7709 feet in 105 miles
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I believe the minimim for "a lot of climbing" claims start at 7725 feet!
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Nearly 8K feet of climbing, at least from my experience, is a decent amount of climbing for 100 miles. However you should not focus on if that "is a lot or not" in the view of others, because it depends on everybody's individual capability as well as where they are located in. I have done nearly that amount in only 25 miles (Haleakala in Hawaii), and that was pretty brutal, but I have improved a lot since then. The Auburn Century around here has a 140 mile option that I've signed up for that does 17000 ft of climbing.
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the rule of thumb is 100 ft/mile. Yours falls short, however, 77 miles of hilly riding + 30 miles afterward is a considerable ride.
I can think of ways of getting way more than 7k out of a 100 mile ride around here. Will I ever do it? doubtful.
good ride
I can think of ways of getting way more than 7k out of a 100 mile ride around here. Will I ever do it? doubtful.
good ride
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listen, some of these little guys do some crazy stuff. To a big dude like me, that sounds like a hell of a lot of climbing. My commute has about a 1.25 mile stretch that is pure uphill, and I want to shoot myself in the face on that alone! Good job. I agree with Mr. Beanz,"a lot" is purely relative. If it was difficult for you, and you pushed yourself, it was a great ride, and probably made you a better climber. That's what I tell myself, at least, whenever I am on a big hill, haha.
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listen, some of these little guys do some crazy stuff. To a big dude like me, that sounds like a hell of a lot of climbing. My commute has about a 1.25 mile stretch that is pure uphill, and I want to shoot myself in the face on that alone! Good job. I agree with Mr. Beanz,"a lot" is purely relative. If it was difficult for you, and you pushed yourself, it was a great ride, and probably made you a better climber. That's what I tell myself, at least, whenever I am on a big hill, haha.
Around here we can put together a 100m 20k ride if you try (oakland/berkeley hills). So that's the climbiest ride, but that sets a crazy-high bar that I don't get near more than 2-3x/year.
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You'll feel it for sure.
That's about how much climbing and miles is in the Cheaha Challenge here in Alabama this weekend. We rode it a few weeks ago for practice and decided the practice was enough and will be skipping the official ride. Not because of the climbing but the condition of the road for about 10 miles in the park (which must be traveled twice).
For me and around where I live, 7k feet is a pretty good bit.
That's about how much climbing and miles is in the Cheaha Challenge here in Alabama this weekend. We rode it a few weeks ago for practice and decided the practice was enough and will be skipping the official ride. Not because of the climbing but the condition of the road for about 10 miles in the park (which must be traveled twice).
For me and around where I live, 7k feet is a pretty good bit.
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It all depends on how fast you went up the climbs. If you keep your power constant during the ride having lots of elevation change doesn't make it any more difficult; it just takes a little longer.
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