Nice ride this morning, out along the coast from Danshui, up the 北18 from Cape Fugui, around Qingshan Road up in the hills. I’ve done the reverse of this route a bunch of times, but today was the first time I did it this direction. That climb up 北18 was tough, but not as horrible as I anticipated.
I started doing more hills back in January or February. My times kept improving for a few months - but my segment times are currently a significant amount slower than they were back in May (at least for those segments I’d done back then). I’m hoping this is just a summer thing, and when the temperatures cool off I’ll get faster again.
I also hope that, once the heat wanes, I won’t be stuck in a brain fog for the whole day after I ride!
