Comments on: Torrey Pines http://mariholden.com/2008/05/19/torrey-pines/ Cycling, lifestyle, training Sun, 07 Aug 2011 21:42:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Marty Blount http://mariholden.com/2008/05/19/torrey-pines/comment-page-1/#comment-170 Marty Blount Sun, 27 Sep 2009 15:30:48 +0000 http://mariholden.com/2008/05/19/torrey-pines/#comment-170 Hi Mari. This is a cool story. My wife is considering cycling (she's a former athlete but no cycling experience) and you are absolutely right: if your other half needs training, get someone else to do it! It sounds like you and Becky are a perfect match. I climbed Torrey Pines for the first time this Saturday. The climb came at mile 82 of a century from Anaheim. I thought the climb was about 3 miles long so a group of us first timers took it slow and easy. What a nice climb! Just like you said, beautiful scenery, nice road conditions and a great cooling off spot at the top. Next time I'll hammer on up but I'm glad we took our time this first time up. San Diego is beautiful! I almost crashed looking at all the lovely scenery everywhere, lol. Can't wait to come down south again. Marty Hi Mari. This is a cool story. My wife is considering cycling (she’s a former athlete but no cycling experience) and you are absolutely right: if your other half needs training, get someone else to do it! It sounds like you and Becky are a perfect match.

I climbed Torrey Pines for the first time this Saturday. The climb came at mile 82 of a century from Anaheim. I thought the climb was about 3 miles long so a group of us first timers took it slow and easy. What a nice climb! Just like you said, beautiful scenery, nice road conditions and a great cooling off spot at the top. Next time I’ll hammer on up but I’m glad we took our time this first time up. San Diego is beautiful! I almost crashed looking at all the lovely scenery everywhere, lol. Can’t wait to come down south again. Marty

]]> By: Doug http://mariholden.com/2008/05/19/torrey-pines/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Doug Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:49:09 +0000 http://mariholden.com/2008/05/19/torrey-pines/#comment-54 Many a battle has been fought going up that hill. There are always people riding the coast and its a challenge to see how well you can ride it and what techniques work, which gears work best etc. If I was racing someone up the climb I always like to be following, then I could pace them and attack the last 1/2 mile at the top. Better than attacking early and looking over my shoulder to see if the other person is gaining or falling away. The other climb we used to do often was Mt. Soledad and its still pretty accessible from the Rose Canyon bike path which runs parallel to I-5. There are several routes up Soledad and a great view at the top. One of the best urban climbs in any city, so let Becky know thats next on the list!! Many a battle has been fought going up that hill. There are always people riding the coast and its a challenge to see how well you can ride it and what techniques work, which gears work best etc. If I was racing someone up the climb I always like to be following, then I could pace them and attack the last 1/2 mile at the top. Better than attacking early and looking over my shoulder to see if the other person is gaining or falling away.

The other climb we used to do often was Mt. Soledad and its still pretty accessible from the Rose Canyon bike path which runs parallel to I-5. There are several routes up Soledad and a great view at the top. One of the best urban climbs in any city, so let Becky know thats next on the list!!

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