olhr

i biked up old la honda road today. i had a nice, gentle 15 mile warmup to get there. from sand hill or portola or whatever it's called at that point up to skyline took me approximately 30 minutes. based on the numbers here that makes sense -- i'm in group C/D and my speed on the flats is between 14/17. so whoopie, i'm average.

the road itself was very nice for the most part: well maintained, scenic, very pleasant smelling at the piney parts. it was surprisingly heavily trafficked, much moreso than king's mountain road. it seemed much, much easier than king's mountain. it's supposed to be about the same, so i have several possible explanations:

1) i ate a clif shot goo pack right before olhr, but not before kmr
2) my last major climb was the palm springs tram road, which was harder than kmr and olhr put together, on account of the terrain, weather, and circumstances
3) it's shorter than kmr

in any case, i wasn't too peppy today overall but i seemed to do as well as i could have hoped for. the descent down woodside was as thrilling as ever, but by the bottom i had cooled way, way down -- to the point that i needed another warmup. not good.

someday i'll do both olhr and kmr in one ride. fun!