Originally Posted by
mkadam68
Climbing was definitely harder for me. Breathless--hardest of the lot--caused me to question cycling and almost give up in despair (I've never SAG'ed in) except I never saw any on-course SAG vehicles. The pain went to my core (heart & lungs) because of the altitude--last 15 miles of climbing was over 5,000 ft altitude or something.
Thanks for the reply. Yeah, Breathless Agony was a tough one. I just couldn't seem to warm up on the first half and Jackrabbit Trail did me in with all the offroading!
..Then Damnation alley is so deceiving!
...Looks flat but is a 6% for 10'sih miles(?).
Not sure why but the final climb up to the 8k mark was the easiest. Maybe it had something to do with the P&B sandwiches at the reststop!
