Mt Tam Hill Climb and Goals

I love Strava. Here is a hill climb race I did yesterday morning (Mt Tam) broken down:


http://www.strava.com/rides/185994 (ignore elevation graph, it was foggy and raining. Garmin doesn't like that)



section 1 - flat and fast with the pack.
Stinson to base of BoFax (Tam Course)
* 4.3 mi
* -0.1%
* 00:10:52
* 24.0 mph
* 147 bpm
* 160 watts

section 2 - climb to the top of the ridge
Bolinas-Fairfax f/ Hwy1 to Ridgecrest
* 4.5 mi
* 6.3%
* 00:25:19
* 10.6 mph
* 180 bpm
* 275 watts

section 3 - rolling hills along the top of the ridge
Seven Sisters to Mt Tam Parking Lot
* 3.7 mi
* 2.5% (deceiving)
* 00:15:18
* 14.6 mph
* 176 bpm
* 249 watts



I didn't warm up enough and was really hurting on the first five minutes of the climb (section 2). I need to buy a trainer to use before races. I should have been able to do at least 285 avg watts up that climb.

Ended up 23 out of 46 for 5E.

Goals


Bronchitis killed the middle of my season, so I'm not burnt out yet. Guess I'm going to do the Low-Key hill climbs until Thanksgiving. Take Dec off. Start getting miles in, but not strict base, a week or two into January.