My weakness: hills where it looks like there's not a hill, but you can feel it in your legs. A slight upgrade. Or long, gently rising/sloping roads. I hate them. I feel like I lose all of my power (the computer confirms...) and it totally psychs me out. I get this dull achy period-like pain in my upper thigh / hip area. My heart rate skyrockets. My DH says it is all in my head.

Give me a hill I can LOOK at. Give me a hill I can truly climb. But these gentle grades? I want to cry.

I am doing a century on Sunday that includes several of these kinds of roads.

If anyone has a tip or a trick to psych me up these gentle grades, I'd sure appreciate any advice.