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Mikey-two-Names · Joined: 24 Feb 2004 Posts: 4108

You lot ought to MTFU!!!

_gj3000_ · Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 9:04 pm Subject:

Went for the session later at 4pm. It still rained towards the end, but I was warming down by then.

Did hill reps. It was clear I need to do more hill reps! I am not sure if my fitness will get me up that Le Mans hill! Embarassed

george · Joined: 08 Jan 2008 Posts: 613 Location: Les Marais, Paris

Oh man what happened to all of you??

I was at Richmond by 8.30, it rained a little bit as I skated up to the Park - I waited by some shops for 5min and then thought I'll just give it a go. I started skating in the Park around 8.45 and it was never wet. Dry all 75 kilometres. But maybe I just lucked out!!! Laughing

Hope you all had good skating and cycling anyways.

All in all, my session was really tough. I was already in pain about 20min into the first hour! I guess it's during those sessions where it's really tough and you are hitting the pain barrier, that one grows and gets stronger !?

dan_b · Joined: 15 Jun 2004 Posts: 2428

Does anyone have a strong opinion on the comparative difficulty of the Dunlop hill and the steep uphill on the short loop at Richmond? They seem to me to be in the same ballpark, though it's a while since I skated at Le Mans and my memory my be playing tricks.

_gj3000_ · Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 10:09 pm Subject:

Which way round are you skating the short loop to make this comparison?

ed! · Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 10:13 pm Subject:

I'd say gradient wise, it's pretty close...though I think Richmond is ever so slightly steeper and made harder because the surface towards the top is pretty rough.

EdP · Joined: 05 Aug 2009 Posts: 481

I feel like the Dunlop hill is a considerably longer climb although I agree that the gradient could well be comparable.

This is terribly unscientific, but the downhill at Le Mans is considerably faster and longer (right?), so the uphil must be longer?

Edit: Examination of maps confirms that I am indeed talking nonsense - the distances look comparable.

_gj3000_ · Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 10:29 pm Subject:

I'd say dunlop feels longer. Richmond surface is worse.

RichardH · Joined: 02 Sep 2009 Posts: 210

I'd rather have the nice surface!

Barrie · Joined: 21 May 2006 Posts: 1380 Location: Putney

Fred_Paris · Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 7:34 am Subject:

It's too short if you go the normal direction, but taking it from the other side would be better, doesn't look like much but's a difficult one.

_gj3000_ · Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 11:40 am Subject:

For that direction (counter-clockwise) I tend to go from the white fence/gate posts along the approach road to the top of the second peak (there is a funny looking tree on the left).

Still think it is a bit shorter, but the main difference being that the middle bit with the rough section throws your rhythm...

Will try the other direction Fred suggested

Barrie · Joined: 21 May 2006 Posts: 1380 Location: Putney