I’ve been bummed since I found out that the “Blood Sweat and Gears” 100 mile bike ride is the same weekend as Kure Beach triathlon.    I charted out the various race dates, and I think Mountains of Misery might fit into my schedule the best.   And that ride ends with a Cat 1 climb – how cool is that?!   Then, I found this chart comparing various mountain century rides versus elevation.   Why does it excite me that Mountains of Misery is at the bottom of this chart?    I need mental help.

Here is a nice little chart comparing various rides.

Three Mountain Metric (jun 4)           75 miles                  elevation gain is    8600 feet

Blood, Sweat and Gears (jul 25)          101 miles                                                     9908 feet

Brutal 100 (mid Aug)                              105 miles                                                     10,167 feet

Hilly Hellacious (oct)                             100 miles                                                    9281 feet

Bridge to Bridge (sept)                        105 miles                                                     11,739 feet

6 Gap Century (sept)                            100 miles                                                    11,657 feet

Chea Challenge (jun 4)                       100 miles                                                    9,501 feet
(part of 3 mtn madness)

Mt, Mitchell (may 16)                        100 miles                                                    12,255 feet

Mountains of Misery (may 29)         104 miles                                                 12,880 feet

See my earlier post for dates and links to the rides above.