Subject: RE: Desert half in OssoyosQuigley.. I was daunted by Richter & the Rollers.. after hearing about it from all my friends that have done Desert and IMC.. They weren't as bad as they'd been made out to be.. at least as part of the Desert course.. even if you do ride them from both sides.. They look worse in a vehicle than they do on the bike.. Where do you normally train? If you can ride Cypress (14-15km .. 7%ish climb)... then Richter won't seem so bad.. Cypress takes me just over an hour do climb... Richter (from transition at the Lake to Aid station at the top) was about 12-13k.. and took me just under 50 minutes I'm fairly petite (dainty even.. according to at least one fellow racer)... which helps with the climbs.. but I lose out on the downhills.. I can pedal like crazy going downhill and still not gain much speed.. Got to love being passed by those that are coasting :P |