Didn't know I could do it

[Starfish]

I really have no idea if what I did would be considered much of an accomplishment by most people, but it felt like one to me!

Hey, it is definitely a benchmark. Spinning faster develops a different kind of muscular endurance than grinding slower. (Not taking anything away from the muscular endurance it takes to grinder harder/slower...just different.)

Last year, training for my first long climbing ride, it was all I could do to grind up the hills in a low cadence, pushing HARD. I literally just could not pedal faster. Consequently, with all that slow uphill training, my cadence on the flats was slow...and not very versatile.

This winter I have been working on higher cadence and pedal stroke, and it has been hard work! But, I can tell that I am developing a different (and more versatile) part of my cycling skill ('though still at a low level! ).

Anyhow, all that to say...yes, it is an accomplishment, and adds to your arsenal of biking tools!