Hill climbing final exam

Road Climbing Boot Camp is over, and I did pretty well on our quarter-mile final exam last Thursday. My Garmin Edge 305 computer indicates that the grade on this hill is up to 16% in some parts, and it's a tough one! On 5/13 my time was 3:28. On Thursday I finished in 3:11. That's actually significant improvement for such a short climb. 

Cycle U is offering Road Climbing School again beginning on Tuesday, June 17. This time they're adding a training program for participants to follow on their own between classes. I would be tempted to sign up again if I were going to be here for the whole time. 

Next week I'll be riding the Flying Wheels Century and the following week is the Mt. St. Helen's Tour de Blast, (that's the REAL final exam every year before my Big Ride), so I have two great rides coming up to test my skills and fitness before taking off for Fairbanks on July 5. I'll also need to get a few back-to-back daily rides in to get used to being in the saddle day after day. 

Stay tuned...