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Mt Washington – The World’s Toughest Hill Climb

Bob — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 01:44:00 +0000

Mount Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hill Climb – “The Toughest Hill Climb in the World.” That’s what it’s called and that’s how they promote it. This was my year to ride it and find out for myself.

The climb is 7.6 [...]

Mt Washington Taper: Race Day – 6

Bob — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:55:33 +0000

My taper in advance of the Mt Washington Hill Climb looks like this:

Race Day – 7 (Sat, Aug 8): Short and easy ride (though as I mentioned yesterday, it didn’t exactly work out that way). R – 6 (Today, Sun, Aug 9): Short ride but include [...]

Mt Washington Taper: Race Day – 7

Bob — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 21:14:37 +0000

We always hope that our ride will be on a 75 degree, sunny and calm day. Unfortunately, we rarely ride in these conditions. And while this year will be my first Mt Washington race, my understanding is that race conditions are rarely, if ever, even close to ideal.

Your training should now focus on the specific demands of your key event. I’ve discussed this quite a bit recently, so today let me give you an example.

My key event this summer is the Mt Washington Hill Climb in NH, billed [...]