These Hills are Made for Walkin'

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

If it's under your own power- it counts! Even walking up hills gets your legs stronger.

[MomOnBike]

laugh,


My dear, it's all a matter of terminology. You did not walk up those hills. You simply felt the need for a bit of cross-training.

And yes, I agree with everyone else. You finished under your own power. It counts. Heck, you started. How many don't even do that, hmmm?

MomOnBike
(the cross-training queen)

[Trekhawk]

Well done - hills get easier (at least thats what SadieKate keeps telling me).

[Bikingmomof3]

You finished, that is what counts. You tried it, you ahd to walk a wee bit, no biggie, everyone starts somewhere. It will get easier with time and practice.

[eclectic]

I met a cross country cyclist this summer that said "I have never met a hill I couldn't walk"

What are the options, walk the hill or sag home?

Walking the hill will win out everytime.

Great job and keep going! ! !

[PscyclePath]

I met a cross country cyclist this summer that said "I have never met a hill I couldn't walk"

What are the options, walk the hill or sag home?

Walking the hill will win out everytime.

There's no shame in walking a hill. Even the pros have to do it from time to time, such as on the Koppenberg in this year's Tour of Flanders... only 7 guys out of the peloton made it up this one without walking their bikes!!

http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/20...OPPENBERG_6297

And if Alessandro Petacchi has to walk a hill from time to time, I'm certain that you can be excused too...

http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/20...-PETACCHI_5397

In fact, there's a whole branch of the sport organized around walking or toting your bike up these sorts of hills and into other places... cyclo-cross!

TE

[Meaux]

HA! I add five extra miles if there are hills, walking or no! (Just kidding!) Coming from a very flat part of the country, I did my first ride with hills a week or so ago. I am SO out of shape!!

[cosc]

Congrats on your 25 miles. You made it without much aches. I'm very impressed. Walking hills is just another granny gear for me. Wonderful to have great biking buds to give you company and encouragment.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Walking hills is just another granny gear for me.

I just LOVE that! I'm gonna use that from now on!

[Thorn]

Walking hills is just another granny gear for me

Ah....I've always thought when riding that sometimes the granny gear isn't enough and I want to get a great-granny gear. But, now I know what that means....my feet and walking are my great-granny gear. I had it all along, I just didn't know where to find it!

[roguedog]

laugh,


My dear, it's all a matter of terminology. You did not walk up those hills. You simply felt the need for a bit of cross-training.

MomOnBike
(the cross-training queen)

That rocks! LOL I love it.

[Aint Doody]

Here's my motto---if your hands are on the bike, it counts.

[CyclChyk]

MomOnBike & Doody - I like the way you two think!!

[laughlaugh18]

My dear, it's all a matter of terminology. You did not walk up those hills. You simply felt the need for a bit of cross-training.

Yeah, cross training, that's it!!

Pam, I think I'm gonna first work towards doing the whole 25 miles with my feet on the pedals before I start thinking about metric centuries!

[bcipam]

Laugh by this time next year you look back on all this and think 25 miles, what a piece of cake. Just keep riding!