9 weeks until Devil Mountain Double

Sent in the money for the DMD last night. My main goal will be to triple the climbing and mileage for the month of March and hit 620 miles and 55,500 feet of climbing. This will take a lot of early morning riding before work and creative use of night riding to make this happen. There is a group that meets at 6 AM to do local steep rides in the LA hills like Los Trancos and Mora and I might need to make that a regular. I think it matters more about hitting your target in as many doses as you need vs a few large chunks that might be untenable due to family or work. I predict at least 2 or 3 night time ascents of Montebello in March to make this happen. I love climbing hills at night as long as its a dead end and the traffic is not to crazy. If I am going to sneak under the 16 hour time line, the triple mileage/climbs is a necessity. Going to try my hardest to find a way to make it happen.

Getting ready to ride up Kings Mountain to check out the Tour of California on Monday. Should be great in the rain!

Comments

nrmrvrk said…
sub 16:00 sounds a bit out of reach. I'd put you at a strong 16:15 - 16:30. :)

I'll do my best to get a tour or two of local hills when I'm in town in March.
mthead said…
so the over/under is 16:15? I'm taking the under!
Chris O'Keefe said…
Jason manage 16:16 in 06. My goal is sub 16, but anything under 16:16 will work for me ;)
nrmrvrk said…
Best case 16:15 with favorable temps and the wind at your back all the way down Mines. Trust me, I've been there. :)