Congrats on a great ride! And loving hills WOW I bow to you

I'm with you Kano - anything that is over 1% constitutes going up

I am much better on hills than I was but the minute I see one coming up my old negative thinking pops up - I can pass a few people now but I still psych myself out. I have to kick myself in the butt and say - not one thing on your body is hurting so shut up and pedal. When the hill is tough I say to myself it is only 5, 10 whatever minutes of your life it will be over soon and once again you are not in any agony just breathing a little hard with moderately burning thighs.

I am trying to love hills really I am

Now the wind THAT is another story - we have NOT made peace