Sunday Hill Repeats

Meet at the parking lot in by Starbucks of the Lakemont shopping center (cross street is 171st Ave SE)

Lap 1 (Montreaux) - From Starbucks, head down the hill to Newport.  Turn right and head East and go up Cougar via Village Park Dr a little under a mile from Lakemont.  Come down Lakemont blvd.  

Lap 2 (Zoo) - No need to slow down to pull into the parking lot, just keep going downhill, make the same right turn onto Newport.   Turn right up SE 54th St and head up Cougar.

Repeat laps 1 and 2 (roughly 16 miles with 2600' climbing per set)

Regroups at the bottom of Pinnacle (in the cue sheet).  I'd like to get everyone up Pinnacle at least once for a picture.  After that, consider Pinnacle as optional. Slower climbers can catch their breath while waiting for stronger climbers.  I plan to do at least 4 laps (32 miles) and at most 6 laps.  Please join me at Starbucks afterwards for post-workout latte, tea, or other sugary drink.

Notes: Lakemont Blvd is fun to go down fast, but remember that cars will brake around corners.  I'm not a fan of hills in the rain so showers will cancel.  

Tips for beginners:
Get into your easiest gearing ASAP (small chain ring in the front, biggest gear in the back).  This will save your legs.  
Sit and spin if you can.  Standing will give you a lot of power but is typically more taxing.  
If the road is clear, take the turns as wide as you can to decrease the grade.  You can also zig zag up the road for the same effect.

I've included the links for each lap and one link with both laps combined in case you don't mind the overlap