Hill Junkie

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Monarch Crest West Loop

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Distance: 36.4 miles Climbing: 4600 feet Riding Time: 4:43 hours Min to Max: 8500 to 12,000 feet I've ridden the classic Monarch Cr...
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Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Incline Insanity

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Monday morning Tom took me over to the Manitou Incline. It is the old bed of a cable tram that hits a maximum gradient of 68%. There are som...
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Monday, August 30, 2010

Batteries and high hemotacrit have value

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First Annual Assault on Pikes Peak Sunday set up to be a spectacular day for a 14er hillclimb. Highs near 90F were predicted for the Color...
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Friday, August 27, 2010

Must do in Manitou Springs?

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Discussing plans for Monday, Tom Ramsey suggested I try The Incline . He said it was a "must do" activity when visiting Manitou Sp...
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Thursday, August 26, 2010

Colorado

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Early this year, I learned I got into the Leadville 100 mountain bike race. I was ecstatic. But nobody I knew well got in. I later learned o...
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Sunday, August 22, 2010

"I'm a loser baby, so why don't you kill me?"

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2010 Deerfield Dirt Road Randonnee My day started with Beck lyrics "I'm a loser baby, so why don't you kill me" jolting ...
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Friday, August 20, 2010

Priceless

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Had one of my most entertaining close calls on the road today. I went out for short recovery spin from work in Merrimack, NH. One of the roa...
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Hill Junkie
Avid cyclist since 1996. Started out mountain biking, then migrated into road cycling, Nordic skiing, running and hiking. The more mountainous, the better.
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