Gallery - Heartbreak Hundred
05/28/11
Series
the route - 100 miles and 9,000' in a nice tour of the Los Padres National Forest
picture map - I love this iPhone feature :)
start/finish is in Lebec
I am ready, and so is my iPhone
the start/finish line - electronic timing!
off we go climbing to Frasier Park
feeling good, so far
self-portrait
branch point - will be back here in about 8 hours
paceline up the hill
still feeling good
checkpoint one - first climb past
my bike is happy
riding along the ridge, the views are amazing
view down into the valley is beautiful
powering down the descent
good stuff, halfway point reached
turnaround toward Ventucopa
powering to 'the place'
still feeling good
ready to attack Heartbreak :)
cool view of the riverbed
construction and a narrow road, yikes
metaphorically riding
turnoff into the canyon
water hazard
beginning the climb - yay
Heartbreak Hill
view back down - 5 miles at 7%
yay, made it!
last checkpoint
powering in the flats back toward Frasier Park
wheee!
done! - 8:14 riding time, and now ... tacos!