Mon: 1.5 hr; Elings Park & back; 0.5 hr run also
Tue: 2 hr; around Goleta & lunchtime hammerfest
Wed: 3 hr; OSM-PC-ECC-Stagecoach-PC, tempo
Thu: 1 hr; OSM, tempo
Fri: 0
Sat: 1.5 hr; Figueroa Hill Climb
Sun: 3.5 hr; Worlds + a bit extra
Total: 12.5 hours
Notes:
- In last year's Gibraltar Hillclimb, I was beaten by a kid named Menso De Jong who I'd never heard of. I remember thinking it would have been nice to start together to see if I could have hung on to him. Well, this year at Figueroa I had that chance... theoretically anyway. He started a few seconds ahead of me and within the first mile he'd already opened up a minute lead. I was hoping to do a time in the low 50-minute range and Menso was way ahead of that pace. I figured it was unsustainable since top pros go up the mountain in the mid-40s. Sure enough, he slowed down in the middle and I got pretty close about a mile from the finish. Unfortunately he rallied and pulled out a minute in that final stretch. With better pacing, he would have been well under 50 minutes. That kid is a talent. Oh, and he weighs 190 lbs! And speaking of talent, keep your eyes open for Derek Iverson. He's brand new to riding and has a huge aerobic engine.
- I'd planned to ride the Cal Poly crit on Sunday but the forecast called for rain and the field sizes looked tiny so I bailed. Turns out it didn't rain and the course was really fun (but the fields were small, like 10 riders in 35+ and p123). Hopefully it will be on the calendar next year for another chance.
- Lots of deserved grumbling about the group's behavior on Sunday Worlds lately. The usual stuff... running stop signs, blocking cars, riding in the oncoming-traffic lane, etc. Tim Johnson made a nice speech to the group this week about being more responsible and considerate. I hope people take it to heart because I'm worried somebody will get seriously hurt if things don't change. Yes, I'm a worry wort.
- And on a lighter note... Could it be that David "Pops" Larsen has come over to the dark side??? I hear he enjoys riding with us on the Ventura bike path...
4 comments:
So what was the exact course for the Figueroa hill climb? The numbers don't give us an idea without the other data such as starting and finishing points for the climb. Thanks...sounds like a great event!
TK-
The climb starts on Figueroa Mtn Rd. just past the 180-degree right turn and the cattle guard. That's the base of the real hill. The top is pretty clear too, with a big dirt turn-out on the left side (as you're going up). There are a couple short descents along the way. Total distance is 9.5 miles. Not sure about total climbing elevation. There are painted markings in the road denoting every km.
I tried to map it in MapMyRide but I got hit with some malware that took a couple of hours to clean up.
Thanks! I'm not sure of the exact elevation either. I'm thinking over 4000 feet though. What gears do you guys use?
I just want to establish my Netgear extender, I just stuck in while trying to ssetup netgear extender. So learn from here.
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