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I hit 47 mph on the descent (from 45:00-50:00) on my mountain bike today and also rode myself sick. The two big climbs above I held HR 161-171 (just a few ticks under LT) which, after the run, was brutal. Solid day just shy of 4 hours.
I keep being amazed at Matt Hart's 100,000+ of vertical in 7 days (on freaking skis no less). I think those kinds of endeavors appeal to me more than killing a bunch of races. I am an admitted training junkie and 'anti-racer'. Back in the day (I'm an old has been now) I would put up solid training numbers but never truly raced well because of it. I've always enjoyed the journey more than anything. I keep breaking down the numbers to see what I might be able to put up for a big week of verticality. With two kids and being a stay at home dad though I can't train all day anymore. I do have a 1 mile 1300ft foot climb and the Powerline route in my back yard. Getting 14,286 ft per day though? I can certainly imagine doing it... and that's where every journey begins.
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47mph! How was that on the 29er?
Rigid fork and hard tail... or else I would have held back! I also have my tires pretty solid since I'm just on the roads right now. It was surprisingly stable. And FUN! I love that rush of knowing that if something happens you're fu<ked.
Speaking of forks, forking classic movie scene: http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/b70226fc1f/what-happened-in-albuquerque-from-the-goods
Matt Hart's 100,000' in one week is amazing and I'm not taking anything away from that, but he did have the "luxury" of skiing the 100,000' of descent. That's a huge difference for impact recovery. If someone was to run the 100,000' of vertical, I think the 100,000' of descent would be the the hardest part of the challenge.
Also speed of descent. On my bike yesterday I was hitting ~30mph for 3-4 miles at a time. I was mapping some routes last night trying to see how one could get 14k per day running and it's just ridiculous. I would definitely incorporate the bike in to it just to save time.
14k per day would be like doing nearly half of Hardrock per day. Ain't happening for me! I hate hiking.
awesome masthead on your blog!
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Yes... yes it is. Thanks Donna!
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