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2010-07-28 4:00 PM

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Subject: Serious Hills Suggestion for KC Area
I have signed up for 70.3 Branson. Little did I know. Makes me hurt just watching that vertical profile.
Does anyone know an area in KC, preferred South, that would have anything remotely similar. We are talking 4% grades for a 2mi or more. Ouch. Tom Ziebart was making statements like Branson is faster/ easier than Kansas, I never did check that statement and signed up. Boy, did I screw that one up.
Yeah, I know, I will be driving down there for some training for sure, just something for now.
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2010-07-28 4:03 PM
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Subject: RE: Serious Hills Suggestion for KC Area
Lawrence/Kansas 70.3 course?
We rode that Saturday in prep for IM WI hills... good times!
2010-07-28 4:26 PM
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Subject: RE: Serious Hills Suggestion for KC Area
I ride over around Shawnee Mission Park.  Midland Drive, Renner Road, Pflumn Road... basically anything in Shawnee is pretty hilly and killer.  Johnson Drive.  83rd Street.  Woodland Drive.

Off Woodland Drive south of 83rd the neighborhoods have killer hills.

Those have been my hill days for Branson prep.

Just watch out for the crappy drivers.
2010-07-28 9:18 PM
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Subject: RE: Serious Hills Suggestion for KC Area
I'm planning to hit the area around Lake Olathe and Kill Creek Park on Sat AM, there are a couple of good hills on 135th but probably no more than 200 vertical feet, 4% for 2 miles is over 400 vertical feet, don't think you'll find that in KC.  If you go to Shawnee Mission Park for the hills, do some repeats on Ogg Rd from the swim beach to Midland and back, that's 8% for 1/2 mile.
2010-07-28 9:25 PM
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Subject: RE: Serious Hills Suggestion for KC Area
Thanks guys, will hit all of those you suggested. Kansas course is always good too. It is going to hurt.
2010-07-28 9:38 PM
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Oh ya, Olathe lake area!  I'll probably hit those as well Saturday in the am.


2010-07-29 11:01 AM
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Subject: RE: Serious Hills Suggestion for KC Area
There is a Wednesday night hill ride group that starts at 65th/Quivira (6:30 pm) and rides some of the roads mention earlier...Midland, Renner, etc.  They usually get a good turn-out and once you learn the route maybe you can create your own loops for later rides.
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