Hilly Wednesday

I got out to ride again today, deciding to do a few hills rather than fight the wind (the reports said gusts up to 20mph, but it felt like it was all 20mph with gusts even faster!). I've said before that the elevation isn't right, because the hills at mi 10+ and mi 12 are much steeper (albeit shorter) than the hill at mi 8+. It's still the case.

From March 3, 2011: I decided to warm up a little (30:22 with some strong headwind and tailwind). The 15+ miles took me exactly an hour. I climbed Lynnwood from west to east, and it took me 8:23 to get from South Berrys Chapel to Sawyer Road—a benchmark number to try to improve all season.

April 6, 2011: I did a slightly different warm up (30:20, riding to Hillsboro rather than shortcutting on Spencer Creek). The 15.75 miles took me 59:10. I climbed Lynnwood from west to east, and it took me 7:51 to get from South Berrys Chapel to Sawyer Road.

• 59:10, 15.75 miles, 16.0 avg (46.4 max), 1087 cal, 155 HR (181 max)
• Warm up: 30:20, 9.3 mi, 18.4 avg, 151 HR
• Lynnwood climb: 7:51, 1.16 mi, 8.9 avg, 173 HR
• Descent and more climbs: 16:29, 4.15 mi, 15.1 avg, 159 HR
• Cool down: 4:30, 1.15 mi, 136 HR