Here are some of the numbers:
Elapsed Time: 12:44:02
Moving Time: 12:14:04
Distance: 246Km
Elevation: 8,897m
NP: 255W
AP: 217W
Nutrition:
-Big bowl of Vector cereal for breakfast (around 850 cal)
-10 bottles with 3 scoops of Formula 369 drink mix (10 x 360 cal)
-1 GU gel (100 cal)
-2 bottles of coke (courtesy of my buddy that joined me for ascents 7-9)
-1 Precision Fuel chew (120 cal)
I felt really good the first 5 ascents, noticeably started slowing for 6, and then 7-10 were a battle (it also got hot in the afternoon - as high as 35C/95F according to my Garmin). I probably should have held back a little more on the first 5 ascents, but I think the heat for the second half was my main challenge as I really didn’t do any heat acclimation training.
Definitely my hardest day on a bike.
Happy to finally check this one off the list! Unlikely that I will do it again.
Kudos to TrainerRoad as long trainer workouts certainly helped me prepare for the effort, as well as the forum for various insights and anecdotes over the years!
It’s obviously something that you need to work up to. I think the main thing is having your nutrition figured out. I was fortunate that I could park my car at the bottom of the climb and switch out my bottles as necessary. I had all my bottles in a cooler with ice packs.
For some reason the links are not loading up properly for me…what was your average power for the ascents? And where does that fall in terms of watts/kg and percent of ftp?
I’m considering giving it a go this year or next and am interested to hear different people numbers to get an idea what is possible
If you had to list your three top tips based on your own experience and learning, that you’d offer to someone else who might be considering taking on an Everesting, what would they be?
Nope. My car was parked at the bottom of the climb in a convenient spot where I could quickly swap out bottles. I had my bottles in a cooler with ice packs. It was really nice getting a new cold bottle, especially when it got hot in the afternoon.
In addition, I did have a buddy bring me a couple of bottles of Coke from a nearby gas station. He rode with me for ascents 7 and 8.
Mortals don’t understand what an accomplishment it is. I finally got ‘the bike’ on Zwift, and triumphantly told the wife, and she shrugged. A couple of days later she came back and hugged the stuffing out of me and was so apologetic. A friend that she mentioned it to apparently commented on the feat. She had no idea, apparently she just thinks I ride for riding and occasionally comment on some event/moment/whatever, not realizing the effort.
Yeah that’s a big ass accomplishment you’ve done (and you did it outside too!), and you either can’t do it again (Zwift) or wouldn’t really want to (IRL Everesting).
Haha! Yes, I have observed that many that don’t bike at all don’t fully appreciate how difficult an Everesting is. Fortunately, my wife fully appreciates what I did even though she doesn’t really bike at all (she’s a trail runner).
No chance I’ll do it on Zwift… mostly because I don’t use Zwift! Just TR for me on the trainer.
Truth: I found out I use Zwift like a Trainerroad, with graphics… I have well over 150 workouts I ride and alter and ride again. I rarely ‘free ride’ on Zwift. Someone said I was ‘abusing’ Zwift…
