Originally Posted by
VCSL2015
So, yesterday I tried a new route and hit a 9.7% grade. It's wise to find your limitations and stick with them for awhile. The 6.2% grades kill me already. I can take them warmed up but really struggle cold.
That's a nasty hill. 151' gain in only .6 miles. But it looks like you didn't have to try the hill to continue on your route. You need to put a segment on that hill, so Strava can figure out the average grade on it. It looks like the 9.7% was the max grade on the hill, but it's still a nasty hill.
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Null66 - She's in the Clydes/Athena group on Strava, so you can follow her, and see the hill.
I've got one hill in Cary that I can barely do that maxes out at about 13%, but the whole hill is only 6%. (
Hump 2)
GH