From memory I think the Cloisters has some stairs that might work for hill sprints.
Alternatively you could try a high rise at Columbia if they have any (?). Probably easier to access the stairs there than in an office or apartment building.
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ParticipantParticipantMariner_9 on October 15, 2019 at 8:13 am · in reply to: What are your energy bar choices for the hill? #30309
I normally take 2-3 candy bars (e.g. Snickers) or some cookies for a day-trip (harder ones that aren’t dust by the time you summit). Simple carbs are ideal in this situation (‘train on fats, race on carbs’), these don’t require any prep time and are available at any gas station on the way! Energy/granola bars often have as much crap in them as candy bars and I find proper foods (e.g. sandwiches) harder to digest when on the move all day.
EDIT: I like Scott’s medjool dates idea!
ParticipantI have a Suunto Ambit 3 Peak which I use for training, hiking and splitboarding. Altimeter was the reason I got it as I have a Garmin Inreach Explorer for GPS and emergency communications.
In general I like the Suunto but have had some issues with the HRM – you need to take good care of the strap (don’t tumble dry it) and ensure you switch out the battery in the HRM promptly when it appears to be running down otherwise it won’t record accurately. I normally apply some aloe vera gel to the sensors on the strap before I train.
Other tips:
– turn down the accuracy of the GPS otherwise the battery life is too short when out on even a day-trip
– I set up a sport mode which doesn’t record HRM when splitboarding as I suspect it might interfere with my avalanche transceiver (no evidence of that but was advised to do so by several guides)ParticipantI ended up going for a pair of the Zamberlan 1000 Baltoro – will update once I’ve had a chance to try them (mostly training indoors at the moment). Tried on a pair of Scarpa Zodiac Tech but not enough ankle support for my liking. Perhaps that has more to do with psychology and/or technique than boots.
ParticipantThank you both. I wasn’t aware of Zamberlan – I’ll check them out.
ParticipantThanks sbr.nyc, those are very helpful suggestions. Looks like there are lots of ideas in fastestknowntime.com.
ParticipantThank you both.
Scott – currently using treadmill set on max incline (15%) and I’ll be doing weighted stair climbs in a high-rise for muscular endurance. I’ll see if I can find a gym with an incline machine.
Dominic – I think enchainments are the way to go. I was back in Revy earlier in the month – vert and distance are easy to find around there. Should be there for at least some of the winter.
ParticipantOutdoorGearLab had some reviews of running jackets with details of specs (appreciate you already picked one up, link might be useful to others).
re poles – the lightest I’ve found are those from Gossamer Gear and Locus Gear.
ParticipantThank you all for your comments. Dry suit it is! On a more serious note, I will “embrace the suck” and simply accept that I’ll get wet. And I’ll check out Andy Kirkpatrick’s site – I found it useful for crampon info.
ParticipantAlso have a Withings scale which measures weight, body fat, water content, etc. Not sure the info is particularly useful unless you’re trying to lose or gain weight (given the body fat measurement is probably not very accurate, most people probably use HR monitors for HR, and the water content info is obvious – i.e. you already know if you’re dehydrated).
ParticipantOne other question about the TSS adjustments: for my long ME workouts, TP already gave a TSS of ~150 or above. If I then start adjusting the TSS higher, do I end up with implausible numbers? Or does this not matter as long as you’re consistent with your adjustments?
ParticipantScott, thanks for your reply.
By “objective” I mean multiple hours (generally 7-12). By comparison, my training is normally ~60-90 mins for aerobic or strength and 2-3 hours for muscular endurance.
ParticipantMariner_9 on September 25, 2018 at 12:01 pm · in reply to: Global Rescue & other international Insurance #13606You could have a look at the BMC’s insurance. It was recommended to me but I haven’t used it.
ParticipantMariner_9 on September 19, 2018 at 12:32 pm · in reply to: Stair Mill vs Stairs for Aerobic Pace Workouts #13493Is there a ‘ranking’ of gym equipment? E.g. box steps > cross-ramp > elliptical, or something like that.
ParticipantIn addition to ddb’s point about things not going as planned, there’s no guarantee you’ll have good weather when attempting your objective. Knowing how you and your gear perform in bad weather is useful background info. How quickly do you get soaked to the skin? How quickly do you get cold as a result? How does that affect your ability to keep going? Etc.