Green Mountain via SuperFlag (road)
~10 miles/2,800 vertical
37:59 SuperFlag
53:22 Green
After running SuperFlag yesterday at a moderate rate, I was kind of itching to get out and give it a faster effort today. I started at Chautauqua and had a few minute warm-up to the start of the climb. I started my watch at the bridge and hit it pretty hard right off the bat. I was not at all feeling my best, but was proud to maintain my effort at a high level the entire way. I seemed to be able to maintain a steady turnover and kept an efficient stride. Toward the top, I knew I would have to really work to beat 38 and I kept the effort near max. On the final stretch, my watch seemed to be flying toward 38 and I was sprinting for all I was worth to slip in under 38 and made it in 37:59. Without breaking stride, I banged a hard left onto the West ridge trail, made it to the 4 way in 50, then the summit in 53:22, left the summit at 54, went down fairly quick, but still conservative and arrived back at the car at 1:23 (1:27 total with warmup). I felt decent today and gave it all I had, but I am not sure my legs were the best they could be, maybe I’ll give it another go next week.
JV, you are absolutely flying. That's faster than most people ride up Superflag.
ReplyDeleteI ended up going to Eldora this AM (Thurs), it was snowing. I ran up to Tennessee mtn and around. I saw a moose twice. It was a very soggy run, lots of snow and water on the trails.
-K