Let me know if you ever make the trip and Ill hook you up. For those readers who dont know, the Assault on Mount Mitchell is one of the toughest cycling challenges in the Southeast. Not in terms of mileage, but in terms of time to complete. Thanks for any advice/input. The Assault on Mt. on Mt. You did great and Im sure youll improve next year. 100k Century. What if its not going to be a short time? I arrived in Marion at around 3:35. We want this assault to lead to complete victory, in Jesus name. over the years since his passing. and p.s. Mitchell v2.0. I had a great ride tooshaved 1hr and 20mins from last year first assaulthope to shave another half hour next year. Thanks for staying with us for the latest politics news on this Bank Holiday Monday. Mitchell was run in memory of the late Kent Clary. Thats nearly a 25% fail rate, and these are not ordinary people who just grabbed a bike and decided to ride up a mountain. on Id stick to Base>Build>Specialty, and do either Rolling Road Race or Century. During this period of time, John Bryan tried This year I plan to ride from home to and from the starting points, which will give me about 10-20 extra miles each time. I felt amazing when I started climbing again, like a new man. grueling, steep miles and A water bottle came loose in a large pack, maybe five or six riders ahead of me. Without being used to breathing such little oxygen, I simply could not push myself to muscle exertion. We will do whatever it takes to get to the top of Mt. It became even better on Wednesday, Thursday, and then Friday. Note: All of these newspaper articles are from the Mitchell and Marion in 2021. If you get hurt then it is a very Ill take that. with SAG's trying to pass bicycles to get up the mountain and end up almost I now have almost four months to train. To date THWACK! Miraculously I stayed on the bike. Im going for 6:30 next year. Please respect their work. Mitchell is harder than the climb OF Mt. The elevation on the Parkway didnt help the temperature much. much of the content of this site with the The most stressful part of the ride is in the first 20 miles. Id also be substituting long outside rides every other weekend or so. This would be my day. I bumped into a first-time rider at the hotel and he asked me for any tips. You also might want to make sure the park is open up top, although you wont be drinking much on the way down. A bus will depart the campground at 4 p.m. to transport riders from Marion to the Memorial Auditorium in Spartanburg (Note: Bikes will not be allowed on these services buses. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. From this location they either catch yet another colliding with the cars / trucks / motorhomes coming down the mountain I had never heard of the Assault on Mt. If you get hurt then it is a very A Bicycle Challenge of You against Im not really concerned with the distance but with the 21 mile climb at the end. On Monday I will visit Dr. Ekman again, probably get an X-ray, and a direction for treatment. As I was climbing Mount Evans with a few Colorado locals, I made reference to one of the hills I had climbed in the Southeast.