I have found out that I am a strong sprinter. I am just not a great climber...........yet!

Kim [/B]
..........yet! That's the spirit. Keep riding and hills get shorter. Well, they don't really get shorter, they just don't take so long to climb because you ride them faster. So you work hard for less time........ I think of hills as a good thing, something I will conquer and not be conquered by. You earn the fun downhills my climbing the big uphills.

Congrats on your first group ride. Its great to make new friends thru cycling. As a group, most cyclists are pretty friendly people.