California Hill Climbs Times
These are my best times each year for
various hills near my California house.

Metcalf Climb
Distance: 1.75 miles, Climb: 910 feet, Avg Grade: 10%
Time from line at bottom of climb to sign at motorcycle park
Date
Time
Weight
Max HR
Avg HR
Ft/Min
Single
Tandem
3/25/09   17:07 142 177    
09/16/08
13:18
  
138
177
171
68.3
09/09/08
  
17:19
138
168
162
52.6
07/29/08
14:10
142
174
167
64.3
07/15/08
17:30
143
172
168
52.0
04/10/07
13:19
134
170
165
68.2
09/12/06
13:52
136
180
167
65.7
01/20/04
17:18
    
179
174
  
 

Mt Hamilton Backside
Distance: 4.5 miles, Climb: 1,900 feet, Avg Grade: 7.9%
Time from start of climb to where levels off
Date
Time
Weight
Max HR
Avg HR
Ft/Min
Single
Tandem
9/6/08
46:53
  
138
159
152
  
3/08/08
46:00
142
160
150
41.3
5/10/08
49:45
142
165
155
38.1
 

Mt Hamilton Climb
Distance: 18.5 miles, Climb: 4,200 feet, Avg Grade: 3.8%
Time from Alum Rock to Observatory Parking Lot
Date
Time
Weight
Max HR
Avg HR
Ft/Min
Single
Tandem
5/10/08  
2:02:45
140
166
149
  
9/16/07
1:28:54
136
166
158
47.2
 
 

Henry Coe Climb
Distance: 6.75 miles, Climb: 2,120 feet, Avg Grade: 5.5%
Time SJ Bicycle Club Race - Woodchopper to Lower Parking Lot
Date
Time
Weight
Max HR
Avg HR
Watts
Single
Tandem
3/23/09   51:29 142 175 158  
10/26/08
38:30
  
138
176
167
225
10/15/08  
52:58
  
164
152
  
9/10/08
41:19
  
138
162
156
9/7/08
46:51
  
138
153
143
  
4/19/08
  
56:15
140
165
148
  
10/28/07
37:34
135
176
169
227
 

Quimby Climb
Distance: 3.8 miles (from Murillo), Climb: 1,975 feet, Avg Grade: 9.3%
Date
Time
Weight
Max HR
Avg HR
Ft/Min
Single
Tandem
10/18/08
27:20
  
136
177
172
Distance: 4.2 miles (from Ruby), Climb: 1,975 feet, Avg Grade: 8.8%
Date
Time
Weight
Max HR
Avg HR
Ft/Min
Single
Tandem
9/6/08
35:42
  
139
167
156
51
5/20/04
36:40
6/12/03
34:47
172
165
57
 
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