Originally Posted by
gthomson
Determined not to give up, I tackled it again on Sunday when I had more time and slogged my up. Finally finished it in 1:35 roughly and earned a blue helmet. I was soaked, my legs were toast and i was tired for the rest of the day. I had earned the Trek Emonda the first attempt, so used that for the 2nd ride, put on my Zipp 202 wheels but it didn't help much.
Anyone consider this fun?
Sounds like you got a good workout in
If you want to make the climbs a little easier (they'll take longer), set up a custom workout that's like a 2hr free-ride block. That way, even if you're poking along at 120 watts, you'll still keep moving.
btw, 1:35 is respectable. You definitely earned a beer
You'll definitely be stronger outside, so there's that --