Had great ride this Saturday to the top of Mount Hamilton - the tallest peak in the bay area. I hadn't done this ride for a few years and I wanted to see how my conditioning this year compared to my first time.

Well... it felt a lot better this year. I started out the day not feeling 100% but decided to just keep going as the climbing began and turn around when I felt like I was done for the day. By the end of the ride I still felt great and made it to the top easily.

Here's a picture from the top from a few years ago:



Total mileage was right around 60 miles with 4500 ft of total climbing. Nice. Here's a description of the ride from Chain Reaction bicycle shop.