Hillclimb2003 Go to top | New Topic | Search     Subject: My Equinox run experience Author: kestrel500ems () Date:   2004-01-13 23:18:51.0 I'd love to bike up Equinox this summer. SInce sometime people compare bike times to run times to get a sense by which they can compare different climbs they may have run but not biked yet, here's my experience: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I looked up my records on when I ran Equinox (got 21st out of 220 runners May 20, 1984, ran 49:38). I ran a 2:51 marathon fourteen days before that, to give you an idea of my relative level of aerobic fitness. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Here were my splits for the 5.25 miles. Compare splits below to my avg pace overall of 9:27 per mile Goal was 8:22 per mile, so I went out a bit too fast, as you can see by my need to settle down to 9:58 after a 8:38.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mile, time- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 8:38 (under my avg pace for the race)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - 9:58 (over), ran aerobically first two miles, started pushing the pace after 2 mile mark- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - 8:50 (under)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - 9:52 (over)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 - 9:58 (over)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.25 - (8:48 per mile for last 0.25 mi)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Hope this helps provide some kind of frame of reference. Fitzimmons from Ausable Forks won the hillclimb run and bike up Whiteface, so his times might be compared to get an idea of how long it might take to do Mt Equinox. Go to top | New Topic | Search     Topics  Author  Date   My Equinox run experience  kestrel500ems    Jan-13-2004   Mt Wash vs My Equinox times  kestrel500ems    Jan-15-2004    Reply To This Message  Your Name:  Your Email:  Your IP Address: 38.107.191.114 Logged  Subject: Please type the above word into the box below: