Last night Midland and I went out for some hill repeat work in the fog and 42 degree temperatures.
12 climbs up Avila Rd in North Concord. It is really perfect for this type of ride since it is a dead end with no traffic, a good surface and it goes up for ¾ mile at a constant 10% – 13%
Plus it dead ends at the Concord Police Academy so any cars you do see are cops not teenagers or drunks.

We ground out all 12 climbs that we set as our goal even though it was crazy foggy and there was a headwind while climbing. 4341 feet of elevation gain in 18.6 miles.
A nice little jaunt, call me crazy but, I really enjoy this kind of stuff. Hopefully it is rides like this in January that make a double century in March do-able.

Garmin Info and Stats Link: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/21903379

Avila Rd in daytime: the fish hook shaped lower road is it.


The elevation profile: looks like rifle bullets


Pics from the Ride

Midland Self Portrait


One Last Kit Check


Fog

and Fog

... and more Fog