Monte Sano Hills(s) Climb Challenge

Resurrecting this old post...

As the original post read, "my good friend Brian Robinson is a true believer in measuring your performance based on time trial trails and he has me sold. I love to climb!"

Waterline (Alms House to Bluffline) = 0.76 miles and 569' of climb

• Time: 8:53 (updated on January 2, 2012) in the middle of a 13 mile run with Will Barnwell and Laura McCrain
• Times: 9:53, 9:30, 9:21 (updated January 1, 2012) doing repeats in the middle of an 8 mile run.
• Old best was 9:43 from January 10, 2009 while chasing David Riddle

Death Trail (Bottom to overlook) = 0.64 miles and 655' of climb

• Time: 8:48 (updated September 11, 2011 with James Falcon and Eric Fritz)
• Time: 8:55 (updated Saturday, February 23, 2013 running solo)

K2 (or Flat Rock Connector from Flat Rock intersection to Goat Trail) = 0.40 miles and 262' of climb

• Time: 4:33 (updated Jan 17, 2008 with E. Schotz and J. Elmore)

Sinks (Start below 3 benches at lowest point up Sinks, across Mtn Mist Trail to Stone Wall at bikers lot) = 0.50 miles and 292' of climb

• Time: 4:26 (updated Jan 17, 2008 with E. Schotz and J. Elmore)

Natural Well (from Natural well trail intersection with Arrowhead trail to the actual Natural Well) = 0.33 miles and 326' of climb

• Time: 4:21 (updated Jan 18, 2008)

Bankhead Challenge (1.23 miles from the top gate at the overlook at 1,570' to the bottom gate at 1,335' along the closed section of Bankhead Parkway and then back up, totalling 2.46 miles containing 235' of drop (3.6%) and 235' of climb for 470' of elevation change.)

• Down in 6:30 (5:17 pace) + Up in 7:58 (6:29 pace) = 14:28 (5:39 pace) on September 8, 2011