canklecat

Cool tool, just tried it.

Despite my best asthma-inducing efforts I remain a solid 50% in the Piece of Something scoring on climbs. Even with wind assistance.

We've had an uncommon north wind inversion the past week, perfect to chasing some personal bests on southbound hill climbs. Between the wind and legs feeling much better after resting Sunday, my time improved dramatically on a climb that usually thwarts me. Alas, if I'd gotten my lazy butt out of bed early Sunday I would have enjoyed a 20 mph steady wind, rather than Monday's relatively anemic 8 mph. Might have nudged me into the top ten. Instead, I'm stuck at 12th.

And I don't feel a bit guilty about the wind assistance. I noticed a few other folks I follow on Strava, including a local pro, all re-rode that same route to take advantage of the wind the past week! So, naturally, I made zero gains toward the top ten since they're all faster than me regardless of conditions.