One Hour Hill Repeat Workout

This ride is intended to be a short, intense workout for people with a wide range of fitness levels. We will be doing hill repeats on hills of varying grade. The first hill has a relatively modest grade and should provide us with a good warmup. The second hill is longer and steeper. And the third hill is steeper still. We will ride each hill for 10 - 15 minutes, and you can do as many repeats as you want in that time period.

Rather than riding for a fixed distance, this ride is designed to be one hour long. The total distance and elevation each rider travels will depend on their pace.  Most riders will do more hill climbing in this one hour than in a typical 2 - 3 hour ride.

The routes will vary from week to week.  I am not posting a cue sheet or a GPS route, but the group will stay together between hills. 

I am posting this ride at a moderate pace (14-16 MPH), but it is open to anyone capable of riding moderate or faster. Even super-strenuous riders can get a good workout on this route. While slower riders might do 3 or 4 repeats on a particular hill, faster riders may do 5 or 6 without leaving anyone behind.

Think of this ride as an outdoor spin class. You show up. You get an intense interval workout. And an hour later you are on your way home, ready to have dinner with your family. But it is better than a spin class because it is outdoors, and it's free.

Steady rain cancels this ride. Please bring fenders if the roads are wet.