tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671287074489204913.post1233978159921173319..comments2023-10-05T05:25:17.613-04:00Comments on Becoming Timberman: A little information goes a LONG way...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04438460366604592980noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671287074489204913.post-54943824016475134872010-08-10T12:39:35.205-04:002010-08-10T12:39:35.205-04:00Jonathan - Thanks I'm really excited and can&#...Jonathan - Thanks I'm really excited and can't wait for the race to get here now. It turns out our experience with the course scouting didnt go quite according to plan (we got lost and went the wrong way so we never actually got on 11B). But we had fun, did a bunch of climbing and realized we can do this.<br /><br />Caratunk Girl - We didnt see the whole course yet, but we did learn a lot about the area and how difficult some of the climbs are. Either way, we're going to finish.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04438460366604592980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671287074489204913.post-28076377751840265742010-07-29T11:27:23.564-04:002010-07-29T11:27:23.564-04:00Can't wait to hear what you think of the cours...Can't wait to hear what you think of the course. <br /><br />The 9% of a bag of cookies made me laugh out loud.<br /><br />And yes, you can and will do this! :)Caratunk Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00042653100322091843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671287074489204913.post-45038162223822209412010-07-28T17:50:06.856-04:002010-07-28T17:50:06.856-04:00Hi Ben,
Just found your site - I too am doing thi...Hi Ben,<br /><br />Just found your site - I too am doing this race and it will be my first half. Very excited and also freaked out! In the end though, I know what my goals are and I'm going to go out there and try to enjoy the whole experience! <br /><br />I've ridden the course twice in the last 2 weeks. The first 10-15 miles are the hilly parts. So you hit them right at the beginning and then at the end. The middle stretch is mostly flat (especially going out) so you can make up time from the hills!<br /><br />There are a bunch of climbs as you saw on the profile but I found that there was 1 bad hill going out and one coming back. On the way out there is one big hill right before you turn onto Leavitt Rd. It's long and steep - a grinding climb...there's no getting around that. On the way back, you hit the last bad climb when you take a right off of 106 back onto Leavitt Rd. Again, long/steep/grind (but not as bad as the first). <br /><br />The good news is with every uphill comes a downhill and there are some really nice ones on this course! Good luck with the rest of your training and be confident in the work that you've put in!<br /><br />Rize Above,<br /><br />Jonathan<br />www.zoommultisport.comJonathanhttp://www.zoommultisport.comnoreply@blogger.com