[Brisbane] Mt Cootha Challenge

"adam85" wrote in message ...

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Stats:
3hr51min
93.3km
24.2kph ave speed
Total ascent 2444
Powerade consumed: 5.5L (and I *still* got dehydrated)

Awesome stuff adam85! Lap 5 and lap 10 are standouts.. 2.4kms of up in one
ride is a monster effort..

cheers,
GPL

Nice effort. You'll sleep well tonight. While you nuts were doing that, saner types were out doing the Port - Wellington Point - Cleveland Point - Victoria Point ride. Much much flatter 😄 😄

Which direction where you lapping? - up the front face, or around the back and up past the TV stations?

Interesting to note from the graph that your HR maxed out at the end of laps 5 and 10. Do you think this is due to the psychological impact of "half way there" followed 5 laps later by "holy [censored] I'm done", or for some other reason did you consciously work harder on these laps.

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Nice effort. You'll sleep well tonight. While you nuts were doing
that, saner types were out doing the Port - Wellington Point -
Cleveland Point - Victoria Point ride. Much much flatter 😄 😄

That's a good ride around there.

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Which direction where you lapping? - up the front face, or around the
back and up past the TV stations?

Anticlockwise, it's a bit steeper that way.

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Interesting to note from the graph that your HR maxed out at the end of
laps 5 and 10. Do you think this is due to the psychological impact of
"half way there" followed 5 laps later by "holy [censored] I'm done", or for
some other reason did you consciously work harder on these laps.

nah someone passed me (he was on lap 2) and I chased him him over
the top that's all. Last lap I picked up the pace to get a good time.

Adam

On 2005-12-11, GPLama (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

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"adam85" wrote in message ...

Quoted message said:

Stats:
3hr51min
93.3km
24.2kph ave speed
Total ascent 2444
Powerade consumed: 5.5L (and I *still* got dehydrated)

Awesome stuff adam85! Lap 5 and lap 10 are standouts.. 2.4kms of up in one
ride is a monster effort..

I was going to make a joek about him copying and pasting the graph 10
times until I saw it 🙂

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adam85 wrote:
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Stats:
3hr51min
93.3km
24.2kph ave speed
Total ascent 2444
Powerade consumed: 5.5L (and I *still* got dehydrated)

Well done on the awesome ride, dude! It was a hot day - what time did
the race start?

I was up early for a 5am race start, and surprised myself (and all my
mates) by finishing in 4 hours, 40 minutes and 35 seconds for the 50km.
The second half was much hotter and I stopped every 15min or so for a
beach shower. I didn't eat enough in the first half and got a bad stitch
in the 2nd half as a result but once I got my gut working again it went
well and I ran home.

And I am even capable of walking today, so expect a faster time next
race!

Tam

Tamyka Bell said:

adam85 wrote:
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Quoted message said:

Stats:
3hr51min
93.3km
24.2kph ave speed
Total ascent 2444
Powerade consumed: 5.5L (and I *still* got dehydrated)

Well done on the awesome ride, dude! It was a hot day - what time did
the race start?

I was up early for a 5am race start, and surprised myself (and all my
mates) by finishing in 4 hours, 40 minutes and 35 seconds for the 50km.
The second half was much hotter and I stopped every 15min or so for a
beach shower. I didn't eat enough in the first half and got a bad stitch
in the 2nd half as a result but once I got my gut working again it went
well and I ran home.

And I am even capable of walking today, so expect a faster time next
race!

Tam

ohhhhhh man I miss Mt Coo-tha soooooo much..... without doubt the best thing Brisbane has to offer.... I rode up Mt Ainslie and Black Mountain in Canberra on Friday, Mt Ainslie was a nice little climb that is for sure...... think it was 10% the sign said anyway, would have loved to be in a Mt Cootha event... I think I used to ride it 3 times a week, even ran 4 laps by myself once.... great effort! great place for a race.

Hey Tamkya, sounds like we are learning the same things.... eating makes an amazing difference early on in an event..!!! Nice work on the 50 kms... as well.... tough, very tough.

MikeyOz wrote:
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Hey Tamyka, sounds like we are learning the same things.... eating
makes an amazing difference early on in an event..!!! Nice work on the
50 kms... as well.... tough, very tough.

I've always been a big eater during events! At my first half ironman I
took in about 6 Gu as well as some Enervit GT tabs. But for ultras I
need solids. Big solids. One PowerBar and the rest energy gel/tabs is
not enough solids. Might try a steak next time 😉

Tam

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I was up early for a 5am race start, and surprised myself (and all my
mates) by finishing in 4 hours, 40 minutes and 35 seconds for the 50km.
The second half was much hotter and I stopped every 15min or so for a
beach shower. I didn't eat enough in the first half and got a bad stitch
in the 2nd half as a result but once I got my gut working again it went
well and I ran home.

And I am even capable of walking today, so expect a faster time next
race!

Tam

Well done Tam, that's great! I still think you runners are all freaks
though.

Adam

adam85 said:

I had a 12-25 cassette and I was glad I did ,as I saw lots of people
suffering with 23s and 21s. Slowly there were less and less people riding,
till there were only a couple left. I had planned to climb at around 75-80%
of my maximum heartrate which was around 10-14kph, lower than what I'd do in
a race or ITT but if you cramp up on the hills it's game over.

Stats:
3hr51min
93.3km
24.2kph ave speed
Total ascent 2444
Powerade consumed: 5.5L (and I *still* got dehydrated)

Here's a HR/speed/altitude graph.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/23699506@N00/72272778/

Good stuff, if I'd known about that I would've done it for sure. Last
time I did Cootha a couple of months ago I did the climbing at around
14kmh, avg about 22kmh I think from the Toowong roundabout back to the
Toowong roundabout, but that was only 1 lap and I was completely
rooted when I got home.

I was happy just to do 3 repeats up Mt Gravatt this morning 🙂

Tamyka Bell said:

MikeyOz wrote:
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Quoted message said:

Hey Tamyka, sounds like we are learning the same things.... eating
makes an amazing difference early on in an event..!!! Nice work on the
50 kms... as well.... tough, very tough.

I've always been a big eater during events! At my first half ironman I
took in about 6 Gu as well as some Enervit GT tabs. But for ultras I
need solids. Big solids. One PowerBar and the rest energy gel/tabs is
not enough solids. Might try a steak next time 😉

Tam

6 gu's!! my god I think i would be sick, my next step is to get used to taking in the hydrated concentrated carb stuff, while running, and working on more gu's while riding im glad I had a dry food bar after the swim...... that was awesome.

quote='Peka'On Sun said:

I had a 12-25 cassette and I was glad I did ,as I saw lots of people
suffering with 23s and 21s. Slowly there were less and less people riding,
till there were only a couple left. I had planned to climb at around 75-80%
of my maximum heartrate which was around 10-14kph, lower than what I'd do in
a race or ITT but if you cramp up on the hills it's game over.

Stats:
3hr51min
93.3km
24.2kph ave speed
Total ascent 2444
Powerade consumed: 5.5L (and I *still* got dehydrated)

Here's a HR/speed/altitude graph.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/23699506@N00/72272778/

Good stuff, if I'd known about that I would've done it for sure. Last
time I did Cootha a couple of months ago I did the climbing at around
14kmh, avg about 22kmh I think from the Toowong roundabout back to the
Toowong roundabout, but that was only 1 lap and I was completely
rooted when I got home.

I was happy just to do 3 repeats up Mt Gravatt this morning 🙂[/QUOTE]
ohhh that is a longer then just a Mt Cootha lap, that first hill up from the round-a-bout is a real killer, its easy to get caught for speeding down there as well, EVEN on the bike because the cops are there so often and they do pull you up!!

MikeyOz said:

Peka said:

adam85 said:

I had a 12-25 cassette and I was glad I did ,as I saw lots of people
suffering with 23s and 21s. Slowly there were less and less people

riding,

Quoted message said:

till there were only a couple left. I had planned to climb at around

75-80%

Quoted message said:

of my maximum heartrate which was around 10-14kph, lower than what I'd

do in

Quoted message said:

a race or ITT but if you cramp up on the hills it's game over.

Stats:
3hr51min
93.3km
24.2kph ave speed
Total ascent 2444
Powerade consumed: 5.5L (and I *still* got dehydrated)

Here's a HR/speed/altitude graph.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/23699506@N00/72272778/

Good stuff, if I'd known about that I would've done it for sure. Last
time I did Cootha a couple of months ago I did the climbing at around
14kmh, avg about 22kmh I think from the Toowong roundabout back to the
Toowong roundabout, but that was only 1 lap and I was completely
rooted when I got home.

I was happy just to do 3 repeats up Mt Gravatt this morning 🙂

ohhh that is a longer then just a Mt Cootha lap, that first hill up
from the round-a-bout is a real killer, its easy to get caught for
speeding down there as well, EVEN on the bike because the cops are
there so often and they do pull you up!!

--
MikeyOz

That first hill is definitely the worst. Worst to run up, worst to ride
up. I was glad the first time I did it on the MTB - nice easy gearing!

Tam

MikeyOz said:

Peka said:

Good stuff, if I'd known about that I would've done it for sure. Last
time I did Cootha a couple of months ago I did the climbing at around
14kmh, avg about 22kmh I think from the Toowong roundabout back to the
Toowong roundabout, but that was only 1 lap and I was completely
rooted when I got home.

Quoted message said:

ohhh that is a longer then just a Mt Cootha lap, that first hill up
from the round-a-bout is a real killer, its easy to get caught for
speeding down there as well, EVEN on the bike because the cops are
there so often and they do pull you up!!

Yeah that first one is a killer for sure, but I've gone around
clockwise. Anticlockwise you get a rest straight after that hill,
while clockwise you keep climbing up past that gravel parking spot
with the view of the city.

Did a killer climb yesterday on a MTB ride from Gap Creek to Nebo and
back. It's called 'Augies' and its a b!stard that just never seems to
end. It is 3km long and I'd estimate at least 12% - it is much steeper
than a few 10% climbs I've done but no one on the ride (that did that
climb) had anything that measured ascent. The thought of stopping for
a rest crossed my mind a few times but I wouldn't allow myself to.
Some suggested that climb was in the region of 400-500m ascent but I
don't know how accurate that claim is.

Peka said:

On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 06:15:40 +1100, MikeyOz
Yeah that first one is a killer for sure, but I've gone around
clockwise. Anticlockwise you get a rest straight after that hill,
while clockwise you keep climbing up past that gravel parking spot
with the view of the city.

Did a killer climb yesterday on a MTB ride from Gap Creek to Nebo and
back. It's called 'Augies' and its a b!stard that just never seems to
end. It is 3km long and I'd estimate at least 12% - it is much steeper
than a few 10% climbs I've done but no one on the ride (that did that
climb) had anything that measured ascent. The thought of stopping for
a rest crossed my mind a few times but I wouldn't allow myself to.
Some suggested that climb was in the region of 400-500m ascent but I
don't know how accurate that claim is.

Not sure if I've done that one when I've done that right but there are some long hills that's for sure. I've got a few altitude profiles from there, I can take a look later. I've got a nice google earth map with a ride plot from there and a few other climbs at:

members.optusnet.com.auClimbs.htmlOpen ↗

Adam

Peka said:

On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 06:15:40 +1100, MikeyOz

Quoted message said:

Peka said:

Good stuff, if I'd known about that I would've done it for sure. Last
time I did Cootha a couple of months ago I did the climbing at around
14kmh, avg about 22kmh I think from the Toowong roundabout back to the
Toowong roundabout, but that was only 1 lap and I was completely
rooted when I got home.

Quoted message said:

ohhh that is a longer then just a Mt Cootha lap, that first hill up
from the round-a-bout is a real killer, its easy to get caught for
speeding down there as well, EVEN on the bike because the cops are
there so often and they do pull you up!!

Yeah that first one is a killer for sure, but I've gone around
clockwise. Anticlockwise you get a rest straight after that hill,
while clockwise you keep climbing up past that gravel parking spot
with the view of the city.

Did a killer climb yesterday on a MTB ride from Gap Creek to Nebo and
back. It's called 'Augies' and its a b!stard that just never seems to
end. It is 3km long and I'd estimate at least 12% - it is much steeper
than a few 10% climbs I've done but no one on the ride (that did that
climb) had anything that measured ascent. The thought of stopping for
a rest crossed my mind a few times but I wouldn't allow myself to.
Some suggested that climb was in the region of 400-500m ascent but I
don't know how accurate that claim is.

That's the one - a _real_ killer of a hill, you climb for ages at a (sort of) medium grade, then you go around a hairpin and cross a bridge over a small gully and then it goes up up up!

Ouch!

Ritch

Peka said:

MikeyOz said:

Peka said:

Good stuff, if I'd known about that I would've done it for sure. Last
time I did Cootha a couple of months ago I did the climbing at around
14kmh, avg about 22kmh I think from the Toowong roundabout back to the
Toowong roundabout, but that was only 1 lap and I was completely
rooted when I got home.

Quoted message said:

ohhh that is a longer then just a Mt Cootha lap, that first hill up
from the round-a-bout is a real killer, its easy to get caught for
speeding down there as well, EVEN on the bike because the cops are
there so often and they do pull you up!!

Yeah that first one is a killer for sure, but I've gone around
clockwise. Anticlockwise you get a rest straight after that hill,
while clockwise you keep climbing up past that gravel parking spot
with the view of the city.

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I don't think that matters, as you will see looking at any map that the
anti-clockwise hill is actually significantly higher, so you deserve the
rest before it... and when you're doing multiple loops, you get the rest
in between anyway 😉

Mt Coot-tha is another one that's MUCH more fun to RUN.

Tam