You're announcing! That is great news! We'll see you there. I spoke with Tereza Macel, an ITU professional triathlete who has also done St. Croix. I tried to match her up the climb in Torrey Pines yesterday and she quite easily walked away from me.
At the top, between gasps, we stopped long enough for me to ask her how difficult the climb up Torrey Pines was compared to the climb up St. Croix's "The Beast".
She told me the original beast was only successfully ascended by one woman, Erin Baker: No other woman had successfully made the ascent up the original Beast on their bike- they had to get off and walk.
The "new" Beast is a slightly more domesticated version of the original Beast. It is still, well, "beastly" difficult according to Tereza and much steeper and longer than the Torrey Pines ascent we did. This means it is roughly 6-8 times harder than Tiger's Back at Laguna Phuket, another brute of a climb in the sport.
Based on my performance up Torrey Pines yesterday and Tereza's report on The Beast I am now officially worried...
Tom Demerly
The Tri Shop.com
At the top, between gasps, we stopped long enough for me to ask her how difficult the climb up Torrey Pines was compared to the climb up St. Croix's "The Beast".
She told me the original beast was only successfully ascended by one woman, Erin Baker: No other woman had successfully made the ascent up the original Beast on their bike- they had to get off and walk.
The "new" Beast is a slightly more domesticated version of the original Beast. It is still, well, "beastly" difficult according to Tereza and much steeper and longer than the Torrey Pines ascent we did. This means it is roughly 6-8 times harder than Tiger's Back at Laguna Phuket, another brute of a climb in the sport.
Based on my performance up Torrey Pines yesterday and Tereza's report on The Beast I am now officially worried...
Tom Demerly
The Tri Shop.com
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Tom Demerly: Feb 28, 08 12:37