Forget Alpe D'Huez, take a look at THIS:
Savageman HIM, Deep Creek Lake: There's a reason the SavageMan is considered the Most Savage Triathlon in the World, and the Westernport Wall is one of them.
This is the race my evil friends are urging me to do--the inaugural Olympic distance thankfully does NOT include this tiny speed bump.
I'm not sure if this video is gonna PUMP. ME. UP.!
13 comments:
I think you need a set of NEW evil friends. That's just sick.
OW! That's what getting to the top of Mt. Diablo is like. You climb 2700 feet and then you go up a hill just like that. Me? I pushed the bike to the top.
Man, I'd totally tip over!
The sad thing is that there are 7 major climbs in Savageman, and though that one is the steepest and most feared, it barely compares to the climb over Big Savage Mountain, where you climb 7.1 miles with 1950 ft of elevation gain! And just for the heck of it, they added another challenging climb this year to the already tough course. Maybe some day!
Awesome hill! I'll get over it one day.
With friends like that . . . well, you know how that saying goes! Crazy hill! Funny thing, I used to live about an hour away from this area when I was small. I can clearly remember those types of roads.
Oh come on, I've run up worse hills than that! Not many, but I surely didn't have the advantage of two wheels and an efficient pulley system to help up get up and over!
Do you get penalized in a tri for walking/running with your bike instead of actually riding it?
to answer your question, no, i don't want hills. while you're at it, i also do not want the superfluous 3rd nipple, tapeworms, a larger ass, or any of the olsen twins to ever be on the screen (big or small) again.
I love the video extravaganza, whether inspiring me to get going or to avoid going this far (!).
Alpe d'Huez looks a little easier--and there's probably good French wine after...
You are a tri MACHINE! GO FOR IT!
Running the hill would be okay...I think I would have to learn to shift my bike gears before trying to bike it.
I love your blog and especially your post that was on Title Nine! I'm a non athlete myself and could just kick myself for not being more daring and trying new things earlier. But as you said, the glory days are now. Such inspirational words! You're totally awesome and I bet your family is really proud of you. Great job on your tri!
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