tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38869048.post4218355351665912845..comments2023-10-29T06:41:19.179-07:00Comments on raceOregon: Moving Day.jzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17727179613380197538noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38869048.post-11079945975492783562009-04-23T23:24:00.000-07:002009-04-23T23:24:00.000-07:00I used to do a periodic set of "intervals" for AT ...I used to do a periodic set of "intervals" for AT work, within a set time, within an AT range, with a set rest period. Set of 6 climbs, each climb was approx. 8'45 to 9'15 with target to be consistently at 9' and be within AT range. Sometime in the weeks before I won the Prolog at Redlands by a 10 second or so gap to 2nd place I set a fast time of about 8'35 up McBeth if I recall. That was a good year at Redlands - another top 3 and two top 10's including in the overall too I believe. <br /><br />Those were the "summer" times. In winter with 10-13 pounds of wet cloths the times would be about 1 to 1 1/2 minutes slower. In those antique days my race bikes maybe weighed 21-24 lbs depending on year and components/tires etc.<br /><br />The start of the timing point was at the base of the hill just before a yellow sign across the road from the "duck farm" on the left - then all the way to the very very top (well past the turnoff to go down Fox Hollow road)- there was was a small bench on the left side of the road looking west - the timing end spot was just past this point at the crest of the climb. <br /><br />I think Greg Randolph (who went to the Atlanta Olympics) was really really fast up all the climbs in the area. I don't think I was the fastest up McBeth, as there were quite a few people living in Eugene over the years (and now) that were (are) really race hardened and knew how to suffer, and those like RAAM specialist Rob Templin I think crushed people on the climbs (after an 8 hour ride too).<br /><br />There's other great climbs in the area too. Mt. June, Willamette Street, McGowan, Shotgun and Brush Creek, Horton. It was hard to find climbs over 8-10 minutes close to town and the long climbs above were all an hour out or more. Most of the "usual" climbs, like on Wolf Creek, Dillard, or Hamm Road were really short - typically 8 minutes or less, or "flat" like Fox Hollow that was like a drag strip and it would take forever to get the heart rate into the AT range. I'd be lucky to turn a 26 tooth anywhere these days though, and a ride up any climb would do me in for sure!!! Enjoy the rides - it's a fantastic area for training!KTMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02169293415387746721noreply@blogger.com