Originally Posted by
Heathpack
So my advice to you would be to not worry too much about hills right now. Focus on getting a good number of miles in your legs, lots of saddle time. Give it 6-10 months of that and then start really training the hills.
+1. Ability to climb is directly related to power/weight ratio. Lose weight and improve power and you'll be faster at climbing.
They never feel any better unless you choose to go slower. For some reason I always seem to climb at 80% to 100% of what I'm capable of for a particular length of hill so they usually hurt at the end independent of my fitness level.