11.3 today. I finally took on a personal challenge of climbing a steep hill near my house. To me, a novice it was very steep with a 70m climb over 2km followed by a short 1km reprieve and then a 30m climb over the next 1km. It is a tough 4km - again, for a novice rider. It was really a mental challenge as the first time I laid eyes on the hill I thought that would be near impossible. So I had the goal to do it sometime this month and I did. So I am celebrating that sense of accomplishment and have already determined to do it again soon.

There was some pretty heavy wing (over 25kph) in some places and the last part of the big climb was into the wind which made it just a bit tougher. But wind in Kunming is par for the course especially in the spring. We are quickly approaching that time so I better get used to it.

So here are the updated totals:

January Goal = 250km
MTD = 159.1km
To Goal = 90.9

Year Goal = 2500km
YTD = 159.1km
To Goal = 2340.9


​Feels great to be under 100km to go for this month. But with only 8 days left I still must hustle.