Quakerman/Steel Lake Nockanixon Ride
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Scout posted 1 year ago.
Hi!
I live about 1:40 from the lake. I am registered for an OW swim clinic there on Sunday July 8th (wkend before my first Half IM of the season)... I may be running after the clinic. I wish I could squeeze in the extra trip to ride with you but the next couple of wks are jammed...Then it's mini taper time! :)
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gfd posted 1 year ago.
I am interested. Weekday late afternoons or early evenings are better for me. I am about 40 minutes North of the lake.
Are you signed up for Steelman?
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JRH posted 1 year ago.
not yet. steelman is on my dear patient wife's Bday. going ot have to buy a great gift before I ask permission for this.
proud and high or low and humble - many miles before I go
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gfd posted 1 year ago.
Wise decision with all the training and other things our wives put up with.
Let me know about the ride. My schedule is pretty wide open during the week this summer.
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~Garen~
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JRH posted 1 year ago.
south park rd could use some work but everything else was pretty great. lots of glorious hills. should be a fun course. will be going back in August.
proud and high or low and humble - many miles before I go
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nyctridog posted 1 year ago.
Hi all. Curious to what the Quakerman ride is like, haven't done the race before. Website said 3 loops, rolling hills. Are they really "rolling" or is this going to be a tough ride? Any insight would be appreciated! Thanks!
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JRH posted 1 year ago.
the hill on Rt 313out T1 aredoozies
I have mapped it out but am not satisfied w/ profile results I will try a couple more sites to see if I can fix it.
I'm not a good climber and this course is nothing but hills but I still loved it and that was the general consensus of the group that rode it.
proud and high or low and humble - many miles before I go
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gfd posted 1 year ago.
JRH is right. The hill on 313 is a tough climb. There are some other decent hills on the course, but nothing like 313. I found the toughest part of the course was an extended slight incline on the back side of the lake. It was tough to keep up a good pace on the second and third loop. Overall a nice course.
Some hills on the run, but nothing too bad.
"If you set a goal for yourself and are able to achieve it you have won your race." -Dave Scott
~Garen~
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JRH posted 1 year ago.
here's a profile from another site I put together Rt 313 hill is at Mile 14 don't remember any nasty hills after that:
http://www.runningahead.com/groups/diabetic_runners/Maps/b39cfda6fa904c9f80182a82a88bb58e
proud and high or low and humble - many miles before I go
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nyctridog posted 1 year ago.
thanks for the feedback on the ride. sounds like I need to make sure to get some more hills in these next several weeks before the race!
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kxux posted 1 year ago.
nyctridog;74051 wrote:
Hi all. Curious to what the Quakerman ride is like, haven't done the race before. Website said 3 loops, rolling hills. Are they really "rolling" or is this going to be a tough ride? Any insight would be appreciated! Thanks!
Look at this picture of my ride around the lake (two laps of the actual course). The computer was not calibrated for the altitude, but it will give you an idea of what this rolling course really is. There are few good hills. The biggest one is on the RT313 on the way from St. Park Rd back to 563.
http://bp3.blogger.com/_yUGCJGr2HLg/Rn3c_XuLt9I/AAAAAAAAAHM/UdbRzD2t3Us/s1600-h/2007-06-23-40mile_ride.jpg
thinking about riding the course for the quakerman oly also the steelman oly around lake nockanixon around july 4th anyone interested?
proud and high or low and humble - many miles before I go
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