20 mile hilly ride in Dripping Springs this morning (same route as the Austin LS Challenge) and I made it up a 6% grade that's stopped me cold every other time I've ridden it. I always hop off the bike 3/4 of the way up, but today, I rode to the top - yippee!

2nd time this season doing this route with the new bike (road bike vs. hybrid last year) and I had less of a death grip on the handlebars through the whole ride. Average speed rose from 8.8 last week on this route to 10 this week (still pretty dang slow, but improving at least!)

Progress is slow going at age 47, but it does occur!