Uphill

Shoot, why would anyone want to ski down Whiteface when they can ski up the toll road.

http://fasterskier.com/blog/article/win-3-for-duncan-douglas-hannah-rieders-top-woman-at-wide-open-climb-to-the-castle/

Peter Minde wrote

Peter some will never understand the beauty of the uphill.

Congrats bro!

@ Harv.  BTW overall men's winner Robert Duncan Douglas, 50 years old, two time former Olympian in biathlon, his main comp was like 20 or so years younger.

Man that's fast.  I went up there twice on my bike and both attempts were over 1hr and 10min.  

Claude

Just like in MTB ...The satisfaction is in the climb...

you obvi have not ridden All In on Hardy Road!

All In and Good Luck two of my favorite trails!

IMHO, the ONLY rational for riding uphill is the downhill.  

BigK75 wrote

Man that's fast.  I went up there twice on my bike and both attempts were over 1hr and 10min.  

Claude

Been up many times on my bike. I think my best time was about 1hr 15min from the cross roads at Wilmington.. When I use to do the uphill race in the late spring there were people doing it on unicycles and tandems. I can't imagine that - but I have seen it with my own eyes.

Has anyone done the Whiteface Sky race?  It's a running race from the base of the gondi up to the summit via Cloudspin.  Scheduled July 8 this yr.  I'm toying with the idea of running it & looking for tips.

JohnIrvingwrestles wrote

  I'm toying with the idea of running it & looking for tips.

Run like someone is chasing you!

Bring and use TICK repellent . Up here the incidence of tick bites has been rapidly increased this year. Seen several articles ! even here in. STLawrence county . Might want to wear longer compression style  socks

warp daddy wrote

Bring and use TICK repellent . Up here the incidence of tick bites has been rapidly increased this year. Seen several articles ! even here in. STLawrence county . Might want to wear longer compression style  socks

Thanks for the warning----> might nix this plan as I never wear socks while running & am paranoid about getting Lyme (i"m allergic to the primary cure- Doxycycline) Boo

Yeah might be wise since this is worsening  We have a friend who has been BITTEN THREE TIMES working in her garden. In Morristown along the river . Its pretty nasty this yr , clinics are starting to see patients whereas in the past it was RARE indeed  

Insofar as the Sky Race.  You haven't described your fitness level.  All I can say is, try to save something for the last half mile or mile.  You're not gonna win in the first half  mile, and if you blow up, there's no place to recover. Try to program a hill workout in once a week.  The bigger the better.

Ticks.  They're the worst.

Peter Minde wrote

Insofar as the Sky Race.  You haven't described your fitness level.  All I can say is, try to save something for the last half mile or mile.  You're not gonna win in the first half  mile, and if you blow up, there's no place to recover. Try to program a hill workout in once a week.  The bigger the better.

Ticks.  They're the worst.

I've busted 3 hr in a marathon & Still run under 20 min 5k's. I run the hills of Inwood (north Manhattan) , not exactly the 'dacks but surprisingly hilly running. I've run a bunch of little ski hills -Val Bialis, Sterling Forest, Mt. Peter. Nothing compared to Whiteface of course but I'm really intrigued by the idea.