A few years back Matt and I biked over the Akatarawa's and for some reason we decided to climb up the other side 6 times. There's no rhyme or reason for 6 times, it's just a challenging number
physically and mentally. Last year Andy and I did it and sadly I blew my lights on the 6th climb. Andy had prior commitments and I didn’t see any point in him hanging around so he left. I sat at the top for an easy 30 minutes, eating and drinking everything I had. Once I got my second wind I coasted down to Staglands where I bought a coke and a scone. Sitting in the sun, I waited for my third wind and then crawled out of the Akatarawa's.
physically and mentally. Last year Andy and I did it and sadly I blew my lights on the 6th climb. Andy had prior commitments and I didn’t see any point in him hanging around so he left. I sat at the top for an easy 30 minutes, eating and drinking everything I had. Once I got my second wind I coasted down to Staglands where I bought a coke and a scone. Sitting in the sun, I waited for my third wind and then crawled out of the Akatarawa's.
Going into this ride the thought of last year was fresh on my mind and my goal was not to blow.
2011 | 2012 | |||
Time | Watts | Time | Watts | |
Hill repeat 1 | 24.37 | 268 | 24.10 | 272 |
Hill repeat 2 | 24.23 | 271 | 23.04 | 285 |
Hill repeat 3 | 23.30 | 279 | 21.55 | 298 |
Hill repeat 4 | 23.08 | 286 | 22.15 | 301 |
Hill repeat 5 | 23.23 | 281 | 21.41 | 305 |
Hill repeat 6 | 28.11 | 228 | 23.18 | 281 |
Looking at my times, it certainly helped being able to chase Andy.
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