Sincere thanks to Shane White for his help on the hills ride today. He coaxed me up, made sure I didn’t burn myself out, took my mind off the climb. He knew how important to me my first climb up Welshpool Road was and made sure I accomplished my long term goal. Also huge thanks to David Menarry and Iain Dow and my other riding buddies today: Audrey Xie, Shirley Vine, Ginny Donley, Meegan Fyfield, Stacey Dowling et al for their encouragement and support.
Lastly, to my coach, Leigh Outschoorn (Discover Cycling), thanks for setting me up for success!
Apologies for the long post; I had a lot of anxiety about hill climbing, so this is a landmark ride for me.