Mt Ommaney Dr x2 this morning

I really need to extend myself with climbing, not least because Coottha is coming up in less than three weeks. Yesterday’s 49.2k was great (usual 40k route + an 8k loop of South Brisbane/West End including climbing Dornoch Tce), but I need more than that.

This morning I did my usual loop around the ‘burbs, but did a double of Mt Ommaney Dr:

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Altitude (m)

Cumulative Distance

Cumulative Time

40

13.03k

33m 03s

46

13.12k

33m 35s

64 (summit)

13.34k

34m 55s

27

14.24k

36m 47s

46

14.98k

39m 59s

64 (summit)

15.35k

41m 35s

As you can see, it’s a pretty pitiful “mountain”, but it’s the best I’ve got unless I go up Coottha. That’s what I’m planning on doing this weekend, following the way that the Challenge goes, so I should have a semi-reasonable idea of how slow I’ll be. As long as I can get up that short (2.4km) timed part in less than 20 minutes (my previous time for that section) I’ll be very happy.

I was pleased that by the time I got home I’d maintained at least 23km/h (I actually hit 23.00km at the 1 hour mark), and my average + max heart rates were down slightly on my previous ‘burbs ride. More work to do, of course, and I have to cement this early a.m. riding thing into a life habit, so it’s nice to be able to track my performance and see how I’m going so easily.