Mt. Baker Hill Climb

Gorgeous day for riding the Mt. Baker Hill Climb. Clear skies and mid 70's at the top.
Not a great day personally. I attempted to hang with the lead group and managed to do so for the first short climb and next mile. Realized I wasn't going to keep that pace for the next hour plus so I backed off and waited for next wave. Let the HR drop and found a good rhythm and group to pace to the final climb. My goal was to make up ground on the long climb and it started out well, knocking off several riders and making up ground. Then the @#*! happened. My right butt and leg started getting numb which has happened before and I can usually take it out of the peddle for a bit and it cools down. No luck today. I eventually had to get off my bike about every mile and wait a few minutes for the feeling to come back. You can imagine the curiousity of the riders who I had been passing to that point. I would get back on, catch most of them only to get off again. Needless to say, I was a "tad" frustrated. I ended the race just under two hours but my goal was to be closer to one hour thirty/forty. Beautiful ride, well organized, great energy. I believe the winner set the new course record and walked away with four grand in cash. He'll be splitting that with a few teammates who helped blaze the trail.

Catch up with you all later.

-Putter