Puttin it in context - climbing miles

[Catrin]

Fishback Hill has 80 feet of ascent. Picture doing that hill 80 times over the course of 127 miles. Admittedly, the climbs you encounter won't all be as steep as Fishback, but it still offers a bit of perspective.

That helps - thank you! I guess their moving the brevet to a much hillier location helps make my mind up for me - for THIS year - there is always next year My legs aren't ready for that kind of challenge and having to back off a bit from my "training" last week and this week isn't helping.

(if Fishback wasn't so darned short it wouldn't be so hard...)