July 6th ride

It was very hot and humid, I took it easy and searched for some hills to practice climbing.  The hill I used is around 150 foot in height according to the GPS. The steepest part is around 80 feet in height. This is one of those hills that are so steep that you can't see a good portion of the road until you are actually on that section of the hill.

Unfortunately there was some road work at the bottom of the hill, that crossed the entire street and was covered with loose gravel. I also coasted over 37 mph even though I used my breaks to slow down. I have some pictures of the hill, I hope to upload them later. I was able to maintain a 9.4 mph average speed while climbing the steepest section.

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