Uphill race records (in honor of new MW record)

[steveyo]

Mauna Kea (not a race)
First unicyclist ascent: Mike Teirney
Mike Teirney 11 hours Sep-2011 29/145 & 175 (switched cranks halfway up)

Mount Ascutney Hillclimb (2011):
NAME?? 49:58 2011 20" wheel, (First uni ascent?)

Mount Equinox Uphill Bike Climb
First unicyclist ever to enter: Steve Relles
Name Time Year
Jonathan Sauerbrey 1:01:30 2011 20/?? (clipless)
Roland Kays 1:02:29 2007 24/150
Eric Scheer 1:05:01 2011 25/165

Mount Evans Bicycle Hillclimb
First unicyclist ever to enter: ???
Name Time Year Place/600 Wheel/cranks
Mike Teirney ?:??:?? 20?? 29/175 ??
Osmundo (real name?)

Mount Washington Bicycle Hillclimb
First unicyclist ever to enter: ??
Name Time Year Place/600 Wheel/cranks
Eric Scheer 1:40:42 2010 346 26/170
Mike Tierney 1:45:27 2005 399 29/???
Ben Plotkin-Swing 2:00:11 2005 495 ??/???

Whiteface Mountain Uphill Bike Race
First unicyclist ever to enter: Steve Relles
Name Time Year
Roland Kays 1:10:25 2009 36/165
Eric Scheer 1:10:39 2010 29/175
Roland Kays 1:14:59 2007 24/150

[aspenmike]

I rode Ascutney in 05', on my 29er, as part of my vermont gaps and notches tour after the mt. washington event.That tour was an amazing time, Vermont is a Beautiful State. I am replying only because you have it up on the list, there are many others that can be added, maybe at some point I will compile the list. Thanks Steveyo.

[lions den]

A new unicycle record was established on Mount Washington earlier today (July 7, 2012): 1:39:33.

http://www.coolrunning.com/results/1...ton_set1.shtml

The weather forecast from http://www.mountwashington.org/weath...t_forecast.php
was:

Saturday, July 7, 2012
4:51 AM
...
Forecast
Today:

In the clouds w/ drizzle and rain showers and a chance of thunderstorms.
Highs: mid 50s °F
Wind: NW 35-50 mph w/ higher gusts

[steveyo]

Originally Posted by lions den

A new unicycle record was established on Mount Washington earlier today (July 7, 2012): 1:39:33.

Fantastic! Are you the guy, Jonathon, from RI? If so, congratu-freaking-lations! That's a crazy time. I bet you raised a few eyebrows amongst your fellow racers!

[gacracker]

Hey lions den- what were you riding?

[lions den]

Thanks, Steve, and yes, I am Jonathan.

Gacracker, I was riding a 20" wheel with 150 cranks and clipless pedals.

Given the high winds and the high bar that was previously set, I'm fairly certain that this was seemingly the most physically challenging and mentally challenging race that I have ever experienced (and the prior experience includes running races from 5K's to marathons, mountain bike races, cyclocross races, and road bike races). One of the most difficult parts of the course was trying to negotiate the upper portion of the dirt road in the presence of what I suspect were gusts at or in excess of 50 mph (I later took printscreens of the "24 hour wind speed history" from the Mount Washington Observatory website).

After the race, I was informed by a family member that they weren't even letting motorcyclists ride up the auto road for a while after the road had opened back up to traffic.

My muscles were so exhausted from the battle with the wind that I almost didn't make it up the steepest gradient at the end without falling.

For me, one of last year's lessons had to do with hypothermia, and one of this year's lesson had to do with hyponatremia.

Suffice it to say that this was an experience that I will not soon forget.

Regards,

Jon