Elevation per mile pointless prize

[QuikAF77]

I feel like sponsoring a pointless prize, and I enjoy climbing so here goes. Most elevation per mile on average for the entire competition. It is kind of the anti-HP laps prize.

Rules:

You must have a minimum of 29,029 ft of climbing total (height of Mt. Everest).

Self report on this thread if you think you have a shot. Pretty simple math, divide your total elevation by total miles.

Winner gets a curated 6-pack from breweries located in mountainous regions of the country. (Probably a decorated paper plate as well).

Edit/New rule: You MUST attend closing HH to claim your prize! I’m not carrying that extra weight for 40+ miles that day just to carry it home too! No-show winner means next highest gets the prize.

Bonus: If a team manages to average over 50ft/mile for the whole competition I will buy members of that team a beer at the closing Happy Hour.

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[Birru]

Your pointless prize is turning my friends into sociopaths.

[AlanA]

@QuikAF77 172548 wrote:

I figured you would be a front-runner, looks like you’ve got some competition! Bob C from Team 18 is sitting at 75 ft/mi, Cynthia P from Team 22 at 60 ft/mi, and Rachel C from Team 17 @ 59 ft/mi just from my quick look at the “Distance Elevation Speed” chart.

Ugh! Bob C (who I think happens to be one of those randonuttes) looks like a formidable opponent. If I had my old Garmin, I’d have a much better chance at beating him. But my stupid new Garmin cheats me out of about 10% per ride according to Ride with GPS. However, I will give it my best shot.

Any chance of getting a few bonus points for finishing in the top 3 of miles while doing this? It’s one thing to do a lot of climbing per mile, but it’s another to do it all the time. Haha, I figure it can’t hurt asking. Either way, I’m up to the challenge.

[rcannon100]

@AlanA 172570 wrote:

Ugh! Bob C (who I think happens to be one of those randonuttes) looks like a formidable opponent.

I am a climbing monster!

[Birru]

@AlanA 172570 wrote:

Ugh! Bob C (who I think happens to be one of those randonuttes) looks like a formidable opponent. If I had my old Garmin, I’d have a much better chance at beating him. But my stupid new Garmin cheats me out of about 10% per ride according to Ride with GPS. However, I will give it my best shot.

musclys has the ELEMNT and he routinely has more elevation than I do when we ride together. So when it’s time for a new computer Wahoo gets my money. :p

Any chance of getting a few bonus points for finishing in the top 3 of miles while doing this? It’s one thing to do a lot of climbing per mile, but it’s another to do it all the time. Haha, I figure it can’t hurt asking. Either way, I’m up to the challenge.

Yeah you have a pretty serious combo of miles+elevation+avg speed.

[AlanA]

@Birru 172572 wrote:

musclys has the ELEMNT and he routinely has more elevation than I do when we ride together. So when it’s time for a new computer Wahoo gets my money. :p

lol, time to look into the Wahoo ELEMT! I wonder if I can get one from Amazon by tomorrow! :rolleyes:

[AlanA]

@rcannon100 172571 wrote:

I am a climbing monster!

Oh no. rannon100 is Bob C. I think I may have slightly insulted him in some other previous post (although you really had be paying attention to catch the insult). I certainly hope this won’t make him do even more hilly rides!!

[Steve O]

You can always increase your average by doing a ride like this one – 136/mile

[musclys]

@Birru 172572 wrote:

musclys has the ELEMNT and he routinely has more elevation than I do when we ride together.

Maybe it’s wahoo, or maybe it’s all the secret hills I ride on my way home.

[chuxtr]

I was channeling Judd last night and did laps at HP. Not helping myself much for this pointless prize.

[Sunyata]

Anyone want to go ride laps up and down the gravel side of Mt Weather? Come on dcv… You know you want to! 😎

[reji]

@fxbooks 172500 wrote:

Woo hoo! I’ve got almost one foot per mile more than reji does! Let the bragging rights commence!

I am so disliking this post.

[bikedavid]

@QuikAF77 172446 wrote:

I’m obviously excluded from winning my own prize, but even if I was in the running I doubt I would win. Also as of today if Team 18 keeps it up I will have a large bar tab at the closing HH! They are averaging 54.3 ft/mi!

Team 18 will need more hay in order to keep this up!

[chuxtr]

I think this should be done Euro-pro style. Instead of feet per mile. Meters per kilometer.

[Birru]

This is America and we will not use the superior metric system. Plus if I stick to feet per mile the numbers look bigger.

[rcannon100]

@AlanA 172575 wrote:

Oh no. rannon100 is Bob C. I think I may have slightly insulted him in some other previous post

Those who insult Bob C, er rcannon100, er Tim the Enchanter….. must face the wrath of his bunny!

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