Descents Quotes

We like technical snowshoeing. We'll have some nice steep climbs, some fun descents. We hope it's dumping because that makes it even more adventurous. I always change the course. We have a pretty strong core group. They've been doing it since its inception, so I like to give them something a little different. - Bruce Kelly

So far, I've been able to control descents and climbs to 500 feet per minute... Autopilot cannot keep up. Parachute is on in case of envelope rupture. - Steve Fossett

It's very obvious to me the other day that the other team had a lot more Afro-American players than we did, and they ran a lot faster than we did... It just seems to be that way, that Afro-American kids can run very, very well. That doesn't mean that Caucasian kids and other descents can't run, but it's very obvious to me they run extremely well. - Fisher DeBerry

I look for times when I'm producing zero watts. Now I pedal on long descents or in tailwinds. I can do the same training ride in three-and-a-half hours that took me four without a power meter. - Mark McCormack

I actually felt like I was the best runner today... But I had to work twice as hard as these mountain bikers, Ryan, Barry and Geoff, on the descents. - Mark McCormack

Daniel has done first descents in Chile, Argentina, the U.S., Newfoundland, British Columbia -- the list goes on. He was an incredible friend, had an incredible work ethic and was an incredible person all around. - John Grace

[Prevent slacking.] I look for times when I'm producing zero watts... Now I pedal on long descents or in tailwinds. I can do the same training ride in three-and-a-half hours that took me four without a power meter. - Mark McCormack