hey bikemomma,
i'm pretty good at hills. i don't really know speed-wise compared to other riders, but i've always felt strong in the hills. it seems like the name of the game is just to get a cadence going and push push push, they might take awhile, but the hills always get gobbled away.
this morning i was planning on joining the club for a ride but i noticed the ride posted online is 65 miles. since i haven't been out with them yet, i was worried about that distance since i don't know how fast they go. i'd be game for trying 65 miles but it would probably take me awhile. instead i'm going to do my own 35-40 miler with some decent hills, including one huge one on the out and back. i wonder if i'm making a bad decision and should just try out the club ride? it's been tough, been thinking about it for a while...
the other issue is that it's been nearly 100 degrees out and factoring that in makes me more cautious.
besides working hard on the hills today i'm going to try to work in some intervals on the flats. we'll see how that goes.
think i should have joined the club this morning?
oh yeah and nutrition---been reading up on the nutrition threads a bunch and i decided to modify my eating. i had my usual yogurt-fruit-cereal bowl this morning but i added half a banana for some more carbs and on the bike instead of just water i'm taking one large bottle of water and one large bottle of gatorade. figure with the heat the electrolytes will probably be good. and a clif bar in my pack.
ok off i go!