On Monday, March 20, 1995 at 10:55:32 AM UTC-5, BCoryH wrote:
I must ask arr: Have you done the Sunapee Ironman? If not, isn't it a
bit presumptious to call the hill "overrated?" I've done that Ironman
twice and the USCF road race held on the same course, once. Sure, anybody
can get up the hill once and think, "no big deal." However, climbing "the hill" once is a far cry from climbing it five times during a 112 mile
race, and then following those climbs with a marathon. Context is
everything - there is no comparison.
Respectfully,
Cory H.
I did the Ironman distance race at Lake Sunapee in 1989 and recall competitors falling off their bikes and being scooped up by ambulances on that monster hill on the course. I think about one-third of the competitors failed to complete the race and the
winner said it was tougher than the Hawaiian Ironman. After finishing the bike I was so exhausted that I sat in the race’s hot tub for about 15 minutes before starting the run. Had an article in the Sept. ‘89 issue of “Triathlete” magazine about
doing the race as a ‘Tri-average’ triathlete.
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