Valley Road Stage Race, May 14 and May 15 in the Eastern Sierras has led me to ramp up my climbing training. On top of the usual Scenic Loop climb in Red Rock Canyon, and the ever present Mt. Potosi, I've started riding the Mount Charleston loop. This climb is one of the top ten in the continental U. S. and includes approximately 6000' of climbing and descending over a 54 mile loop. I rode it again yesterday after work in near perfect weather conditions. After weeks of being sand blasted by the spring desert winds, the wind finally took a breath and stopped. I took 18 minutes off the time I rode it last a couple of weeks ago. For those not familiar with the climb, it entails approximately 14 miles of rolling gradually climbing terrain from Kyle Canyon to Lee Canyon. The climb itself begins at the intersection of Lee Canyon and the 95. From there it is straight uphill from approximately 3300' to 8400' over the course of nearly 17 miles. It is a killer climb. The climbs in the DVRSR are even more difficult, with two 15 mile climbs in the first stage, and one monster climb the second day. The second day takes one up the second hardest climb in the continental U.S., the notorious Onion Valley Road. What a race!
Lee Canyon
April Re-Cap:
Training Miles: 1289
Daily Average: 42.9
Average Weight: 148.9
Number of golf balls retrived from the road: 6
Number of deer I nearly ran into while climbing Charleston: 4
Number of burros hanging out on the road in Red Rock Canyon: 8
Number of coyotes waiting for traffic to clear before crossing the road: 1
Why did the coyote cross the road?
Training miles so far this year: 4825
Lifetime total: 423, 764 miles
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why did the coyote cross the road? why, to get to the chicken on the other side, of course!
ReplyDeleteum, watch out for the deer. i know of one runner that was knocked unconscious by one.
in the meantime, climb, goat!
Better to meet the deer when climbing that while descending! I met one just as I crested a hill...luckily I held up. Where there's one....
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