The MWRR Ramp Up: Mansfield Madness
Saturday, for those that are available, is the Puppet-Master's Mansfield Madness March: a speed ascent of Mansfield. Not for the babies or kittens or one-eyed Jacks. The plan is a rapid ascent up the Auto Road, followed by whatever it takes to get down. Probably lots of foot travel. Must bring own life-support systems.
[Update 4/6] Trip Reports:
Mutha's Trip Report:
Not to kill the joke with the punchline up front, but we did the run up the 'Quad Lift' line, hit the auto road and topped out. We humped over the ridge to the Chin and down the LT to the car, where the PM said: "Let's do that loop again". Up we went, this time taking the "Gondola Lift"line to the Cliff House, then after searching around in the trees, found the Cliff Trail, back up to the Chin and then down the LT again. Total time about 7 hours. May have more stats later.
Graph on right: first ascent. It's a hastily made graph so axes aren't labeled but the x-axis is minutes and the y-axis is feet. The initial drop is from the car, along the road, to the ski resort.
Short video is here.
Picture gallery is here.
The Puppet Master's Trip Report:
The video MuthaZ posted says it all... a f-bomb every 10yds or so got us up those wicked hills twice!
This was a great reminder that a mountain is not a foot hill and trail running flats/rollers is not a replacement for the hard ups, regardless of the mileage!
Big Boy is down and out today! He needed some help up cliff trail but he did great for the most part. He did get yelled at by a biker who thought he was going to jump on his wife. The guy yelled "Leash your dog." Which I responded "What?" Man repeats his "Leash your dog" comment. I rebut in my dog tired, easy irritated state, with some Scottish flair "Leash your mouth." Nothing like good man-on-man drama to end a death slog!
Highlights -
1) Watching MuthaZ blast up the ski hill on round one
2) Seeing nobody on the first loop until the way down
3) Bo, the porcupine killer
4) The mercy of not trying to run up the 2nd time, just a speed hike and some chatter
5) The searching for the cliff trail and the Roots sweatshirt which can home with me
6) Buttery French flowers and thighs of steel
7) Chocolate milk from the market
8) Coffee and some $3 granola bar on the ride home!
Pics (http://picasaweb.google.com/puppetmaster64/MansfieldDoubleDutch#)
HAMMER IT...good luck take pictures between the lungs burning and the heart coming out of your throat...i will be on my indoor trainer tomorrow for 30 minutes.
ReplyDeleteI was about 50 miles southwest getting abused on an idyllic VT and gorgeous 75 mile ride. There were some tough hills for sure but the pain goes away with gorgeous scenery and good friends. And I'll be glad to boast my vertical gain was more than what you guys did....okay so I was on a bike...
ReplyDeleteSweet double tag. Now if you had a Forerunner 305 you would have stats galore....unless the PM brought his 205. I'm glad I rode and not ran...you guys would have made both climbs before I summited the first time.
Riley in superior shape he is walking while you guys are running...
ReplyDeleteg-$$$, it was a picture-perfect day. I don't think you'd have been lagging. The PM said you're legs look like tree trunks these days. Bands of steel. I think he said he wanted to hold you close.
ReplyDeletetMail, that brief video was 3 min into the run. after 30 min i decided it was too much to bother, although i did manage to get my cell phone out to call you. i could barely talk.
The video MuthaZ posted says it all... a f-bomb every 10yds or so got us up those wicked hills twice!
ReplyDeleteThis was a great reminder that a mountain is not a foot hill and trail running flats/rollers is not a replacement for the hard ups, regardless of the mileage!
Big Boy is down and out today! He needed some help up cliff trail but he did great for the most part. He did get yelled at by a biker who thought he was going to jump on his wife. The guy yelled "Leash your dog." Which I responded "What?" Man repeats his "Leash your dog" comment. I rebut in my dog tired, easy irritated state, with some Scottish flair "Leash your mouth." Nothing like good man-on-man drama to end a death slog!
Highlights -
1) Watching MuthaZ blast up the ski hill on round one
2) Seeing nobody on the first loop until the way down
3) Bo, the porcupine killer
4) The mercy of not trying to run up the 2nd time, just a speed hike and some chatter
5) The searching for the cliff trail and the Roots sweatshirt which can home with me
6) Buttery French flowers and thighs of steel
7) Chocolate milk from the market
8) Coffee and some $3 granola bar on the ride home!
Pics - http://picasaweb.google.com/puppetmaster64/MansfieldDoubleDutch#
Nice job...did you guys carry the rice from Bataan?
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