Portola Low-Key Hill Climb

Did a 5 mile, 1760 ft hill climb today. Plus, 60 miles of riding to and from the race.

9.3 mph
175 hr
271 watts
30:34
http://www.strava.com/rides/204401#2928979

Probably could have pushed it a little harder at the end and done 280 avg watts/180 avg hr and gotten closer to 30 minutes even. Though, at the end, it was nice to not feel like I was going to throw up.

Few photos of riding to the start:





Racers coming down to the start of the hill climb:



Tomorrow, my first cross race.

UPDATE; photo of me suffering during the TT.