Just wanted to let eveyone know on TE that I road out and back the infamous "Coleman Valley Road" in Western Sonoma and made it !!! I was so STOKED!!!! Thank you to everyone who gave me tips as to how to attack a long steep incline!!!! A hill is a hill is a hill................although I have to say that my coach has had me doing grinders and personally I have been adding alot of hill work into my rides with DH....................A question........does DH mean "darling hubby"???? I hope so............that is how I used it. Anyway next week I have another steep long hill route called Sweetwater Springs. Sounds pretty but it has some nasty steep areas. Tomorrow thankfully is a 2 hour endurance day then a couple of strength building before next Friday and "THE RIDE".