Hobart's top 10 climbs

[mcdurdin]

Beating my own drum here but I've just started a little blog series that some of you may enjoy criticising: Hobart's Top Ten Climbs (according to me)

http://marc.durdin.net/2011/11/hobarts- ... omain.html

See you out there somewhere!

[doggatas]

Excellent read : ) Thanks for the link.

[mcdurdin]

Thanks doggatas, glad you enjoyed it ... next post is in the publish queue

[doggatas]

Is the zig zag reference to Nelson Rd? I slowly climbed that sucker on Sunday for the first time, I really cannot climb.

[mcdurdin]

You'll have to wait and see I reckon the next post may find its way online in about 2 days... Unless I get impatient!

[zephy]

nice!

I like that you have decent directions, makes it easier for us rubber neckers to find/complete.... I won't be doing 5 reps in a lunchbreak though.....

[mcdurdin]

I like that you have decent directions, makes it easier for us rubber neckers to find/complete....

Thanks But I realised yesterday when I went and did the climb again, that I really send you around the long way... I've tweaked the directions on the blog post!

[doggatas]

Did the climb X3 last night, I know it's not 5 but 3 is enough for now, I will build up to 5. 15% section put the burn in ya legs.

http://app.strava.com/rides/2255310

[mcdurdin]

Awesome work doggatas -- the first time up that 15% pinch I don't find it too bad... but by #3 a lot of willpower is needed to keep powering up it for sure If I hadn't publicly set the 5X challenge, I would have turned around after #3 myself. Note to self: better go and check the next post in the series to make sure I haven't made any other silly challenges...

[doggatas]

Note to self: better go and check the next post in the series to make sure I haven't made any other silly challenges...

haha, Just don't do Mt Wellington until last, that will give me time to loose a few more Kg's and build some fitness.

[mcdurdin]

And the next post is up: http://marc.durdin.net/2011/11/hobarts- ... on-rd.html

[santacruzscott]

Have had a couple of try's at the Domain climb over the last few days, great fun.

Keep up the good work Marc.

[santacruzscott]

Between Marc and Strava , they have me totally addicted to these hill climb/segments.

Great motivational tool , for me anyway.

Even had a go at one of the off road ones today.

The climb from Glenorchy MTB park , up the cross country course , then green corps track to the top of the hill.

Thanks again Marc to clueing me in to this.

Gets me out on the bikes more often , and gets me pushing harder than I would otherwise have been.

I mostly ride by myself , so this sort of thing really keeps me motivated.

[BarryTas]

i still rate washington st and black snake rd

[mcdurdin]

Between Marc and Strava , they have me totally addicted to these hill climb/segments.

Great motivational tool , for me anyway.

Thank you Mr Santa Cruz Scott I've just popped another post online ready for you as you sit down to work: http://marc.durdin.net/2011/11/hobarts- ... ey-to.html

Mr BarryTas, how's the graffiti this morning?

[BarryTas]

Mr BarryTas, how's the graffiti this morning?

all good, i just wrote my name on the Tasman Bridge

[mcdurdin]

Mr BarryTas, how's the graffiti this morning?

all good, i just wrote my name on the Tasman Bridge

On the side of the bridge in huge red letters I trust, visible from the city?

[BarryTas]

Mr BarryTas, how's the graffiti this morning?

all good, i just wrote my name on the Tasman Bridge

On the side of the bridge in huge red letters I trust, visible from the city?

yar and it glows in the dark, i am also fashioning a logo batman style that i can project into the air at night

[Chuck]

Great job, can't wait for the next installment

[mcdurdin]

Thanks Chuck; I've just posted the next installment

http://marc.durdin.net/2011/11/hobarts- ... umney.html

[mcdurdin]

The next episode is now online: Strickland Ave. Your challenge in this episode is to beat the KOM by Andrew Crawley of 10:48 - Brewery to the top of Strickland Ave, that's an average speed of 25.4 km/h. Should be a piece of cake.

http://marc.durdin.net/2011/11/hobarts- ... kland.html

[mcdurdin]

I've just gone and updated each post with a specific challenge. Some of them were already hinted at in this thread... Some of the challenges are achievable by mere mortals, others ... not so much. Which can you do?

[RobRollin]

Already completed Mt Rumney challenge!!

[RobRollin]

Challenge: ride this climb entirely over your heart rate anaerobic threshold (that is, in your red zone).

Your anaerobic threshold, is 84-90% of your maximum heart rate, not your red zone, Zone 6 94-100% of your heart rate would the red zone and you only last very very short periods, 2-3 seconds in this zone, the red zone. Maybe change to riding in your anaerobic threshold zone..

[mcdurdin]

Already completed Mt Rumney challenge!!

Rob, we are going to need proof of that. Please provide a link to the relevant Strava effort with cadence data attached.