Mt. Diablo Post Turkey Ride Report and Pics
12-01-08, 11:29 PM
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That was the day I crashed due to wind (going slow into the wind, I reached into my jersey pocket for my camera, big gust of wind caught me with one hand on the bars and the front wheel just tucked and down I went).
Overthere, sorry to hear about your spill in the other thread. Now you know you're not the only one it's happened to.
Overthere, sorry to hear about your spill in the other thread. Now you know you're not the only one it's happened to.
That's IT spingineer! I gotta start looking for a jersey with a handprint on the back that says 'Push here'
12-01-08, 11:49 PM
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I was playing around with Tim Clark's power to time converter. For my weight it said I needed to put out 320 watts to make it up Diablo in an hour. This same power output up Old La Honda would get me to the top in 21 minutes. My best OLH time is 22 minutes. I think i'd try to get that below 20 minutes (already a not-very-actively-pursued goal of mine) before trying for a sub-hour Diablo time.
Oh yeah, I'm under no illusion that a 25% increase in speed is a real challenge for anyone at least for me it's easier to get to Diablo than OLH.
12-02-08, 12:05 PM
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Hey Colin, what was your time on Saturday? You 3 guys (with chrisoco and dl33) were in the zone. I made it in ~1h 16m, which is about 2mins better than my first time up in Sept. Funny thing was that was facing 50mph gusts as well, so I haven't completely ruled out being a bit quicker on a more favourable day (cut me some slack eh?)
I have a funny feeling that you'd need to give me a 10min headstart to pace you to the summit though...
BTW -- <1h up Diablo is looking like a goal for me. No idea how to get from here to there just now though.
I have a funny feeling that you'd need to give me a 10min headstart to pace you to the summit though...
BTW -- <1h up Diablo is looking like a goal for me. No idea how to get from here to there just now though.
Our time was ~1:09, timer started while passing the school. Colin first, me right behind and Chrisco a few seconds later. My previous time at the end of summer in the heat was 1:02. I guess there was too much chit-chat and the wind. That wind almost knocked me down a few times!
12-02-08, 08:41 PM
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Nicely done Donald 
I look forward to physically being able to chit chat while climbing Diablo some day
I look forward to physically being able to chit chat while climbing Diablo some day
12-03-08, 11:58 PM
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12-04-08, 03:13 AM
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12-04-08, 04:06 AM
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Hey Colin, what was your time on Saturday? You 3 guys (with chrisoco and dl33) were in the zone. I made it in ~1h 16m, which is about 2mins better than my first time up in Sept. Funny thing was that was facing 50mph gusts as well, so I haven't completely ruled out being a bit quicker on a more favourable day (cut me some slack eh?)
I have a funny feeling that you'd need to give me a 10min headstart to pace you to the summit though...
BTW -- <1h up Diablo is looking like a goal for me. No idea how to get from here to there just now though.
I have a funny feeling that you'd need to give me a 10min headstart to pace you to the summit though...
BTW -- <1h up Diablo is looking like a goal for me. No idea how to get from here to there just now though.
. I can't remember who told me that during the Mt Diablo races some girl made it up in ~53 minutes... it appears that this time is my new goal .
12-04-08, 10:02 AM
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Mt. Diablo Challenge 2008 Overall Female times:
Flavia Oliveira 26 51:40:05
Jenny Slawta 44 51:43:06
Jody Archer 50 55:35:08
Flavia Oliveira 26 51:40:05
Jenny Slawta 44 51:43:06
Jody Archer 50 55:35:08
12-04-08, 10:04 AM
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Here are the top times for both Men & Women:
Overall Winner - Male
Nathaniel English 24 43:33:03
Justin Laue 24 45:51:08
Christopher Phipps 38 47:09:00
Overall Winner - Female
Flavia Oliveira 26 51:40:05
Jenny Slawta 44 51:43:06
Jody Archer 50 55:35:08
The rest of times can be found by clicking here.
BR
12-04-08, 11:48 PM
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I read about it, Googled, and bought.
I wore it on my Seattle to Portland. Cool riders would actually catch me and launch me as they went by. Stupid ass riders almost knocked me over (like they thought it meant push me over from the side or something)
All in all, a blast.
I wore it on my Seattle to Portland. Cool riders would actually catch me and launch me as they went by. Stupid ass riders almost knocked me over (like they thought it meant push me over from the side or something)
All in all, a blast.
12-05-08, 02:55 AM
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That would Flavia Oliveira who clocked in at 51:40:05!! Good enough for a top 20 overall time. She recently sign up w/ a Pro Team in Italy.
Here are the top times for both Men & Women:
Overall Winner - Male
Nathaniel English 24 43:33:03
Justin Laue 24 45:51:08
Christopher Phipps 38 47:09:00
Overall Winner - Female
Flavia Oliveira 26 51:40:05
Jenny Slawta 44 51:43:06
Jody Archer 50 55:35:08
The rest of times can be found by clicking here.
BR
Here are the top times for both Men & Women:
Overall Winner - Male
Nathaniel English 24 43:33:03
Justin Laue 24 45:51:08
Christopher Phipps 38 47:09:00
Overall Winner - Female
Flavia Oliveira 26 51:40:05
Jenny Slawta 44 51:43:06
Jody Archer 50 55:35:08
The rest of times can be found by clicking here.
BR
12-05-08, 10:44 AM
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Yep. Pizza man of this forum is the 3rd place guy at 47 min. Insane times.
12-05-08, 12:37 PM
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Oops I did it again. I had a ton of photos from this day and a rare song I wanted to put out into the universe. So I combined them on YouTube. Those who like the photos may be annoyed by the song. Those who like the song may be annoyed with the photos. I love them both! If you got some extra time, check it out.
I took a fair number of photos on the climb up Diablo. Yeah, that's it, that's what slowed me down. And the socializing. I calculate that we would have been around 57-58 minutes without that. Not.
Mt. Diablo-Pennywhistle Thunder mash
I took a fair number of photos on the climb up Diablo. Yeah, that's it, that's what slowed me down. And the socializing. I calculate that we would have been around 57-58 minutes without that. Not.
Mt. Diablo-Pennywhistle Thunder mash
