Monthly Archives: March 2012

A personal Challenge – 3,000m climbing in one day

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What was the Inspiration Lets start with what inspired me to attempt this personal challenge. As those who have been following my blog will know I entered the Strava “A Classic Challenge from Specialized” to climb 105,312 feet (32,100 meters) … Continue reading

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Breaking the Silence – The Strava “A Classic Challenge from Specialized”

Its been a while since I posted an entry in my blog. I have been a little preoccupied and have found it difficult to find the time to blog. 15 days ago I entered the Strava “A Classic Challenge from … Continue reading

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My First Time to Mount Lofty Summit

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4:45am Alarm Lynn’s alarm was set to go off for 4:45am so it seemed a good opportunity to do another long ride with some climbs in it. I didn’t sleep to well overnight so I had thought a little about … Continue reading

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Something old and something new – Some more hills to climb

Something Old & Something New To keep the Strava challenge alive, for me, I need to find some different hills to climb that don’t want to kill me. Today I decided to add Wickhams Hill road to my list of … Continue reading

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A Day to Climb – “Sound of Music” ride

Take no Enemies Today I am going to climb a few hills. I was disappointed in myself last Thursday when I had to stop to get breath at the first corner up education road. Its the first time I have … Continue reading

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SSRC ‘L’ Group bike ride

I headed out the door at 6:44am to meet David on Reynell road to ride down to Port Noarlunga to the start of the SSRC (Southern Suburbs Road Cyclists) ‘L’ group ride. Unfortunately David was running a little late after … Continue reading

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The start to the “A Classic Challenge from Specialized ” a little deflating

Classic Challenge from Specialized Today the “A Classic Challenge from Specialized ” starts on Strava. A challenge to climb 32,100 meters (105,312 feet) from the 1th of March to the 30th of April. That’s 45 days! To save you working … Continue reading

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Recovery ride – is there such a thing

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Coasting & Spinning After a busy weekend with a couple of rides I was feeling a little weary so thought I would have a recovery ride spending much of the ride either coasting or spinning. I just needed something to … Continue reading

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