tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082954078864845206.post223848668004490988..comments2024-03-17T10:39:40.056-04:00Comments on Hill Junkie: Brasstown Bald Buster - The Real Six GapsHill Junkiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01901432169252097296noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082954078864845206.post-13379652130092703222011-05-19T21:57:14.430-04:002011-05-19T21:57:14.430-04:00Solo - I had to look where I fit on Coggan's c...Solo - I had to look where I fit on Coggan's chart too. I haven't used a power meter in a while now, but I think I'm pretty flat for 1min, 5min and FT, but drop several levels for 5sec. I posted on this a while back <a href="http://hilljunkie.blogspot.com/2008/09/specialists.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. In the comments, Alex Combes speculated I might have a lot of type IIa muscle Hill Junkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01901432169252097296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082954078864845206.post-11207308415480150962011-05-17T13:26:02.106-04:002011-05-17T13:26:02.106-04:00That guy djconnel is a big contributor to the Gold...That guy djconnel is a big contributor to the Golden Cheetah project. GC actually displays your "anaerobic capacity" expressed as kilojoules, but I'm not sure how it's calculated, but I find it interesting. On a Coggan power profile chart, my 5 minute power numbers are several levels higher than my long term numbers, but also my 1 minute and 5s numbers. My 5s number is pitiful solobreakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10746976531739827476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082954078864845206.post-24840705257749939522011-05-14T08:35:15.764-04:002011-05-14T08:35:15.764-04:00Solo - Yeah, just like that. Poking around, I coul...Solo - Yeah, just like that. Poking around, I could not find a comparable table on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velocity_Ascended,_Metres_per_hour" rel="nofollow">VAM</a> vs length of climb. The infamous <a href="http://www.53x12.com/do/show?page=article&id=65" rel="nofollow">Dr Ferrari</a> has discussed VAM much in regards to Tour performances. <a href="http://Hill Junkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01901432169252097296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082954078864845206.post-52098420100387374282011-05-13T17:45:05.877-04:002011-05-13T17:45:05.877-04:00Sounds a lot like this:
http://www.mcmillanrunnin...Sounds a lot like this:<br /><br />http://www.mcmillanrunning.com/mcmillanrunningcalculator.htm<br /><br />Which is quite accurate, so long as you're actually trained for the distance. What it's really doing is estimating your ability based on what it thinks your VO2 max is. But it's pretty cool, and gives you a good idea of what your goal paces for other distances should be.solobreakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10746976531739827476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082954078864845206.post-12120826971406481402011-05-10T21:51:59.261-04:002011-05-10T21:51:59.261-04:00Brent - the deal with using time/vertical on one c...Brent - the deal with using time/vertical on one climb to predict time and another over big range of verticals is this. Our bodies can produce a lot more power for shorter durations than longer durations. That is why on Mt Ascutney, which is about half Mt Washington, you have to multiply by 2.25 to get Mt Washington time. If you used a climb only a quarter as long, you might have to multiply by 5Hill Junkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01901432169252097296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082954078864845206.post-83700465858781159642011-05-10T16:56:21.594-04:002011-05-10T16:56:21.594-04:00Thanks for this blog - I am doing the "organi...Thanks for this blog - I am doing the "organized" Brasstown BaldBuster Century and the Assault on Mt. Mitchell this coming weekend, and this is helpful info!Bill Arnoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06232369660499981178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082954078864845206.post-77116982981999068082011-05-10T10:15:28.981-04:002011-05-10T10:15:28.981-04:00I did the Brasstown summit back in 1998, pretty ea...I did the Brasstown summit back in 1998, pretty early in the spring. In fact, the whole road was closed, because of some parts were washed out, but there was a ranger at the bottom who essentially told us "what the hell, go for it". There probably could have been some serious liability issues if something had happened...but in any case, there certainly wasn't anyone around to stop Brenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08279090113796634219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082954078864845206.post-29250965653005201072011-05-09T23:03:33.228-04:002011-05-09T23:03:33.228-04:00I remember that post. That part of Georgia is seri...I remember that post. That part of Georgia is seriously steep.<br /><br />I was tempted to poach the summit at Brasstown, but I knew the park service was still up there. The woman at the store told me I would be ticketed if I was caught. Yeah, I actually asked the question.Hill Junkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01901432169252097296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082954078864845206.post-46919951420878659462011-05-09T09:17:41.765-04:002011-05-09T09:17:41.765-04:00Speaking of Georgia and the steepest mile in the c...Speaking of Georgia and the steepest mile in the country, in case you missed my post from a few months back:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.medusarecords.org/hills/?p=661" rel="nofollow">http://www.medusarecords.org/hills/?p=661</a><br /><br />While it's a paved road, it's also within a gated community and due to a complicated and ridiculous system of disallowing bikes from certain "Brenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08279090113796634219noreply@blogger.com