Quote Originally Posted by maillotpois View Post
fiveone - good for your DH on C2K! And if you're training with him, you'll surely get better at hills even if you don't want to do that particular ride. What rides are you looking at doing? A great one for hills is Grizzly Peak in May. Also the Mt. Hamilton Challenge is a good ride as well.
Oh...I'm still working on Table Mountain on the Chico Wildflower. It was in the 90s a few years ago when I tried the 100 mile option for the first time. I bonked badly and that's stayed with me. I've always done the 100K since then to avoid that climb. Tustin Rd. on Strawberry Fields Forever is another one I can't seem to manage. I've cr*pped out in the same place three years in a row .

We're definitely doing Chico again this year. Hopefully the weather will cooperate because I signed us up for the 100 mile ride. Don't know about Strawberry Fields yet. I think I'm more inclined (no pun intended ) to just train and ride on roads I know are tough rather than sign up for organized rides. The South Bay has plenty of hills! Once we get into DST, we'll be doing hill repeats once a week, aka Thigh Burners in our little ride group. That helps, but I'm usually bringing up the rear with every interval. (Insert heavy sigh here).

BTW, DH had a total knee replacement two years ago. Long story leading up to it best saved for another time and thread. He's been slowly coming back cycling-wise and C2K is next on his list of challenges. He's never ridden it before. I'm not so driven. I just want to ride, get better at a few things, and have fun. First I need to revive my flagging endurance base, however, before I think about tackling the hills.