Hill Lovers' Guide to City to Surf
11.30 am, City to Surf route to Dover Heights, 1 hour 15 minutes
An easy run which I extended to do all the hills and rises up to Dover Heights. I've trained on the course on and off for 5 years, so for those doing the run, here is a totally subjective guide to the hills and inclines on the City to Surf course and my rating out of 10:
Kings Cross, 1, seemingly invisible from the start line, but real
Edgecliff, 3, long and gradual, steeper at the top
Double Bay, 2, long and gentle
Heartbreak Hill in three sections:
Early section, 7 , rises fast
Kambala (school) , 8, nasty, keeps getting steeper, no end in sight
Kincoppal (school) , 5, long climb to the summit
Military Road (No. 1) , 3, Arrives when you least want a hill, steeper finish
Military Road (No. 2) , 4, sharp climb out of nowhere, hangs around like a bad smell
Military Road (No. 3) , 0.5, little rise before the descent, unexpected
Campbell Parade, 1, small shock for the collapsing system
Good luck, hope you enjoy the run. There are a lot of hills to look forward to.
posted by Don Juan @ 2:18 pm
5 Comments:
I rate edgecliff worse than the rest as you are still euphoric at ripping through the tunnel and suddenly it hides around the corner from rushcutters. Hate it.
Thanks for the reminders :-(
No wonder I was totally wasted by the time I got to bondi last year. Campbell Parade seems worse than a 1 I reckon.
getting scared-er by the day. i keep forgetting that i love hills.
Nice reminder DJ,
Did you get a lecture by the coach for last weekends "double dipping"?
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