Shut Up Legs
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Yes, you aren't imagining things: this is my counterpart to the thread titled "Your best speed on descent?"
Mine's very much a work in progress. One example: there's a hill about 15km from where I live with a very consistent 4.4% grade** over 6.75km, and my best time up it so far is 20 minutes, a speed of about 20km/h. Once up the top, I repeatedly coughed, and waited for the burning sensation in my throat to subside . Oh well, at least I have better times to aim for.
I'm a hill-climbing tragic, who actually enjoys the climbs more than the descents, so I'd love to hear your accounts of hill-climbing efforts .
** Actually, that's a bit inaccurate. It's generally about 5% grade all the way up, except there's a false flat in the middle that briefly drops down to about 1% grade, thus lowering the overall average grade to about 4.4%.
Mine's very much a work in progress. One example: there's a hill about 15km from where I live with a very consistent 4.4% grade** over 6.75km, and my best time up it so far is 20 minutes, a speed of about 20km/h. Once up the top, I repeatedly coughed, and waited for the burning sensation in my throat to subside . Oh well, at least I have better times to aim for.
I'm a hill-climbing tragic, who actually enjoys the climbs more than the descents, so I'd love to hear your accounts of hill-climbing efforts .
** Actually, that's a bit inaccurate. It's generally about 5% grade all the way up, except there's a false flat in the middle that briefly drops down to about 1% grade, thus lowering the overall average grade to about 4.4%.
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