bigW
Well-Known Member
So, I am planning on doing Haleakala climb in June and I want to start preparing. Looking to do 5000-8000 foot climbing days in increments of 50ish miles to prepare. Any thoughts in good loops within an hour of Union County. I have a friend who said the climb to Bear Mountain is the closest equivalent of the climb and I plan on doing repeats up there. Any suggestions of training loops?
IMHO : Trainer. The climb isn’t steep but NJ roads are gonna give you an UP followed by an immediate DOWN. In the real deal you won’t get a rest.
For bonus points turn on the room AC to 55 degrees when you start to simulate temps and maybe a piece of duct tape added across the mouth every 30 mins to simulate the thin air….