get to my weight loss. I am hoping to do this relay again next year and try to improve my time.

-D