This is the "race profile" for the upcoming Trail Running Event. I wasn't sure how the lines on this chart related to the hills in real life. It couldn't possibly be to scale, right?
I have been playing with the incline on the treadmill at the gym and a 6% incline seemed tough after a while when I try to maintain my usual pace. So I guessed the toughest hill might be a 60% incline or so.
Today I thought I would get real scientific and actually figure out the incline for the race- mostly focusing on that last long hill. According to my calculations the incline is.... 200%! Whaaaaaatt? I don't think the treadmill goes that high. I guess I have no idea what to expect as far as a time goal. I better run up Black Cat on Saturday.
And of course, always show your work. I hope I did something wrong. ; )
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