Ow
2006-02-26 01:11:38.118218+00 by Dan Lyke 0 comments
I think I've mentioned that I thought it would be cool to do the 2006 Climb to Kaiser. Last spring I thought it was reasonable to target it this year, but the hassles of life last summer crept in, and I haven't been on the bike nearly as often as I'd like.
I went out today, climbed Pine Mountain, dropped back down to Alpine Dam, climbed up to the Bolinas ridge, zipped down Ridgecrest, dropped into Mill Valley, and then back home. The results are... not good. I did about fifty miles, a bit more than 4,000 feet of elevation, my average speed was only about 12MPH (need to be able to goose that to 16-17MPH), and I hurt. The grind back up White's Hill on the way home was agony.
So I must do more of this. Much more.